The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-23
PORTO RICAN TARIFF DUTIES.
AMERICAN AS WELL AS FOREIGN
PRODUCTS MUST PAY.


der Certain Conditions win ne
Admitted Frce-The Tariff on Inn
pOrtant Articles.
Washington Jan. 22.-By authority OF am
executive order issued by the President
Jan. 20, 1899. the Secretary Of War has
promulgated an amended customs tariff,
which was prepared under the direction
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury by spe-
cial Commissioner Robert p. Porter, As
sistant Secretary Howell and Dr. H. X.
Carroll, and which is TO take effect in oil
ports and places in the Island of Porto
Rico and all islands In the West Indies
cast of the Ath degree, west longitude,
on and after Feb. /, 1899
The port Of San Juan is designated as
the chief customs port. and Ponce and
Mayaguez as supports, and the officer
OF the army assigned 10 each of these
supports as collector will have general
Jurisdiction of che collection of customs
at such ports respectively. Any questions
arising at any sub-port viii be referred to
the collector at San Juan for his decision.
from which there is no appeal except in
such cases as the collector may refer for
decision to the Secretary OF war.
Must he by American Vessels.
Trade between ports Of the United states
ana all ports or places in Porto Rico. and
trade between ports or places in Porto,
shall be conducted in registered vessels
of the United States. and in no others
Any merchandise transported In vioia-
ton or this regulation shall be subject
TO forfeiture.
For every passenger transported and
landed in violation of this regulation. the
Transporting vessel shall be subject to a
penalty of $500.
This regulation shall not be construed
to forbid the sailing OF other than regis-
tered vessels Of the United States. with
cargo and passengers, between the United
States and ports or places in Porto Rico,
or between ports or places In Porto Rico,
provided that none are landed, but are
destined for some foreign port or place.
This regulation shall not be construed
TO authorize any lower customs charges
or tariff charges on the cargoes of Ameri-
can vessels entering from the United
States than are paid on the cargoes of
foreign vessels entering from foreign
ports.
Tonnage Duties Fixed.
The following tonnage dues are estab-
llshed:On entry Of a vessel from port not
In Porto Rico or not In the United States,
20 cents a net ton. On entry of a vessel
only to discharge or take on board pas
sengers and their baggage. the tonnage
tax Is not imposed. Vessels belonging TO
the United States government or employed
in Its service, or a vessel of a foreign
In Ha
engaged in trade between the United
States and Porto Rico, and vessels en-
gagged in the coasting trade of Porto Rico,
also are exempt from tonnage dues.
Articles Admitted Free.
The following are the principal articles
which are admitted free of duty upon
compliance with certain specified condi-
tions: Manures, natural; trees, plants and
moss, In natural or fresh state; carriages,
trained animals, portable theaters, pam
Dramas, wax figures, and other similar OBJ
jects for public entertainment, imported
temporarily; receptacles exported from
Porto Rico with fruits, sugar, molasses,
honey and brandy, and remported empty,
including receptaces OF galvanized iron
intended for the expectation Of alcohol;
furniture of persons coming to settle In the
island, works OF fine art acquired by the
government, academies or other official
corporations. and intended for museums,
galleries. or art schools; gold in bars, pow
der or coined; also national silver or
bronze coins, wearing apparel, toilet OBJ
jects, and articles for personal use, bed
and table linen, books, portable tools and
Instruments theatricaf costumes Jewels
and table services, imported by travellers
in their luggage. piows, hoes. hatc'lets.
machetes, cane knives, etc. for agrcul-
tural purposes, and other agricultural i'm
plements. not machinery, quinine, sui
phate and bisulphate OF and all alkaloids
or salts Of cinchona bark, books, maps
and scientific instruments for the use OF
schools, mineral, carbonated or seltzer wa
ters natural or artificial, root beer, ginger
ale and other similar nOn-alcoholic bev-
erages not otherwise provided for, fresh
fish, secondhand clothing donated for
charitable purposes to needy persons, and
not for sale, tar and mineral pitch as
phalts bitumen and schsts.
Important DutiabIe Articles.
The following are some Of the more i'm
portant articles named in the new tariff
and the rates of duty fixed thereon; I'M
portations from the United States are du-
table like other commodities. The metrl-
cal system Of weights and measures Is in
use IN Porto Rico
Poultry, live or dead ~ w. met weight.
three cents per kilogram.
The following rates are based upon on.,
nuHdTcu kiioSf net WtlBnis Beer, Dftne
salt, $t.25; pork, brine or salt SIPS; lard.
$40; tallow, $i20; bacon, $40; ham,
$3.50; beef fresh, $40; mutton, fresh.
s270; pork, fresh, $40; butter and oleo-
margarine, A2O; oysters Of all kinds and
shell fish, dried or fresh. G. w. 80; eggs,
$500; rice, husked or not. 60; wheat. 60:
corn, rs; rye, "a; wheat flour, 81; rice
-four, 81: corn flour. 30; alcohol per hecto-
liter $l4; condensed milk per cent. ad va
lorem 10; brandy and all COM
pound spirits not specially mentioned:
In casks, hectol, $2l; In bottles or TASKS,
hectol, $34; rum, in casks, hectol, $is;
whlskles, IN casks, hectol, $40; liquors and
cordals, in casks or similar receptacles.
liter. l6; in bottles, liter. .36; in caskets
or similar receptacles, hectol $3.50; in bot
ties. hectol. S13 beer and cider, malt
liquor, in casks hectol $3.50; malt liquor.
in bottles, hectol, S3.66; cider, hectol sl6O:
horses ana mares above standard hight.
each $40; mules. $40; asses. 81; cows $3.50;
buIlocke calves and heifers az. nfpa e..