The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23
AMENDEDTA
Executive Order Affecting
Porto Rico and OtherIslands

Washington, Jan 22.-By authority
Of an executive order issued by the
president, Jan. 20, 1899, the secretary of
war has promulgated an amended Gus
toms tariff which was prepared under
the direction of the secretary of the
treasury, by Special Commissioner
Robert P. Porter, Assistant Secretary
which is to take effect in all ports and
places in the island of Porto Rico and
all islands in the West Indies east of
the 74th degree west longitude, on and
after Feb. l, 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 to each
of these supports as collector will
have general jurisdiction of the collec-
ton of customs at such ports, re-
spectively. Any questions arising at
any SUPPORT will 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
Trade between ports of the United
States and all ports or places in Porto
Rico, and trade between ports or places
in Porto Rico shall be carried on in
registered vessels of the United States
and in no others.
Any merchandise transported in vio-
lation of this regulation shall be sub
lect to forfeiture. For every passenger
transported and landed in violation of
this regulation the transporting vessel
shall be subject to a penalty of 5000.
h to .1.,k
strued to forbid the sailing of other
than registered vessels of the United
states with cargo and passengers be-
tween 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 regu-
| lation shall not be construed to au-
thorize 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 foreign ports.
The following tonnage dues are estab-
l1shed: On entry of a vessel from a
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 passengers and their
baggage, the tonnage is not imposed,
vessels belonging to the United
states government or employed in its
service, or vessel of a foreign gov
eminent not engaged In trade; vessels
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. The following are the PRINCIPAL
| articles which are admitted free of
| duty upon compliance with certain
specified conditions:
| Manures, natural; trees, plants and
moss in natural or fresh state: natural
products returning from foreign exhi-
billions.
Carriages, trained animals, portable
theatres, panoramas, wax figures and
other similar objects for public enter
talnment, imported temporarily.
Receptacles exported from Porto Ri
co with fruits sugar, molasses, honey
| and brandy, and re-imported empty,
including receptacles Of galvanized iron
| intended for the expectation of alcohol
| specimens and collections Of miner
| alogy, botany and zoology; used fur
niture of persons coming to settle in
the island; samples of felt, wall paper
| Samples of trimmings in small pieces
of no commercial value or possible ao-
Dlication.
Archaeological and numismatical OBJ
| JectS for public museums, academies
| etc.
Works of fine art acquired by the
| government, academies or other off
cial corporations and intended for mu-
seums, galleries or art schools.
| Gold in bars, powder or coined; also
| national or bronze coins.
| Wearing apparel, toilet, toilet OBJ
jects and articles for personal USE bed
and table linen, books, portable tools
and instruments, theatrical costumes
| jewels and table services imported by
travellers in their luggage. Stone I'M
wrought, for paving purposes.
| Plows, hoes, hatchets, machetes, cane
knives, ETC., for agricultural purposes
and other agricultural implements not
machinery.
| Quinine, sulphate and bi-sulphate of
and all alkaloids or salts of cinchona
| bark.
Books, maps and scientific instru-
ments for the use of schools.
| Mineral carbonated or settler waters
natural or artificial, root beer, ginger
ale and other similar non-alcoholic bev-
ersges, not otherwise provided for.
Fresh fish
Second hand clothing donated fol
charitable purposes to needy persons
and not FOR sale.
Tar and mineral pitch, asphalts, bit
umen.
Oleonaphtha, crude natural petoreun
and crude oils derived from schists.
DR.. ABBOTT'S SUCCESSOR.