Evening star., 1899-04-17
NEW PORT REGULATIONS
Instructions to Military Authorities in Cuba
and New Possessions.
Order of the President for the Pro-
lection of Patentees and to
Punish Infringement.

by ulTeCtlOH Oh lne fTcSiuSHt, ACtlfB oeC-
retary of War Meiklejohn has issued the
following important instructions to the mil
itary authorities in Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines
First. The President directs that the port
of San Juan. Porto Rico. shall be desig-
mated as the chief port of the island, while
Ponce, Mayaguez. Arocibo, Asuadilla, HUI
macao, Arroyo and Guamica shall be sub
ports, the latter being designated as tenn
porary port for the present.
Guam:ca Is an entire.y new port. 1t was
not sooner declared port on account of It's
lack Of Notifications. AS matter of fact,
Guamica is one of the best natural ports in
the Island of Porto Rico. The banks to the
right are steep and form a good natural
wharf. These vessels can lie alongside of
each other and unload by means of gang
planks. Vessels of thirty-foet draft can
easily enter the bay and proceed close In
shore.
The municipal districts which the new
port will serve are: Sabana Grande, with
population of 1851, and Yauco. with pop
ulation of $500: total 34,0s7. Merchants
and planters estimate the exports from the
district in sugar and coffee alone at 5000
OOo annually, while the imports are esti-
mated at almost If not quite, as large
sum.
Second The President directs that arti-
cles of the growth. produce and manufac-
ture Of the Philippine Islands exported TO
a foreign country and returned without
having been advanced in value or improved
in condition by any process of nanufacture,
or other means, and on which no drawback
or bounty has been allowed, snail be ad-
mitted free of duty.
To Prevent Fraud.
Third. Any merchandise found on any
vessel entering a Cuban port which Is not
included in the vessels manifest forfeits
tI,1aY NOR rph h q n
disc not manifested All such merchandise
belonging to or consigned to the officers or
crew of the vessel Is likewise forfeited. un-
less it shall be clearly proven that the
omission was not the result of fraud or
collusion. In such case the master may be
allowed to correct his manifest by means
of a post entry. Should any package or
article named on the manifest be missing
on the arrival of the vessel, the master Is
compelled to pay a penalty or 81 per 'oi
measurement, unless the deficiency snall
be satisfactorily explained or accoull.eu loi e.
Fourth Bricks. glazed and ungiazed, Ior
building purposes, we'll as undressea
common pine lumber are hereafter TO oe
| admitted into all Of the ports OF CUBA auty
free Articles of fire clay introduced lLeo
! the island will pay only 80 cents per 1oo
kiioS .,o
| The President was moved to make those
| last named amendments for the purpose oi
| on the part of the Cubans.
Heretofore imports of all kinds OF com
mon salts into Cuba were compeled TO pay
80 cents per 100 kilos.
Fifth. The President has 1amehaeo Iue
| schedule so that it reads as follows: >
| ta) Chloride Of sodium common saip'
| crude, G. W.. 100 kill. 20 cents. .,.>
| tal1 Chloride of sodium common salp'
| ground, powdered. manufactured or other
wise e. w, 100 Kill, 90 cents.
| The above amendment permits crnae
| salt to enter at 20 cents, Whlie mahuiac-
| tured salt must pay so cents per 1oo hhos.
Protection of Pntentees.
Sixth. Equally as important to inventors
and owners Of patents is the order just
| issued by the President which gives them
| the same protection in the several lsianas
under the military government OF the
| United States as they receive under the
laws of this country.
The order specially refers to owners OF
patents, including design patents which
have been issued or shall hereafter be is
sued, as we'll as to owners OF trade iharhs,
| prints and labels which are duly registered
| in the United States patent ofhce ACCORDING
to the laws of the United States relating
| to the grant of patents and to the reg;stra-
| ton of trade marks, prints and labels.
| The order further provides that an m
| fringement of the rights secured by the
| lawful issue of a patent or by registration
| of a trade mark, print or label shall sub
| ject the guilty person or party to all OF
| the liabilities created and imposed by the
| laws of the United States which relate to
| such matters.
| 1t is provided, however, in such cases as;
| are above mentioned that d duly certified
| copy of the patent or of the certlhcate OF
registration of the trade mark, print or
! label must be filed in the office of the gov
| ernor general of the island in which pro-
| lection is desired. To THIS provision is
| added a second, viz, that the rights of
| property in patents and trade marks Sc
| cured in the several islands and other
ceded territory to persons under the Span
| ish laws shall be respected the same as II
| such laws were in full force in said islands
| or territory.