The record-union., 1899-04-17
INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED
TO MILITARY AUTHORITIES IN
THE ISLANDS.
Regulations Concerning Exports
and Imports, and Protec-
ton Of Patents.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-By the d.
rection of the President, acting Secre-
tary of War Meiklejohn has issued the
following instructions to the military
authorities in Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines:
First-The President directs that
Guanica shall be made a sub port of
Porto Rico. 1t is said to be one of the
best natural ports in the island of Porto
Rico, and merchants and planters es-
innate the exports. from the district it
serves in sugar and coffee alone at
S3,OOO,OOO annually, while the imports
are estimated at almost if not quite as
large a. sum.
Second-The President directs that
articles of growth, produce and manu-
facture of the Philippine Islands ex-
ported to a foreign country and return
ing without having been advanced in
value or improved in condition by any
process of manufacture or other means,
and on which no drawback or bounty
has been allowed, shall be admitted free
of duty.
Third-Any merchandise found on any
vessel entering Cuban port which is
not included in the vessels manifest
shall forfeit an amount equal in value
to the merchandise not manifested. All
such merchandise belonging to or con-
signed to the officers or crew of the
vessel is likewise forfeited unless it
shall be clearly proven that the omIs-
sion was not the result of fraud or coll
fusion. In such cases the master may
be allowed to correct his manifest by
means of a post-entry Should any
package or article named on the mani
fest be missing on the arrival of the
vessel, the master is compelled to pay
81 penalty of 81 per ton unless the def
cheney shall be satisfactorily explained
or accounted for.
Fourth-Bricks, glazed or unglazed,
for building purposes, as well as I'M
dressed common pine lumber. shall be
admitted into all Cuban ports duty
free. This is to encourage the erection
of residences by the Cubans.
Fifth-The duty on crude salt shall
be ~ cents, and on manufactured salts
90 cents per 100 kilos
Sixth-Inventors and owners of pat
ents shall have the same protection in
the several islands under the military
Government under the United States as
they receive under the laws of the
United States. The order specifically
refers to owners of patents, including
design patents which have been issued
or shall hereafter be issued as well s-
the owners of trademarks, prints and
labels, which are duly registered in the
United States Patent Office, according
to the laws of the United States relat-
ing to grants and patents and to the
registration of trademarks, prints and
labels.
The order further provides that an
infringement of the rights secured by
the lawful issue of a patent or byxreg-
istration of trademark print or abel.
shall subject the guilty person or party
to all of the liabilities created and i'm
posed by the laws of the United States
which relate to such matter.
1t is provided, however, in such cases
as are above mentioned, that a duly
certified copy of the patent or certifi-
cate of registration of the trademark
print or label must be filed in the office
of the Governor General of the island
in which protection is desired To
this provision is added a second. viz.
that the rights of property in patents
and trademarks secured in the several
islands and other ceded territory to
persons under the Spanish laws shall
be respected the same as if such laws
were in full force in said islands or ter
ritory.