The evening times., 1900-06-26

merchants or manufacturers who. either
personally or through the medium OF a .e-
gal representative, sign the sworn dec.a-
ration relating TO goods bought or fur
nished by such merchants or manufacture
ers.
"COnsuls must refrain entirely under pain
of removal from Office. from certifying in
voices for parties who are simply ship
ping agents OF others, the fundamental OBJ
ject Of the present law being 70 avoid de-
ception as far as possible and 10 assure
the truthfUlIess Of said declaration. which
must be signed only b. the traders engaged
in legitimate business with Salvador they
being the purchasers or sUppliers OF the
goods 20 De shipped.
A false declaration in regard to the
weight, contents. names. or prices Of the
goods. or any other particular prescrib
ly the present law. -ls0 the failure 10
comply NTH the cordri.--ls rEGui"@d ~
article 3, shall be punishable according 70
law False declaration in. regard TO the
amount Of insurance shall be punished b.
CCnlscation.
The Consul Will put the seal Of the
Consulate on each page Of the invoice. and
al the foot Of the last page he will certify
in the following form. / hereby certify
that the preceding invoice was presented
10 me by -- -. who placed his sigma
utre at the foot OF the sworn declaration
which nrecedes this certificate. and that
The shippers are engaged in business at
this place
When there is no consular agent Of this
Republic at the place Of embarkation, the
certificate may be made by the consular
agent Of another nation: the invoice may
be made according 20 the laws OF the cOun-
try represented by the consular agent:
and. if the certificate be given by two mer-
chants. fl may be made according to the
laws Of the country from whence the goods
are shipped. In both cases, the party ccr-
cerned must forward the copies as directed
by article 9.
The Consul viii note on each invoice the
amount cf the fee received. according 20
the following tariff, calculating the peso
on par with the money current in the
country-tlat is to say. in England. Is; ;
In France, francs; N Germany, 4 marks
IN Italy, lire; in Spain, , pesetas.
For an Invoice not exceeding $25. 81
For p invoice of more than S25 and
less than 800. 50
For an invoice Of more than 800 and
less than $500, 81.
For an invoice Of more than $500 and
less than $1,000. So.
For an invoice Of more than 81 900.
p cents for each 800 or fraction thereof
up TO s., ,000
Exceeding $1,000. 10 cents for each 500
or fraction thereof
"One Of the four copies of the invoice
VIII be retained by the shipper; the con-
SUI VIII send, II possible by the same
steamer, one 70 the chief auditors Office
and one TO the administration of the port
Oh destination, and Will retain one in the
archives of the consulate.
Goods Will not be registered IN the Gus
tom houses of the republic, unless the
consignee present the certified invoice.
II the nonpresentation should be oc-
c2sloned by the miscarriage or delay OF
the eonsignee's copy, the registration
may be made by virtue of the COPY re-
eeived at the customs house, and, should
this latter not have been received. by a
certlhcate OF the copy received by the
chief auditor
ut is Indispensable that the manifests
or bills of lading Of all freight destined
10 ports in Salvador, crossing the Isthmus
Of Panama, be yisaed by the consular Of
hcer of Salvador in Panama, he being
the only person authorized TO do SO.
'All vessels bringing freight for eny
port OF Salvador which does not cross the
lsthmus of Panama must have the mani
Test or bill OF lading visaed by the consul
OF Salvador in the port of embarkation.
The administrators of custom houses
who allow goods to be registered without
the formalities prescribed by this law will
be hned IN each instance 100 pesos.
Ihe present decree will take effect
three months after the date OF its pronuI-
cation.
Given in the session chamber of the