Evening star., 1901-12-19

provisions of an act entitled .'An act to re-.
wise and amend the tariff laws of the Phil
ippine archipelago" enacted by the United
States Philippine commission on the 18th
day of September, 1901, shall be and remain
in full force and effect, and there shall be
levied, collected and paid upon all articles
coming into the Philippine archipelago
from the United States the rates of duty
which are required by the said act to be
levied, collected and paid upon like articles
imported from foreign countries into said
archipelago.
Sec 2 That on and after the passage of
this act there s, ,el! be levied, collected and
paid upon all articles coming into the
United States from the Philippine archi-
pelago the rates of duty which are re-
quired to be levied, collected and paid upon
like articles imported from foreign coun-
tries.
Sec 3. That on and after the passage of
this act the same tonnage taxes shall be
levied, collected and paid upon all vessels
coming into the United States from the
Philippine archipelago which are required
by law to be levied, collected and paid upon
vessels coming into the United States from
foreign countries: Provided however, That
until otherwise provided by law, the pro-
visions of law restricting to vessels of the
United States the transportation of passen-
gers and merchandise directly or indirectly
from one port of the United States to an
other port of the United States shall not
be applicable to foreign vessels engaging in
trade between the Philippine archipelago
and the United States.
Sec. 4. That the duties and taxes collect
ed in the Philippine archipelago in pursu-
ance of this act, less the cost Of collecting
the same, and the gross amount of all col
lections of duties and taxes in the United
States upon articles coming from the Phil
ippine archipelago and upon vessels COM
ing therefrom, shall not be covered into the
general fund of the treasury of the United
States, but shall be held as a separate fund
and paid into the treasury of the Philippine
Islands. to be used and expended for the
government and benefit of said islands.
Sec. 8. That when duties prescribed by
this act are based upon the weight of mer-
chandise deposited in any public private
bonded warehouse said duties shall be lev
led and collected upon the weight of such
merchandise at the time of it's entry.
Sec. g. That all articles manufactured in
bonded manufacturing warehouses in whole
or in part of imported materials, or of ma
terials subject to internal revenue tax and
intended for shipment from the United
States to the Philippine Islands, shall, when
so shipped. under such regulations as the
Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe,
be exempt from internal revenue tax, and
shall not be charged with duty except the
duty levied under this act upon imports
into the Philippine Islands.
That all articles subject under the laws
of the United States to internal revenue
tax, or on which the internal revenue tax
has been paid, and which may under exist
ing laws and regulations be exported to
foreign country without the payment of
such tax, or with benefit of drawback, as
the case may be. may also be shipped to
the Philippine Islands with like privilege,
under such regulations and the filing of
such bonds bills of lading and other Sc
curity as the commissioner of internal reve-
nue. may, with the approval Of the Secretary
of the Treasury, prescribe.
That where imported materials on which
duties have been paid are used in the manu-
facture of articles manufactured or pro-
duced in the United States, there shall be
allowed on the shipment of said articles to
the Philippine archipelago drawback equal
rials used, less 1 per cent of such duties
under such rules and regulations as the
Secretary Of the Treasury may prescribe.