Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-31
TALKS TO TOURISTS
BY THE TREASURY

Collector Of Customs L. X. Stackabla
received a large consignment of cir.
culars in the last mail, from the
Treasury Department. These will be
posted up in the various passenger
steamships which touch at this port.
The first were posted in the Pacific
Mail steamship Picking this morning.
Large circulars are provided for
posting in the steamships. while small
folders are furnished for ditribution
among passengers. One OF these fold.
ers is notice to passengers, touching
on declaration under oath of all Rag
gage. while the other Is a notice to
tourists, being suggestions and instruc
lions prepared by the Treasury De
partment.
In condensed form the circulars are
as follows:
Notice to Passengors-It will be nee.
essary for you to make declaration,
under oath, before customs officer,
before leaving this vessel, stating the
number Of your trunks and other pack.
ages, together with their dutiabla
contents. A form will be furnished BY
a customs officer who will meet YOU
at quarantine.
Presidents of the United States
Residents Of the United States return,
iIS from abroad should prepare a lis,
OF articles obtained abroad, prices maid
therefore, or the value thereof. The
exemption of 500 allowed by law will
be made by the appraiser at the dock
Articles, including wearing apparel,
will be appraised at the market Irice
In the country where purchased.
Non'residents of the United States
Persons not residing in the United
States are entitled to bring with them
as baggage. free of duty, all wearing
apparel, articles of personal adorn,
ment, toilet articles and similar per.
sonal effects in actual use and appro.
pirate for the purposes of the journey.
New and unused articles, merchandise,
such articles, II any, as are intended
for other purposes, or for sale. should
be listed with the cost or foreign value
OF each article. Non-residents are per.
mitted to bring all wearing apparel and
other articles In actual use that are
appropriate to the journey without re.
gard to value but are entitled to no
exemptions on new and unused wear.
ing apparel or other articles. while
residents are entitled to an exemption
Of 800 on appropriate articles, wheth.
er in use or not.
To All Passengers-A failure to de.
clare any dutiable goods in your pos.
session will render the same liable to
seizure and confisCation, and yourself
to the full penalties of the law, section
2SOS, Revised Statutes.
The law expressly forbids the i'm.
portation into the United States OF
garments made In whole or in part of
the skins of prohibited fur seals, I'M
less the owner Is able to establish by
competent evidence and to the salts.
faction of the collection either that
the garment was purchased prior to
December 20. 1897, or that the animal
was taken elsewhere than in prohibit.
ed waters.
Residents who desire to take seal.
skin garments abroad should have the
same registered with the collector. A
failure to do this will cause no end of
annoyance and Is likely to result in
the confiscation and destruction of the
garment.
Passengers will facilitate the work
OF the customs officers and contribute
TO their own comfort and speedy de-
parture from the wharf by promptly
and unevasively answering all Iues.
lions asked and, whenever possible,
producing original receipted bills Gov
ering foreign purchases.
Upon the request of any lady for a
private examination of her baggage,
the same will be granted, provided the
steamship company has provided q
suitable place therefor.
Government officers are forbidden
by law to accept anything but curren.
cy in payment of duties. but II request
ed will retain baggage for twenty.four
hours to enable the owner to secure
the currency.
In case passengers are dissatisfied
with the value placed upon dutiable
articles, application may be made to
the collector In writing within two