Bisbee daily review., 1903-07-19
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR
Special to Review.)

Douglas, July 1s.-The following
 circular has just been issued by the order of the secretary of the treasury. and on Friday a copy was received at
 the Douglas custom house. As there are large number of people passing
 into the United States at this sub
 port, the Review will make public the contents of the circular, which is
 called a Circular to Tourists and
 while it specifics sea ports. the same conditions rule at the Douglas port. or any other port along the Mexican bor- der.
 The Circular.
 | It is but natural that those about to pass from one country to another will entertain some anxiety with reference to the customs inspector and the offi- cial examination of their baggage.
 That this examination may be reduced to a minimum, and in the hope of aid ing citizens of the United States on their arrival home from foreign ports, the treasury department has prepared the following suggestions and instruc- tions:
 On your return you will be met at quarantine by a government official,
 and will be required to make declara- tion. Tn addition. your trunks and other packages will be opened at the pier and the contents carefully exam ! ined. If all people were honest, one or the other of these requirements might be avoided; but under existing conditions it has been found imprac- ticable to omit either. That your annoyance may be as slight as possi- ble, you will find it advantageous to
 heed the following suggestions: ! First. Keep your original receipted bills for all purchases of any import ! ance during your stay abroad.
 Second. When you pack your bag
 gage for your return trip, prepare a list of articles so purchased, with the price paid for each.
 | Third. So place these articles in
 your trunks that you can easily find
 and exhibit them for appraisement. ! It is unnecessary to suggest that an ! apparent disposition to avoid a full and i straightforward statement is liable to arouse suspicion and unnecessary | scrutiny | From the aggregate value of the ar ticles purchased by you abroad (un-
 less intended for other persons or for sale) there will be deducted $100,
 which you are entitled to bring with i you free. The appraiser will make | this deduction, however, without hay | ing his attention called thereto. There i will be an officer at the pier, to whom you can make any complaint of i'm
 proper treatment or excessive charges,
 manding reappraisement will be fur nished
 Any personal effects taken with you
 as baggage, which are brought back
 with you in the same condition as
 when taken abroad, will be admitted free. if the identification can be estab
 lished. If improved in condition
 abroad, they will be dutiable.
 After these suggestions by the sec
 retary of the treasury, there follows a
 brief summary of the tariff schedules,
 showing generally the rate of duty chargeable on articles under the law.
 These rates can be had for the asking
 at the custom house or of an inspector The rate on cigars is s4.50 a pound and
 25 per cent advalorem, and internal
 revenue. The law says that not less
 that 5000 cigars can be imported by an individual, but in case of a return ing tourist, fine equal to the luty and tax is imposed on the number of cigars
 or cigarettes entered, and the tourist
 is allowed to retain the cigars.
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