The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-06
IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS
ENTERING THE UNITED STATES

Treasury Department, Office of the
Secretary, Washington, August IS, 1909.
The customs laws and regulations
require an examination of all the bag
gage and effects of passengers arriving
in the United States from foreign coun-
tries. Before such examination can
take place passengers are required by
law to state what articles they are
bringing with them that were obtained
abroad. This information must be
given upon forms provided for that
purpose, which are entitled Baggage
Declaration and Entry
Passengers should observe that there
are two forms of declaration, one for
residents and the other for nonresidents.
These forms viii be distributed to pas
sengers during the early part of the
voyage by an officer of the ship. When
passenger has prepared and signed
the declaration, the coupon at the bot
tom of the form should be detached
and the form should be given to the
officer of the ship designated to receive
the same. Declarations spoiled in the
preparation should not be destroyed.
but should be turned over to the pur-
ser, who will furnish new blank to
the passenger.
After all the baggage and effects of
the passenger are landed upon the pier,
the coupon which has been retained by
the passenger should be presented at
the Inspector IS desk, whereupon an in
spector viii be detailed to examine the
baggage. Passengers must acknowl-
edge in person, on the pier, their sig
natures to their declarations
For the purposes of administration,
passengers are divided into two classes,
viz:
/. Nonresidents of the United States.
2. Residents of the United States.
The division of passengers into nom
residents and residents in nowise af-
fects citizenship.
Nonresidents are (a) actual resi-
dents of other countries; (b) persons
who have been abroad continuously for
two years or more who elect to declare
as nonresidents. Residents are all per-
sons who have been residents of the
United States and who have been
abroad less than two years.
Residents of the United States must
| declare all wearing apparel, jewelry,
and other articles, whether used or un-
| used, on their persons, or in their bag
gage, which have been obtained abroad
by purchase or otherwise, with the for
eign cost or value of same. They shah
! state, as well, all wearing apparel,
| jewelry, or other articles taken out of
| the United States, which have been re-
| modelled or improved while abroad so
| as to increase their value. the said
| statement to include the cost of such
/ Improvement IF the articles so de-
| clared are for others, or to be used in
business or for sale, these facts should
| be stated in the declaration
Residents of the United States are
allowed one hundred dollars worth of
articles at their present foreign value,
free Of duty, provided they are not for
| sale or to be used in business, and are
| properly declared. In the case of
| minors, the exemption of one hundred
dollars worth of articles obtained
/ abroad is restricted to such articles as
are for the bona fide use of such minor.
Use does not exempt from duty wear
ing apparel or other articles obtained
abroad, but due allowance will be made
| by appraising officers for wear or de-
| probation.
| Whenever practicable, passengers
1 should present the original reeeipted
/ bills for all foreign purchases.
Residents of the United States may
! bring with them, free of duty, all wear
ing apparel and other personal effects
taken by them out of the United
States which have not been remodeled
or improved abroad SO as to increase
| their value.
Residents of the United States must
not. deduct the one hundred dollars
exemption from the value of their
|