The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-11
NEW SHIPPERS MANIFEST INTO
 EFFECT FEB.

Much interest has been manifest ed by shippers in Alaska over the new shippers manifest which was to have taken effect on tho first of January but which has been extend ed to take effect February 1. The full text of the order has been given out by the Collector of Customs and is printed below. Special attention is called to paragraphs in the order.
 Under the new order the shippers export declaration does pot need be executed before notary unless the value of the goods is in excess of S1OO. For shipments valued at more than that sum, an cath is necessary to be taken before notary. or before any collector or deputy collector of customs.
 Under the new order it is neces- sary for the shipper to prepare a dec laration of the shipment Tn duplicate which is delivered to the customs of- ficial at the clearing point This makes it unnecessary for shippers in Juneau to have their manifests or declarations made out by the local office
 Shipments from eli points in Alaska may rc delivered Co the steamship companies and an declared in a body at the clearing point. may it be Ket- chikan. Juneau. Nome, or any other port in Alaska. The declaration must be in duplicate, but the extract. or second sheet is all that need be de- l'vered to the agent open. The orig inal may be detached and placed in sealed envelope if the shipper de- sires. ;t will be delivered. Co the cus- toms official in that condition This is done in cases where the shipper does not desire the value of the ship ment known The original states the value of the shipment. but the ex- tract does not
 The instructions in full follow:
 Treasury Department
 December 14, 1915. TO Collectors of Customs and others
 concerned:
 r. D. s57OS Is hereby amended to
 read as fololws::
 1. The following procedure is pre- scribed for the exportation of mer- chandise to foreign countries or ship ped to or from noncontiguous terri- tory of the United States on or after February I. 1916. These regulations win not supcrsedc any regulations pro- mulgated for the enforcement of the neutrality laws.
 ?. Shippers Export Declarations To avoid confusion in terms. the man. Hest required by section f200, Rows ed Statutes. to be filed by exporters of merchandise will hereafter be known as "The shippers export dec- laradon" A shippers export declara- ton and attached extract in the fol- lowing form must be filed witl' the collector of customs at the port of exit for all merchandise. except sh'p- ments in bond. cleared for foreign countries or shipped to noncontigu- ous territory of the United States or from Alaska Hawaii, or Porto Rico to the United States on or be- fore February ]. 1916. Such form lis prepared in duplicate perforated at the top. and 's printed on yellow paper. 8 inches wide by l0is or more | f,ohoc fn~fonufh
 This export declaration and extract must be executed by the shipper own CT. or consignor of the merchandise. or by his agent If executed by an agent, his authority must be in writ ing. signed by the shipper. Such au- thority may be indorsed on the dec laration or may be separately filed with the collector of customs.
 The shiDpers' export declaration for all shipments by vessel valued at more than S1OO must be made under oath taken before a notary public or other person authorized to admin ieter oaths. or before any collector
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