Alphabetical list of the principal goods enumerated in the tarif-Continued. Articles. Tariff number. Articles. Tariff number. 115 Colophany 197 Colors 679 Conductors, lightning 807 Copper, and manufactures of 266-290 Coral 54, 116 Cordage 231, 237, 237a, 239 Cords.... 444, 445, 497, 498, 546–549, 600, 630, 631 Cork 155, 156 Corsets. 475, 524, 570, 632 Cotton, and manufactures of 124-127, 444 496 Cotton, antiseptic.. 665 Cranes. 792 Cream of tartar 686 Creolin 687 Crosspieces, telegraph, etc 216 Crucibles 260, 320, 397 Cues, billiard 224 Cultures, bacteriological. 65 Cupels... Curtains. 454, 474a, 4746, 505, 527a, 5271 Cushions 875, 876 Cuttings for paper making 246 Cuttle boue. 37 Cyanides, alkaline. 677 Demijohus... 420 Designs for artistical purposes. 885 Dextrine. 194 Diamonds 362 Diastase 688 Dice 312 Dress patterns... 476-478, 525527,571, 573, 606, 634 Drugs, etc., medicinal. 689 Dusters, feather 911 Dynamite.... Dyewoods, and extracts of 205, 693 Earthenware, manufactures of. 390 Eggs 43 Elastics 490, 491, 539, 540, 591, 592, 645, 646 Elevators. 789 Emeralds 363 Enery, and emery on tissue or paper. 364, 402 Engines, steam 800 Erasers, india rubber. 893 Ethers, fruit, etc. 691, 692 Excelsior 200 Eyeglasses 433 Faience 435-437 Fans 102-106, 219, 225, 765, 766, 853 Fats, animal 23 Feathers. 35, 36, 890 Feculæ 173 Felts 577-580 Firearms 810 841 Fire bricks 399 Fire clay 376 Fish 11, 13, 42 Flint 369 Flour 175 Flowers: Artificial, and articles for 858, 889, 890 Medicinal.. 164, 164a Natural.. 162 Fodder 163 Frames, umbrella, eto 790 Fruits and cereals 129–151 Fur, bearer. Furs, prepared. 78 Furniture 247-252, 284, 341 857 377 20, 29, 30, 32, 113, 157 76 41 312 483, 532 213, 214, 223 914-918 164, 1640 34 319 48 161 21, 109 871 469, 519, 566, 625 697 894 191 Harness tures. Musical.. Scientific 816 67-123 726 795 794 417 729 730 304-343 61 27, 111 357, 394 256-259, 283, 283a 453, 504, 552, 602, 613 797 46 373, 391 291 67-77, 79 164, 10fa 73 789 759 321 Lamps, miners' tibers, and manufactures of.. 128, 128a, 497-545 891 737 160 699 Alphabetical list of the principal goods enumerated in the tariff-Continued. 216 Machetes ... 319 Machinery and apparatus 784-814a Magnesium 350 Maize 143 Manganese, peroxide of 370 Maps and charts 769 Marble, and manufactures of. 367, 367a, 389, 389a, 404, 406 Masks.. 339, 872 Masts. 220 Matches 695 Matches, slow and quick, for mines.. 848 Mats.... 236 Matter, vaccinal 66 Mattresses. 875, 876 Meal, potato 173a Meat. 10, 12 Mechanisms, piano 799 Meerschaum, manufactures of. 393 Mercury 347 Metals. 253-354 Milk. 44. 45 Millstones 410 Minerals.. 253-269, 293-295 Mirrors. 421-430 Models or patterns for artistical purposes 885 Molasses. 176 Morphia, and salts of 701 Mosaics. 408 Moss 162 Mother of pearl, and manufactures of 28, 112 Moulds for artistical purposes 885 Movements, clock and watch 803-805 Mucilage 696 Muftles 409 Musk 38 Nails 340 Needles, railway 332 Nickel. 351 Night lights 904 Nitrates 702, 716 Nuts, iron. 340 Oars 217 Oats 133 Ochre.. 368 Oils. 50, 64 168, 169, 178, 182-187,378, 379, 651, 854 Oilcloth. 919, 920 Olives 129 Opium 181 Orchil 196, 703 Ores 253, 254, 269, 304 Oxen. 5 Paint boxes. 869 Paintings. 909 Paper, and manufactures of'. 742-783 Paste: Articles of.. 221 Mineral polishing. 385 Pastes: Alimentary 177 Lozenges, etc., medicinal. 705 Pastilles, alkaloid! 724 Pearls 33 Pears, electric light. 788 Pegs, shoe 212 Pencil holders 798 Pencils 401, 414 l'enholders 912 l'epper.. 144 Pepsin. 706 Perfumery 908 Permanganate of potash.. 707 Phormium tenax. 128a Phosphorus.. 694 Picks 319 Pictures 770, 772 Pile drivers 806 Pillows 875, 876 Pipes 317, 318, 415 Pita 1280 Plants: Artificial 910 Live 149 Plates, photographic.. 708 Plows 313 Plumbago. 374 Poison for preparing hides. 727 Poles, telegraph, etc.. Polish 672 Polonies 41 Pork. 10 Potash, caustic 718 Potassium 352 Potato meal. 173a Poultry. 10 Powder: Blasting 849 Bronzing 287 Gun 850 Powders, medicinal 709 Preserves. 171 Presses, printing, etc 808 Primers... 845 Products, mineral 378-386 Pumice stone 373 Pumps. 787 Purl 255 Pyroxylin 851 Quinine 711 Rags.. 246 Rails 332 Rakes 319 Ramie 128 Regulus 345 Requisites, fencing 73 Resins 180 Rings. Rivets 340 Roots, medicinal 164, 1640 Rope 237 Rubies 363 Rushes, articles of 228, 229 Sacerdotal ornaments. 638-640 Sacks.. 233 Saddles 67 Saffron 152 Salt.... 712 Saltpeter 716 Salts of baryta, eto 714, 715 Sand.. 356 Sand on tissue or paper. 402 Sandals 226, 227 Sapphires. 363 Sashes. 629 Sausages. Screws. 340 Scythes. 319 Sealing wax. 900 Seed, cara way 130 Seeds: Alimentary 145 For agriculture 151 Medicinal. 148, 148a Shapes, hat 855 Sharpeners, knife 859 Shawls 474a, 4740, 487-489, 536538, 608-610, 642-646 Sheaths for umbrellas and paragols.. 892 Sheets of asbestos, carrboard, and tarred tow, for roofs. 901 Shellfish. 13, 42 Shovels Sickles 319 Side arms. 839 Sieves and riddles 873 1 319 Alphabetical list of the principal yoods enumerated in the tariff-Continued. Articles. Tariff number. Articles. Tariff number. 717 62, 600-611 Silicates.. rial, and manufactures of. 612-650 265 72 80-85, 878, 879 285 212 899 698 718 353 288, 302 319 365 434 22 340 662, 663, 731, 732 215 329 57 842 863 355-416 372 Smalt Medicinal. Cork. Wooden Stoves, cooking. Stoves of fire clay. Straw, and manufactures of. Strings, inusical. Stucco or plaster, manufactures of.. Sugar.. Sugar, milk and medicinal Sulphates. Sulphide of carbon Sulphites. Sulpho oleine Sulphur Sweetmeats... Tablets, hypodermic. Tacks. Talc Tannin Tapestry Tar Tartar, raw Tassels Tiles 395, 400, 415 Tin, and manufactures of'. 291, 236, 336 Tin, oxide of.. 710 Tinsel 285 Tissues 119, 261, 262, 452467. 503-515, 552-560, 602 604, 613-619 Thread 447-450, 500-502. 601 Tobacco 165, 166, 240-243 Tools, artisans 793 Toothpicks 118 Tortoine shell, and manufactures of.. 17, 108 Tow, antiseptic 690 Toys, automatic.. 796 Trimmings, etc 479481, 528-530, 576, 581, 582 Tubes, brass, etc. 290 Tube 210 Turbines 787 Turpentine. 187 Umbrellas and parasols.. 484.5:33, 588, 607, 641 Uprights, telegraplı, etc 216 Vaccinal matter 66 Vanilla 147 Varnishes 670 Vaseline 386 Vegetable materials 124-252 Vehicles 815-838 Velocipedes. 838 Vinegar 738-739 Wafers, for letters. 906 Watches... 811-814a Waters: Aromatic 733 Wax.... 52. 193, 382, 384 Whalebope, and manufactures of. 15, 107 Wheat.. 146 Whetstones 407 Whips.. 902 White metal, and ianufactures of. 266 268, 270-290 White, Spanish. 361 Wicking 238, 451 Wines 740-7410 Medicinal. 728 Wire 255, 270-273, 307, 308, 310, 311, 314, 334 Wood, and manufactures of.. 201-224 Wood pulp.. 198 Wool, and manufactures of. 16, 25, 26, 546-599 Wrappers, straw, for bottles.. 231 Yarns 446, 499 550, 551, 612 Yeast.. 700 Zinc, and manufactures of. 295, 298, 301, 303 660 156 218 340a 409 158, 228, 229 117, 883 377, 390 170 723 907 725 470, 471, 520, 521, 567, 568, 626-628 167 154 884 434 921 Tea. SUPPLEMENT TO MEXICAN TARIFF OF JULY, 1898. DECREE OF JUNE 6, 1898, GRANTING FREE ENTRY TO CERTAIN Goods IMPORTED FOR ACCOUNT OF THE FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENTS. ART. 2. The Federal Executive may only exempt from the payment of import duties the following articles: 1. Arms and munitions of war destinel to the national army and navy or io the States of the Federation, provided that, for the latter, the respoctive governors request free admission thereof after having been duly authorized by the legislative bodies of the States they represent. II. Wire for the Federal telegraph lines. III. Rolling stock anal material for the construction, working, and repair of the National Tehuantepec railway, provided it concerns similar articles specially enumerated as duty-free in the railway concessions granted to private enterprises. ART. 3. According to the stipulations of the foregoing article 2, in case articles not specified in above paragraphs are imported for account of the Federal or State Governments, hey shall be subject to the duties leviable hereon, unless specially exempted by act of Congress, and said articles shall be liable to the same formalities as goods belonging to trade or private persons. The present decree shall enter into force on July 1, 1898. It shall apply to goods shipped by vessels which entered into port on the 30th instant atter midnight, even should they have called at any other Mexican port prior to that date, and likewise to goods imported across the frontiers and entered in the custom-houses on the above-mentioned date and hour. CENTRAL AMERICA. BRITISII JIONDURAS. Replying to tariff circular, I have to report that there are no export duties levied on the trade of this colony or bounties paid on its products. The tariff may be said to be for revenue ouly, and is levied on the mer. chandise of all countries alike. I send, under separate cover, copies of the tariff now in force, and a copy of chapter 17 of the Consolidated Laws of the Colony relating to the customis. ALBERT E. MORLAN, Consul, BELIZE, August 16, 1897. CONSOLIDATED LAWS OF BRITISH HONDURAS. SECTION INDEX. Section. Section. Interpretation of terms.. 1 Duty on damaged goods 30 Appointment of onlicers... 2 Officers to examine damage 31 Employees are oflicers 3 Landing of goods 32 Punishment for taking gratuity 4 Unauthorized removal of goods. 33 Declaration by oflicers 5 34 Ottice hours... 6 Importer's risk to unship goods 35 Collector to administer oath 7 Breaking seals, locks, etc... 36 Perjury 8 Seizure of obscene prints, eto.. 37 Agents to slow authority 9 : Spirits, cordials, etc 38 Stationing ollicers on board. 10 Entry outward.. 39 Master's report and manifest 11-12 Clearance on accounting for inward cargo.. 40 Bringing to 13 Bond to export goods Powers of officery on board Exporting vessel imust be at least fivo tons. 42 Deposit of duty in case of dispute as to Exporting warehoused goods 43 rate. 15 How exports made. Report on arrival 16 Regulating the carriage of bouded goods. 45 Bill of entry 17 Regulating times of departure of ship with Duty by ineasure, weight, etc. Entry. 18 bonded goods 46 Salo of goods on refusal of duty 19 Penalty for infringement of last two secUndervalued goods 20 tions 47 Entry of goods for warehousing. 21 Penalties on nonexportation 48 Account of bullion, coin, etc 22 Penalty on breaking scal, lock, etc 49 Declaration where entry imperfect. Ship's clearance.. 50 Goods entered by bill of sight not to be de Whero no bond, goods to be accounted for.. 51 livered unless iluty is paid or deposited.. 24 Coasting trade 52 Gooils to be taken to Queen's warehouse in Coasting ship. 53 default of perfect entry in certain time, Reporting dutiablo goods 54 etc... 25 Bonds.... 55 Entry by importers. 26 Bonds of minors valid 56 Entry tv titke goods from warchonso 27 Duty ascertained by samples 57 Penalty for noncompliance with law as to Penalties for false papers 58 entry... 28 Ports and landing places. 59 Unauthorized entries 29 Importations for army and navy 60 Consolidated laws of British Honduras-Continued. SECTION INDEX-Continued. 78 Section. Refund of duties to contractors.. 61 Pecuniary allowances to naval and military officers. Commutation 62 Allowances paid on return to be furnished by the commanding officer 63 Exemptions from import duty (military) 64 Importations for governor 65 Forfeit of goods.... 66 Duties on ships' stores.. 67 False declarations 68 Goods for home consumption 69 Intlammable goods... 70 Abandoned goods.... Queen's warehouses... 72-73 Removal of warehoused goods. 74 Accounts of warehoused goods 75 Sale after two years' warehousing 76 Lost and destroyed goods.... 77 Duties on spirits and tobacco Removal of goods.. 79 Misconduct of officers 80 Fraudulent opening of warebouses. 81 Clearing gools.. 82 Resorting and packing, goods 83 Fire or inevitable accident. 84 Warehoused goods.. 85 Bringing to ships, etc.. 86 Firing into vessels... 87 Ships found light.. 83 Ships removing goods. 89 False bulkheads 90 Boats alongside.. 91 Unslipping goods without duty paid. 92 Concealed goods 93-94 Goods illegally removed 95 Seizures 96 Searching the person. 97 Penalties. 98 Searching houses 99 Section. Writs of assistance... 100 Seizures taken to custom house. 101 Illegally importing, unshipping, etc., pen. alties. 102 Value of goods for penalties 103 Detaining the person 104 Detaining on escapes 105 Stopping carts, etc., to search. 106 Assembling to smuggle... 107 Runuing goods with arms.. 108 Obstructing and assaulting officers 109 Disposal of seizures 110 Suits for penalties 111 Informations and summonses. 112 Convictions 113 Comiitments... 114 Writs of certiorari and habeas corpus. 115 Condemnation of ships, etc.. 116 Onus probandi 117 Delivery of forfeited ships... 118 Adjudication of forfeitures. 119 Claims of bona fide owners 120 Bonds.. 121 Protection. Public officers' vexatious suits 122 Apprehension and bail. 123 Arrests .. 124 Dispute as to payment of duties 125 Averments in proceedings 126 Evidence... 127 Limitation of suits 128 Escaped persons 129 Collusion of officers 130 Bribes to officers 131 Hearing of complaints, etc. 132 Penalties and informers. 133 Restoration of goods, remission of fines, eto 134 Regulations... 135 Schedules. 4. If any officer, clerk, or person acting in any office in or belonging to the customs shall take or rereive any fee, perquisite, or gratuity or reward, whether pecuniary or otherwise, directly or indirectly, from any person (not being a person duly appointed to some offico in the customs) on account of anything done or omitted to be done by him, or in any way relating to his said office or employment, except such as he shall receive by permission of the governor, every such officer, clerk, or other person so offending shall , on proof thereof, be liable to be dismissed from his office; and if any person shall give, offer, or promise to give any snch fee, perquisite or reward, such person shall, for every offense, forfeit a sum not exceeding $500. 8. Upon examinations and inquiries made by the collector or other person . appointed by the governor to make such examinations and inquiries for ascertaining the truth of the facts relative to the customs of the conduct of officers or persons employed therein, any person examined before him or them shall deliver testimony on oath or aftirination to be administered by such collector, or other person as shall examine such person, and every person so examined, or who shall mako oath or attirniation under and in pursuance of the last preceding section, who shall be convicted of making a false oath or attirmation tonching any of the facts so testified on oath or affirmation, or of giving false evidence on oath before such collector or other person in conformity to the directions of this chapter, shall be deemed guilty of perjury and shall be liably to the pains and penalties thereof. 10. It shall be lawful for the collector to station an ofticer or officers on board any ship in any part of the colouy, and the master of every ship on board which an officer is so stationed shall provide every such officer sufficient room under the deck for his bed or bammock, and with suitable board, and in case of neglect or refusal so to do, every such master shall forfeit a sum not exceeding $100. 11. The master of every sbip arriving from parts beyond tho seas at any port in this colony, whether laden or in ballast, shall within twenty-four hours after such arrival personally appear at the custom-house at such port, and there make a report apıl manifest in writing in the form Schedule A hereto annexei containing the several particulars indicated in or required thereby, or in such form as the collector shall from time to timu prescribe, and shall make and subscribe a declaration to the truth 10388 -31 |