Export tariff of Barbados-Continued.

the governor in executive committee shall judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of military or naval stores, provisions of any sort or victual which may be used as food by man, or any articles the exportation of which it may, in the opinion of the governor in executive committee, be necessary to prohibit to insure the observance of the laws of neutrality or any other laws of war. And if any goods so prohibited shall be exported from this island or carried coastwise, or be water borne to be so exported or carried, they shall be forfeited.

EXPORTS OF CIGARS, SPIRITS, OR WINE.

98. The exporter of cigars, tobacco, matches, spirits, or wine bonded in any warehouse in this island shall, within six months after such shipment, produce to the comptroller a certificate from the comptroller or properly authorized officer of the port or place to which the said goods have been sent or shipped that the same have been duly entered or landed according to law: Provided, That if from the length of the voyage or other reasonable cause such certificate can not be produced, the said time may be extended at the discretion of the comptroller, or if the said goods should be lost at sea or in harbor, satisfactory proof shall be given thereof to the comptroller: Provided always, That the certificate of a British consul at any foreign port, and, in the absence of a British consul, then of two disinterested resident merchants, shall be deemed satisfactory proof of the landing: And provided also, That a certificate shall not be required for goods delivered as ships' stores to ships of any nation. In default whereof the party who may have bonded the same in the island shall be called on by the comptroller to pay the duties on such goods as if the same had been passed for consumption in this island; and should such party refuse payment of the same the said comptroller shall proceed under the yearly bond given by such party, and should such party be in possession of a warehouse the license shall be withdrawn and the party declared not eligible thereafter to be the holder of any bonding warehouse.

EXPORTING OF RUM.

99. The master of every ship about to sail on his outward voyage having rum on board, the produce of this island, shall, previous to clearing out his ship, deliver to the treasurer a manifest containing a full account of the rum on board, with the marks and numbers of the casks, the name of the distillery on which the same was made, and of the shippers, signed and declared to as correct by the said master, in the Form No. 10 in Schedule B to this act.

100. The comptroller shall not clear any vessel having rum on board, the produce of this island, until the master delivers to him a certificate from the treasurer in the Form No. 11 in Schedule A to this act that the manifest of the rum and declaration have been duly lodged with him: Provided always, That nothing in this section contained shall interfere with the provisions of this act requiring entries outward to be made at the customs for exports, whether of articles previously imported or being the produce of this island.

EXPORTING OF OLD METALS.

101. No person shall export from this island or lade or put on board any ship or boat, to be exported as aforesaid, any old metal, without giving notice in writing of such intended exportation to the comptroller at least forty-eight hours before any such old metal shall be shipped or water borne, and such notice shall be signed by the person intending to ship the same, and shall contain a true and satisfactory description of the old metal so to be shipped, and of the quantity thereof, under a penalty not exceeding a sum of £100.

102. If in any such written notice any false account shall be willfully given of the description or quantity of such old metal so intended to be shipped or water borne, or if any fraud shall appear to be intended as to the shipping or exporting of such old metal every person signing such notice shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding the sum of £100.

EXPORTERS' DUTIES.

103. The person entering any goods for exportation shall deliver to the comptroller or other proper officer a bill of the entry thereof in the Form No. 12 in Schedule A to this act, fairly written in words at length, containing the name of the exporters, the name of the ship, and of the place to which bound, and of the place within the port where the goods are to be laden, and the particulars of the quantity or description of the goods and packages containing the same, and the marks and numbers on the packages, and the contents thereof; and he shall then deliver at the same time one or more duplicates of such bills, in which all sums and numbers may be expressed in figures and the number of such duplicates shall be such as the comptroller shall require.

Passenger and baggage regulations of Barbados.

DRAWBACKS.

104. The governor in executive committee shall from time to time settle and declare by notice to be published in the Official Gazette a list of articles on the exportation of which a drawback of the duty shall be allowed.

105. (1) On the exportation of any such articles a drawback of the duty shall be allowed, provided the amount claimed be not less than 10 shillings, the exporter giving due notice before shipment of the same and passing an export warrant at the custom-house in the usual form, stating the particulars thereof; and before payment of such drawback shall be made a certificate, under proper authority at the port to which such goods have been exported, of the landing of such goods shall be produced to the comptroller or other proper officer of the customs; or if the said goods shall be lost at sea, or in harbor, satisfactory proof thereof shall be given to the comptroller; provided also, that no claim be allowed where a longer period than twelve months from the date of importation has elapsed, except in the case of horses and mules, when no drawback shall be allowed after a period of six months has elapsed from the time of importation; and the comptroller shall issue an order on the treasurer to pay such drawback, such order being previously examined and signed by the auditor-general. But no drawback of duty whatsoever shall be paid unless the landing certificate be produced to the proper officer of customs within six months from the date of the exportation of the articles.

ON COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS' SAMPLES.

(2) A drawback of the duty paid on any sample or specimen of goods brought to the island by a bona fide commercial traveler and subsequently taken away by him shall be allowed, provided it is shown to the satisfaction of the proper officer that such sample or specimen is reshipped and about to be taken away, and is the same as the sample or specimen on which duty has been previously paid; and such drawback shall be paid by the treasurer on the order of the comptroller, such order being previously examined and signed by the auditor-general.

ON COAL FOR STEAMERS, ON EXPORT.

106. In the case of coal or coke supplied for the use of steamships resorting to this port, or exported, the person so supplying or exporting shall be entitled to drawback thereon on giving due notice to the comptroller by passing the usual export warrant for drawback; and in case any coal or coke shall be shipped on Sundays or holidays, or after official hours, the drawback warrant may be passed and satisfactory proof of the shipment be lodged at the custom-house with the comptroller on the following day, but not later; and the drawback on any such shipment shall be granted as hereinbefore stated in section 105.

ON ARTICLES IMPORTED FOR REPAIRS.

107. (1) The consignee of all articles imported into this island for repairs, alteration, or improvement shall immediately on the receipt thereof make a declaration before the comptroller setting forth such fact, together with a true description of such articles and of their value, and shall file the same in the office of the said comptroller.

(2) The consignee of such articles, on exporting the same shall, on satisfying the comptroller that the articles have been exported and are the same that he received for repairs, alterations, or improvement, be refunded by the treasurer the amount paid by him as duty on the importation of such articles: Provided always, That no such duty shall be refunded unless the articles shall have been exported within three months of their importation and such claim for refund shall have been made within two months of such exportation.

PART VII.-PASSENGERS And Baggage.

LANDING OF PASSENGERS.

108. (1) All persons coming to this colony on board ships or boats shall land or be landed at the port of Bridgetown at such landing place only as the governor in executive committee shall by rule appoint.

(2) Persons desiring to land at any other part of the coast must first obtain the written consent of the comptroller.

(3) Any person infringing the provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £20.

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Disposing of bilge water in Barbados.

SEARCH OF, BY THE OFFICER.

109. Any officer of the customs may search any person who shall have landed on this island from any ship or boat, provided such officer shall have good reason to suppose that such person is carrying or has any uncustomed or prohibited goods about his person.

110. Before any person shall be searched he may require to be taken with reasonable dispatch to the comptroller, who shall, if he see no reasonable cause for search, discharge such person, but if otherwise, direct that he be searched; and if a female, she shall not be searched by any other than a female.

111. Every person or passenger on board any ship or boat, or who may have landed from any such ship or boat, shall, upon being questioned by any officer of the customs, truthfully state whether he has any prohibited goods or goods liable to duty upon his person, or in his possession, or in his baggage; and if he shall deny having such goods on his person, or in his possession, or in his baggage, and after such denial any such goods shall be discovered to be or to have been upon his person, or in his possession, or in his baggage, such goods shall be forfeited, and such person or passenger shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £100.

112. (1) The baggage of all persons landing from any ship or boat shall be landed, at a place to be appointed by the governor in executive committee, and taken thence to the baggage warehouse where it may be searched by an officer of the customs either thoroughly or partially.

EXCEPTION.

(2) The kit of any soldier and the baggage of any officer may be landed at the adjutant-general's pier or engineer's pier without an officer of the customs being present, and need not be taken thence to the baggage warehouse: Provided always, That no officer's baggage shall be landed under this act unless such officer shall previously have signed a declaration according to a form to be settled by the governor in executive committee to the effect that such baggage contains no article liable to duty.

113. The duty payable on goods, the possession of which any person or passenger shall admit or deny, shall be paid to an officer of the customs, who is hereby required to receive and give a written receipt for the same and pay it into the treasury.

114. Baggage shall be removed from the baggage warehouse after it has been examined or after payment of duty on any articles liable to duty that it may contain; and baggage left at the baggage warehouse shall remain there at the risk of the owner; and if it shall not be removed within five days it shall be removed to the colonial warehouse, and if it shall remain there fourteen days, seven days' notice having been first given in the Official Gazette, it shall be sold; and the proceeds, after payment of all fees and expenses, paid into the treasury to abide the claim of the owner, to whom it may be paid on the order of the governor in executive committee on the treasurer.

PART VIII.-BILGE WATER.

LANDING AND DISPOSING OF BILGE WATER.

115. In every case in which it shall be intended to land bilge water from any ship in Carlisle Bay, the person so intending shall previously take to the harbor master the duplicate inward entry passed by the treasurer therefor, as hereinafter provided for, and the harbor master shall thereupon write an instruction to the sergeant or other policeman in charge of the harbor police boat on duty in Carlisle Bay or the careenage, authorizing him to permit such landing, upon receiving from the person in charge of any boat or lighter conveying to the shore any bilge water, a declaration in print and writing, in the Form No. 13 in Schedule A to this act, from the master of any ship from which any bilge water shall be so sent, that it is the natural and regular leakage of the produce on board such ship, and that no improper or unfair means of any kind whatever have been used to increase the said normal leakage of such produce; and the sergeant or other policeman in charge of the harbor police boat, as aforesaid, shall take and keep the said declaration given in respect of each particular quantity of bilge water so in process of being landed, and shall certify, on the original certificate and authorization, that he has seen and checked the quantity of bilge water, and has examined and retained the master's declaration, and shall sign his name and the date of such signature, and deliver the certificate back to the person presenting it, and such document shall be retained by the person having charge of the landing of such bilge water as his lawful authority for such purpose.

Disposing of bilge water in Barbados.

116. The consignce of any ship desiring to land bilge water shall in the first instance, before resorting to any of the provisions of this act relating to bilge water, pass an entry inward with the treasurer, in triplicate and the Form No. 14 in Schedule A to this act, stating the name and all particulars of the ship, master, port of arrival and port of departure, the number and description of packages in which such bilge water is contained, the probable total number of gallons, and, when practicable, the density of such bilge water by Beaume's saccharometer, together with the name of the consignee, and the name of the boat or drogher or other ship by which such bilge water is to be brought on shore, and of the person in charge thereof and of the owner thereof, and shall at the time of passing such entry inward pay to the treasurer a sum of 5 shillings for every puncheon of bilge water to be brought on shore; and the treasurer, after numbering all such entries in numerical order, shall direct the duplicate of such inward entry to the harbor master, who, upon receipt thereof, shall then act in accordance with the provisions of the last preceding section restricting his authority to permit the landing of any such bilge water to the quantity particularly mentioned and described in such inward entry; and the treasurer shall transmit the triplicate of such inward entry as aforesaid to the proper officer of customs, who shall, upon the landing of the bilge water described in any such entry, examine the same so as to satisfy himself as to the correctness of the quantity stated in such entry, and he shall inscribe the date of such landing in short numbers, thus-1-1-89-signifying the 1st day of January, 1889, on each cask, and shall test the density of such bilge water by Beaume's saccharometer; and should such density be above 30° Beaume, he shall call upon such consignee making such inward entry to make a post entry, and to pay the sum of 2 pence additional at the treasury for every degree of density above 30°. And whenever any such bilge water shall, on being tested immediately on its being landed, be of a less density than 30, the officer ascertaining the same shall fill up a printed form with all particulars thereof, in the Form No. 15 in Schedule B to this act, and shall deliver the same to the treasurer, who shall thereupon remit to the person who made the entry inward and paid 5 shillings for any puncheon of bilge water, so much of any sum paid as may appear to have been paid in excess, at the rate of 2 pence for every degree of density below 30° down to 130 by density of Beaume's saccharometer, inclusive; but no allowance or remission shall be granted for any degree of density below 13, inclusive. Any person attempting to land any bilge water contrary to the provisions of this act shall, in addition to any other penalties or forfeitures imposed by this act, be subject to a penalty of £5 for every package of bilge water so landed. The treasurer shall keep an account of the sums of money received for bilge water, and shall furnish a quarterly statement thereof in the same manner as is or may be provided with respect to rum in any act relating to rum.

117. All officers of customs, officers of inland revenue, and policemen are specially enjoined and required to examine casks and packages landed from ships taking in cargoes of molasses, purporting to be empty, so as to discover whether any molasses, or saccharine liquid, or bilge water has been illicitly and unlawfully brought on shore in such casks, and in case of discovery of any such illicit transactions they shall seize such casks and their contents; and every person so offending shall, on conviction, be fined in a sum not exceeding £20 for every such offense.

118. It shall not be lawful to bring to the shore or to land any bilge water from any ship in any port or bay of this island except between the hours of 8 o'clock in the morning and 4 o'clock in the afternoon of working week days; and the harbor master, or any officer of the customs, any officer of the inland revenue, or any police magistrate, or policeman may demand from any person in charge of any bilge water which is being brought on shore, or being in process of landing, his authority for the legal possession thereof, and any person refusing to show such authority to any person authorized to require its production shall be subject to a penalty not exceeding £10. Any bilge water attempted to be landed contrary to any of the provisions of this act shall be seized by any of the persons authorized by this act to demand information respecting bilge water, and shall be sold according to the notice and forms used by the custom-house authorities when goods or ships are seized and sold. 119. Every person who shall contravene or infringe any of the provisions of this act relating to bilge water shall, except as particularly provided for in the last preceding section, on conviction thereof forfeit and pay a penal sum of not less than 10s. nor more than £50, at the discretion of the police magistrate before whom the case may be tried.

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