LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION AT PORTLAND, OREG.
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Department Circular, No. 96. '
DivisionTustoms. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,
Washington, October 28, 1901,.
To Collectors and other Officers of the Customs:
An extract from the act of Congress approved April 13, 1904, entitled, "An Act to authorize the Government of the United States to participate in celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the exploration of the Oregon country by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the years eighteen hundred and four, eighteen hundred and five, and eighteen hundred and six, and for other purposes," is published for the information and guidance of officers of the customs and others concerned.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all articles that shall be imported from foreign countries for the sole purpose of exhibition at said exposition upon which there shall be a tariff or customs duty shall be admitted free of the payment of duty, customs fees, or charges, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe; but it shall be lawful at any time during the exposition to sell for delivery at the close thereof any goods or property imported for and actually on exhibition in the exposition buildings or on the grounds, subject to such regulations for the securitj' of the revenue and for the collection of import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe: Pro aided, That all such articles when sold or withdrawn for consumption in the United States shall be subject to the duty, if any, imposed upon such articles by the revenue laws in force at the date of withdrawal, and on articles which shall have suffered diminution or deterioration from incidental handling and necessary exposure the duty, if paid, shall be assessed according to the appraised value at the time of withdrawal for consumption, and the penalties prescribed by law shall be enforced against any person guilty of any illegal sale or withdrawal.   (33 Stat., p. 175.)
The following regulations are hereby prescribed to carry the provisions of said act into effect, viz:
L In order to secure the privilege of free entry above recorded, every package destined for the exposition should have affixed to it by the foreign shipper one or more labels. The labels should be about 8 by 12 inches in size, and should bear across the face in plain letters the inscription " Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition."
All packages should be plainly marked as follows:
1. The President, Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition.
2. Name of the consignee or agent at the port of first arrival in the United States.
3. The shipping marks and numbers.
4. Name and address of the exhibitor.
5. Permits and manifests covering such shipments printed upon red paper, marked " Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition," with the word " expedite " in large letters thereon, will be
furnished by the Department upon application therefor, and the same shall be used in connection with all such entries.
G. Such entries should be given precedence over other I. T. entries.
7. In forwarding such entries and manifests, the same should be addressed to " The Collector of Customs, Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Portland, Oreg."
II. Every exhibit shall be accompanied by an invoice in duplicate, which shall show the name of the exhibitor, the marks and numbers of the packages, with a description of their contents, and a declaration of the quantity and the market value of each separate kind thereof in the country of production. This invoice must be signed by the exhibitor, hut will require no further verification. One of the invoices will be transmitted by mail to the collector of customs at Portland, Oreg., and the other to the consignee of the goods at the port of first arrival.
III. As a matter of convenience, it is recommended that all packages intended for the exposition shall be consigned to an agent, or forwarder, or commissioner, at the port of first arrival, who will attend to customs business incident to the transfer of packages from the importing vessel to a bonded route for transportation to Portland, Oreg.
IV. The names of duly bonded companies will be furnished by collectors of customs at the ports of arrival. The goods may be transported fo Portland, Oreg., by companies duly bonded for the carriage of either appraised or unappraised merchandise. Examination and appraisal of exhibits at the port of original entry are hereby waived.
V. The consignee of the merchandise at the first port of arrival must present at the customhouse the invoice above described, with a bill of lading and an entry in duplicate made out upon the special form to be prescribed for this purpose by the Treasury Department, which will show the name of the foreign shipper or owner, the name of the importing vessel, the marks and numbers of the packages, with a statement of the nature of their contents and of their foreign value, as declared in the invoice. The entry must also indicate the bonded route by which the goods are to be transported to Portland, Oreg., and must be signed by the consignee. No other declaration will be required. The consolidation of different shipments on one entry will not be allowed; such practice having obtained in regard to previous expositions has proved to be a fruitful source of confusion. Each entry will comprise, therefore, the consignment of a single exhibit only. The goods will be consigned, on the customs entry, to " Collector of Customs, Portland, Oreg.," and there need be no computation of duties upon this entry, but the amount charged against the bond of the transportation company shall be double the invoice value.
VI. The collector will thereupon issue a special permit bearing the words " Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition," authorizing the transfer of the goods from the ship to the bonded railroad for transportation to Portland, Oreg., and will record and file one of the entries in his office, and send the other by mail, with the invoice, to the collector of customs at Portland, Oreg.
VII. The permit will be taken by the agent or consignee to the inspector on board the importing vessel, who will thereupon send the goods, by a cartman duly licensed, to be delivered under the supervision of a customs officer to the transportation company.
VIII. The consignee will also prepare a manifest of the goods, which, after being duly certified, will be handed to the conductor of the car containing the same, and a duplicate copy must be sent by mail to the collector of customs at Portland, Oreg. Upon the arrival at Portland, Oreg., of any car containing such articles, the conductor or agent of the railroad company will report such arrival by the presentation of the manifest to the customs officer designated to receive it, who shall compare the same with the copy received by mail, and superintend the opening of the car. taking care to identify the packages by marks and numbers, as described in the manifest.
IX. These regulations will also apply to goods sent to the exposition from foreign contiguous territory.   All articles except live stock destined for the exposition arriving from Canada or Mex-
ico, on through cars, under consular seal, must be consigned by the foreign shipper to the " Collector of Customs, Portland, Oreg."
X. The buildings and spaces set apart for the purposes of the exposition are constituted " constructive bonded warehouses and yards," and all foreign articles placed therein under the supervision of the customs officers, and which have been specially imported for exhibition therein, will be treated the same as merchandise in bond. No warehouse entry will be required at Portland. Oreg., in order to obtain entrance for such goods, but the latter will be kept under customs supervision, in accordance with the general regulations governing merchandise in bonded warehouses.
XI. Under the act establishing the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, sales are permitted during its continuance, but delivery of goods sold is to be withheld until the close of the fair. The enforcement of this latter restriction devolves properly upon the exposition authorities, who, being in control of the local police, are responsible for the protection of the exhibits. When the duties have been received by the collector upon the merchandise contained in any exhibit, he will regard such exhibit as released from customs control, except so far as concerns the supervision necessary to secure export with refund of duty.
XII. At the close of the exposition all goods intended for exportation will be transported in bond to the seaboard or exterior port, and exported therefrom under the general regulations for immediate export in bond, as modified by special regulations to be in due time provided.
XIII. Any merchandise imported by an exhibitor in excess of the articles duly installed as exhibits will be placed and retained in a storage warehouse; at the expense of the importer until duly entered for payment of duty or exportation. Withdrawals of merchandise stored under these conditions, if made for the purpose of placing the same within the exposition, will be treated under the provisions for entry on arrival at first port of entry, and no duly will be required to be paid. Such merchandise must be delivered at the exposition in charge of a customs officer.
XIV. Goods which have been imported by exhibitors in excess of those used as exhibits, and stored on their account, may be withdrawn at any time for consumption on payment of duty and charges. Whenever duty-paid goods of this class shall be exported without having left the custody of the collector, the duty paid thereon, less 1 per cent, will be refunded. Exhibits entered for exportation without payment of duty are not subject to appraisement.
XV. Articles brought by proprietors or managers of theatrical exhibitions for temporary use may be entered free of duty upon the filing of satisfactory bonds for their export within six months after such importation, as provided for in paragraph 645 of the tariff act of July 24, 1897.
XVI. It is to be distinctly understood that the United States is not liable for any loss, casualty, or injury to the merchandise imported as exhibits at the exposition, nor for any debt, contract, or expense incident to the transportation, care, or treatment of such merchandise.
XVII. All entries, invoices, permits, abstracts, and reports relating to merchandise imported under the act of April 13, 1904, must be separately made, and must be stamped with the words " Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition."
XVIII. Additional special regulations will be provided in due time covering the withdrawal of exhibits for consumption, transportation, or exportation at the close of the exposition.
XIX. The privileges granted by virtue of these regulations are intended solely for the benefit of exhibitors at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, and with the view of relieving them, so far as practicable, of delays and vexations in connection with the customs business pertaining to their importations.
XX. Any attempt to take advantage of these regulations in order to evade the tariff laws of the United States will subject the offender to all the penalties prescribed by those laws, including confiscation of goods and fine and imprisonment.
live stock.
The following rules will be observed upon the entry of animals imported for exhibition at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at Portland, Oreg.:
I. Entry will be made at the custom-house according to the forms above prescribed.
II. Accompanying the prescribed invoice, there shall be filed with the collector such a description of each animal by distinguishing marks and characteristics as shall serve to identify the same when withdrawn from the exposition for sale or export.
III. In order to avoid any risk from delay, entry of such animals may be made and completed in advance of the arrival of the vessel of importation, except that the permit will be withheld by the collector for delivery to the importer or his agent on the announcement of such arrival.
IV. The Government will not be responsible for the security or safe-keeping of such animals. The transfer to the transportation line will be made under the supervision of the collector at the port of arrival.
V. On arrival at the exposition, the animals will be subject to such disposition as may be agreed upon between the authorities of the exposition and the collector of customs.
VI. So far as applicable, the above general regulations under the act will govern importations of such animals, and at the close of the exposition imported animals on exhibition may be withdrawn for consumption, transportation in bond, or exportation, under articles XII and XIII of these regulations, but animals not so withdrawn will be sold at auction, and the proceeds, after deducting duties and charges, will be held subject to the order of the owner or importer.
VII. The regulations of the Department of Agriculture of April 10, 1903. promulgated by this Department on May 5, 1903 (T. D. 24412). will govern generally as to the importation of neat cattle, sheep and other ruminants, and swine, except that the requirement of tuberculin test, and the. quarantine of one week required for cattle imported from Canada which are not provided with a certificate of tuberculin test, will be waived. Should such cattle be sold and remain in the United States at the close of the exposition, a tuberculin test will be required before they are released.
VIII. Any person contemplating the exhibition at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition of neat cattle of Canadian origin must make application to the Secretary of Agriculture for a permit to import animals for that purpose. Said application must give the number of animals and a description of each, covering breed, registration number, and state at which of the ports hereinafter named said animals are to be imported, and the names of the railroads by which and over which said animals are to be transported to the city of Portland, Oreg. Said application must be accompanied by a certificate from a veterinary inspector of the Dominion of Canada where said cattle are located, affirming that no contagious pleuropneumonia, foot-and-mouth disease, or rinderpest has existed in said district for the past year; also that the cattle have been examined by said veterinarian and are free from contagious diseases, including tuberculosis.
IX. The Secretary of Agriculture, upon receiving an application as above provided, will issue a permit for the importation of neat cattle of Canadian origin to be exhibited at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, and excepting said cattle from the quarantine of ninety days upon condition that these regulations are strictly complied with.
X. The said cattle must be loaded at point of shipment into clean and disinfected cars for transport to the United States, and a certificate from the railroad agent must accompany said cars showing that the same were duly cleaned and disinfected in the manner prescribed by the regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture.
XI. All Canadian cattle entering the United States for exhibition at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition must be loaded and shipped in cars in which they can have proper food,
water, space, and opportunity to rest, and said cattle are not to be unloaded until they reach the exposition grounds at Portland, Oreg., but can not be so shipped under the immediate-transportation act.
XII. All cattle coming under the provisions of these regulations must be entered at designated quarantine stations, and on their arrival at either of said ports the inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry at said port will countersign the permit herein provided for and allow the cattle, if free from disease, to proceed to Portland, Oreg., subject to a veterinary inspection at that point.
XIII. The importation of wild animals and birds for the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, under the act of May 25, 1900, should be governed by the regulations of the Department of August 12, 1903 (T. D. 24618).
LESLIE M. SHAW,
Secretary.