CUSTOM HOUSE GUARDS-PASSENGERS.

CUSTOM HOUSE GUARDS.

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Officer.

The Collector shall provide an officer to be present on board Landing any vessel during her discharge, or at any other time when he may deem it necessary, to superintend the landing of her cargo, and see that no other or greater amount of goods are landed than is set forth upon the Permit to Discharge.

It shall be the duty of the commanding officer of any vessel when boarded by an officer of the Customs to furnish him promptly with any and all information which he may require in regard to the vessel, her cargo, stores, passengers, &c., and exhibit for his inspection her Manifest, Register, or other papers relating to the same.

Every vessel of not more than five hundred tons shall be allowed six days, and every vessel of five hundred tons and upwards shall be allowed twelve days after entry in which to discharge, but for all days in excess, the compensation of the officer superintending the landing of the cargo shall be a charge against the vessel. Sundays and holidays shall not be counted in the number of days allowed for discharge at the the expense of the Government.

Commanders of vessels to

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Time allowed for discharging

PASSENGERS.

Baggage permit; liability

If the master of any vessel, arriving at any Port of Entry of this Kingdom, from a foreign port, shall suffer the baggage of of master. any passenger on board of his vessel to be removed on shore from such vessel, unless a permit therefor has been obtained from the Collector of the Port, such master shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, in the discretion of the Collector of Customs.

passenger.

Liability of If any passenger, arriving at a Port of Entry of this Kingdom, on board of a vessel coming from a foreign port, shall remove his baggage on shore from such vessel, without first obtaining a Permit therefor, from the Collector of the Port, such passenger shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, in the discretion of the Court.

Passenger tax.

Any passenger arriving from a foreign port, at any of the Ports of this Kingdom, shall be subject to a tax of two dollars for the support of hospitals for the benefit of sick and disabled Hawaiian seamen, which shall be paid to the several Collectors of Customs, before any permit is issued to such passenger to land his baggage. If the master of any vessel shall allow any passenger to land sel liable there his baggage or other effects, at any Port of this Kingdom, without payment of the aforesaid tax, he shall be liable therefor, and also to a penalty of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, to be imposed by the Collector, in his discretion; such baggage or other effects shall also be subject to seizure and sale.

Master of ves

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Hawaiian vessels from abroad.

MARINE HOSPITAL TAX.

The master or owner of every ship or vessel under the Hawaiian flag, arriving from any foreign port, or from sea, at any Port of the Hawaiian Kingdom, shall, before such ship or vessel is admitted to entry, render to the Collector of such Port a true account of the number of seamen who have been employed on board since the last entry at any Hawaiian Port; and pay to said Collector at the rate of twenty-five cents per month for each and every seaman so employed, for the benefit of the Marine Hospital Fund; which amount such master or owner is authorized to retain out of the wages of said seaman.

vessels.

The master of every coasting vessel, employed in the carrying Coasting trade between the differents ports, roadsteads or harbors of the Hawaiian Kingdom, shall render quarterly to the Collector General of Customs, or to any Collector under his directions, a true list of all seamen employed by him during the preceding three months; and pay to said Collector General or Collector, at the rate of twenty-five cents per month, for each and every seaman so employed, for the benefit of the Marine Hospital Fund; which sum said master is authorized to retain out of the wages of such

seaman.

The returns required as above, shall be made under oath, in such manner and form as the Collector General may prescribe. If any owner or master shall make a false return, he shall be deemed guilty of perjury and punished accordingly. He shall also be subject to a penalty of One Hundred Dollars, for the benefit of the said Marine Hospital Fund, and his vessel shall be liable to seizure, condemnation and sale, to secure the payment of such penalty.

Penalty for false returns.

PASSPORTS.

required.

Every adult who may have resided on these Islands for By whom more than thirty days, wishing to leave the Kingdom, shall make application to the Collector of the port from which he intends to

sail, for a passport.

It shall be lawful for the Collectors of Customs to grant pass- Collectors to ports to all applicants for the same, except in the following cases:

grant.

First. In case of the indebtedness or obligation to pay money, Exceptions. of the applicant, to the Government or to any private individual, of which the Collector has received written notice, accompanied by a request not to grant a passport.

Exceptions.

Power of Col

Second. In case the applicant is a party defendant in a suit, civil or criminal, pending before any Court in this Kingdom, of which the Collector shall have received written notice.

Third. In case of a writ of ne exeat regno, or any other process to arrest or stay the departure of the applicant, shall have been issued by any Court of the Kingdom, of which the Collector shall have received notice in writing.

Fourth. In case of a written complaint being made to the Collector, that the applicant is about to depart the Kingdom leaving his wife or family unprovided for.

Every Collector of Customs may, after granting a passport, lector to re- cancel the same, upon being satisfied that it was obtained by any deceit or misrepresentation; or that the permission to leave the Kingdom will work great wrong or injustice to the Governmet, or to any individual.

Penalty of

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Every master or commanding officer of a vessel who shall coneying persons vey out of this Kingdom any person not having a passport, shall be subject to a fine of Fifty Dollars and be liable for all debts which such person may have left unpaid in this Kingdom. And if he shall fail to pay such fine and debts, such vessel shall be subject to seizure, condemnation and sale for the payment thereof; provided always that these provisions shall not be construed as applicable to any seaman legally shipped on board of any vessel.

CHARGE FOR PASSPORT, (price of Stamp) One Dollar.

CUSTOM HOUSE.

STORAGE REGULATIONS.

The expense of putting in, stowing and taking out of Stores will be borne by the importers or owners. Any loss by leakage, breakage or fire, shall be at the responsibility of the party or parties who place the goods in store.

SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.

The importer is permitted to take out as a sample of each kind and quality one bottle for every one hundred gallons, and one bottle for every fifty cases, free of duty; but for every succeeding sample there will be a charge of One Dollar for each bottle.

Before taking a package out of the Stores, the importer will present an order to the Collector, giving the marks, numbers and contents thereof, and stating whether it is intended for exportation or consumption.

If the liquor to be withdrawn is intended for consumption, the duties must then be paid; but if it is intended for exportation, an Outward Entry must be made in the usual form, stating by whom it is to be exported, date of Inward Entry, vessels' and masters' name by which imported and by which it is to be exported.

All liquors in casks will be gauged as they are taken out of the Stores for consumption, and duties charged only upon the quantity delivered.