Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
The Islander
Friday Harbor, San Juan County, Washington
What is this article about?
Secretary Carlisle issues a circular in Washington on January 24, outlining regulations for sugar importers to obtain refunds of an additional one-tenth cent per pound duty by providing certificates confirming no indirect or direct bounties on the sugar.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
Regulations Providing for Refunding Additional Duty.
Washington, January 24.—Secretary Carlisle has issued a circular containing a form of relief for sugar importers from the additional duty of one-tenth of 1 cent per pound imposed by paragraph 182 of the sugar schedule of the tariff law. After quoting the section the circular says:
"In pursuance of the above cited provision the following regulations are hereby prescribed: In order to be relieved from said additional duty of one-tenth of a cent per pound the importer must produce with his invoice a certificate from the government of the country of which the sugar in the annexed invoice is the product of (name of country), that no indirect bounty has been received thereon in excess of the tax collected upon the beet or cane from which it was produced, and that no direct bounty has been or shall be paid thereon. This is to be attested by a consular certificate. Upon the production of the requisite certificate within six months from entry the amount deposited on account of the additional duty shall be refunded as an excess of deposit."
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington
Event Date
January 24
Key Persons
Outcome
refunding of additional duty upon production of requisite certificate within six months from entry
Event Details
Secretary Carlisle issues a circular prescribing regulations for sugar importers to be relieved from additional duty of one-tenth of 1 cent per pound by producing a certificate from the exporting country's government, attested by consular certificate, confirming no excess indirect bounty and no direct bounty on the sugar.