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ACT NO. 1341
ACT NO. 1341 - AN ACT TO AMEND ACT
NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE, KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE CUSTOMS
ADMINISTRATIVE ACT, BY DECLARING ALL PORTS AND PLACES IN THE PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS OPEN TO VESSELS LICENSED TO ENGAGE IN THE COASTWISE TRADE, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Section 1. Section one
hundred and fifty-one of Act Numbered Three hundred and fifty-five,
entitled "An Act to constitute the customs service of the Philippine
Archipelago and to provide for the administration thereof," is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Section 151. All ports and places in the Philippine Islands
are hereby declared open to vessels regularly licensed to engage in the
coastwise trade, and no entrance or clearance to or from such ports
shall be required, except as provided for in sections one hundred and
thirty-six and one hundred and thirty-seven of this Act: Provided,
however, That the Governor-General may by proclamation close any port
or place in the Philippine Islands to the coastwise trade, and any
vessel found entering a place so closed by proclamation of the
Governor-General shall be subject to a fine of not less than five
dollars nor more than five hundred dollars."
Sec. 2. Section one hundred and thirty-six of said
Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 136. The master of every vessel licensed for carrying
on the coasting trade shall, previous to the departure of such vessel
from a port of entry, make out and subscribe duplicate manifests of the
whole of the cargo on board such vessel, specifying in such manifests
the marks and numbers of packages, the port of destination, and the
names of the respective consignees. He shall deliver such manifests to
the collector or other customs official duly authorized, before whom he
shall swear to the best of his knowledge and belief that the goods
therein contained, if foreign, were imported legally and that the
duties thereon have been paid or secured. Thereupon the said collector
or customs official shall certify the same on the manifests, one of
which he shall return to the master with a permit specifying thereon,
generally, the lading on board such vessel, and authorizing him to
proceed to his port of destination, retaining the duplicate.
"If any vessel, being laden, and
destined as mentioned in this section, shall depart from a port of
entry without the master having first made out and submitted duplicate
manifests of the lading on board such vessel in the form and manner
prescribed herein, such master shall be liable to a penalty of not more
than one hundred dollars nor less than five dollars, or one dollar per
net ton, in the discretion of the collector: Provided, however, That
the manifests specified in this section shall not be required for cargo
transported between ports in the Philippine Islands which are not ports
of entry: And provided further, That all cargo laden on board a vessel
at a port in the Philippine Islands for transportation to a port of
entry shall be manifested by the master of the vessel as above
specified."
Sec. 3. Section one hundred and thirty-seven of
said Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 137. The master of every vessel licensed for carrying
on coasting trade shall, previous to the unlading at a port of entry of
any part of the cargo of such vessel, deliver to the collector of
customs or other customs official residing at the port the manifest of
the cargo for said port of entry. Thereupon the collector of customs or
other customs official shall grant a permit for unlading a part or the
whole of such cargo as the master of the vessel may request.
"If the master of such vessel
mentioned in this section shall neglect or refuse to deliver said
manifest at the time and in the manner directed, he shall be liable to
a penalty of not more than one hundred dollars nor less than five
dollars, or one dollar per net ton, in the discretion of the
collector."
Sec. 4. Section two hundred and eighty-four of
said Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 284. The following papers shall not be issued,
received, granted, or in any manner recognized by any customs officer
unless there shall be fixed thereto a lawful customs stamp or stamps of
the Philippine Islands, representing the value in United States
currency as follows, subject to the exemptions prescribed by section
one hundred and thirty-five of this Act for vessels possessing
second-class coastwise licenses:
"For each foreign
clearance $2.00
"For
each foreign entrance 2.00
"For each coastwise clearance
(to be charged at ports of entry only)
except for
vessels possessing a special license:'
"For vessels
up to 75 tons, net .20
"For vessels
from 75 to 125 tons, net .50
"For vessels
from 125 to 200 tons, net 1.00
"For vessels
from 200 to 300 tons, net 1.50
"For vessels
from 300 tons, net, and upward 2.00
"For
each inward coastwise manifest (to be charged at ports of
entry only)
except for vessels possessing a 'special license:'
"For vessels
up to 75 tons, net .20
"For vessels
from 75 to 125 tons, net .50
"For vessels
from 125 to 200 tons, net 1.00
"For vessels
from 200 to 300 tons, net 1.50
"For vessels
from 300 tons, net, and upward 2.00
"For each bill of
health .50
"For each outward foreign
passenger list .50
"For
each original export entry exceeding $25 in value .50
"For each original import entry
exceeding $25 in value .50
"For each original withdrawal
entry .20
"For each entry for immediate
transportation in bond .50
"For each original free entry,
except free entries of stores for
Government
use, exceeding $10 in value .20
"For each original
certificate .50
"For each original
bond .50
"For each copy of official
document .50"
Sec. 5. Act Numbered Three hundred and seventy-six
and section one hundred and thirty-eight of Act Numbered Three hundred
and fifty-five are hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. The public good requiring the speedy
enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in
accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of
procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September
twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.
Sec. 7. This Act shall take effect on July first,
nineteen hundred and five.
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