976 FIFI`Y—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 1408. 1905. of a vessel from a port or place not in the Philippine Islands a duty of .six cents per ton, not to exceed thirty cents per net ton per annum, as expressed in her national certificate of registry. _ _ _ _ On the entry of a vessel from a port or p ace not in the Ph1l1pp1ne Islands lading or discharging cargo which is less than the net tonnage of the vessel, dues of twenty cents per thousand kilograms may be imposed, at the option of the master or consignor or consignee of the car o, in lieu of the tonna e tax above prescribed. (Tn the entry of a vesselgonly to discharge or take on board passengers ang their baggage, the tonnage tax above prescribed shall not be 1m se . E¤¤¤¤v¤<>¤¤- Slide. 15. That the following shall be exempt from tonnage dues: A vessel belongin to or employed in the service of the Government of the United States. A vessel of a foreign government not engaged in trade. A vessel in distress. A yacht belonging to an organized yacht club of the United States or of a foreign nation which imposes no tonnage or equivalent taxes on American yachts. wvvgnmchnwumfc-. . i wmmr CHARGES. Sec. 16. That there shall be levied and collected upon goods of all kinds exported through the ports of entry of the Philippine Islands a duty of seventy-five cents r gross ton of one thousand kilos, as a charge for wharfage and ii; harbor dues, whatever be the port of destination or nationality of the exporting vessel. Ex°¤P“°¤’· Sec. 17. That merchandise imported, exported, or shipped in transit for the use of the Government of the United States or of that of the Philippine Islands, including coal, shall be exempt from wharf charges. RE1Mro1rrA1‘IoN or INSULAR rnonucrs.
- $°.*'”§°'*°°i°"u °‘ Sec. 18. That oods, fruits, and articles of the Phili ine Islands
gi1$»}i»Xihi>mi1r¤i?y.°w exported abroad agnd reimported, owing to their not hawiiiig been sold at the Uplace of destination, shall be exempt from the payment of duty: mtammmd 1)I'O’L“£ ed, always, That they are inclosed in the same packages and ` bear the same marks, and that they are accompanied by certificates of the consular officer, or, if there be none, of the local authority, stating that the goods, produce, or efects of the country are reimported for the above-stated reason. M·•¤¤ ¢¤¤¤¤*· Abaca, mw, is exempt from the production of the aforesaid certificate. M¤*¤·>¤·¤ •¤*¤¤·¤- fine. 19. That the following articles may likewise be imported free o ut : (a) Eaintings which are works of art, and have been exported with a custom·house certincate, provided that their identity is established to the satisfaction of the customs authorities. · (b) Books, when, on their exportation, the number of the copies, the title of the work, and the name of the publisher have been stated in the export certificate. (c) Copper coins returned from foreign countries, if, on examination, it appears that they have been coined legitimately. (d) Articles returned from forei n exhibitions. (e) Articles of the Philippine Islimds returned from foreign countries, the entry of which was (prohibited at the place of destination. dygldgf ¤¤*=¤¤¤ Sec. 20. That all existing ecrees, laws, regulations, or orders, so far as the same are inconsistent with the rovisions of this Act, and the tariff and duties, rules and regulations hereby enacted, are to that extent repealed, such repeal to take effect at the time when said tariff f§,'}'g[";,’jm_ and duties shall go into force and elfect: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to repeal or modify any of the provisions
