The Citizen Matias Romero to The Citizen Collector, Charged with the collection of the revenue of the federal district, May 1, 1868

[Translation.]

Department of Treasury and Public Credit.–Section 1.

Having been taken into consideration the reasons manifested first by Mendoza and Sobsino, and afterwards by Kauffman, Grane & Co., merchants of this place, in soliciting that upon merchandise introduced into this capital, in transit for points in the interior, there shall not be exacted the duties known as local duties, when neither the whole nor a part of the same are caused; and taking into consideration also certain reports that the supreme government has thought proper to ask with reference to the affair to aid in forming its judgment, the citizen President of the republic has thought proper to determine, in conformity with the provisions of article 12 of the law of the 16th of December, 1861, when treating of the place where the duty of counter register shall be caused, that upon effects introduced into this city in transit there shall not be collected any duties except upon the effects that may remain here, permitting that the whole or the part continue on to its destination, with only the corresponding note upon the respective passes; but with the understanding that the time conceded for such effects as are to continue on, to remain in deposit here, shall be ten days, counted from the date of their entrance, and that they shall remain in the custom-house warehouses; and that passing that term it shall be considered that duties become due, and that in such case the effects may be taken out or left, under the obligation of paying the local duties and storage established or that may be established.

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