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of the offender, they are obliged to pay according to the regulations of the 1a¥ 
a conventional fine up to 1,000 marks fixed definitely by the administration. 
For shipment made by these persons the declaration of the gross weight 12 
the bill of consignment is not necessary; it is sufficient if the number and the kind 
of packages loaded, as well as a general commercial denomination of the goods 
as far as they are known to the transporter or can be determined from the bills 
of lading, are declared and the transporter adds to his declaration that more 
accurate information on the contents of the packages loaded can not be gived 
by him.? . 
The clearance then takes place according to article 23; a deposit of security 12 
each case in the approximate amount of customs duties for the goods to be sent 
is not necessary. By approval of the administration the declaration of the 
aumber, kind and gross weight of the packages to be shipped, as well as the 
declaration of the contents in the bill of consignment can be omitted if the 
shipment is made in closed vehicles officially approved by the customhous® 
authorities (art. 28) or is accompanied by a customs clerk. 
Arr. 25 
If goods assigned for the individual clearance to the customhouse on the 
aarbor canal in Neufahrwasser or to the main customhouse in Danzig and ite 
oranch at the railway station in Danzig arrive from the free district in railway 
cars the bill of consignment is made out according to the inclosed model B- 
The proceeding is the same prescribed in article 23 with the difference that i0° 
stead of the owner of the goods or the transporter (art. 24) the railway adminis’ 
tration is named in the bill of consignment at the declaration and the bills of 
lading in question are delivered instead of by the transporter or the accompanyiné 
zlerk by the conductor of the train. 
The locking up of the railway cars can be omitted if this is allowed by article Y 
of the railway customs regulations. The supervision by the customhouse by whic? 
the goods are taken at the place of their destination is extended only to the 
unloading of goods into the rooms which are to be provided for according to 
article 5 of the regulations mentioned above and in which the goods are locke! 
up by the customhouse administration. The bill of consignment required 
sent back to the clearance office. 
ART. 26 
If the goods received are to be sent to another customhouse place than th# 
mentioned in the accompanying bill, accompanying list, or declaration, accordin8 
to articles from 22 to 25 the rules issued under the regulations of the customs 1a¥ 
of the union must be used. 
ArT. 27 
Violations of the rules of these regulations are fined according to article 1# 
of this law with a disciplinary penalty not over 150 marks if a higher penalty ¥ 
aot incurred according to articles 134 ff of the customs law of the union. 
ART. 28 
These regulations are to be carried into effect from the day of the opening’ 
the free district. 
Berlin, May 28, 1896. 
(Signed) MiQuUEL, 
Manister of Financt® 
Not printed.