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WAREHOUSES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Art. XXVII. When in either of the above cases private bonded warehouses
come to an end the authorities will give public notice to the owners of the goods
in bond, the latter shall then he required to take delivery of the goods within
certain period determined by the authorities, unless and provided that there be
a successor who desires to take over the business of the said private bonded
warehouse within a month. If the goods should not be cleared within such
a time as notified by the authorities, they will be removed by the authorities at
the expense of owners either to the Government bonded warehouse or to another
private bonded warehouses.
Art. XXVIII. The proprietor of private bonded warehouse for which the
license has expired shall still be liable to any consequences until the goods
shall be cleared.
Art. XXIX. In the case stated in Article XXVII, owners of goods which
have been removed by the authorities to any other bonded warehouse shall
be required to observe all the rules and regulations relating thereto.
Art. XXX. The authorization to keep private bonded warehouses (shall
be withdrawn by the authorities in one of the following cases :
1. When a private bonded warehouse infringes laws, regulations, and special
instructions relating thereto.
2. When there exists doubt as to the solidity of proprietors security of paying
customs duties.
3. When he is convicted of a crime.
Chapter IV.—Penalties.
Art. XXXI. No bonded goods can be removed from the warehouse without
the permission of the authorities; in case of infringement of this article, the
goods will be confiscated to the Government. In the event of the goods being
already transferred or consumed, the offender shall be liable to a fine equal to
the value of the goods.
Art. XXXII. In case of infringement of Article IV of the present law, the
offender shall be liable to the same penalty. No goods can be deposited into
a bonded warehouse without permission of the authorities; the offender shall
be liable to a fine of not less than 3 [$1.49] and not exceeding 30 yen [$14.94].
Art. XXXIII. In case of enforcing the scale of warehousing charges and
the regulations relating to safe custody of goods without the previous approval
of the authorities, the offender shall be liable to a fine of not less than 5 [$2.49]
and not exceeding 50 yen [$24.90].
Art. XXXIV. In case of infringement of Article XXII, the offender shall
be liable to the same penalty. Any one who refuses, obstructs, or attempts
to avoid the examination of the goods, books, or documents relating to the
goods bonded in a private warehouse, by the officers authorized to do so,
according to Article XXV, shall be liable to a fine of not less than 2 yen [99.6
cents] and not exceeding 20 yen [$9.96]. If such offense be punishable by the
criminal code, the case shall be dealt with accordingly.
NAGASAKI.
(From United States Consul Harris, Nagasaki, Japan.)
There are at the port of Nagasaki bonded and temporary warehouses
from which goods may be withdrawn for shipment without
the payment of customs duty. The area of the bonded warehouses
is 9,030 square feet and the cost of construction $6,053. The area
of the temporary warehouses is 20,010 square feet, and their cost
820,941. The warehouses were built and are owned and conducted
by the Japanese Government. There are no private bonded warehouses
at present in this port.
From a patron’s view, the service has been good ; in fact, all that
can reasonably be desired. As to the services rendered by the
administration, I refer to the " Guide Book of Customs Temporary
