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French, (a) Green lab. & C. 1.
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All sealed packets containing merchandise (or having the appearance of containing merchandise) which is not definite- ly known to be dutiable, must bear an endorsement MAY BE OPENED FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES PRIOR TO DELIVERY ΤΟ ADDRESSEE. Packets containing merchandise which bear neither the endorsement described nor a green Customs label can be accepted only at sender's risk.
CUSTOMS DUTY. Articles (except those subject to internal revenue tax, such as cigars, cigarettes, and so on) the aggre- gate value of which is not more than one dollar, are admit- ted free of duty provided they are not imported for sale or forwarded for the purpose of avoiding the payment of duty. A charge of 10 cents for Customs clearance and, in addition, a delivery fee of 5 cents in the case of small packets, are collected from the addressee.
Books and printed matter of all kinds, charts, engravings, etchings, maps, music in books or sheets, photographs, are subject in general to a Customs duty of 25 per cent. að valorem. The undermentioned articles are, however, ex- empt from duty:
(a) Newspapers and periodicals; books, engravings, etchings, bound or unbound maps and charts, photographs, imported for the use of the U.S.A. or the Library of Congress; books, charts, engravings, etchings, lithographic prints, maps, music, photographs, bound or unbound, and which have been printed more than 20 years, or are intended for the use of any religious, educational or learned institution or any State or public library; hydrographic charts and publications issued by scientific and literary associations or academies for their subscribers or exchanges, or publications of indivi- duals for gratuitous private circulation, not advertising matter, and public documents issued by foreign governments; books and pamphlets printed wholly or chiefly in languages other than English, blind literature and music, and books used abroad not less than one year, by persons or families from foreign countries.
(b) Photographs and printed papers, other than books, sent in small quantities, and intended for the personal use of the addressee.
PROHIBITIONS. Coin, gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver; bank-notes, currency notes and documents payable to bearer.
PROHIBITIONS. Gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver, except in insured boxes; bank-notes, currency notes and documents payable to bearer, except in insured letters;
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