No. 506.
Mr. Davis
to Mr. Foster.
Department
of State,
Washington, September 28,
1883.
No. 83.]
Sir: In addition to the protests (or copies of
protests) against the consular tariff of Spain, as applied by the Spanish
consul at Key West, sent you with Instruction No. 74 of the 18th instant, I
now inclose copies of three additional protests of Mr. James McKay, client
of Messrs. McGrew & Small, of this city, of like character. The previous
instruction named is applicable to these.
I am, &c.,
JOHN DAVIS,
Acting
Secretary.
[Inclosure in No. 83.]
McGrew & Small
to Mr. Frelinghuysen.
Washington, D. C., September 19, 1883. (Received September
20.)
Dear Sir: We have the honor to inclose herewith
three additional protests of our client, James McKay, of Tampa, Fla.,
against export fees exacted of them by the Spanish consul at Key West,
amounting in the aggregate to $591.60.
Very respectfully,
McGREW & SMALL,
Attorneys for Jas.
McKay.
United States of
America,
State of Florida, County of
Monroe, City of Key West:
On this 19th day of May, 1883, personally came and appeared and presented
himself before me, W. J. H. Taylor, a notary public in and for the
county of Monroe and State of Florida, James McKay, master of the
American steamship Alabama, bound on a voyage from this port of Key
West, Fla., to Havana, Cuba, having a cargo of 481 head of cattle; that
on this day he applied to Augusto Bermudez, consul of Spain, resident at
this port, to visé his clearance procured from
the custom-house of this port, and was required by said consul of Spain
to pay, in addition to the usual fees of this office, the sum of 40
cents on each head of cattle on board said steamship, thus exacting the
sum of $192.40 export fees on said cargo of cattle.
Whereupon he, the said James McKay, master aforesaid, being a citizen of
the United States, hereby enters his protest against the payment of the
aforesaid sum of
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$192.40,
which he has paid as aforesaid, as being unwarranted by the power of any
foreign Government to impose an export duty upon the products of
industries of the enterprise of a citizen of the United States.
In testimony whereof the said James McKay has hereunto subscribed his
name, and I, the said notary, have to these presents set my hand and
seal of the date first above written.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 19th day of May, A.
D. 1883.
W. J. H. TAYLOR
,
Notary
Public.
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of an original protest
on record in my office.
[
seal.]
W. J. H.
TAYLOR,
Notary
Public.
United States of
America,
State of Florida, County of
Monroe, City of Key West:
On this 14th day of May, 1883, personally came and appeared and presented
himself before me, W. J. H. Taylor, a notary public in and for the
county of Monroe and State of Florida, James McKay, master of the
American steamship Alabama, bound on a voyage from this port of Key
West, Fla., to Havana, Cuba, having a cargo of 500 head of cattle; that
on this day he applied to Augusto Bermudez, consul of Spain, resident at
this port, to visé his clearance procured from
the custom-house of this port, and was required by said consul of Spain
to pay, in addition to the usual fees of his office, the sum of 40 cents
on each head of cattle on board said steamship, thus exacting the sum of
$200 export fees on said cargo of cattle.
Whereupon he, the said James McKay, master aforesaid, being a citizen of
the United States, hereby enters his protest against the payment of the
aforesaid sum of $200, which he has paid as aforesaid, as being
unwarranted by the power of any foreign Government to impose an export
duty upon the products or industries of the enterprise of a citizen of
the United States.
In testimony whereof the said James McKay has hereunto subscribed his
name, and I, the said notary, have to these presents set my hand and
seal the day of the date first above written.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14th day of May, A.
D. 1883.
W. J. H. TAYLOR
,
Notary
Public.
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of an original protest
on record in my office.
[
seal.]
W. J. H.
TAYLOR,
Notary
Public.
United States of
America,
State of Florida, County of
Monroe, City of Key West:
On this 8th day of May, 1882, personally came and appeared and presented
himself before me, W. J. H. Taylor, a notary public in and tor the
county of Monroe and State of Florida, James McKay, master of the
American steamship Alabama, bound on a voyage from this port of Key
West, Fla., to Havana, Cuba, having a cargo of 498 head of cattle; that
on this day he applied to Augusto Bermudez, consul of Spain, resident at
this port, to visé his clearance procured from
the custom-house of this port, and was required by said consul of Spain
to pay, in addition to the usual fees of his office, the sum of 40 cents
on each head of cattle on board said steamship, thus exacting the sum of
$199.20 export fees on said cargo of cattle.
Whereupon the said James McKay, master aforesaid, being a citizen of the
United Sfcates, hereby enters his protest against the payment of the
aforesaid sum of $199.20, which he has paid as aforesaid, as being
unwarranted by the power of any foreign Government to impose an export
duty upon the products or industries of the enterprise of a citizen of
the United States.
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In testimony whereof the said James McKay has hereunto subscribed his
name, and I, the said notary, have to these presents set my hand and
seal the day of the date first above written.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 8th day of May, A.
D. 1883.
W. J. H. TAYLOR
,
Notary
Public.
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of an original protest
on record in my office.
[
seal.]
W. J. H.
TAYLOR,
Notary
Public.
