Executive Order 4353

Whereas the convention concluded on the 27th of December, 1924, between the United States of America and the Dominican Republic has been duly signed and ratified by the Governments of said countries, the following regulations are hereby promulgated for the government of the customs receivership established thereunder:

GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN CUSTOMS RECEIVERSHIP UNDER AND IN PURSUANCE OF THE CONVENTION OF DECEMBER 27, 1924, BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

1. In accordance with the provisions of article 5 of the convention, the accounts of the general receiver shall be rendered to the Secretary of Finance and Commerce of the Dominican Republic, and to the State Department of the United States, and referred for examination and verification to the Bureau of Insular Affairs, which shall have immediate supervision and control of the receivership, pursuant and subject to such directions in regard thereto as shall be received from the President directly or through the Secretary of State.
2. The President of the United States will appoint and fix the salaries of the general receiver of Dominican customs, of the deputy general receiver of Dominican customs, as well as of all other customs employees under the receivership. In cases of emergency, provisional appointments and removals for cause may be made in the discretion of the general receiver, subject to the approval of the President of the United States.
3. The accountable bonds to be required by the receivership, except as herein otherwise provided, shall be fixed by the general receiver, subject to the approval of the Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs.
4. Under the Bureau of Insular Affairs, the general receiver shall have full charge and control of the Dominican customs receivership within the scope of the convention of December 27, 1924, between the United States of America and the Dominican Republic, and shall enforce and comply with the provisions thereof. He shall give bond in such form and amount as may be determined by the chief of said bureau.
5. The deputy general receiver shall assist the general receiver in the performance of his duties and in matters pertaining to the receivership, in such manner as the general receiver shall direct, and in the absence or disability of the latter, the deputy general receiver, shall perform the duties of the general receiver, and assume, without formal transfer, the corresponding accountability. The deputy general receiver shall give bond under the same conditions as the general receiver.
6. The general receiver shall retain 5 per cent of all the customs duties accruing at the several customs houses of the Dominican Republic and shall pay therefrom the expenses of the receivership as they arise.
   
   On the 1st day of the calendar year the balance, after paying the expenses of the receivership to that date and in excess of liabilities accrued, shall be disposed of as the Dominican Government shall direct.
7. The general receiver shall prepare annually and transmit to the Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs so as to reach the bureau before November 1 a budget of expenditures for the ensuing year.
   
   This budget, when approved by the chief of the bureau, will govern expenditures for the year covered thereby.
   
   No expenditures not authorized in the budget will be made until specifically approved by the chief of the bureau, unless an emergency makes prior approval impossible.
8. All of the expenditures and disbursements of funds handled by the receivership shall be covered by complete vouchers in duplicate; one copy of each such voucher shall be retained as a part of the permanent files of the central office of the receivership, and the other transmitted to the Dominican Government, together with the corresponding accountable returns.
9. All books, records, and accounts of the receivership shall be kept available and accessible for examination, inspection, and audit at any time, by officers designated for that purpose, in accordance with the convention by either the Dominican or the United States Government. Such books, records, and accounts shall constitute permanent archives of the central office of the receivership, and shall not be removed therefrom.
10. The general receiver, or in his absence, the deputy general receiver, shall submit the following reports to the Bureau of Insular Affairs and to the Dominican Government:
    1. On the 1st of each month, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the accountable returns covering all transactions of the receivership during the preceding month.
    2. On the 1st of each month, or as soon thereafter as practicable, a consolidated report of the receipts and expenditures of the Dominican customs service during the preceding month, accompanied by the corresponding statement for each entry port of the Republic separately.
    3. For the 12 months ending December 31 of each year, and as soon as practicable after that date, a statistical report of the commerce of the Republic.
    4. At the end of each calendar year, and as soon thereafter as practicable, a general report of all transactions of the receivership during each such year, together with such collateral data and remarks as may be deemed pertinent thereto.

    
    

11. The general receiver shall prepare and promulgate from time to time such additional regulations and administrative rulings as he may deem necessary for the proper conduct of the service under his direction. Copies of all such regulations, rulings, and formal orders issued shall be transmitted, as soon as practicable after their issuance to the Bureau of Insular Affairs, and shall be subject to the approval of the chief of that bureau.
12. When deemed necessary, and at least once in each year, a personal inspection and examination of all accounts and records of the receivership shall be made in Santo Domingo by a representative of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, who shall file with said bureau a full report of his findings for such action as may be required.

Calvin Coolidge

The White House,

December 5, 1925.

Notes

See Related:

• Executive Order 669½, July 25, 1907