Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-05-25
AN ACT
AN ACT
To amend the several Acts for imposing
Out;es on Imports.

Pepresenflt,ves of The United STATES o. IL
msricu, .n Congress assenstied, nal, from
snd Tier the thr,ie,h day OF June, one
Thousand eight hundred aud twenty tour,
in lien uf tue duties now Imposed ny law
on tb importation OF the articles sereinai'
ter mentioned, there shall be levied. COL
iec,ed. and paid. the following dulles 'ha'
is TO say: ,p,,
EIrsi On Russia, Hollands and Ravens
duck, oznaburgs, burlaps, ana ''ck'eo>
burgs. duty OF fifteen per cenu'n do va
.Oo all manufactures Of wool, except
wors,ed stuff goods and BLANKETS "hicn
shall pay twenty FIVE per centum 40 Sa,o'
rem a duty OF lbiriy per centun au Vafo-
rom. npnl the thiri,elh day OF June, one
thousand eight hundred and twenty n'e'
AMI ,lier that time, duty Ut thirty three
and ,hri per cen,um sd valorem: FRO
yi,.j That. on all manuia, lures OF wool,
& uels and baizes excepted the actud'
vain, of which. al the place whence ND,
po,,,d, shall not exceed thirty three ana
= mud cents Der square yard, ishalI be
charged with duty Of twenty n'e PSF
CEN un ad vaiorem.
S,cond On all manufactures not mere
N specified, of cotton, Hax or hemp or OF
=, hich either of these materials shall he
component part, anj ON ali manufactures
nj ak or of which silk suali De conPo>
nen, material. coming from beyond Inc
Cane Of Good Fl pc, duty OF twenty
6vs n.r censum al volorem; on all DINER
m.n,t,ctuyes OF silk. or OF which siiR snail
he a cnmponen, material, twenty per cen
tum adj yalorea: Provided. That all colton
cloths whatsoever, or cloths OF which cot
ton shall be component material. except
mo n ,pkeens imported directly from Chi
ma. toe original cost OF which, al inc pace
whence imported, with the sddi''on OF
twenty Der centum, u imported from 'oe
Cane OF Good Hope, or any place oeyon1
II. and OF ten per &c !tum, u imported
from any other place, Shall be less than
thirty cents per square ward shall, with
al, n adS,;ion be taken and deemed 10
have cost thirty cents per square, ysro'
and shall be charged with duty according
~ Aud that ali unbleached and nnco'
lored cotton twist, yarn or thread, Inc o.
risinsl cost OF which shall be less than 6c
cents DER pound, shall be deemed and la
ken 10 have cost sixty cents per Pounu'
acd shall be charged With the uuty accotu'
imgIy And all hlesched or cotored cot'on
warn. ,wis, or thread. the original cost ot
which shall be less than seventy hve GEMS
ner pound, shah be deemed and taken 10
hays cost seventy FIVE cents per pound,
and shs, be charge With duty sGs ss,I9.
{bls act shall not apply to, or be enforced
against importations OF goods from ports or
places eastward Of the Cape oil Good Hope
or beyond Cape Horn, before the hrst oil
January next ensuing
Third 90 wool uDmauufactured, du-
" OF twenty per centum al vaioren, until
the FIRST day OF June, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty FIVE; afterwards,
du,y %, twenty FIVE per cen,um ad vslo-
rem, until the FIRST June, one thousand
eieh, hu .dred and twenty SIX; afterwards,
a duty OF thirty per centum ad vsiorem:
ProyIied That all wool, the actual va
Inc OF which, at the place whence import
ed. shs not exceed ten cents per pound,
shall be charged with duty OF hlteea per
cen,um ad vslorem and no more.
Fourth On all Leghorn bats or bonnets
and all hats or bonnets OF straw, CHIP, or
grass. aud on all aats, bra,ds, p'als, tor
making OF hats or bonnets, a duty OF nfty
Der centum ad vaiorem: erovrded, That
all Legborn hats and bonne,s, and all hats
or bonne,s Of straw, chip or grass, which
at the place whence imported, With the
a ,iitrn OF ten per Ger w. shall Dave
cos, less than ne dollar each, and shall be
charged with duty accordingly.
Fifth, % iapanned wares OF all ENDS,
on plated wares of all kinds, and on all
manufactures, not otherwise specified,
made of brass, iron, steel, pewter. lead.
or tin. or OF which either OF these metals
is a component material, duty OF twenty
Eve per cuniun I'D valorem.
On boiling cloths, fifteen per centun ad
vslorem:
On marble and al manufactures OF mar
BILE, thirty per eentum ad valorem;
On hair cloth and hair seating, thirty
Der centum ad vslorem.
On all paper hangings, forty per eentum
ad valoiem:
On coach laces of cotton or other mate.
rial. thirty FIVE pei centum ad vsioren; on
all other iaces, twelve and bali per cent.
nd valorem;
On lead, in pigs, bars or sheets, two
cents per pound:
On ieaden shot, three aud half cents
per pound;
On red or white lead, dry. or ground in
oil, four cents per pound;
On Brussels. turkey and Wilton car
pets and carpeting, Fifty cents per square
yard;
On all Venetian and ingraiDed carpets
or csrpet,ng, twenty Eve cents per square
yard;
On all other kinds oil carpets and carpet
ing. OF wool, fax. hemp or cotton, or
paris of either, twenty cents per square
yard; :,
Oh oil cloth carpeting, and on oil cloths
"a .vsrv dpsc,;p,ion. a duty of thirty per