Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-05-27

lper cenum al valorem; the additional duty Of five
iper centum to take effect from ard after the thr
ueth day OF June, thousand, eight hundred and
twenty nine; and all other manufactures OF silk,
or OF which silk shall be component material,
twenty per centum adj valorem.
On indigo, an additional duty of five cents the
pound from the thirtieth day of June, one thou
SAND eight hundred and twenty nine, until the thir
j tieth day OF June, one thousand eight hundred
and thirty, and from that time additional duty of
ten cents each year, until the whole duty shall
amount to fifty cents per pound.
Sec A. find be itJurther enacted, That hom
anu after the thirteth day of June, one thousand
eight hundred and twenty-eig no drawback Of
duty shall be allowed on the e2portaiol,of any spi
rit distilled in the United States from nolasses; 10
drawback shall be allowed any quantity OF sail
duck, less than fifty bolts, exported in ship
vessel, at any one time
| Sec. 8. .9nd be it further enacted, That from
and after the thir.ieth day Of June, one thousand
eight hundred and twenty-eight, there shall be-
levied, collected and paid, in lieu of the duties now
imposed by law, window glass, of the sizes a
bove teninches by fifteen inches, five dollars for
one hundred square feet Pr0vided, That all win
dow glass imported in plates sheets, uncut, shall
! be cfargeablc with the same rate of duty. On
walls and bottles not exceeding the capacity of six
ounces each, one dollar and seventy tve cents per
grocc.
Sec. g. find be 10 further enacted That from
and after the thirtieth day June, one thousand
! eight hundred and twenty-eight, there shall be
levied, collected and paid, in lieu of the duties
imposed by law, all imported roofing states, not
exceeding twelve inches III length, by six inches
IN Width four dollars per ton on all such States OK
1 ceed,ng twelve, and not exceeding fourteen inch
es III length five dollars per ton; all states
ceeding fourteen and not exceeding sixteen inches
In length six dollars per ton; all states exceed
ing sixteen inches, and not exceeding eighteen in
ches IN length seven dollars per ton; all states
exceeding eighteen, and not exceeding twenty
inches in length dollars per ton; all states
exceeding twenty inches, and not exceeding TWEEN
nufh min. doll a
on all states exceeding twenty-four inches in
length, ten dollars per tom And that, in lieu OF
the present duties, there shall be levied, collected
and paid. duty of thirty-three and third per
cen.um ad val, on all imported c;ptcring states.
Sec. z. fled De /! further enacted That all cot
ton cloths whatsoever or cloths OF which cotton
shall be component material, excepting nankeens
Imported direct from China, the original cost OF
which, at the place whence imported, with the
addition OF twen; per cent. il imported from the
Cape OF Good Hope, from any place beyond it.
ana OF ten per cent il imported from any other
place, shall be less than thirtyve the square
yard, shall with such addition be taken and deem
, ed to have cost thirty-fve cents the square yard
and charged with duty accordingly.
Sec. g. find be II further enacted, That in all
cases where the duty which now is, or hereafter
ciandises, imported into the United States shalt by
law, be regulated by, directed to be esii-
mated or levied upon the value of the square ward,
or oil any other quantity ar parcel thereof and in
ad vaiorem rate of duty any goods, wares, or
merchandise, imported into the United States, il
shall be the duty Of the Collector within whose
district the same shall be imported entered, to
, cause the actual value thereof, at the time p;lr-
chased and place from which the same shall have
been imported into the United States, 10 be APP
pFised, estimated and ascertaineo, and The number
OF such yards, parcels, quantities, and such
tno' value OF cvory o them. az the may re-
Guire: And it shali, in every such case be The du
ty of the appraisers OF the United States, and of
every OF them, and OF every other person who
shall act as such appraiser, by all the reasonable
ways and means in his Or their power TO ascertain,
estimate and appraise, the true and actual value
any invoice or affidavit thereto, TO the contrary
notwithstanding OF the said goods, wares and ner-
chandse at the time purchased, and place from
whence the same shall have been imported into
the United States, and the number of such wards
parcels, or quantities, and such actual value of ey-
eryo thcIn as The case may require; and all such
goods, wares, and merchandise, being manufac-
lures oil wool, or whereof wool shall he a coInpo-
part, which shall be imported into the lf,,ted
States i'll an unfinished condition, shall i'm every
such appraisal, be taken, deemed and estimated
by The said appraisers, and every OF them and eve
Ty person DO shall act such appraiser to have
BEEN at the time pure ased, and place from whence
the same were imported into the u S. of as great
actual value as il the had been entirely fin
ished. And 10 the value Of the said goods wares,
and merchandise ascertaincd there shall =. ali
cases where the same shall be charged with
an AL yaorem duty, be added oil charges excep,
insurance, and also twenty per ccntuin ON the said
actual value and charges, il imported from the
Cape OF Cool Hope, any place beyond the same
or from beyond Cape Horn ten per ccntun, il
from any other place or country: and the said aCl
valorem rates OF duty shall be estimated on such
aggregate amount, any thing in any act 90 the COM
trary Notwithstanding: Pr0Uidcd, That in all cases
where any goods, wares, or merchandise. subject
to ad yaore;n duty, whercon the duty is or
shall be by Jaw regulated by, or be directed 10 be
estimated or levied Upon the value of the suuarc
yard, or any other quantity parcel thereof shall
have been imported into the United States ro,, :,
country other tlmn that in which the same were
manufactured or produced, tho appraisers shall
value the same at the current value Thereof AZ the
tiinc OF purchase before such last expectation 20
the United States, in the country where the Same
may have been originally manufactured or pro.
duccd.
Sec. 0. Ind be IL further enacted. That. IN all
cases where the actual value 10 be appraised est
mated and asccraincd, as hercujcforc stated n;
any goods, wares, or merchandise, imported intn
the United States, and subject to any ad yalorem
duty, or whcrcon tlic duty is regulated by or di.
rccted to be imposed or levied on the vain, of hc
square yard or other parcel or quantity thereof
snail by ten per centuin, exceed the invoice value
theFeoi' IN addition to thcduty imposed, by law OH
the same II they had been inyoiccd AZ thcir r.,i
value aforesaid, there shall be levied ami col
iected on the same goods, wares and merchandise
nifty per centum OF the duty so imposed on thc
same goods, wares, and merchandise when f,irI,
inVolc9d; lT0UIdcd ARRAYS, That nothing in mi.
section contained shall be construed 10 inposc tc
said last mentioned duty Of fifty per centun for \
variance between the bona file in voice az rool.
produced in the manner specified IN ii., pro,iso :,
the eighth section Of this act and the ctreen v,l
,,e OF the SAID merchandise in the country where