The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-05-28
NEW TARIFF BILL.

nv n VI Al dllCldt4Ou Vi inc several acts
! posing Duties on Imports, as amended by the
J, Senate
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives ofthc United States of Arneri-
ca, IN Congress assembled, That from and af:
ter the first of September, one thousand eigbt.
hundred and twenty EIGHT, in lieu of the duties
now imposed by law, on the importation of the
articles hereinafter mentioned, there shall bc
ievled, collected and paid, the following duties !;
that is to say:
FIRST. On iron, in bars or bolts. NOT manu-
featured, in whole, or in part, by rolling. one
cent per pound; provided, that all iron in.
Stacks, blooms, loops, or ether form less fin
lshed than iron in bars or bolts, except pigs or
cast Iron shall be rated as rolled iron. in bars
or bolts, and pay duty accordingly
/ Second On bar and bolt iron, made whoTIyx
or IN part, by rolling, thirty-seven dollars peg
Third On iron, IN pigs, sixty-Jwo ana nalF
cents per one hundred and twelve pounds.
! foarfh On IRON or steel wire, not EXCEEDING
number fourteen, six cents per pound, and over
number fourteen, ten cents per pound
FJtn On round iron, or brazier's rods, of
three sixteenths to eight sixteenths. of an inch
diameter, inclusive; and on iron. in nail or
spike rods, slit or rolled, and on iron in sheets
and hoop iron and on iron slit or rolled for
oand IRON, scroll, or easement rods, three and
one-half cents per pound
StIth. On axes, ADDE'S, drawing knives. emf.
ting knives, sickles, or reaping hooks. scythes.
spades, shoves, squares of iron, or steel bride
bits OF all descriptions, steelyards and scale
oeams' socket chIsels, vices, and screws of iron,
for wood, called wood screws ten per cent adj
valorem in addition to the present rates Of dutv
Se1enM. On steel, one dollar and f;fty cents
per hundred and twelve pounds
Etghth. On lead, in pigs bars, or sheets.
three cents per pound; on leaden shot. four
cents per pound; on red or white lead, dry OF
ground IN oil, five cents per pound on litharre.
orange mineral, lead manufactured into pipes.
and sugar OF lead, five cents per pound
Sect = And be it further enacted, That
from and after the thirteth day of June. one
thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight. there.
shall be levied, collected and paid, on the i'm
portatlon OF the articles hereinafter mentioned,
the following duties, in lieu of those now i'm
posed by law
FIRST. On wool, unmanufactured, four cents
per pound; and also, in addition thereto. forty
per cent ad Valorem, until the thirteth day Of
June, enc thousand eight hundred and twenty
nine; from which time an additional ad valo-
rem duty of five per cent shall be imposed an
nually until the whole of said ad yalorem duty
shall amount to fifty per cent. And all wool
imported on the skin shall be estimated as to
weight and value: and shall pay the same rate
of duty as other imported wool.
Second. On manufactures of wool. or of
which wool shall be a component part, Except
carpetings, blankets, worsted stuff goods, born-
bazlnes, hosiery, gloves, 1nts, caps, and bind
lngs) the actual value Of which, at the place
whence " imported, shall not exceed fifty cents
City cents the square yard, and be charged
thereon with a duty of forty per centum ad
valorem, until the 30tb day of June, 1899. and
from that time duty offorty-five per centum adj
valorem. Provided, that on all manufactures of
wool, except fannels and baizes, the actual val
ue of which, at the place whence imported,
shall not exceed thirty three and one-third cents
per square yard shall pay fourteen cents per
square yard
Third On all manufactures of wool, or of:
which wool shall be component part, except
as aforesaid the actual value of which, at the
place whence imported. shall exceed fifty cents
the square yard, and shall not exceed one dollar
the square yard, shall be deemed to have cost
one dollar the square yard, and be charged
thereon with duty of forty per cent. ad valo-
rem, until the Seth day Of June, 1922 and from
that time a duty of forty-fve per centum ad
valorem.
FOarth. On all manufactures Of wool, or of
which wool shall be component part, except
as aforesaid, the actual value of which, at the
place whence imported, shall exceed one dolIas
the square yard, and shall not exceed two dob
deemed to have cost two dollars and fifty cents
the square yard and be charged with duty
thereon of forty per cent ad valorem, until the
Both day of June, 1899, and from that time a
duty of forty five per centum ad valorem.
Fifth. All manufactures of WOOL or of which
wool shall be component part, except as afore.
said, the actual value of which, at the place
whence imported, shall exceed two dollars and
fifty cents the square yard, and shall not exceed
oil fho hall No.
have cost, at the place whence imported, four
dollars the square yard and duty Of forty per
cent ad valorem, shall be levied, collected, and
paid on such valuation, until the 30th day Of
June, 1929, and from that time duty Of forty
five per cent. ad valorem.
Sixth. On all manufactures of wool, or of
which wool shall be component part, except as
aforesaid, the actual value of which, at the place
whence imported shall exceed four dollars the
square yard, there shall be levied. collected and
paid duty OF 40 per cent ad valorem, until the
Both day of June, 1929, and from that time a
duty of fifty per centum ad valorem.
Se0enth. On woollen blankets, hosiery, mits,
gloves, and bindings, thirty-6ve per cent al
valorem.
Eighth On Brussels, Turkey, and Wilton
carpets and carPeting, seventy cents per square
yard. On all Ventian and Ingram carpets or
carpeting, forty cents per square yard On all
other kinds Of carpets and carpeting, of wool,
flax, hemp, or cotton, or parts Of either, thirty
two cents per square yard. On all patent, print.
ed or painted floor cloth, City cents per square
yard. On oil cloth other than that usually de-
nominated patent floor cloth, twenty five cents
per square yard. On furniture oil cloth, fifteen
cents per square yard. On floor mating Of flags
or other Materials fifteen cents per square yard.
| Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That, from
and after the thirtieth day of June, one thou
sand eight hundred and twenty EIGHT, there be
levied, collected and paid, on the importation Of
the following articles, in lieu Of the duty now
imposed by law:
First. On unmamifsctured hemp, forty-five
dollars per ton until the fhirtiafh aau &c Lima