The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-09-25
fPUBLIc-No.3 3I.1


imposing duties on Imports.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives. Of the United States Of a.
mericd in Congress assembled, That from
and after the first day of September, one
thousand eight hundred and twenty eight
IN lieu OF the duties now imposed by law,
on the importation of the articles hereinaf.
ter mentioned, there shall be levied, col
Iected, and paid, the following duties; that
is to say:
First. On iron, in bars or bolts, not
manufactured, in whole, or in part, by roll.
ing, one cent per pound.
Second. On bar and bolt iron, made
wholly, or in part, by rolling, thirty seven
dollars per ton: Provided, That all iron in
slabs blooms, loops, or other form, less fin.
ished than iron in bars or bolts, except
pigs or cast iron, shall be rated as rolled
iron in bars or bolts, and pay duty ac-
cordingly.
Third. On iron, in pigs, sixty two and
one half cents per one hundred and twelve
pounds.
Fourth. On iron or steel wire, not ex-
ceeding number fourteen, six cents per
pound, aud over number fourteen, ten cents
Ler pound.
Fifth. On round iron. or braziers' rods
OF three sxteenths to eight sixteenths Of
an inch diameter, inclusive; and on iron in
nail or spike rods, slit or rolled; and on j..
ron in sheets, and hoop iron; and on iron
slit or rolled for band iron, scroll iron, or
easement rods, three aud one half cents
per pound
Sixth On axes, adzes, drawing knives,
cutting knives, sickIes, or leaping hooks,
scythes, spades, shovels, squares, of iron
or steel, brlde bits of all descriptions,
steeyards and scale beams, socket chisels,
vices, and screws, of iron, for wood, called
wood screws, ten per cent al valorem, in
addition to tire present rates of duty.
Seventh. On steel, one dollar and fifty
cents per one hundred and twelve pounds.
Eighth. On lead, in pigs, bars,or sheets.
three cents per pound; on leaden shot,fonr
cents per pound; on red or white lead, dry
or ground in oil, five cents per pound; on
litharge, orange, mineral lead manufacture
ed into pipes, and sugar Of lead, five cents
per pound.
Sec. 2. find be IL further enacted. That,
from aud after the ihirtieth day of June,
one thousand eight hundred md twenty
eight, there shall be levied, collected, and
paid, on the importation Of the articles
hereinafte: mentioned, the following du.
ties, in lieu of those now imposed by law:
First. On wool unmanufactured, four
cents per pound and. also, in addition
thereto, forty per cent advaloreni, until tho
thrtieth day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty; from which time an
additional ad valorem duty of FIVE per cent
shall be imposed, annually, until the " hole
of said adyaorem duty shall amount to IF.
ty 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
ofwhich wool shall be a component part.
(except carpetings. blankets, worsted stuff
goods, bonbazlnes, hosiery. mitts, gloves,
caps, and bindlngs,) the actual value Of
which, at the place whence inporte shall
not exceed fifty cents the square yard,
shall be deemed to have cost fifty cents
the square yard, and be charged thereon
with duty of forty per centun ad valo-
rem, until the thiriieth day of June, eigh.
teen hundred and twenty nine, and from
that time duty Of forty five per centnln
ad valorem: Provided, That on all manu-
features ofwool. except fannels and bsizes,
the actual value Of which, at the place
whence imported, shall not exceed thirty
three and one third cents per squire yard,
shall pay fourteen cents per square yard.
Third. On all manufactures Of wool, OF
Of which wool shall be component part,
except as Aforesaid, the actual value oi
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 centum ad
valorem, until the thirtieth day Of June,
eighteen hundred and twenty nine, and
from tha, time duty 0ffaTty avs per CEN
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