Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-04

imported, four dollars tne square ''u, anu
duty Of forty per cent. ad valore.m sfai be iev'
led, collected and paid, on such valuation. =.
Sixth. On ali manufactures OF wool, or Oh
which wool is component part, e4eept as d
foresaid, the actual value OF which, at the place
whence imported shall exceed four dollars the
SQUARE card. there shall be levied. collected,
and paid. duty of As per cent. ad valorem.
Seventh. On woollen blankets, hosiery, mits,
gloves, and bindings, lhir.y-6ve per cent, ad
valoreH,.
SEC s. And be il further enacted, That, from
and after The thir,ieth day Of June one thous>
anc eight hundred and iwenty-eigh,, there be
levied, collected and paid; on the importation
of the following articles, in lieu Of the duty
now imposed by law.
First. On manufactured hemp, forty-6ve
dollars per ton, until the thirtieth dav OF June
one thousand eigh, hundred and twen,y>nine,
from which ,imv, FIVE dollars per ton in addi-
ton. per annum, until the duty shall amount
to sixty dollas per ton.
Second, On unmanufac,ured fax, torty-hve
dollars per ton, until the thirtieih day OF June,
one thousand eight hundred and twen'y-nlne,
from which time an additional du'y Of Eve dol
lars per ton, per annum, until The duty shall q
mount to sixty dollars per ton.
Third On sailduek, nine cents the squarey ard
Fourth, On mo!asses ten cents per gallon.
Fifth, On all imported distilled spirits
ten cents per gallon in addition TO the duty
now imposed by law.
Sec 4 And be it further enacted, that from
and a.ler the ihirlie,h day OF June, one ihou>
sand eigh' hundred aud twenty eight, no draw-
back Of duty shall be allowed on the expor,a-
tion Of any spirit. dililed ill The United States,
from moI,sses; no drawback shall be allowed
on any quantity Of sail duck, less than fifty
bolts, exported in any one ship or vessel, at any
one time. And in Ill cases ofdrawbaoks Of
dutie, ella med on cordage manufactured from
foreign hemp, the amount IF drawback shall be
computed by the quantity of hemp used and
excluding the weigh, of tar, and all other ma
teras used in manufacturing the cordage.
SEC S. and be i, further enacted, That, from
aud after the thirie,h day Of June. one ,hou-
sard eight hundred and lwenty-eght, ther.
shall b levied, collected, and paid in lieu Of the
du,i now imposed bv law, on window glass,
Of the srzes above ten inches by fifteen inch S,
6,e dollars for one hundred square frer: Pro-
vided, lha: al window glass imported in plates
or sheets uncut, shall be chargcable with the
same rate oil du'y on gials and bottles, not
exceeding he capaeity of SIX ounces each, one
dol ar and seventy-hve cents per groce
SEC. 6 And be It further enacted, That all
cotton loths whatsoever, or cloths Of which
cotton shall be component material except.
ing nankerns imported DIRE CT from China, the
original cost OF which, a, the plarc whence i'm.
ported with he addition of twenty per cent if
imported from h Cape of Good H ope or from
any other place beyond j.; and Of ten per cent
if impored from any Other place, shall he less
than thir'y-hve cents The square ward; shall
with snch addition, he taken and drened to
have cost ,hirty~h,e cents the square yard
and charged with du'y accordingly.
SEC. 7 And be II further enacted, That, in
all cases where the duty which now is, or here's
aftrr may be imposed, on any sooIs, wares, or
merchandises, imported into the United States,
shall, by law, be regulated by, or he directed TO
he estimated or levied upon the value Of the
square yard, or of any ol,er'quanti'y or parcel
.hereof; and in all cases where there is or shall
be Imposed any adj vaorr M rate # duty On any
goods, wares, or merchandists, Imported INTO
the United Srates-ir shall be the duty Of the
Collector within whose district the same shall
be imported or entered, 10 cause tie actual va
Iue ther, OF, a, the time and place from which
the same shall have been imported into the u
nitcd States, 10 he appraised, estimated, and as
oertainrd; and the mum 'cr ~ such rds, par
cells, or quanltirs, and such actual value Of eve
nv oil tntHl, do thc SdSc NAY TfQuIrr. And IL
shall, in every such case, be the duty Of the an,
praisers Of he United States, and Of every of
them, and Of every oiher pc son who shall at
a, UGH appraiser, by all the reasonable WAYS
and means in his or their power, to ascertain,
estimate, and apps aise the true and actual va.
lue, any invoice or affidavit there,o, 10 the cons
trary Notwithstanding, Of me said goods, wares
and mere band 81, at the time and place from
whence The NE shall have hcen importeJ into
The United Sta es, and the number Of such
wards, parcels, or quantities, and all such goods,
wares and merchandise, being manufactures,
such actual value o. every Of hem, as the case
NAV ,eqrire, of wool, or whereof wool shall BE-
component part, which shall be imported in-
to the United States in an unfinished condition.
shall, in eve such appraisal, be taken, deem
ed, and estimated, by the said appraisers, and
every Of them, and every person who Shall act
as such appraiser, 10 have been, a, The time
and place f ON whence the same were import
ed in,o the United States, of as grea, actual va
lue as il the same had BEEN entirely finished.
And to the value Of the said goods, wares and
merchandise, so asoertained, there shall, in all
cases where the same are shall be charged