The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-09-25

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six dollars per ton; on all sls,ss. exceeding
sixteen inches. and not exceediog eighteei
inches in length, seven dollars per ton; or
all states exceeding eighteen, and not ex
ceeding twenty inches in length, eight dol
lars per ton; on slates exceeding twenty
inches, and not exceeding twenty tour In
ches in length, nine dollars per ton; and
on all states exceeding twenty four inches
} in length, ten dollars per ton. And that
in lieu of the present duties, there be lev.
led, collected, and paid, duty OF thirty
three and a third per centrm ad valorem,
on all important ciphering states.
Sec. 7. find be q. further enacted. That
all cotton cloths whatsoever, or cloths of
which cotton shall be- comprne nj materi-
al, excepting nankeens, imported direct
from China, the original cost Of which, at
The place whence imported, with The ad-
.dltion of twenty per cent ifir or'ed from
the Cape of Good Hope, or frt .. any place
beyond it, and of ten per cent II imported
from any other place, shall be less than
thirty five cents the square yard, shall,slth
such addition, be taken and deemed TO
have cost thirty FIVE cents the square yard
and charged with duty accordingly.
Sec. 8. find be H. further enacted, Tha,
in all cases when the duty which now is, or
hereafter may be, imposed, on any goods,
wares, or merchandise, imported into the
United States, shall, by law, be regulated
by, or be directed to be estimated or lev
led upon the value Of the square yard, or
ofany other quantity or parcel thereof; and
in all cnses where there is or shall be i'm.
posed any ad valorem rate Of duty on any
goods, wares, or merchandises, imported
into the United States, il shall be the duty
of the Collector within whose district the
same shall be imported or entered, 10 cause
the actual value thereof. at the time pur.
chased, and place from which the same
shall have been imported into the United
States to be appraised, estimated, and as
certaned, and the number of such yards,
parcels or quantities, and such actual value
of every Of them, as the case may require:
And II SHALL 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, 10 ascertain, estimate, and
apprase the true and actual value, any
invoice or affidavit thereto, to the contrary
Notwithstanding, OF the said goods, wares,
and merchandise, at the time purchased,
and place from whence The same shall hove
been imported into the United States, and
the number ofsuch yards, parcels, or quan.
titlcs, and such actual value Of every of
them, as the case may require; and all
such goods, wares, and merchandises. be
ing manufactures of wool, or whereof wool
shall be component part, which shall be
imported into the United States in an un
finished condition, shall, in every such mp
praissl, be taken. deemed, and estimated
by the said appraiser, and every of them,
and every person who shall net as such ap.
prniser, to have been, at the time purchas
ed, and place from whence the same were
imported into the United States, of as great
actual value rs il the same had been en-
tirely finished. And to the value of the
said goods, wares, and merchandise, so
ascertained, there shall, in oil cases where
the same are or shall be charged with an
al vaorem duty, be added all charges, ex.
cept insurance, and also twenty per cent
on the said actual value and charges, if
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any place beyond the same, or from beyond
Cape Horn; or ten per centum If from any
other place or country: and the said ad
valorem rates Of duty shall be estimated on
such aggregate amount, any thing in any
net TO the contrary notwithstanding: Pro
uided, That, IN all cases where any goods,
wares, or merchandise, subject TO cd valo
rem duty, or whereon the duty is or shall
be by law regulated by, or be directed to
be estimated or levied upon the value OF
the square yard. or any other quantity OF
parcel thereof. shall have been imported
into the United States from country 9th
er than that in which the same were man
ufactured or produced, the appraisers shall
value the same at the curren, value there
Of, at the time Of purchase before such last
expectation TO the United States, in the
country where the same may have been o
riginally manufactured or produced.
Sec. 9. find be ii further enacted. That.
in all cases where the actual value to be
appraised, estimated, and asceraIned, as
herelnbefore stated, Of any goods, wares,
or merchandise. imported into The United
States, and subject to sny nd valorcm duty,
or wbereon the dyiy is regulated by. or
directed 10 be imposed or levied on, the
value Of the square yard, Of other parcel or
quantity thereof shall, by ten per centum.
exceed the invoice value thereof, in addit.
ion to the duty imposed by law on the same,
If they had been invoiccd at their real val
nc, as aforesaid, there shall be levied and
collected on the same goods, wares, and
merchandise, fifty per centum Of the duty
SO imposed on the same goods, wares, and
merchandise. when fairly invoiced Pro
sided ni,eays, That nothing in this section
contained shall be construed 10 impoe the
said las, mentioned duty offfly per coDtum,
for a variance between the bonn invoice Of