The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-02-07

heseRla. On wsOlen blankets losisys snlls, gloves,
and biadings, thiFty-ive per Ct. "a velorem.
SEC. ,. ARd Be- q further esacsed, That from and
after the thrtieth day Of June one thousand eight hum
dred aad Iwenty-oight there Be levied, ceecsed and
paid, on the importation Of the following articles, IN
Iieu Of the duty now imposed by law:
First. On unmanuiactured hemp, IS dolls. per ton,
until the 3Oth day Of June one thousand eight hundred
and twcntynine, As dolls per ton in addition, per an
nums until the duty shall amount to sixty dollars per
ton. ~ &
Second On unmanufactured fax, forty-fvc dollars
per ton, until the thireth day Of June, thousand
eight hundred and twenty-nine, from which time an
additional duty Of Eve dollars per ton per annW,
I'll the duty shall amount 90 sky dollars per ton.
Third. On sail-duck, nine cents the square I'D.
Fourth. On mOlasses, ten cts per gallon
Fifth. On imported distilled spirits, ten per
gallon IN addition to the duty Dow imposed by law.
Sec. a. Aad be it further enacted, That, from and
after the thirteth day Of June, one thousand eight
hundred and tweDtyeght, no drawback Of duty shalt
be allowed on the exploration of any spirit distilled in
the U. States, from mOlasses: drawback shall be
allowed any quantity Of sail duck, less than fifty
bolts, exported in ship or vessel any time.
And in all cases Of drawback Of duties claimed on
cordage manufactured from foreign hemp the amount
Of drawback shall be computed by the quantity, OF
hemp used and excluding the weight of tar, and all o.
Their materials used in manufacturing cordage.
SBc. S. And be il further enacted, That, from and
after the thtet of June, one thousand eight h"nda
red and twenty eight, there ea be levied collected,
and paid, inieu Of the duties now imposed by aw
window glass; of the sizes above ten by fifteen inches,
five dollars for one hundred square feet: Provided
That all Window glass imported IN thin plates or sheets
uncut shall be chargeabe with the same rates OF du-
lyon walls and bottles exceeding the capacity Of
six ounces EACH dollar and seventyfve cents per
groce. ~ ~
SEC 6. And be il further enncted, That all cotton
cloths whatsoever, excepting nankeens imported d.
rect from China, the original cost Of which, at the
place whence imported, with the addition OF Copper
cont if imported from the Cape Of Good Hope from
any place beyond it, and Of per cent. If imported
from any other place, shall be less than IS cents the
square yard, shalt, with such addition, be taken and
deemed to have cost IS cents the square yard, aud
charged with duty accordingly.
Sec. 7. And be it further eaaeted, That, in
all cases where the duty which now is, or
hereafter may be imposed, on any goods,
ware, or merchandise imported into the u
nited States, shall, by law. be regulated by.
or be directed to be estimated or levied upon
the value of the square yard, or of any other
quantity or parcel thereof, and in all cases
where there 10 or shall be imposed any 0d "a
loren rate Of duty on any goods. wares, or
merchandises,i imported into the United States
lit shall be the duty of the Collector within
whose district the same shall be imported or
entered, to cause the actual value thereof, at
the time and place from which the same shall
have been imported into the United States.
10 he appraised, Estimated and ascertained, and
the number Of snch yards, parcels, or guam.
titles, and such actual value of every Of them.
as the case may require land it shalli every
case: be the duty Of the appraisers of the
United States, and of every of them.
land every other persons who shall act as such
appraisers, by all the reasonable ways and
means ia his or their power, to ascertain. es-
eiRaate aud apprase the true and actual value,
any invoice or afiidafiye thereto. to the con-
srary notwithstanding, Of the said goods,
wares, or merchandise, at the time and place
from which the same shall have been impor-
ted into the United States, and the number
of such yards, parcels or quantities, ana all
such goods. wares and merchandise, being
manufactured Of wool, or whereof wool shall
be componentspart, which shall be impOr-
ted into the United States in an unfinished
conditien, shall, in every such appraisal be
taken, deemed, and estimated by such APP
praiscrs, and every of them, and every per-
son who shall act as such arpraiser) to have
been, at the time and place from whence the
same was imported into the United States, of
as great actual value, as If the same had been
entirely finished. And to the value Of such
goods. wares and merchandise. SO ascertain
ed, there shall in all cases where the same
IRE charged with an ad vaIoren do
~, be added all charges except insurance, Il
also 30 per centum 0n the said actual value u
charges il imported from Cape of Good Hope.
or any place beyond the same, or from be-
yond Cape Horn; or 10 per centum it 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 act
to the contrary Notwithstanding Provided,
That in all cases where any goods, wares or
merchandise, subject to ad valorem duty.
or whereupon 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 or parcel Thereof shall
have been imported into the United States,
from country other than that in which the
same was manufactured or produced, the APP
praiser shall value the same at the current val
az thereof at the time Of such last exporta-
ton to the United States, in the country
where the same may have been originally
manufactured or produced.
Sec 8. And be it further enacted, That. in
all cases where the actual value to be appris-
cd, estimated and ascertained, as herein be-
fore stated. OF any goods, wares or rnerchan-
discs, imported into the United States, and
subject to any ad valoren duty, or wherein
the duty regulated by, or directed to be i'm
posed or levied on, the value of the square
yard, or other quantity or parcel thereof, shall
by ten per centum exceed the invoice value
thereof, in addition to duty imposed by law
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