Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-07-03
THE TARIFF BILL,
THE TARIFF BILL,
ifs passed the House of Represenfufipes ON TJs5o
last, and aoU before the Senate.
Bill TO alter and amend the acts imposing Duties
on Imports


on Imports
BE it enacted SC. That from after the third day of
March one thousand eight hundred and thry-bree So
much of the act entitled 'tAn act in alteration of the
several acts imposing duties Imports" approved the
nineneeth May thousand eight hundred and
eight as is herein otherwise provided for shall he rene9
ed except far the may be necessary for The m
covey and collection of all duties which shall have ac-
crued under the said and for the recovery collection
distribution, and remission of all fines penalties and for
fetures which may have been incurred under the
SEC. 2. find be HfiWther enacted That from and af.
ter the 3D. day OF March, thousand eight hundred and
thiry-three, in lieu of the duties imposed by law on
the importation of the articles hereinafter mentioned there
shall be levied collected, and paid, the following duties
that is to say:
First. Wool, manufactured the value whereof At the
place OF exportaton shall not exceed eight cents per
pound shall be imported free of Duty and any ,oooi so
imported shall De fine JO00L mired LCih dirt or other ma
feriof, and thus reduced IN UdEue eight cents per
pound or under The appraisers shall dpprase said tooo
such price their 0Dinio a. ,poiid bops rost had
IT not been so nred and duty thereon shall be charg
ed IN conformity Nth such appraisal; on wool unma3-
uactured the value whereof at the place expectation
shall exceed eight cents shall he levied four cents per
pound and oriy per centum ad volorem; ProUded That
wool imported on the skin shall be estimated as TO weight
and value as other wool
Second. On all milled and fulled cloth known nv ,bo
name plains, kerseys, kendall cottons or of which
wool shall be the only material, the value whereof shall
not exceed thirty five square yard five per cen.
tum adj vaorem wOrsed stuff goods shawIs and other
manufactures Of silk and worsted per centum adj vao
REM on wosted yarn, twenty per cenum adj volorem
ad vaorem mits gloves. bindings blankets, hosiery
and carpets and Competing, twenty-five per cenum ex-
cept Brussels carpehng, which shall be sixty
cents the square yard, ingrained carpeng at forty
cents tie square yard and Venetian carpetng at twenty
two and hall cents the square yard and except blankets
the value whereof, at the place from whence exported
shall not exceed seventy five cents the duty TO be Levied
upon which, shall be five per cenum adj vaIorem ON fan
nes and bazes sixteen cents the square yard on coacl
lsces thy-ve per centuIn; and upon ali other manufac
lures oil wool, or OF which wool is component part an,
on ready made clothing, fifty per centum
Third On all manufactures Of cotton or Of which cot
ton shall be component part, twenty FIVE per centum
yaorem, excepting cotton twist yarn and thread yyhitl
shall remain at the rate Of duty fixed by the act to
the several acts imposing duties on imports of twenty.se
fond May one thousand eight hundred and twenty four
Gen prcrided That all manufactures of cotton; or O
which cOon shall be component part not dyed coorcd
printed or stan ed, not exceeding in value thirty ces tn
square YARD SHAH be valued at thirty per suuar
yard, audi IL dyed co1red, printed stained, in whole
in part not exceeding in vue thirty five cents the squar
yar and on napkeeps, iopord directlr China, wen
Az per centum ad vslerefs.
Fourth. On Az stamped printed or ranted floor cloths
iory three cents square yard oil closhs Of all kinds
other than that usually denomnated patent floor cloth
twelve and half cents the square yard and Cor rat
ting usually made Of flags other materials thirty pc
centum ad valorem
Fifth On iron, 10 bars or bols not manufactured il
whole or in part by rong ninety per hundred
and Twelve pounds.
Sixth. On bar aud boltiron made wholly or in part b,
rolling thirty dollars per ton Progided That all iron Il
slabs 1oems loops, other foro less finished than iron II
vars Or bolts and more advanced than pig ron except cast
ngs snail be rated as iron IN bars bolts and pay dutl
accordingly.
Seventh. On iron in pigs CITY cons per one hundre,
end twelve pounds on vessels Of cas-, ios, not otherwise