Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-30

1857 a'u sn,, ad vaiorem duty; and IN all such
srleles s,ms yeriicarion Of invoices and other
case, . w hs required and produced as are at
PROOF, .,,b,rsed 10 respect to articles liable oy
Pre'e"' o,. IN AN adj vacrem duty. The value
previous ,r,icle, being thus ascertained, the
oil J" i.n which the duty nov paid by such
Pf6pa' N the said value. will be calculated,
Nu(t tho excess thereof beyond twenty per
anu mere viii! be deducted, IRON and after
t'n.'" 6 Oscemoer next, ten per centum: that
F where such proportion shall De equai 10
~ ~ c,n,um. there shall be deducted ten per
H'! rnoo thirty per cenlum OF three dollars;
e'n'G" r,od alter the Sl,t December, l835, the
anu ,.,,cn shall b. made from the same ex-
~" ron per ceu,um upon thirty per centum,
CO. - J,lIars more; and IN the same man
o'"o ,ns several period, specified IN the said
NV rho 81 March, 1888, until the Sist oil De-
-, 1859. from aud alter which, one halt
Ga' ,..;lue Of such excess Sll! be deducted,
=. o,bsr half thereof from aud after the S0th
,tJaue. 1912
I'm Fam the proportion Of the duty thus ascer-
.,Ino,n The vines OF Flance, in addition to
.t.s,;I zen per centun, there will also be deduct
,sn,b further per centum as will be necessary
-,,.rva m, discrimination IN favur vi such
n.. simulated in the convention between the
Y.o,,,J States and HIS Majesty the King OF the
y,so.h. concluded at Pans Oh the 4th oi July,
,.;, and authorized by law.
l. NAV be- proper to observe, that all manuiac
Il ,,rton. or Of which cotton shall be a com
ut ,,rt. will BE- appraised, estimated and as
f.,,,,,si. and the number OF yards.sqdare yards,
W, ,ta,r,yi.e, pace! or quantities, and Of such
..,r,v value thereof as the case may require, will
,,s.rcyt .lned, and Just and proper entries there
t.,.I. accnrliuI u the foregoing regui auons.
~, believed that the value 1T foreign imports
..,.-,,I q, IN the AcI Of iae ID of March, 1858,
:. no, IN. assumed value On which the duty upon
"A m.nuf,,tures Of cotton, or 1T which cotton
.,,u,, A component part, is directed to be est.
,.,,,d uu,!.r the act Of the l4th OF Juy, 1882
w: Of thirty Gets, it not dyed, c"iored, painted
r.t,,n.d. inoa.G valued at less than thirty cents;
aad Of thirty fee ee''s, il dyed, coored. painted
,r ,,,laed. enough valued at less than thilts hre
cent. the suuare yard. Til, value is merely ar
rh.aI aaL assumed by p,e,ions laws Is means
Of aasmruuns the al valorsm rate OF duty im-
D,,.d 10, the purpose of protection. upon such
sr,,,icS: and The amount ut the duty. although
a,c,rtarncd by the adoption OF the minimum prin-
r;nlr. i thc proportion which he sum collected
b, he government bears To he actual value Ol the
aruc!r: and, therefore. quantity OF such cot
ica,. to,'lnI in fact eighty dollars, but valued
i,r the purpa,e. 1T the Act n the lih Of July.
1852 at ~ o hundred and forty dollars, really
paw dutr nj seventy five per centun upon the
true value thereof.
TLe Act Of the 81 Of March, 1855, however,
prucr, j, upon different principle. aud aims at
ad.iir,ent purpose. Ii obviously intends 10 make
ia equal deductioa from the duty on all foreign
imports, and ultimately Ia reduce ~ To a rate not
exceeding twenty per cen,um upon the real. aud
not an assumed, value uf the articles Imported.
Tais last purpose is explicitly stated IN the last
clause Of the jlh section, which provides " that
all Imports IN wh;rh the lSt section OF this act
nav operate. and all articles now admitted to
entry ir"e u duty. or pa>ing less rate ut duty
than twenty per centum AL Salorem, beiore the
SAID thirueth o! Jane, one thu "a nd eight hund.
red and frty.two, from and after that day, NAV
be admitted to eutry, subject to such duty, not
exceeding twenty per centum al valorem, as
shalt be provided for by law" And the first
sCctlon, which has been already referred TO, ex-
rrr,,y provides for the deduction, after the SOth
OiJaue, ls42, Of all excess of foreign imports
sbre twenty per ccntum on the value thereof,
Sblth shall have been imposed by previous laws,
ard to which they may then be subject.
Inc nhCct OF thus establishing genera, ad
nIorem duty on foreign imports, and of equailz
las The tate. can only be attained bs calculating
The datS on the real, Instead Ut the assumed va
.ie, This purpose Is more particularly manifest
IRON the last clause of the third section. which
FroSldrs, that frum and after the SOih of June,
iS4l :" the duties required To be paid by Law on
souds. wares, and merchandise. shall be assess.
ed upon the value thereof at the port where the
same shall be entered, under such regulations as
may be prescribed by law" Each Of these clau-
SIS relates tn the actual value OF the foreign i'm
F1;', aud they differ only in estimating that va
ia'; previously To the S0th of June, 1912, the
value IN the ioreisn country being taken. and at
! Ter uat tine. the value at the port Of entity
Inc "eIect ct neither can be accomplished at any
PERIOD by adherlas To the nominal value assum-
'oY previous acts, or to the rate Of al valorem
''lhded upUn such assumption.
10 ali ImpoTtaluns OF manufactures Of cotton,
'e'etore, or of which cutton shalt be q compo.
0'h' part, alter the Slst Of December, 1858, the
's'ue tnereoi viii be ascertained IN the manner
AFORESAID; and from the amount which the rate of
ua'y under the Act Of tie l4th Of July. 1882, or
any other act. shall exceed twenty per centum on
s'Vn value, the deduction required by the Act of
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