Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-07
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CIRCULAR TO OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS
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CIRCULAR TO OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS
~ Treasury Department, April 20, 1888.
me tlh section oil the act of the 18th July, 1892
emitted San act TO alter and amend the several acts i'm
posing duties on Imports provides that i'm all cases where
the duty which is hereafter may be imposed en-
any goods, wares merchandise, imported into the a.
States SHALL by law be regulated or be 10 he es
umated or levied upon the value or the square yard or of
any other quantity or parcel thereof; and in all cases
where there is or shall be imposed any pdoren rate
d'fyo any goods wares, chantze imported in
10 te u States il shall be the duty ofhe Collector with
IN whose district the shall be imported or eptered
10 cause The actual value thereof the time purchased
ana pace from which the shall have been imported
n n,V oe United States, to be appraised, estimated
anu acei.'heu and the number OF such yards, parcels
or quantities., and such actual value of every of them as
e case may require and 1t SHALL every case, be the
duty oil the Appraisers Of the United States and or
hem aud OF every other person shall act as s1eh
appraiser by all the reasonable ways or means in his or
heir power to ascertain estimate and appraise the ,rne
md actual value, any invoice aiiav thereto IN he
contrary notwithstanding OF the said goods wares or mer.
ehandze al me time purcha ed and place from whence
me same shall have been imported into United States
and the number OF such yards, parcels or quantities and
such actual value OF every oil hem case may re-
quire," SC. sc. ~
The 9th section of the same act provides &C That :,
snail be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury
under the direction OF the President of the Unitcc5
STATES from ume 10 nme TO establish such rules and
regulations not inconsistent with the laws of the United
States as the President of the United shall think
proper to secure just faithful impartial appraisal os
all goods wares aud merchandise Aforesaid mportcd
into The United States, and jus, proper entries OF such
actual value thereof and OF the square Yards parcels or
other quantities, the may require and of such ac
9a value OF every of them; and it shall be the duty
~ III e OF me Treasury to report all such rules
a"" 'eSu.duon WIN the reasons therefor, the then
next session of Congress-" ~
The LIST section of the act of the I'd of March, 1888
entitled An act TO modify the act of the l4th J,lv ono
thousand eight hundred and thirty wo and all other act,
imposing duties on imports, Declares that from and sf
ter the 3lst day OF December, thousand eight hum
bred and thirty in all where duties are imnos
ed on foreign imports by the act of the 18th day of Jv
ooI entitled, An act to alter and amend the several acts
imposing duties on Imports or by any other act shall ex
ceeu twenty per cenum the value thereof one tenth
part OF such excess shall be deducted SC.
It's believed that by this provision and as IN
e execution oil the law, all duties imposed by any act of
Congress- upon foreign Imports substantially reguat
ed by, and directed estimated and levied no
the value of the square yard where that Is the farm
upon some other quantity parcel i'm cases vber. IL
duty is not imposed by the square ward: and fba,
quenuy the authority conferred by 9th section afor.
sald must necessarily be exercised for the more eectn,I
execution OF the said act of the I'd March, 1888.
ne following rules and regulations, are therefore s
abiShed, under the direction of the President of The
United States, for the purpose of securing just faithful
anu appraisal oil ail goods, wares and merchandise
imported INTO the United States from and after the 3Ist
december next and for the just proper entries of the
actual value thereof and of the square yards parcels or
ouer Quantities, as the case may require.
In all cases oil ad vaorem duties under the Act of ,be
lh July, 1882 or any other act the regulations at pre-,
sent authorized by law for asceranng the actual value
viii remain unaered. With respect 10 those articles la
Die TO specific duty, other duty than that of adj vain
the actual value thereof at the time purchased an
place from which the shall have been imported into
the United States In the country wherein the same NAV
nave been originally manufactured produced as the
an the number OF yards square yards tons mounds
gallons bushels, or other parcels quantities. and such
actual value OF any of them the may require and
Just ana proper entries thereof be made the same man
ner and according TO the regulations are reonred b
me sad Act OF The 18th july 1882 and other acts now in
III regard 10 articles paying ad vaorem duty:
ad IN all such the vercation of invoices and
oeT proofs WIZ be required and produced are at pre-
sent authorized In respect to articles liable by previous acts
10 an al Vaorem duty The value of such articles he
ing thus asceraned, the proportion which The duty now
paid by such articles bears the said value will be
thereof fu
there VIII be deducted from and the 3Ist OF Decem
Der next, ten per cenlum that is TO saw where such n
Pofon sai be equal to fifty per cent there shall be de-
Quoted ten per cent upon thirty per cent or three dollars
and from and after thesis; December 1885 the like de-
ducton shall be made from the excess or ten ner
cenum upon thirty per centum, being three dollars more:
ana IN me same Manner at the several periods specified
IN The said act OF the 2d March, 1888 until the 3ist Of
Decem6er 1882 from and after which, half OF the re-
sdue such excess will be deducted and the Other half
thereof from ard alter the 3Oth Of June 1872
From the proportion OF the duty thus ASCERTAIN unon
me wines oil France, in addition the said ten per CEN
tum there will also be deducted such further per cennIn
will be necessary preserve the dscrmnaiion in favor
OF such vines stipulated in the convention he, v,ee do
United States aud His Majesty the King OF the French
ed by law
may be proper to observe, that all manufactures Of
cotton, or which cotton shall be component part will he
appraised, estimated and asceraned and the number of
yards square yards, Otherwise parcel or quantities and
OF such actual value thereof the case may REQUIRE vii
be ascerained and just and proper entries thereof ade
according to the foregoing regulations.
is believed that the value of foreign imports refered
10 in the Act of the 2d of March 1888 is not the ass
ed value on which the duty upon all manufactures of cot
ton or oil which cotton shall be component part is d
rected to be estimated under the the I4th of Julv
l532-ylZ; OF thirty cents, il dyed coored painted
or stained though valued al less than thirty cents: and of
hUfyJioe cents II dyed, coored, panied or stained
though valued at less than thirty FIVE the SQUARE
yard This value is merely artificial and assumed y pre-
Vous laws as means OF augmenng the ad valorem rate
duty imposed Tor the purpose Of projections upon such
ices; ana Tie amount OF the duty, although ascerained
Oy the adoption oil tile minimum principle is the propor
ton which the collected by the bears 70
the actual value OF the article: and, therefore, quantity
OF such coons costing in eighty dollars hut valued
for the purposes OF the Act Of The Ilh OF Juy 1892 "A
two hundred and forty dollars really pays duty of 10
per cenlum upon the true value thereof.
he Act OF the I'd OF March, 1888 however proceeds
upon different principle, and aims a different purpose
obviously intends TO make equal deduction nom the
duty on all foreign Imports and ultimately reduce il TO
rate not exceeding twenty per centun upon the real
ana not an assumed, value Of the articles imported This
last purpose - explicitly stated in the clause Of the 5h
section, which provides "hat all imports on which the Is
section oil this act may operate, and all articles now admit
ted to entry from duy paying less of duty than
twenty per ceniun adj vaorem, before the said hirteh
day OF June, ono thousand eight hundred aud forty two
from and after that day, may be admitted TO entry subject
to such duty not exceeding twenty per centum adj vao-
rem, as shall be provided for by law" the first sec
ton, which has been already referred TO- expressly pro-
vdes for the deduction, after the 3O Of June 1912 all
excess OF foreign imports above twenty per cenum on the
value thereof which shall have been imposed bv preyi-
Gus laws, and TO which they may then be subject
The object OF thus establishing general adj yaorem du.
y on foreign imports, and of eqGalzng the rate can only
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