Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-21

When ann norton OF cotton enters into manufacture
win worsIed the article pays The duty s.rgsabe On
cotton. !,
cotton in conformity with decisions of The courts o! the
United States are not cha geabe with the 'c0otttnS put
the cottons duty us gi0res and 6ndtnsS oeins sPeG
hcny mentioned in the act Of July l4lh 1861 as SUD
ice, To DUTY of twenty five per centum ad vaorem that
1ne OF du,y only has been decided TO be chorgeaba on
the articles specified, of whatever material they may
be composed.
Hosiery is also placed by tie provisions of The snme
acl under the duty Of twenty five centum with no
more reference 10 material and therefore can be more
charged with other duty whatever may be tie character
of its component materials
Or CorroS A duty Of twenty five per centum is
charueabIe on all manufactures OF cntlnn, or OF when
cotton is component part. except W here wool is also
compunent part when they become Liable 10 TIE duty on
wooens; unless in where silks Is the component
material Of chic! value, when The nannac'ufe, hellher
millinery hosiery nor ready maze clothinS nor DINER
wise snrciully executed, is exempt from duty.
OK Linens BY the act of July ii. 1882, duty Of
twenlyfv per cenium ad Valorem is imposed upon all
manufactures of hemp or flax, except yarn and c"rdage
iarred and untarred, cklenbnrgs, osnabuss and bur
laps. not otherwise specified
The act of March Cd 1888, declares that bcached and
unbleached linens table linen. linen napkins, and linen
cambrics shall be exempted from duty.
Frequent difficulties have arisen as 10 the true con-
strucon Of those acts and in the discrimination
sary in many instances be made und the department
is necessarily appealed to for IFS decisions upon points
dispulPd In the circular dated I'm August lS33 an
effort is mad. TO aid The officers OF the customs in this
discrimination by the enumeration and classification of
number of articles, closing with the comprehensive
rule that "generalIy all plain flxen cloth, not coor'd
stained dyed striped checked. are TO be classed as
"!inens bIeachpd and unbleached.
There still may remain variety OF manufactured
hemp or flax that have received rs yet no detinate
clas.ihca ton Should any of this nature be pre-.
sen,ed in which the officers Of the customs may ee al
loss determine upon the character OF lie artic'rs
In floor tur
ple Of the goods by report OF the appals
ers after thorough examination oil the fabric
All manufactures of hemp or flax, other than those
before entinnrd liable 10 duty ot twenty-five per
&c ntum ad rni1rt unless otherwise specIed; as cat
ton Logging. charged with duty of three and half
cents per square yard without regard to the weight or
width Of the article; trcd sucking. and all other SINH
lar fabrics used cotton baggng and liable 10 lie sae
duty.
Linen uhouch colored when only component part
of manufacture. is not chnrgeable with duty.
la the examination Of goods mporled as linens bleach.
ed unbeached the proper officers are referred TO Inc
instructions heretofore given by this office, in relation TO
tho alleged occasional admxure Of cotton with those
fabrics
The following decisions of this Office are added for
your informalion
Sand cruciJi,s. chargcsble stone ware, with twenty
per cenium al rdiOrem.
Cas-, Steel sheets or plates Of Whatever form, charge
able with the duty of dollar and fifty cents per one
hundred and twelve pounds, as "s,eel.'
Carbonate Of Soda, chargeabe with the duty Of fifteen
per cenum nd vaorem only when similar 10 The article
know and vendsd by that name
Pearl JarIey not considered the article known in com
under the appelaiion Of barey, and therefore
exempt from duty u nonenumerated article
1t is represented 10 this department, that attempts
have recently been made in Of The paris Of the unI.
ted States to evade the duties on refined loaf and lump
sugar by crushing reducing them To powder, and IN
that introducing them white Havana cayed
Cuba sugar.
The officers THE customs enjoned 10 give v;gi
liant attention TO imporla,ions Of sugars OF The d,scrp
tons alluded 10, in order that they may he charged
with The appropriate duty if,here be reason 10 believe
that fraud intended, that the article may be lbelled
and made the subject Of judicial nvestiga;i"n
Respectfully