The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-10-19
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LAWS OF TIE UNITED STATES
PASSED At THE FIRST SESSION Of 9th. CONGRESS.
fPUBLIc. III

PUBLIC.-No. IL.
AN ACT, relating TO duties and drawbacks.
Be il enacted By the Senate and House of Rep
resenfatires of the Uniied States of America in
Congress assembled, That on all articles imported
INTO the United States from and after The ihir
heih day OF September, eighteen hundred and
forty one, there shall be laid, collected and paid
on all articles which are now admitted free of
duty, or which are chargeabe with duty of
less than tweCty per cenium ad valorem, duty
OF twenty per centum ad valorem, except on the
following enumerated articles, that is 10 saw :
murIailc acid. sal phuric acid or oil of viir;oi,
alum, tararic acid aquafortis. blue vitro cal
omel carbonate of soda, corrosive sublimafe,
combs. cnpperas. indigo, nitrate of leaG, red
ard white lead dry or ground in oil, sugar of
lead. manganese. snlphatc Of magnesia, bichro.
male of potash, chromaic of potash, prussiate
of potash. gaubrr sails. rochelle salts. sulpha,e
of Qunine, refined salt pctre, which shall paw
respectively the same rates of duty i'm osed on
them under existing laws; and the following
articles shall De exempt from duty. 10 wit tea
and coffee, all painting and siaiuary the produc.
ti"n f American artists residing abroad, all ar.
tclcs imported for the Use of The United States,
and the fc!lowing articles. when specifically
imported by ORDER, and for the use of any soc-
ely incorporated or established for phiiosophi.
cal or literary purposes. or for the encourage.
ment Of the fine arts. or by order and for the
use vi any college, acalemy. school or srmina
~ Of learning. in the United States, to wit.
philosophical apparatus. instruments, books
maps. charts, statues. busis of marble. bronze.
nlabasicr or plaster of Paris. casts. paintings
drawings, cngravingS, specimens of sculpture
cal,t nf Ia.
collections Of antiquities, sia.ua'y, modelling.
painting, drawing, etching, or cna raviug and
also, all importaio1S of specimens in natural
history. mincra!o@v, botany and Anatomical
preparations. mod,ls of machinery and the
mudrl> of other inventions. plants and trees.
wearing apparel and other personal baggage il,
actual usc, and the implements or tools of trade
ofparson> arriving in the United States crude
anlimouy. regulus of antiinonv. animals import
cd for breed argol, gum arabic amb"rgr;s, bnle
armenian, arrow root, annotio anniseed. oil of
annisced. amber. asafce'ida, ava root, ;tlcorno
que, alba cancli', bark of cork tree unmanu:ac
tured, burr stones UNIV rought, brass in pigs or
bars. old 5IaSs only fiji Ia be rrmauufacturcd.
birthstone or sui her. 5arrilla. brazieio. bora
cic acid. burgundy pitch, berries used for dvc
InY, smai,Z. lasting prunea used in the
manufacture Of buttons and shoes vanilla beams
balsam tclu. gold and silver coins aad bullion
clay unwrough, cope: imported in any shape
tor The Use of The mint, copper in pigs, bars or
plates. or Plales or sheets of which copper is the
material of chief value. suited 10 the sheathing
OF ships, old copper fit only to be Iemanufaciur-
ed, lapIs caamnaris, cochIneal chamomile
howers. corIander seed, cn'sup, cantharidcs
caSlanaS. chalk, coculus iudicus, colombo root,
cummn sced, cascarilla, cream oftartar, veoeta
bles and nuts of all kinds used principally in dye-
ing ahd composing dyes, lac -dye emery,epaulets
and wings of gold or silver. furs undrcsscd of
all kinds, flaxsecd or nseed flax unmanufactur-
ed usiic, 1inis, ground fin: grindsloncs, gam
boge, rawhides, hemlock, henbane, horn plates
for lanterns, OK and other horns, Harlem OF,
hair pencils, ipecacuaGha. ivory unmlnufactur.
ed, iris root. juniper berries, oil of juniper, kelp,
kerncS. madden, madden root, musk manna,
marrow and other soap stocks and soap siutfs,
palm OIL mohair. mother of pearl, needless nux
vomica, orris root, oil of almonds, opium, palm
leaf platina, Peruvian bark, old pewter fit only
10 be manufactured. plaster of Paris, quick
silver, rags Of any kind of cloth, India rubber.
reeds, manufactured, rhubarb, rotten stone,
elephants and other animals teeth, polishing
slohes'orlstles, ratans manufactured, raw and
undressed skins, speiier. crude saltpeire, gum
Senegal. saffron, shellac, soda ash. snonoes.
sage, sarsapariIla, senIa, sumac, tapioca. tam.
arindS. crude tartar, teuienegur. lin foil. lin in
pigs bars, plates o! sheets, tips of bone or
horn, tortoise shell, turmeric, weld, woad or pas.
Tel, Brazil wood, Nicaragua wood, red wood,
cam wood, log wood, dye woods of all kinds,
unmanulaeturei woods of any kind, excerpt
rose wood. satin wood, and mahogany,
whale and other fish oils of American fisheries.
ana all other articles the produce of said fishe.
RES anf zinc and also wool unmanufactured.
Inc value whereof at the place of exportaiion
shall not exceed eight cents per pound: Pro-
rided. That if any fine wool be MIXED with dirt
or other materials, and thus be reduced in value
I" e'%ht cents per pound or under. the appras-
e'S Snaii applaiSe said wool at such price as 10
'He'r opinion ii would have cost had it not been
80 mixed and duty thereon shall be CHARGED
10 cIni eiy with such appraisal; Ind pro.
Uiaea Jur'her, Tha, when wool Of d;fT.ren,
qualities is imported in the srme hall hue -.
package, and any part thereof j. wn,,S 10y =,
than eight cents pound valued as afarasa;s
that part shall pay duty of twenty per csn,,,u