The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-10-19

ad valorem: Provided, That boards, plaHks,
slaves, scantling. sawed timber, and all other
descriptions of wood which shall have been
wrought into shapes that fit them respectively
for any specific and permanent use, without
further manufacture, shall be deemed and taken
as manufactured wood.
SEC. 2. lind be 1t further enaeted, That there
shall be levied, collected and paid on each and
every noneGumerated article which bears ST.
Multitude either in material. quality, texture or
the use to which it may be applied, to any
enumerated article chargeable with duty, the
same rate of duty which is levied and charged
on The enumerated article which it most resem.
bles in any Of the particulars before mentioned !;
and if any nonenumerated article equally re-
sembles two or more enumerated articles on
which different rates of duty are now charged.
bic there shall be levied, collected and paid on
such nonenumcraied article the same rate of
duty as is chargcablc on the article which it
resembles paying the highest duty; and on all
articles manufactured from two or more mate
rials, the duty stall be assessed at The hig3es
rates at which any Of lis component parts may
be chargcsbe. Provided, That if in virtue of
this section, any duty exceeding the rate of
twenty per centum ad valorem shall be levied
prior 10 the thirtielh of June. eighteen hundred
and forty-two. the same shall not in any wise
affect the disposition ofthe proceeds of the pub.
lie lands, as provided sfor by an act passed at
the present session of Congress; And provided
further, That no duty higher than twenty per
ccnum ad valorem. in virtue Of the said section,
shall be levied and paid on any unmanufactur-
cd article.
Sec. 8. find be IL further enacted, That from
and after the passage Of This act, the drawbacks
payable on exported refined sugars, manuiac-
tured from foreign sugars, and on exported
rum distilled from foreign molasses, shall be
reduced in proportion 10 The reduction which
shall have been made by law (afier The passage
of the acts of Congress of the twenty-frst of
January, eighteen hundred and twenty nine,
and twenty ninth Of MAY, eighteen and thirty
allowing said drawbacks) in The duties o. the
imported sugars or molasses, out of which The
same shall have been manufactured or distilled,
ard in no case shall the drawback exceed the
amount of import duty paid on either of those
articles.
Sec. l. And be IL further enacted. That prior to
the second day Of February next the wines of
France sha-not be subjected. under the pro-
visions of this act, or anv existing law, TO the
payment ofhighcr rates Of duty Than the follow
ng, namely: on red wines in casks six Gems
gallon white wines in casks ten cents a gallon.
and French wines of all sorts 10 botlles twenty.
two cents per gallon; Porided, That no highe,
duy shall be charged under this aci or any
existing law, the red wines Of Austria, than
are now, or may be by this act, levied upon The
red wines of Spain when the said wines ar,
imported in casks.
Sec. 5 find be 1t further enacted, That the sc
entitled ian act TO release from duty iron pre-
pafe1 for and actually laid on railways or in
clIned planes" approved fourteenth July. eign-
teen hundred AMI ihiriv-two. be-, AMI tie sam,
is hereby repealed and there shall be lad
colccled and paid on such iron hereafter i'm
ported duty of twenty per cen!um ad vnlo'em;
Prouded, That such repeal shall not operate.
nor shall such duties be imposed on any rail
road iron which shall be imported under the
provisions of the said act prior 10 the third DAY
of March eighteen hundred and loriy-IlIree, and
laid down TN any railroad "r inclined p enc, OF
which The construction has been already com.
mrnccd. and which shall be necessary 10 COM
plete the same.
Sec. 6. And be it further endcied. That moth
ing in this act contained shall apply 10 goods
shipped in a vessel bound TO any port of The
United Saes, actually having left her last port
uf ai ling eastward of the Cape of Good Hope,
or beyond Cape Horn. prior 10 the first day OF
August. eighteen hundred and forty-one.
Sec. Z. And be it further enacted, That oil
laws or paris of laws Inconsistent with this acl
are hereby repealed.
Approved, September IL, 1871.