Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-10-07

sembles paying the highest duty; and ON all
articles manufactured from two o: moro ma.
tsriss, the duty shalt be assessed at the high.
est rates a. which any &c its component parts
may be chargsab!e. Provided. That, II in
virtue of THE scction, any duty exceeding the
rate Of twenty per centnm nd valorcm shall
be levscd pr'or to the thirteth Of June, cigh
teen hundred and forty-two. the same shall
not in any wise affect the disposition Of the
proceeds of tho public lands as provided by
kn act passcd al the present session of Con-
gress: .fad provided further, That no duty
higher than twenty per centun ad vnlorcm,
in virtue OF the said section shall be levied
aud paid OH any unmanufactured article.
Sec. q. .qnd be Il further emrted, That
from and after the passage Of this act, the
drawbacks payable on exported refined s''.
gars, manufactured frnm foreign sugars, and
and on sxp,rted rum distilled from foreign
ino,asses, shall be- reduced in proportion to
the reduction which shall have been made by
law taftcf the passage OF the acts ofCongrcss
of the twenty first OF Janaary, eighteen hun,
dred and twenty. .nise, and twenty of
May, eighteen hDydrrd and thirty, allowing
SAID dra " backs in the duties on the npor-
ted sugars or molasses, out Of which the same
shall lave been manufactured or distilled
aud ia no case shall the drawback exceed
the omoun, Of import duty paid on either oi
those articles.
Sec. 4. .4nI be u further enaeisd, That
prior 10 the second day Of February next,
the wines OF France shall not he subjected,
under the proyisa,ns OF this act, or any exis.
Ting law, To tive payn,cRt OF higher rates Of
duty than the following, namely:on rcd wines
in casks six cents a gallon; white wines iD
h. x.ulh AMI aa
oi all sorts in bottles, tweWy two cents per
gallon: Provided, That no higher duty shall
bo charged nader this act, or any existing
law, on the red wines ~ Austria. than are
now, or may be by this act, levied upon TIC
red vines Of Spain, when The said wines gre
imported in casks.
Bee. ). find be II further enacted, That the
act entitled "An act To release from duty,
iion prepared for, and actually laid on rail
ways or inclined planes" approved fourtcc nth
Of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, be,
aud the same is hereby, repealed; and there
shall be laid, collected, and paid on such iron
hereafter imported duty Of twenty per Gen.
tum AL varolcn,: Prorid,d, That such repeal
shuli not operate, nor shah such dutres be
imposed on any railroad iron wliici, shall be
imported under the provisioss OF the said act
prior To the third day Of March, eigMeen
uuuuTcu dBu iy-tHce, "V"b W"
any railr Dad or inclined plane, Of which the
construction has been already corninencrd.
aud which shall be necessary to complete
the same.
See g. .7,rf be II further snncted, That
nothing ~ ihps net contained shall apply to
goods shipped in a vessel bound ro any port
0f the United States. actually having lef,
her last port of loding eastward Of the Cope
Of Good Hope, or beyond Cape Horn, prior
10 the first day Of August, eighteen hundred
and forty one.
Sec. Z. .lnd Sc Il further enacted, That all
laws or parts ut laws inconsistent with tins
act are hereby repealed.
Approved, September il, ls4i.
[PUBLic NO lS
AN ACT TO repeal part Of the sixth sec
lion Of the uci, enirlej AN act 10 provide
Tor the ssppori Of The Military Academy
Of the Unned States, for the year eighteen
hundred and thiry-eight, and for other
purposes" passed July seventh, eighteen
hundred and lbir,y-eight
BE IL ,nacied &c, That SO much OF the
sixth section of un act entitled IAN act to
provide for the support of the Military AGA
denny of the United States, for the year cigh'
teen hundred and thir,y.eght, and for other
purposes" rs requires the Secretary OF the
Treasury to invest the annual interest accru-
ing on the investmcnt Of the money arising
from the bequcst of the late James Smlthson,
Of London, IN the stocks OF States, be, and
the same is hereby, repealed. And the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury shall, Until Congress
shall appropriate said accruing interest TO the
purposes prescribed by the tes,ator tor the
increase and diffusion oi knowledge among
men, invest said scrruing interest IN any
stock Of the United States bearing rate OF
interest not less than hvo per ccntuIn per an.
mum.
Syc. g. .qud be IL further enacted, That all
other funds held ~ trust by the United
S,ates,and the annual interest accrUiDg there.
on, when not otherwise required by 'resty,
shall in like manner be increased ~ stocks
OF the United States, bearing like rate OF
interest.
SEc. g. And be IL further enacted. That the
three clerks authorized by the act OF Jone
twcniy third. eighteen hundred and thiIiy'
s,s, "io regulate the depos,,e OF the public
noncy. be-, md hereby are directed to be
retained aud employed IN the Treasury De-
par,,ueut, as provided ia said act, until The
state of the public business becomes sOch
that their services can conveniently be dis
pcnsed with.
Approved, September IL, Is4l
fREsoLUTI0Y--PUBLIc
JOINT RESOLUTION making IL The duty
OF the Attorney General 10 examine INTO
the titles of the lands or sites for the pur.
pose of erecting thereon arnories aud
Other public works and buildings, and for
other purposcs.
BE II resolved by The Senate and House cf
Representatives, Of he United States q .1mer-
iea in Congress assembled, That II shall be
the duty OF the Attorney General oi the
United States TO examine into the titles OF
oil the LANDS or sites which have been pur.
chased by the United States, for ,he purpose
Of erecting thereon ar'norcs, arsena!s, iorts.
forii6csliops, navy yards, custom houses
light. houses or other public buildings OF any
Lind mhnlrycr and Icpurt hIs nplnIOn as tu