Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-09-17

hundred and forty-tWo, shall be applied TO impor.
tat'ons which may he made in ssels which have
ieIt sdch last port OF iadng eastward of mo Capo
ct Good Hope or beyend Cape Horn prior 10 said
hTSt day OF September, eighteen hundred and
iortV-two
Sec. 26. And be it further enacted. That tho law,
eNistipg on The FIST day OF June, eighteen hun
dfed aud forty Two, shall extend and be IN
force fer The col Election Of the duties imposed nv
his act on goods, wares and rcha ndise imported
INTO the United STATES, and for the recovery,
collecuon, distribution and remission Of all fines
penalties. and torte,'ures and 70; the allowance
vt the rawbacks by this act authorized as fully
ana tnecfnaly as II every regulation, restriction
penalty forfeiture. PROVISION, clause, matter, and
thing IN The said laws contained had been insert
ed IN and enacted by this act, And that oil
provisions Of my former law inconsistent With
this act, shall be, and the same are hereby, re-
pealed
Sec y. And be /, further enacted, Tha, i, shall
be the duty OF the Secretary Of the Treasury,
annually, TO ascertain whe Their, Tor The wear end.
ing the thlrtieih of June next preceding the
duly on any ARTICLES has exceeded thirty 1--WE per
centum nd valorem on the average wholesale mar
ket value Of such articles, in the several ports
OF the United States for the preceding year; and,
1t so, lie shall report n tabular statement Of such
ARTICLES and excess Of duty to Congress at tho
commencement, of The mex, annual session thsre.
of. with such observation aud recomme nda ions
as he may deem necessary for the improve nent
I OF the revenue.
Sec. IS Ard be II further enacted That the
Importation OF all Indecent and obscene prints
paintings, autographs. engravings, and trans
parencies IS hereby prohibited; and no inv dice or
package whatever, or any part thereof, shall be
admitted TO entry IN which any such ~ les arc
contained. and all invoices and packages whereof
any such articles shall compose a part are hero.
by declared to be liable TO be proceeded against,
seized, and forfeited. by due course Of Law, and
the SAID articles shall be forthwith destroyed
Sec. %. And be IL further enacted That whers
ever The word "ton is used IN this act, IN refer
ence to weight, 1t shall be deemed and taken to
be twenty hundred weight, each hundred weight
being ono hundred and twelve pounds avolrdu-
pois.
Sec. 30. And be it further enacted, That so long
as the distribution OF tho nett proceeds Of the
public lands, directed TO be msde among the
eral States, Territories. and District Of Columbus,
by the act entitled IAN act 10 appropriate tho
proceeds OF the sales Of the public lands and TO
grant pre- emptipn rig hts" shall be and remain
suspended by vIriuo ot this act, and Of the pro-
vIso OF The sixth section Of the act aforesaid, the
ten per centum OF the said proceeds directed 10
Ohio. indiana Illinois, Alabama Missouri, Mis-
sIsstpPI Lpuisiana, Arkansas, and Michigan,
shall also be aud remain suspended.
JOHN WHITE
Speaker Of the House Of Repre,cntat,res.
WILLIE p MANGUN
Pfessdent Of tie Senate, pro teo,poye.
Approved, August 80 1912.
JOHN TYLER