Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-05-21
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The Treasur
A BILL. to provide rcvcrrc nun irnr"rts, AMI
change anL 'noliiy sting laws imposing duiie
on imports aud for oihcr purposes
Sec l. BE 4 enacted bT ne Scna's and House =
R.Bresrniutiues Of tie United SfIics Of A1aerioa 4
Congress assembled That from aud after The I3
day OF June next. ia lieu 81 the duties now impose,
by law on the article hereinafter mentioned nm,
on such as may mot be exempt from Jutv tber
shall he levied collected and paul, the followin:
duties, That y 10 say:
FIrsi. on wgOd manufactured. the value where
OF, nj the last part or place r. whence exported .,
The United States. shall exceed e.eht cents pei
1"nnd. shall be level a duty OF thirty per ccniun
, nj valOtem.
Second. On wool unmnnuf artured. the valre
whereof. at the lat pm or place irun whence cx
ported 10 the United States, shall Ice eight ccuts oi
under per round, there shall he levied duty ol
Three per ceuium AL valurem Prov ided. That vi en-
wo"l Oi diHrr,ht qualities Is imported m the same
BALE bag ar package, and The aggregate value ofIhe
cJncnis OF the bale. lag, package, shall be ap.
praised by the appraisers nj rate exceeding cigh
cents per Pound shall he charged with duty three
cents per pound md thirty per centun al vaiorcm:
Provided. further raat # any fine wool be mixed
N1h dirt or nhy maieria and thus be rpducud ~
value az eiEhi reh' per pind under. the apprai-
scrs shall appraise SAID wool such price their
opinion i, would have had il nol been 80 mix
tl uhtN NttTtFu silll nc GIargtfl IA roftiurm
iiy with such appraisal: Pruvided. ass That wuul
impaired the skin shall e estimated as To weight
und value as other WOO
Third. o. all manufactures of wool. OF oT " hirA
wprl sh all be component part, except cafpotings
blankets. wOrsSd stuff goods. hosiery, mills gloves
caps. and bindings, duly Of fnriy pcr ccntum al
Valorem Provided That on al articles, not other
wise specified. manufactured FRA two re
miierials, the duty shall be assessed nl the highest
rates at which any of their component parts may
I've charged whatever may be the mode of manu-
Lecture. whether by weaving or Otherwise; and uu-
der wharevcr designation the manufacture may be
impaired or knnNu in trade.
Fourth, On WilIon cnrpcngs. treble ingram and
AuhussOn carpets, duty e Sky cents per square
yard; Brussels and Turkey carpc;s and carpet
log. fly cents per square yar on all Venetian and
inerain carpets aud curpetmg thlriy five cents per
square yarlI all other kinds of carpets aud car
fe,ihg. 81 woo, hemp. Tax cotton, or parts OF
either. or other material not otherwise specified.
duty OF Ihiry ceus per square yard: Provided, That
bedsihes AMI other rnriuns Ell carpets clrpcIing
shall piy The of duty herein imposed per ~ Iare
yard on carpets or cnrpeIng of similar character.
Fifth, Ga NO ,!len blankets, the actual value uf
which nj the place whence Iu,p,FfeI shall not OK.
coed seventh five carh, and nf the dimensions
az fly eight by thirty eight inches each, duty OI
fifteen per cchIum al vaurrm' and un all ohrr
wo,en blankets duty Of twenty five per centum
AL vaor,m.
Sixth On all manufactures rf cnmscd wool or
w"rsicd. and manu- a' lures 81 wo-sGd aud SILK, a
duly al thirty per eenlum al vautcla, or oil hearth
rugs. an al vaorem dniv of lorIy per ccuIum.
Seventh. On wo,llen aud w,rsted yarn a duty of
twenty five per ccutum al vulrrem.
Eighth. On wooltu nuts gloves caps, bindings
AMI h'sirry that To say. stockings. s,'cks draw
err. shirts. aud all other similar ma ruilcIur,s maze
"n frames. duty oi twenty five per cenium al va
loren.
Ninh. On nlnnels, or whatever materials compo-
sed. except coliun, a duty ui iuurlCcu cents per
q uare ward; on bucks and bliz'S, Eiurccn cci:Is
p SPARE yard; on c,.arh laccs Ihlrly five per
Iun al yalurrm, "a 'rhhcl, Angira; and all other
goats hair or m'laIr manufactured, enc cent per
lr'unI ga cameIs blnnkeIs cilriugs. aud all other
manufactures uf goats ur or m IhaIr. twenty per
teuIum al va'Crcu
Tenth On ready made 'clnlliiug, nG whatever
materials Gan, -rsrI. by men. women, chH
y en-. except grves, miis aIockius,i sI'ks, hats,
hpnEcIs shoes iasb aud bnUeCs, rs shall he Imprr.
ted a slate really g. Ice used "a cl1,hlug 10y u.eu
women, or children either Hs IN Ide up by the TAI
lnr manufacturer seam. irrss an Id vIlnT, duty
oi fifty per ccnluu alr ARTICLES N,'rn by men
men, children. other than as ah,Vc specified or
eIrr. ted uf " la ever materials composed. mlde
mp whsdly 10 part l,y hand duty ui pry per
tenIGn al valnr,m; all thread lircs and insert
ings. ~ Give AMI half per cenluu pd VGlnremi on
cplICn aces. outings aud nSerlisS, usually known
trimming laces. fifteen per cenium nd valorem;
and On all boblneu aces of COTTON, twenty five per
oeninm al valOrem; lacCs, gallons tresses tas5es
knobs and stars of gold or silver fine or half fine.
aud on all emhroideries Of sId or silver thread,
worked with the needle on riolh or other fabric,
except silk. of whatever material materials com
iosed, wheh done paris or pirlIuus not cunstIiu-
ling finished article, twelve and a half per cen.
tut an valorem; all other articles embroidered
IN gold or silver fine or half fne when finished,
other than clothing ready made, twenty per cenlum
az valOrem and on clrhng ready M ldc. embrDid4
cred in gold or silver fifty per cenlum ad yalor-
EN-.
Sec. .. And be IL further enacted. That. from
nnd after the day and year before mentioned. there
shall be levied. collected and paid; bn tile ii'ipnua
iion of the articles hereinafter honiiuned, The fol
lowing duties that Is 10 says
First. On coiton unmanuacurcdI duty Ul three
cents per pouIh
Second. On all manufactures or cotton or Of hicl
cotton shall bo component part, not otherwise s?e
Gifted, duty oiiweniy five per ccninm nd vaorem
excepting cotton twist. yarn and thread. and sucl
"her articles rs are herein provided f,E Provided
That all manufactures of coiton, or Of which cot
ton shall he n c,,mpmcnt par not u, Cd. culprel
printed, stained not ctceedng ~ value twuht,
five cents per stuar- ynrJ shall he valued TWEEN
w five cents per square ynid and Il dyed col 1red
printed. OT stained. ia whole IN part not exceed
ing IN value thirty eeuts the square yard shall b
valued ut Thirty cents per squire yard. executing
telveis. corls morskin~, iustans, buffalo cloths
at goods manufactured by mapping or raising. cut
ting NJ shedring. not exceeding in value fifty cent
The SQUARE yntd, which shall be valued at lh
GEMS per stuare yard. ard ddiy lie paid thereon &C
corlingiy.
Third. All cotton twist yarn. md thread, M
beached an uncopred the true value Of whlrh d
the place whsncc imported shall be rss than sixt
cents per pound. shall be taiurj al yitiy cents pc
pnund, and shall he charged with a duty ofiweni
five per ceniufn al vaiorem al birathV1 OF colo
oil coiion twIt. yarn. aud thrcadi he irJe value
which Ut the Place whence imported shall he lei
than seventy five cents the pound. shall be value
at seventy five cents the pound and pay duly
twenty Eve per cenium nj yalorcn; al bleacheG
colored cotton twist. yarn. and thread. Of spools
otherwise. the value Of which shall exceed seven
Eve cents ger pound NJ the place whence impofte
shall pay duty Of twenty five per centum on
hciual value.
Gee. 2 And he ii further enacted. That fro
hoI o0er The day opd vror gfYroe al tt,er. st,ft