Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-11-03
[Omtial 3)ubliratton. ]
[PUBLIc, No. 69.l

AN ACT to provide revenue from i'm
ports, and to change and modify ex-
ising laws imposing duties on imports,
aud for other purposes.
BE IL enacted by The Senate md House Of
n. presentaiires ofhe United States of .1meri-
ca IN Congress assembled, That from aud al.
ter the passage of this act, in lien of the
duties heretofore imposed by law on the
articles hereinafter mentioned, and on
such as may now be exempt from duty,
there shall be levied, collected, and paid
the following duties, that is to say
First. On coarse wool unmanuIactur-
ed, the value whereof, at the last port or
place whence exported o,the United
States shall be seven cents or under per
pound, there shall be levied III ,.dHty oi
five per cent ad valorem and on all 9TH
er unmanulaclured wool there shall be
levied duty ofdhree cents per ,ponnd
and thirty per ceutum ad valorem Pro-
rided, That when wool Of different quail
ties of the same kind or sort is imported
IN bale. bag, or package, and the aggre-
gate value of the contents OF the bale,
bag, or package shall be appraised by
-
cents per pound, 1t shall be charged with
duty in conformity to such appraisal ::
Prorided Grlher, That when wool o!
different qualities, and different kinds or
sorts, is imported IN the same bale, bag
or package shall be appraised at,he val
ue Of the finest or most valuable"klnd or
sort, and duty charged thereon accord
inglv Prorided further, That ltbales of
different qualities are embraced in the
same invoice, ai the same price, the val
ne of the whole shall be appraised ac-
curdlug to the value of the bale o! the
best quality Prordcd further, That #
any wool be imported having in II dirt,
or any material or impurities, other than
those naturally belonging to The fleece,
and thus be reduced IN value TO seven
cents per pound or under, the appraisers
shall npp,alsc sird wool a, such price rs,
IN their opinion. II would have cost had II
not been So mixed with such dirt or lnIpu-
tiles, and duty shall be charged there
on IN conformity to such appraisal; Pro-
rd,d .a's,. That wool imported on The
skin shall be- estimated as to weight and
value as other wool.
Second On all manufactures OF wool
or Of which wool shall be component
part, except carpetinss, tlannels, book
ings and baizcs, blankets, worsled sIall
goods, ready-madc clothing, hosiery,
mi,s, gloves, caps, and bindings, duty
Of foltv per centum.
Third. On Wilton carpets and carpet
ing, treble ingram, SaNony, AubnsScn
carpets and carpetlng, duty OF sky
five cents per s1uacc yard on Brussels
and Turkey carpets and carpetlng, fiity-
five cents per square yard on all Ven
titan and ingram carpets aud carpctInS
thirty cents per square yard on all "th-
or kinds of carpets and carpeiing, Of wool
hemp, flax or cotton, or parts ol either,
or other materials not otherwise specified,
~ duty Of thirty per cenlum ad vaIorem
Prorided, That bed sides and other por-
iions Of carpets or carpetIng, shall pay
the rate OF duty herein imposed on car
pets or carpetns of similar character.
Fourth. On wonllen blankets, the
actual value of which at the place whence
imported shall not exceed seyenty-tive
cents each, and of the dimensions no
exceeding seventy-two by filty-two IN
ches each, nor less than torty-livc by Sky
inches each, duty of fifteen per centun
ad valorcm and on all other wooIeI
blankets, duty Of twenty-five per cent
un ad valorcm.
Fifth On all manufactures, not 9th
crwise specified, oiworsteG, manufacture
of worsted and silk combined, duty q
thirty per ccntum ad valorem on al
hearth rugs, an ad vaIorem duty of forty
per centum.
Sixth. On wooden and worsted yarn
duty Of thirty per centum ad valorem.
Seventh. On wooden aud wOrste,
mi,s, gloves, caps, and bindings, and OF
WOODEN or wors,ed hosiery, that is TO say
stockings, socks, drawers, shirts, and al
other similar manufactures made o
frames, n duty Of thirty per centum ad
valorem.
Eighth On hannclS, Of whaleve
material composed, cXccp, cotton, du
" of fourteen cents per square yard ; %
bookings aud baiZes, fourteen ccuts pc
square yard !; on coach laces, thrty-hv
per centum ad valorem ; on ThIbet, An
CORA, aud all other goats hair or mohaI
manufactured, one cent per pound
on camIets, blankets, coalings, aud a
oihor manufactures of goats hair ur mt
hair, twenty per ccnlun ad valorem.
Ninth On ready made clbhlug, I
whatever materials composed, worn b
men, women, or children, except glove
mts, stockings, socks, wovc.shIrs an
drawers. aud all other similar manuia,
lures made on frames; hats, ,bonucts, shoe
boots, bo"lrcs, lmpoilcd ia state read
20 be used as clothing by men, womel
or children, made up either by tallo
manufacturer, or scanstfrss, an adval,
rem duty Of fifty per ccntum on all AT
cles worn by men, women, or chIldrct
other than as above specified or cNcep
ed, of Whatever materials conposc
p,ndc up wholly Or ~ pat Ly hand,
duty al forty per ccntum nd valnrcm ,
all thread laccs aud lnscItpgs, fifteen p'