The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-11-22

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steel or other metals, partly finished, shall
pay the same rates of duty as If entirely fin
ished.
Eighth. On lead in pigs and bars, thre
cents per pound on old and scrap lead
one cent and q half per pound leaden pipe
}, leaden shot, and lead in sheets or in any
} otLer form, not herein specified, four cent
per pound on type metal and ster"otyp,
plates, twenty five per centum ad valorem
types whether new or old, twenty five pei
centum ad valorem /; on copper bottoms Gu
round, and copper bottoms raised at the
edge. and parts thereof and on copper
Plates or sheets weighing more than thirty
four ounces per square foot, commonly cal.
led brazlers' copper, thirty per centum ad
valorem on copper rods and bohs, nails &
spikes. four cents per ID, and on patent sheet.
ing metal composed in part of copper, two
cents per Id.
Ninth. On tin in pigs. bars or blocks,
one per centum ad valorem; tin in paltes or
sheets, terne plates, taggers' TN and foil.
two and half per centum ad vaorem; on
silver plated metal in sheets and on arpen.
tine, alabaia or German silver in sheets or
otherwise, unlnanafactured, thirty per cent.
UNI ad valorem; on manufactures of Ger.
man silver, bell metal, zlLc, and bronze,
thirty per cenlum ad valorem; on zinc in
sheets ten per centum ad valorem; Provi.
ded; That old bells or parts thereof, fit only
TO be manufactured shall net be considered
manufactures o. bell metal, but shall be ad.
mitted free Of duty; on bronze powder,
bronze liquor, iron liquor, red liquor and
seppia, twenty per centum ad valorem.
Tenth. On coal one dollar and seventy
five els. pc! ton (; on coke or culm of coal 5
els. per bushel.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
from and after the passage of this act, there
shall be levied, collected, and paid, on the
importation of the articles hereinafter men,
toned. the following duties that is to say ::
First. On all vessels or wares, articles
and manufactures of cut glass, when The
cutting on the article does not exceed one
third the height or length thereof, duty of
twenty five cents per pound when the cut.
ting exceeds one third the height or length,
! but does not exceed one-haif The same, a du.
| ty of thirty five cents per pound; when the
cutting extends TO or exceeds one half the
height or length thereof, duty of forty five
cents per pound on cut glass, chandeliers,
candlesticks. lusircs. lenses. lamps, prisms
and parts of the same and on all drops,
icicles, spangles and ornaments, used for
mountings, duly of forty five cents per
pound; on articles of plain, moulded or
pressed glass, weighing eight ounces or un.
der, except tumblers duty of twelve cents
per pound on plain, moulded or pressed
tumblers ten cents per pound ; on all plain,
moulded or pressed glass, when stoppered,
or the bottoms ground or puniied, an addit-
ionaI duty of four cts. per pound ProvId
ed, That all articles Of moulded or pressed
glass, being cut, roughed or polished, in
part or parts thereof, and all other wares or
articles of flint glass not otherwise specifi-
ed, shall pay the duty chargeaole on arli.
cles Of cut glass ofthe description and glass
to which they may severally belong.
Second. On all apothecaries' vials and
bottles not exceeding the capacity of six
I ounces each, one dollar and seventy i've
cents per gross; apothecaries' vials and
and bottles exceeding six ounces and not
exceeding the capacity of sixteen ounces
each. two dollars and twenty five cents per
gross; on all perfumery and fancy sials and
bottles. uncut, not exceeding the capacity of
four ounces each, two dollars and fifiv cts.
per gross and those exceeding four ounces
and not exceeding in capacity sixteen Gun.
ces each, three dollars per gross.
Third. On black and green glass bottles
and jars, exceeding eigh: ounces. and not
exceeding in capacity one quar-, each, du
ty of three dollars per gross when exceed.
ing the capacity Of one quart each, four dol.
lars per gross OH demijohns and carboys,
of the capacity of half a gallon or less, if.
teen cents each, when exceeding in capaci.
ty half a gallon and not exceeding three
gallons each. duty of thirty GEMS each
exceeding three gallons fifty cents each
Fourth. On cylinder or broad window
glass, not exceeding eight by ten inches,
two cents per square foot; above that and
not exceeding len by twelve inches, two
and half cents per square foot ; above that
and not exceeding fourteen by ten inches,
three and half cents per square foot; above
that and not exceeding sixteen BY eleven
inches, four cents per square foot above
that and not exceeding eighteen BY twelve
inches, five cents per square foot above
eighteen by twelve inches, six cents per
square foot. On all crown window glass
not exceeding ten by eight inches, three
and half cents per square foot; above that
and not exceeding ten by twelve inches, five
cents per square foot; above that and no,
exceeding fourteen by zen inches, six cents
per square foot; above thst and not exceed
ing sixteen by eleven inches. seven cents
per square foot above that and no, exceed
ing eighteen by twelve inches, eight cents
per square foot; and all exceeding eighteen
BY twelve inches. ten cents per square foot
Provided, That all glass imported in sheets
or tables, without reference 10 form, shall
pay the highest duties herein imposed on
the different descriptions of window glass.
On all polished plate glass, whether import
ed as window glass or however otherwise
specified, not sivered and not exceeding
twelve BY eight inches, five cents per square
foot; above that and not exceeding fourteen