Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-18

10 ace very tnneftecf. aud shows The haste-oe>a
| soned by the ex,xeney-wi,h which q vas dfsa
ed. Il obviously eoa,smplates additional legislation
before the iss July. Aud mos, persons lean TO the
construction. tina, without, such additional gisla-
ton, no duties can lie collected after tina, time.
THE CoMPRoMisE ACT
AN ACT
To modify the act OF the iith OF July, thousand
eight hundred and thir,y.two, and ell other acts
imposing duties on imports.
Sec. I. he Il enacted hv the Senate aud House
Of Representatives ri the United States ri America
in Congress assembled. that from and after the 3lst
day OF December. one thousand eight hundred and
thirty three, IN all eases where duties arc imposed
foreign imports by the act OF the fourteenth day
Of July, thousand eight hundred and thirty two,
entitled "An act to alter and amend the several acts
imposing duties on imports" or by any other act,
shall exceed twenty per eentum on the value thereof
one tenth part oi such excess shall be dedneted rom
and after thirty first day OF December, one thou
sand eight hundred and thirty hvo another tenth
part thereof shall be deducted from and after the
thirty first day OF December, one thousand eight
hundred and thirty another tenth part thereof
shall he deducted from and after the thnty.hrst day
of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty
nine, another tenth part thereof shall DO deducted;
and from and after the thirty first day Of December
thousand eight hundred and forty one, one halt
oi the residue OF such excess shall 20 detuccd ana
from and ailcr the thlrte,h day of june one thou
thereof shall bc deducted.
Sec. 9. And be il further enacted, That so much
OF the second section OF the act OF the fourteenth day
OF July aforesaid, fixes the rate OF duty on all
miled and fullsd cloth, known Ivy the name OF
plains kcrseys or kendall cottons, of which wool Is
the only material, the value whereof does not eN-
coed thirty 1--WE cents square yard, at hvc per cen.
tum adsaotcm, shall bo and the same IS hereby re-
pelled And the said articles shall be subject to the
duty OF fifty per centum, is provided 10y the
a 9th nj
which duty shall be liable to tho same deductions
are prescribed Ivy the first section of this act.
Sec. }. And be it further etacled. That until the
thirteth day Of June, one thousend eight hundred
and iortytwo. the duties imposed by existing laws
rs modified Ivy this act, shall remain and continue
to be collected And from and after the day last
aforesaid all duties upon imports shall be collected
IN ready money; and all credits now allowed 10y
law IN the payment of duties shall DO and hereby
are aboshod; and such duties shall he laid for the
purpose OF raising such revenue may be necessary
TO an economical administration OF the Government
and from and after the day last Aforesaid, the duties
required TO be paid by law on goods, wares and
merchandise, shall be assessed upon the value there
OF the port where the shall hc entered, undc
such regulations as may be prescribed by law.
Sec.i And bo it further enacted, That IN addition
10 the articles now exempt 10y the act OF the iour'
teenth July, one thousand sight hundred and thirty
| two. and the existing laws from the payment o
duties, the following articles imported from nnC
after the thirty first day of December, thousand
eight hundred and thirty three, and until the thur
iieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and
forty two, shall also (bel admitted to entry, free
from duty; to wit: blenehtd and unbemished linens
table linen, linen napkins and linen clmbTics, anC
worS,cd stuff goods shawls and other manufacturer
OF silk, aud worsted manufactures OF 81 k, or o
which silk shall he the component material OF che
value coming from this side of the Cape Of Coco
HOPE, except sewing silk.
Sec ;. And he it further enacted, That from an.
rfter tho sntl fhirfteIh iny N lune thou
sand eight hundred and forty two, the following ar
tices shall be admitted to entry, free from duty,
wit: indigo, quicksilver, sulphur. crude sntpetre
grind stones, refined borax, emery, opium, tin u
plates and sheets, gum Arabic, gum Senegal, la
dye, madden, madden root nuts md berries used II
dying, saffron, turmerc, wood pastel, aloes, am
horsrs, Burgundy pitch, cochineal, chnmomil
flowers, corander seed, casup, chalk, coculus, indi
GUS horn plates for lanterns, OK horns, other horn
and tips, India rSbber, manufactured ivory, junipe
Berries, musk, nuts of al kinds, oil Of juniper, nm
manufactured rattans and reeds, tortoise shell, IN
foil, shclllc, vegetables used principally IN dying
and composing dyes, weld, and all articles employ
ed chiefly for dying except alum, copperas, bichro
mate OF potash, prussate of potash, chromate o
potash, aud nitrate of lead, aquaiortis, and tnrnri
acids. And all imports which the first sectiO
OF this act may operate, and all articles now admit
ted to entry free from duty, paying less rate O
duty than twenty per centum ad vaorem, before th
said thirteih day OF June, one thousand eight hun
dred and forty two from and after that day may b
admitted to entry subject to such Duty not exceed
! ing twenty per ceutum ad valorem, shall be pro
/ vidcd for by law.