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

tree unnanuiactureo, oellS or Ueu tnetdi, Oiu
and only fit to be remanufactured or parts
thereof, and chimes of bells; btass in pigs
or bars, and old brass only fit to be roman.
ufactured; Brazil wood, crude birthstone.
flour of sulpher, bullion, burr stones un-
wrought; cantharides. chalk, clay unwro'i,
cochineal, coins of gold and silver, copper
imported in any shape for The Use of the
mint. copper in pigs, or bars. and copper
ore; plates or sheets ofcopper for shealhing
vessels, but none 10 be so considered except
that which is IA inches wide and 4S inches
long, and weighing from IA TO "a OF. per
square foot; old copper, fit only 10 be re-
manufactured; cream of tartar, emery, Hints,
ground fiinls, gold bullion, gold e2aulets
and wings, grindstones, gum Arabic. gum
Senegal gum tragacanth, India rubber, IN
bottles or sheets, or otherwise, unmanufac-
tured, and OLD junk, oakum, kelp, kermes,
&c dive, Ieeches, madden, madden root, moth
or of pearl, KIN excl, nox vomica, palm leaf
manufactured, palm oil; peruvian bark,
pewter when old and only fit to be manufac-
tured: platina manufactured ivory unman.
ufactured plaster of Paris unground, raians
and reeds manufactured, rhubarb, salipe-
ire when crude, sarsaparilla, shelack, silver
bullion. silver epaulets and wings, stones
called polishing stones, stone called rotten
stone, sumac, tartar when crude. teuteneque,
turneric. weld, woods of all kinds, when
unmanufacl ured, not herein enumerated.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That.
on all articles not herein enumerated or pro-
yided for, there shall be levied collected, land
paid duty of twenty per centum ad valor.
en-.
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted, That
an addition of len per centum shall Se made
! 10 The several rates of duties by this act i'm
posed, in respect 10 all goods, wares. and
merchandise, on the importation of which,
in American or foreign vessels, q specific
discrimination between them is not herein
made. which, from ard after the time when
this act stall take effect and GO into opera.
ton, shall be imported in ships or vessels
not ofthe United States; ard that further
addition of zen per cSntum shall be made to
the several rates of duties imposed by this
act on all goods; wares, aud merchandise
which shall be imported from any port oil
place east of the Cape Ct Good Hope il
foreign vessels: Provided, That these adj.
tonal duties shall moi apply 10 goods. wares
or merchandise which shall be imported af.
ter the day that this act goes into oper.
ation 10 ships or vessels not of the United
States, entitled by treaty, or by any act o.
Congress, to be entered iii the ports of the
United States on The payment Of The same
duties as shall then be paid on goods, wares
or merchandise imported in ships or vessel;
of the United States.
Ser. IL. And be il further enacted, Tha
on rnl after the Cay this act goes INFO oper
alton, the duties on all imported goods
wares, or merchandise shall be paid il
cash: Provided, That in all cases of failure
or neglect 10 pay the duties on completion
of the entry, the said goods. wares, or ner.
chandise shall be taken possession of by The
collector, and deposited in the pnblic stores
there TO be kept with due and reasonable
care, at The charge and risk of the owner
importer, coasignce, or agent, and if such
goods remain in public store beyond sixty
DAYS Except in the case of goods imported
from beyond the Cape of Good Hope re-
naming for the space of ninety days. with
out payment Of the duties thereon, then said
goods, wares, and merchandise, or such
quantities thereof, as may be deemed neces-
sly 10 discharge the duties, shall be apprai-
sed and sold by the collector at public auc-
lion, on due public notice thereof being first
| given, in tie manner and for the time 10 be
prescribed by a general regulation of the
Treasury Department; and, at the said pub
lie sale, distinct printed catalogues, descrip-
tive of said goods, with The appraised va'ue
affixed thereto, shall be distributed among
the persons present at said sale; and rea-
sonabe opportunity shall be given. before
such sale, 10 persons DESTROYS of purchasing
TO inspect the quality Of such goods; and
The proceeds of said sales, after deducling
| The usual rate Of storage at the port in ques-
ton, together with all other charges and ex.
penses, including interest on the duties
| from the dates of entry at the rate OF SIX
per centum per annum, shall be applied 10
tho payment of the duties, and any balance
of money remaining, over and above the
full amount of duties, charges, expenses, and
Interest aforesaid as well as such quantities
Of any goods, wares, or merchandise as
may not have been sold for the purposes be-
fore mentioned, shall be delivered, and The
money paid over, by the collector to the ow
ner, importer, consignee, or agent, and
proper receipts taken for The same: A nd pro-
vided, Thai if no claim be made by such
owner, importer, consignee, or agent for the
/ ,,orton Of goods which may remain in the
hands of The collector, after such sale, the
said goods shall be forthwith returned to the
public stores, there 10 be kept "a, the risk
and expense of tie owner, importer, con-
signee, or agent, until claimed or sold for
storage agreeable 10 law; ana the proceeds
of the sale for duties remaining Unclaimed
for the space Of ten days after such sales
shall, after payment of duties and all eSpen-
SEES aforesaid, al the expiration OF that peri
cd, be paid by the collector into the Treasu-
nv. in the manner provided for in the case
of unclaimed goods in the next succeeding
section of this act: And provided further,
That when any goods are of a Punishable
oature thew shall be sold forthwith.