Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-09-14
oupsBuRG MONROE COUNTY Pa WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER

sheetlngS, brown and white, 20 per cehtuIh ad
vaIorem; and on all other manufactures Of hemp,
or of which hemp shall be component part,
not specified, 90 per centum ad valorem; on un-
manufactured flax, 30 dollars per ton; on linens,
and all other manufactures of flax, or of which
flax shall be a component part, not otherwise
specified, duty Of 25 per cenlum ad valorem;
on grass cloth, duty of % per centum ad va
lorem.
4h On stamped, printed or painted floor oil
cloth, 35 cents per square yard; on furniture oil
cloth made on Canton or cotton flannel, l6
cents per square yard on other furniture oil
cloth, 10 cents per square yard; on oil cloth OF
linen, silk, or other materials, used for hat COW
ers, aprons, coach curtains, or similar purposes,
and on medicaled oil cloths, duty Of IL l-2
cents per square yard; on Chinese or other
floor mating, made Of flags, jute, or grass, on
all floor mailngs not Otherwise specified, and
on mats, Of whatever materials composed, 25
per centum ad valorem.
Sec A. And be il further enacted, That from
and after the day and year aforesaid, there shall
be levied, collected, and paid, on the importa-
Ion Of the articles hereinafter mentioned, the
following duties, that is 10 say:
1st On iron in bars or bolts, not manufacture
ed in whole or in part by rolling, II dollars per
ton on bar or bolt iron, made wholly or in part
by rolling, 81 l-2 dollars per ton: Provided,
Tha, all iron in slabs, blooms, loops, or other
form, less finished than iron in bars or bolts,
and more advanced than pig iron, except cast
ngs, shall be rated as iron in bars or bolts, and
pay duty accordingly: Provided, also, That
iron imported prior 10 the Sd day oil March,
l643, in bars or otherwise, for railways or IN
Il Ill L III a. hopa Gto
Of the provisions of existing laws, exemptlng II
from the payment of duty on proof of its having
been actually laid down on any railway or in
clined plane prior 10 the Sd day of March, i643,
and all such iron imported from and after the
date aforesaid, shall be subject to and pay the
duty on rolled iron.
Cd. On iron in pigs, 10 dollars per ton; on
vessels Of cast iron, not otherwise specified, !
cent and a half per pound; on all other cast
ngs of iron not otherwise specified, cent per
pound; on glazed or lin hollow ware and cast
ngs, sad irons or smoothing irons, hatters' and
taiors' pressing irons, and cast iron butts or
hinges, 2 l-2 cents per pound; on iron or steel
wire, not exceeding No. IA, cents per pound;
and over No Ia, and not exceeding No. 25,
cents per pound; over No. 25, | cents per
pound; sivered OF plated ware, 80 per centum
ad vaIorem; brass or copper wire, % per centum
ad yalorem; cap or bonnet wire, covered with
silk, l2 cents per pound; when covered with
cotton thread or other material, cents per
pound; on round or square iron, or braZlers'
rods, Of 3-l6lhs TO l0-16lhs Of an inch IN dia-
Meier inclusive, and on iron in nail or spike
rods, or nail plates, Slit rolled, or hammered,
and on iron in sheets, except taggers' iron, and
on hoop iron, and on iron, slit rolled, or ham,
mered, fol band iron, scroll iron, or easement
rods, iron cables or chains, or parts thereof,
manufactured in whole or in part, OF whatever
diameter, the links being Of the form peculiar
10 chains for cables, 2 l-2 cents per pound; on
all other chains of iron, not otherwise specified,
the links being either twisted or straight, ands
when straight of greater length than those used
in chains for cables, 80 per centum ad valOrem;
on anchors or parts of anchors, manufactured in
whole or in part, anvls, blacksmiths' hammers
and sledges, 2 l2 cents per pound; on cut or
wrought iron spikes, 3 cents per pound; and on
cut iron nails, 3 cents per pound; and on wrought
iron nails, on axletrees, or parts thereof, mill
irons and mill cranks or wrought iron, or wrought
iron for ships, locomotives ard steam engines,
or iron chains other than chain cables, and on
maleable irons or castings, 4 cents per pound;
on steam, gas or water tubes or pipes, made oil
band or rolled iron, 5 cents per pound; on MIL
saws, cross-cut saws, and pit saws, 81 each;
on tacks, brads and sprigs, not exceeding l6
ounces to the thousand, 5 cents per thousand;
exceeding l6 ounces 10 the thousond, 5 cents
per pound; on taggers' iron Fer centum ad
valorem Provided, That al! articles partially
manufa ctured, no, otherwise provided for shall
pay Inc same rate of dIty as if wholly manufac-
tired: And provided also, That no articles man.
nfactured from steel, sheet, rod, hoop or other
kinds Of iron, shall pay less rate of duty than
is chargeablo on the material Of which it is com.
posed, in whole or in part, paying tho highest
rate of duty either by weight or value, and
duty Of | 5 per cenium ad yalOrem on the cost
of the article added thereto.
Sd. On all old or scrap iron, $40 per Ton:
Provided, That nothing shall be deemed old
iron that has not been in actual use and ht only
10 be manufactured; and all pieces OF iron, ex-
cept old, of more than 6 inches in length, or OF
sufficient length to be made into spikes and