The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-11-22
MlDDLEBURY VT. NOVEMBER %, 1912.

other materials, used for hat covers an.o..
coach Curtains, or similar purposes I'D :.
medicaied oil cloths. duty of I2 ID con,
per square yard; on Chinese or other foo
mating, made of flags, jute. or grass. on al
moor matllngs not otherwise specified. anC
on mats OF whatever materials comnosed
% per centum ad valorem.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted Tia,
from and after The Passage of this act. there
shall be levied, collected, and paid. nm The
importation of the articles hereinafter men.
TONED, the following duties; that is 10 saw. :
First. On iron in bars or bolts. not man.
ufactured in whole or in part bv rolling
seventeen dollars per ton, on bar or holt I.
ron, made wholly or in part by rolling. d
dollars per ION: Provided. That all iron in
slabs, blooms, loops, or other form, less fin.
Ished than iron in bars or bolts. ard more
advanced than pig iron, except castings,
snail be rated as iron in bars or bohs and
pay duty accordingly: Provided, also, that
IRON imported prior TO the 3D. day Of March
le43, IN bars or otherwise, for railways or
inclined planes, shall be entitled 10 the ben.
ehis of the provisions of existing laws, ex.
emPilng it from The payment Of duty on
proof OF It's having been actually and per.
manenlly laid down for use on any railway
or inclined plane prior 10 the third day of
March 1913, and all such iron imported
fiom and after the aforesaid. shall be sub.
ject 10 and pay the duty on rolled iron.
Second. On iron in pigs, nine dollars
per ton; on vessels of cast iron, not other.
wise specified. one cent and half per h.;
on all other castings of iron, not otherwise
specified, one cent per h.; on glazed or tin
hollow ware and castings, aud irons or
smoothing irons, hetiers' and tailors' pres.
sing irons, and cast iron butts or hinges, two
and half cents per pound; on iron or steel
wire, not exceeding No. IA, five cents per
pound; and over No. II, and not exceeding
No. rs, eight cents per pound; over No. 25.
eleven cents per pound; silvered or plated
wire, thirty per centum ad valorem; brass
or copper wire, % per centum ad valorem;
cap or bonnet wire covered with silk, 10
cents per pound; when covered with cotton
thread or other material, 8 cents per pound;
on round or square iron, on broziers' rods,
ofthree sixteenths or Ten sixteenths of an
inch in diameter, inclusive, and on iron in
nail or spike rods, or nail plates, slit, rolled
or hammered. for band iron, scroll iron, ur
easement rods, iron cables or chains. or
parts thereof manufactured in whole or in
part, eff whatever diameter. the links being
of the form peculiar 10 chains for cables 2
IL cents per h.; on all other chains of iron
not otherwise specified, the links being Ell.
Their twisted or straight, and when straight
Of greater length than those used in chains
for cables. 30 per centum ad valoren; on
anchors or parts of anchors, manufactured
in whole or in part, anyils, blacksmilhs ham,
ners and sledges. 2 2 cents per pound; on
cut or wrought iron spikes, 3 cents per h.;
and on Gu, iron nails 8 cents per pound; and
on wrought iron nails, or axletrees, or parts
thereof mill irons and mill cranks of wro',
iron o: wrought iron for ships, locomotives.
and steam engines, or iron chains other
that chain cables, and on malleable iron or
castings, cents per pound; on steam, gas,
or water tubes or pipes, made ofband or rol
led iron, 5 cents per pound; on mill saws,
cross cnt saws, and pit saws, dollar each;
on lacks, brads, and sprigs, not exceeding l6
ounces TO the thousand, 5 cents per thousand;
exceeding l6 ounces TO the thousand, 5 cents
per pound; on iaggers' iron, per cenrum ad
vaorem; Provided, That all articles partially
manufactured, not otherwise provided for
shall paw the same late of duty as il wholly
manufactured: And provided, also, That no
articles manufactured (, ON steel, sheet, rod,
hoop or other kinds OF iron, shall pay less
rate of duty Than is chargeable on the mate
rial of which il is composed. in whole or in
part, paving the highest rate of duty either by
weight or value, and duty of Is per c5ntum
ad valorem on the cost Of the article added
theret
Third. On all old or scrap iron, 10 dollars
per ton; Provided, That nothing shall be
deemed old iron that has not been in actual
use, and fiji Only 10 be remanuIactured: and all
peces Of irnn, except old, of more than six
inches in length, or Of sufficient length to be
made into spikes and bolts. shall be rated as
bar, bolt, rod or hoop iron, as The case may
be, and pay duty accordingly; Provided, also,
That all vessels of cast iron, and all castings
Of iron not rougt as from the mould, but 7sr-
italy manufactured after the casting, or with
handles, rings. hoops, UT other additions of
wrought iron, shall pay The same rates of du-
~ herein imposed on all Other manufactures
OF wrought iron not herein enumerated ,irthat
shall amount 10 more than the duty ON cast
ings.
Fourth. On muskeis, one dollar and fifty
cents per stand; rifles, Two dollars and fifty
cents each; IN axes, ADDE'S, hatehets, plane i
rnns, socket chisels and vices, drawing knives,
cutting knives, sickles or reaping hooks,
scyt;ies, spades, shovels, squares Of iron OF
steel. plated or polished steel saddlery, and
brass saddlery, coach and harness furniture
of the descriptions. steel-yards and scale
beams, and all FIRE arms, other than muskets
and rifles, and all side arms, 80 per centum
ad valrrem; on square wire, used for the man
ufaciure of stretches for umbrellas, when cut
in pieces not exceeding the length suitable
therefor, IL l-2 per cenlu n ad valorem.
Fifth. On screws made Of iron called
wood screws, IL cents per pound; and on all
other screws or iron, mol specified, 80 per CT.
ad valorem; on brass screws 80 cents per h.;
ON sheet and rolled brass, duty of 80 per CT.
ad valoren; on brass battery, or hammered
kettles, IL cents per pound.
Sixth. On cast, shear, and German steel
in bars, one dollar and fifty cents per one
hundred and twelv,. Dounds: and on all nther