The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-22

AN Acr, supplementary to an Act, entitled 9" An Act
to raise revenue by impost duties, approved the
5:h day OF February, 1910.
Sec l. That there shall be levied, collected and
paid, the following specific and ad valorem duties,
in lieu Of those now paid by Law to wit On four'
one dollar per barrel corn and corn meal twenty
cents per bushel OF fifty pounds oats fifteen cents
per bushel Al thirty pounds all other grains tw en-
~ cent: per bushel Of sixty pounds salt, cents
cent, per pound coffee, two cents per pound teas
Of all descriptions fifteen cents per pound slspice
and black pepper, five cents per pound and all
other spices thirty-fve per cent ad yalorcm sperm
candles. ten cents per pound talow candles, four
cents per pound sperm oil, Thirty cents per gal.
lon tobacco manufactured, thirty per cent ad va
loren Spanish segars, five dollars per thousand !;
ter, six cents per pouad lard, three cents per
pound cheese. three cents per pound chocolate
three cents per pound beef, in barrels or other
wise. three dollars for two hundred pounds pork.
bacon, two cents per pound peas and beans, fifty
cents per bushel rice, two cents per pound pc.
kles sweat meats and all kinds Of consorves thirty
per cent I'D valorem fruits, preserves, dry and
candies, three cents per pound Havana sugar,
wv ite) two cents per pound /; vinegar, ten cents
per gallon bar soap, three cests per pound; shaw
ing, and all perfnmed SOAP. thirty per ad valo-
thirty per cent ad valorem cabinet ware and ali
manufactures Of wood, or Of which wood is the ma
teria Of chief value, thirty per cent ad valorem
all manuiacture: Of tin, or OF which tin is the mate
shoes and boets Of all kinds twenty five per cent
ad valorem hats, OF all kinds twenty five per cent
ad valorem lady's bonuets. Of all kinds, twenty
five per cent I'D vaiorem pleasure carriages and
rem ready made clothing and wearing apparel Of
all kinds, thirty per cent ad valorem |; hardware
and cutlery Of all kinds, twenty five per ad
loren chairs Of all kinds, thirty per cent ad va
loren saddery Of all kinds thirty per cent ad va
loren all house frames and lumber of every kind,
fifteen per cent ad valoren.
SEC. 2. That there shall be collects on baqsinp,
bale rope and Irvine used for packing cotton, q
duty Of ten per cent ad valorem and fifteen per
cent ad valorem ON powder, lead, and firearms Of
every description; and stock Of all kinds, bibles,
tesaments, and primary school books, shall be inn
pored free Of duty; all ether books and stationery
shall be subject to duty Of fifteen PER cent ad va
SEC. 3. That all the duties made payable by this
act or any law heretofore passed, and not repealed
by this, shall be receivable in gold or silver, Ex
chequer bills, any law or obligation heretofore
made to the contrary notw ithstasding
SEC. 5. That the counties ri Paschal, Bowie,
Red River, Lamar, and Fannin, shall compose a
colectoral district. Tho Collectors appointed for
River, shall be, and they hereby authorized to
appoint such number of deposites, subject to the
approval Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, a. may
be deemed neeessary for the proper collection Of
INC EcvenueS auo sa1O oePwtIes sn1l IccslVe lot
compensation, ten per cent the amount Of duties
collected and paid TO the Collector, provided that
the amount does not exceed five hundred dollars
per annum The Collectors which may be appoint
ed nnder this section, heretofore appointed, in
said districts, shall receive FIVE per cent on all
amounts received from deputies, and'paid into the
Treasury, aud fifteen per cent on all amounts col
lected without the aid of deputies, until the com.
mission and fees amount 10 eight hundred dollars
for each Collector, in which case, all excess Of
commission and fees Of Office shall be paid into the
Treasury for the use cf the Republic. Should the
above commission and fees fall below the stipulated
conditional salary, then, and in that case, the
missions and fees shall be in fell for salary.
SEC 9. That an additional duty Of FIVE per cent
ad vaorem, be collect ed over and above that which
the laws otherwise direct from all goods imported
on foreign bottoms, with the exception Of those
foreign vessels which by treaty or act Of Congress
are permitted to enter on the payment Of the do.
nestle duty. y.
SEC 10 That from and after the nineteenth day
Of May, one Thousand eight hundred and forty-two,
there shall be laid on all vessels which may enter
any port Of the Republic from any foreign port or
place, tonnage duty Of sixty cents per ton, on
merchant vessels, and thirty ceRts on steamboats,,
according to the register tonnage.
SKo.11 That the act shall take effect from and
after the LEI day Of February, 1912. f la..l