, 1844-04-03

An ACT 10 PROVIDE REVENUE rRoB IMPORTS
AND TO CHANGE AND TO MODIFY EXISTING
LAWS IMPOSING DUTIES ON IMPORTS, AMI
yoR OTHER PURPOSES. PAssED Apcus1
80 lS4&.
Size. Be il enacted by the Senat.
and Houss Of Representatives. of the Uni
red Siafss ef ,amsrica IL Csngress a.,
seNlbled, That from and after the passage
az this aci, 10 lieu Of lhe duties heactnea.g
imposed q NV or ths sr:ictst
Ter mentioned, and on such a. may now
be exempt from duty, there shall he
levied, collected and paid, tho following
duties, that is to sayt
First. On coarse wool manufactured,
the value whereof, at the last port or place
from whence exported to tho United
States, shall be seven cents or under per
pound there shall DO levied a duty Of five
per cenlum I'D valorsm, And on all other
manufactured wool there shall be levied
b duty Of thres cents per pound, and lhir-
~ per centum nd valOrem, Provided,
That when wool of Different qualities Of
the same kind or sort IL imported in the
same bale, bag or package, and tbs az
gregate value ofihe contents Of the bale,
bag or package, shall be appraised BY the
appraisers At . rate e~Seseding seven cents
per pound, il shall DO charged with . du-
~ in confoi nifty ~ such appraisal: Pre-.
cidsd further, That when wool Of differ.
ent qualities and different kinds or sorts
is imported in The sams bale, bag or
package, the contents Of the bale, bag
or package ahall DO appraised al the
value Of tho fnss, or most valuable
kind or sort. and q duty charged thsre-
on accordingly, Provided further, That
il bales Of different qualities are em.
braced in the same invoice, Al the same
price, the value Of tho whole shall DO ap-
praised according 70 the value ola bale Of
The best quali,yt Provided fsrsAer, That
If any wool be imported having on it dir,
or any material or impurities other ,hau
those naturally Belonging TO the fleece,
and thus Be reduced ia value 10 seven
cents per pound Of under. tho appraisers
Mi x5asais zEii weastssr prize a.,
m their opinion, i would have cost had il
no, been 20 mixed with suIh dirs Of im-
puri.ics, and a duty shall b charged
thereon in conformity with such spprais.
al: Provided alec, That wool Imported
on the skin shall DO estimated AZ to weight
and value as other wool.
Second. On all manufactures Of wool,
or Of which wool shall be . Tcomponeni
part, except carpeiinga. aannsls, boch.
inps and baizes, blankets. vorsted stuff
Foods, ready made clothing, hosiery, mitts,
gloves, caps and biadipss, a duty Of forty
per csntum. &g
Third. On Wilton carpets and carpet
ing, treble ingram. Saxony and Aubus.
son carpets and Competing, a duty OF SIX
ty-fve cents per square yard; on Brus-
sels and Turkey carpets and caEPe,ing,
fhy.6vs cents psE square yard, on all
Venetian and ingram carpets and carpet
ing, thirty esnts per square yard; on oil
other kinda Of caEpeia and leasPetine, Of
wool, hemp, FAX OF cotton, or parts Of
either, or other material nol Otherwise
specified, q duty Of thirty per eentum I'D
yaiorem: PrOrided. That bsd-sidOs and
other portions Of carpets or carPetina
shaIl pay tho rate Of duly herein imposed
Q carpsta and cafpsliOg Of similar char
aeter.
FouriA. On woollsn blankets, the &C.
tual value Of which At the place whence
imported shall not slcssd I've
cents each, and Of the dimensions not OK
ceedine ssventy. two BY Afty-two inehes
each, nor lesa than siIty Aye BY SIXTY
inches, q duty Of fifteen per senipm id
yalorem; and on all other woollen blan-
kats, = duty Of twenty Eve Per csntum I'd
vaiorAm.
EsfA. On oil manufactures, not other-
wise specified, uf eomAed wool or worsied,
and manufactures Of worsted and 9Th
combined, a duty of thirty per esntum I'd
yaloremi on all hoarIA rugs, anad v~aloreni
duty Of forty per centum,
Si4M On woollen and worsisd yarn,
Aduiy Of thirty per esplum I'D valOrems
Sersnth. On woolenand wors,od mitls
gloves, caps and bindings. and on wool
len or worsted hosiery, that Is to say.
stockings, socks, drawers, shirts, and al
other similar manufactures. mads OF
frames, a duty Of thirty per een'um az
ynlorem,
Eigth. On Annnels. Of whatever ma,
teriaI composed, except cotton. a duty O
fourteen cents per square yard; on book
inRs and baizsi, fourteen cents per aqusr.
yardi on coach laest, thirty five per cen.
idm I'D saloremi on Tibet, Angora, ant
I'll other goats hair OF mchair unmanufac
tGrsd, ono ctni per pound; on cam!ets
blankets, coatinep. and all other mnnufac
tures Of goats hair or mohair, twenty
per ceninm I'D valCtems
Nimh On rspdy made clolhiAg. o
whatever maserlalb composed worn b
mvn, women on children, except gloves
mlils, plocklnR, socks, wove shirts ant
dHwttS, md all bthtS slnilay uianufuc