The Arkansas banner., 1844-04-03


 said act; on all raw silks, comprehending all silks in the gum, whether in hanks, reeled, or otherwise, there shall be levied duty of twelve and balf per centum ad valorem, iI- stead of the duty of fifty cents per pound i'm posed by the said act and on silk umbrellas, parasols, sun-shades, silk or satin shoes for men, women or children; silk or satin laced boots or bootees for men, women or children mems silk hats; silk or satin hats or bonnets for women; silk shirts and drawers, whether made up wholly or in part; silk caps for women; turbans, ornaments for head dress, : aprons, collars, caps, cuffs, braids, curls or frizettes, chemisettes, mantillas, pellerlnes, and all other articles of silk made up by hand in whole or in part, and not otherwise pro- vided for, there shall be levied duty of
 Third. On unmanufactured hemp, Manila, Sum, and other hemps of India, jute, Ssal grass, coir, and other vegetable substances, not enumerated, used for cordage, there shall be levied a duty of thirty per eentum ad va lorem, instead of the various duties imposed by the said act; on cordilla, or tow of hemp and flax, there shall be levied duty of twen- i ty-fiye per centum ad valorem, instead of the duty of twenty dollars per ton, imposed by the said act; on tarrcd and untarred cables and cordage, yarns, twne, packthrcad, cot ton-bagging, of whatever material composed, and on any other manufacture not otherwise specified, suitable for the uses to which cot ton-baggmg IS applied, of whatever material composed, and whether imported under the designation of gunny cloth or any other ap- pellation, there shall be levied duty of thir- fx .J ,Yolf of thn rious duties imposed by the said act.
 Fourth. On stamped, printed or painted floor oilcloth, furniture oilcloth made on Canton or cotton flannel, other furniture oil- cloth, olcloth of linen, silk, or other materi- ale used for hat covers, aprons, coach cur tains, or similar purposes, and on medicated oileloths, there shall be levied a duty of thir- ty per eentum ad valorem, instead of the Va rious duties imposed by the said act.
 SEC. 4. find Dc a further enacted, That from and after the first day of September, in the year aforesaid, the duties imposed by the said act. upon the articles hereafter mention ed, shall be changed, modified, and reduced, ill the manner following, that is to say;
 First. On iron, in bars or bolts, not man. uiactured, in whole or in part, by rolling, there shall be levied duty of fifteen dollars per ton, instead of the duty of seventeen dol lars per ton imposed by the said act; on bar or bolt iron, made wholly or in part by roll ing, there shall be levied duty of twenty dollars per ton, instead of the duty of twen- ty-five dollars per ton imposed by the said , act; on all iron imported in bars for rail- roads, or inclined planes, made to patterns, and fitted to be laid down as rails upon such roads or planes, without further manufacture there shall be levied duty of ten dollars per ton, instead of the duty of twenty-five dol ! ! lars per ton, imposed by the said act; Pro rtded, That upon the entry of any such rail- road iron at any custom-house of the United States, good and sufficient bonds shall be given, with sureties to the satisfaction of the , collector of the customs receiving the same, for the payment of the duty upon such iron , at the rate of twenty dollars per ton, the du- ty by this act imposed upon other rolled bar iron, within one year from the date of said : bond- nnless the State, corporation, company. or individual obligors on such bond shall, be before the expiration of the time allowed thereon for the payment thereof, exhibit to ' the Secretary of the Treasury, or to the col lector of the customs taking the bond, under
 
 ,, ury may, from time to time, prescribe, satis- factory proof, in writing and upon oath, that the said iron has been actually and perma- nently laid down upon the railroad or inclin- ed plane for which the same shall have been imported, as shown by the entry of the said iron, and the bond given to secure the pay ment oi the duties upon the same, in which case, and in that only, the duty of ten dol ; lars per ton, hereby imposed upon such iron, shall be received in full satisfaction and dis charge of every such bond but in case of failure to make such proof to the satisfaction o the said Secretary, or of the proper col ' lector of the customs, as the case may be. within tine time hereby limited for the mak- ! ing thereof, the full duty of twenty dollars per ton upon the said iron shall be demand : ed and paid, in the same manner as if the said bond had been given without any other condition than the payment of the said full , duties at the expiration of every such bond. Second On iron in pigs, there shall sbe , levied duty of seven dollars per ton, in- T I stead of the duty of 9 dollars per ton impos- | ed by the said act; on vessels of cast iron. not otherwise specified; glazed or tin hollow ware and castings; sad irons or smoothing irons; hatters' and tailors' pressing irons i; cast iron butts or hinges iron or steel wire, described in the said act as not exceeding No. II; over No. IA and not exceeding Mo- 25 :; and over No. D, silvered or plated wire !; round or square iron, or brazen rods of three ; sixteenths of an inch in diameter, inclusive ; iron in nail or spike rods, or nail plates; slit, rolled, and hammered iron, in sheets, except ; taggus iron, hoop iron, iron slit, rolled or hammered for band iron, scroll iron, or case ment rods; iron cables, or chains, or parts thereof, manufactured in whole or in part, of . whatever diameter, the links being of the form peculiar to chains for cables; all other i, chains of iron not otherwise specified, the !, links being either twisted or straight, and, !, when straight, of greater length than those used in chains for cables; anchors, or parts of anchors, manufactured in whole or in part; anyils, blacksmiths' hammers, and siedges ;