The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-11


[PuBuc-No. ST.. u II
AN ACT reducing the duty on imports, and for
other purposes.
Be il snaeisdby the Senate md House Of Rprssenia-
tires Of the United States Of .4uSe M 0osisysts
,sruSlsd That from and after the first day Of Deeem
Der next in lieu OF the duties heretofore imposed by
law on the articles hereinafter mentioned, and on
such as may now be exempt from duty, there shall
be levied, collected, and paid, on the goods wares,
and merchandise herein enumerated and provided
for, imported from foreign countries, the following
rates Of duty-that is TO say: .,
On goods, wares, and merchandise mentioned in
schedule A, duty of hundred per centum ad
yaorem
On goods, wares, and merchandise mentioned in
schedule B, duty OF forty per centum ad yalorem.
On goods, wares, and merchandise mentioned in
schedule @, duty Of thirty per centum ad yaioreu
On goods, wares, and merchandise mentioned in
schedule d, duty Of tosn'ytips per centum I'D va
loren. .....'. ana u. . s...'..
On goods, wares, and merchandise mentioned in
schedule Z, duty of tosniy per oentum ad yalo-
rem.
On goods, wares, and merchandise mentioned in
schedule F, duty Of fifteen per centum ad yalorem
On goods, wares, and merchandise mentioned in
schedule g, duty Of ten per centum ad yalorem.
On goods, wares, and merchandise mentioned in
schedule II, a duty Of Jfos per centum ad yaorem:
SEC. 2. .and be IL further enacted, That from and
after the first day Of December next, the goods,
wares, and merchandise mentioned in schedule
shall be exempt from duty. rfh .e-.a =
SEC g. .7nd be IL further enacted, That, from and
after the first day Of December next, there shall be
levied, collected, and paid on all goods, wares, and
merchandise imported from foreign countries, and
not specially provided for in this act, duty of
hceniy per centum ad yalorem. , =. .......r
SIC, HID be Il further enacted, That in all cases
in which the invoice or, entry shall MOI contain the
r. a..
or merchandise now weighed or measured or gagged
the same shall be weighed gagged, or measured at
the expense of the owner, agent, or consignee.
SIC S. .aad be u further esaei.d, That from and
after the first day of December next, in lieu Of the
bounty heretofore authorized by law to be paid on
the expectation Of picked fish of the fisheries the
United States there shall be allowed, on the expor
tntion thereof, if cured with foreign salt, draw
back equal in amount to the duty paid on the salt,
and no more, to be ascertained under such regula-
tons may be prescribed by the Secretary Of the
Treasury. u ...I -..
SEC 6. find be Il further enacted, That all goods,
wares and merchandise imported after the passage Of
this oct and which may be in the public stores on
the second day Of December next, shall be subject
to no other duty upon the entry thereof than if the
same were imported respectively after chat day.
SEC Z. Ind be Ifuriher enacted, That the twelfth
section Of the act entitled IAN act TO provide rev.
enue from imports, and to change and modify ex-
err purposes" approved August thirty, eighteen
hundred and fofty-two, shall be, and the same is
hereby, 60 far modified, that all goods imported
from this side the Cape of Good Hope or Cape
Horn may remain in the public stores for the space
of one year instead Of the term of sixty days pre-
scrbed in the said section; and that all goods inn
ported from beyond the Cape Of Good Hope or
Cape Horn may remain in the public stores one
year instead of the term Of ninety days prescribed
in the said section.
SEC. 8. find be il further enacted, That it shall
be lawful for the owner, consgnee or agent of i'm
ports which have been actually purchased, on entry
Of the same, 10 make such addition in the entry to
the cost or value given in the invoice in his opin
ion may raise the same to the true market value of
such imports in the principal markets Of the coun.
try whence the importation shall have been made,
or in which the goods imported shall have been ORR
ginaly manufactured or produced, as the case may
be; and to add thereto all costs and charges which
under existing laws would form part Of the true val
at the port where the same may be entered, upon
which the duties should be assessed And il
shall be the duty of the collector within whose
district the same may be imported or entered to
cause the dutiabe value of such imports to be APP
praised estimated, and ascertained in accordance
with the provisions of existing laws; and if the ap.
praised value thereof shall exceed by ten per cent
um more the value so declared the entry, then,
in addition to the duties imposed by law on the
same, there shall be levied, collected, and paid a
duty of twenty per centum ad valorem on such ap.
praised value: Provided nevertheless That under no
circumstances shall the duty be assessed upon an
amount less than the invoice value, any law OF
Congress to the contrary Notwithstanding g. T.
SEC. g. find be IL further enacted, That the depu-
ties Of any collector, naval officer, surveyor and
the clerks employed by any collector, naval officer,
surveyor, appraiser, who are not by existing laws
required to be sworn, SHALL before entering upon
their respective duties, or, if already employed be-
fore continuing in the discharge thereof, take and
subscribe oath or affirmation faithfully and dill
gently to perform such duties and to use their best
endeavors to prevent and detect frauds upon the
Of the United Suites; which cath affirma-
ton shall be administered by the collector of the
port district where the said deputies or clerks
may be employed, and shall be of form to be pre-.
scribed by the Secretary Of the Treasury. s.. .
SEC. TO- find be further enacted, That no officer
other person connected with the navy Of the
United States, shall, under any pretence, import In
any ship or vessel Of the United States any goods
wares, or merchandise liable to the payment Of any
duty o.. a. 20. &c.,. ... . .g. ...r... ... D..
d. SIC. Ii. yqnd be IL further enacied That all acts
and parts of acts repugnant to the provisions Of this
act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
SCHEDULE Al One hundred per cent,um ad val
Brandy and other spirits distilled from grain, OF
other materials.
Cordials, absyntbe, arrack curacao, kirschen
wasser liqueurs, maraschino rataha, and oil othel
spirituous beverages Of a similar character.
SCHEDULE B.-(Forty per esntum I'D palOrtm.
Alsbaster and spar ornaments.
Almonds r......... ...s.t...
Anchovies, sardines, and all other fsh preserve,
in oil.
Camphor refined.
Cassie.
Cloves.
Composition tops for tables, or other articles
Of furniture. .sH
Comdts, sweetmeats, or fruit preserved in sugar
brandy, or molasses, .....
Currants
Dates.
Figs .......
i. Ginger root, dried or green.
~ Glass, cut.
Mace
Manufactures Of cedar wood, granadilla, ebony
mahogany, rosewood, and satin wood.
Nutmegs. r..... .
Pimenio,