Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-12
THE NEW TARIFF ACT.
AN ACT reducing Tho duty on imports
aud for other purposes.

next. in lieu of the duties heretofore i'm
pused by law on the articles hereinafter
mentioned, and on such as may now he
exempt from duty, there shall be levied,
collected. aud paid, on the goods, wares
and merchandise herein enumerated and
provided for. I'M ported from foreign conu-
tries, the following rates OF duIy--lhaIIs is 10
say
On goods, wares, and merchandise men
toned in schedule A., duty Of one hun,
dred per centum ad valorem.
Ga goods, wares, aud merchandise men-
tiunedin schedule b., duty Of forty per
cenlum ad valo'em.
On goods, wares, aud merchandise men,
toned in schedule c.. duty OF thirty per
centum .ad vaoreni.
On goods, wares, and merchandise men.
TONED iu schedule D.. a duty Of t'centy-
i fye per cenlum ad yalorem.
On goods, wares, and merchandise men
toned insschedule E., duly OF t,centy
per centtm ad valorem.
On goods, wares. and merchandise men-
toned in schedule f., duty of fifteen per
ceutum ad valorem.
On goods, wares, aud merchan'ize men
toned in schedule g., duty o! ten per
cen,um al valorem.
On goods, wares. and merchandise men
toned, in schedule H., duty of .frc per
cenlum ad valOrem.
Sec. 2. Ind be it farther enacted, Tha,
from and after the first day Of December
next. the goods, wares, and merchandise
mentioned in schedule /, shall be exempt
from duty.
Sec. 3. And be Il farther enacted, Thai
from and after the first day Of December,
next. .hcre shall be levied, collected, and
paid on all goods, wares, and merchandise
imported from foreign countries; and not
specially provided for in this ac, duty Of
Lpenty'per cenlum ad valorem.
See. 4 Aad be ii further enacted, Tha,
in Ill cases in which the invoice or entry
shall not contain he weight o. quantity
nr measure OF gcads, wares. or nerchan.
dize. now weighed or measured or suased
the same shall be weighed. gnuged, or
measured at The expense Of the owner,
4 agent ar consisaee.s
Sec. 5. 4ng.bei iss farther enacted, 'EPilat
fro:n and after the first day in December
next, lieu Of the bnuury heretofore au-
rhorized by law,o he paid OIL lie expnr-
ttation OF fpirIled fish of.,he fisheries of the
! Uniled States, there shallbe allowed, on
the expectation thereof, if cured with for
eisn salt, a'drawback equal in amour, 10
The duty paid on the salt, andno more,
10 be ascerIained under such regulations as
may be prescribed by the Secretary Of
the Treasury.
| Sec. G. And>be it further enacted, That
all goods, wares, and merchandise, impor-
led after the passage of this set. aud which
may be in the public stores on the second
day of December nexi, shall be subject to
no other duty upon the entry thereof Than
lflhe same were imported respectively at
that day..
Sec. 7. And be il further enacted, That
the twelfth section Of the act entitled "An
act to provide revenue from imports. and
10 change and modify existing laws impo-
sing duties on imports. ard for other pur
poses, approved August thirty. eighteen
hundred and forty Two, shall be, aud the
same is hereby, so far modified, that all
goods imported from his side the Cape o
Good Hope,or Cape Horn may remain in
the public stores for the space Of one year
instead ofthe terms of sixty days prescri
bed in the said section: and that all goods
imported from beyond the Cape of Good
Hope or Cape Horn may remain in the
public stores one year insteal of the term
r Of ninety days prescribed in the said sec
ton.
Sec. s. And be 1t further enacted. Tha
. il shall be lawful for the owner, consignet
0 or agent of imports which have been ac
,ually purchased, on entry of the same
to make such addition in the entry TO III,
& cos, or value giveG in the invoice, as il
q his opinion may raise the same to the lru,
market value Of such imports in the prin
cipal markets of the country whence th
importation shall have been made. or il
. which the goods imported shall have beer
originally manufactured or produced, a
the case may be; and TO add thereto al
COSTS aud charges which. under exsrin!
: laws, would form par, of the true value a
, the port where The same may be entered
upon which the duties should be assessed
And i, shall be the duty Of the collec:o
{ within whose district the same may h
e imported or entered. 10 cause the dutiabl
!. value OF such imports to be appraised, es
timated, and ascerlained in accordanc
with The provisions of existing laws; an,
if the appraised value thereof shall excee
by ten per cenlum or more the value s.
/. declared on the entry, then in addition t
: the duties imposed by Law on the same
Z there shall be levied, collected aud paid,
IF! duly Of twenty per cen,um, ad valorem o.
II such appraised value Provided, neue,
i theiesS. That under no circumstances sha
the duty be assessed upon an amount les
than he invoice value; any lsw of Con
gress to the contrary Notwithstanding.
: Sec. 9. And be IL further enacted, Tha