Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-05-29
THE New Tariff Lar.

The new tariff law will go into operation in ,ts
LIST of July next, and all goods now in bonded va
houses, which may hereafter arrive and be in tho
public stores under charge of the revenue officers a.
the lst of July, will be entitled to all the priyaoa.
of the reduced duties under this newaaw. Secretsrs
Cobb has just issued some general regulations undSs
the new act which are important. especially the de-
cislon in regard 10 wool He says:
So 1t has been represented to the Department that
under the designation of galvanized tin plates q,
sheets, there having been attempts introduce sba
iron covered with thin coating of tin the purnos
being pass the iron through the custom house At
lower of duty as galvanized tin. The att n
ton of collectors and appraisers is especially d,rect1
10 this subject, and they will, on the entry of all
articles purporting to be tin plates Sheets galvan
lied moi, carefully inspect the articles and adm,
nothing as tin plates sheets that were not cearly
known such in commercial parlance at the passa,.
of the tariff act of 1876. Where Plates or sheets of
iron other metal attempted TO be introduced
in evasion OF the law under false designation Tho
proper proceedings will at be instituted 10 enforce
the forfetures and penalties provided by law and in
ali cases where no fraudulent attempt is manifested
the duty to which the articles according to their true
character, are liable under existing laws, must be
levied and collected
"A question has recently been presented to the
Department in regard to the exemption from duty
of certain articles claimed to be paintings and such
falling within schedule of the tariff. 1t is decided
by the Department that the painting referred TO in
that schedule, as entitled to free entry, must be an
object of TASTE recognized painting in the usual
accepaton of the term and that paintings on glass
specially provided for in schedule c, on porceains,
alabaster, China. marble, plaster, or similar mate.
rails; piates goblets, vases, or any other uten.
sls or paintings capable of being converted into
Dreastpns, ear drots, other to be worn
on the person, are not entitled to free entry under
the law.
" In schedule it will be seen there is provision
for the admission free of duty of sleeps WOOL IN.
manufactured, of the value of twenty cents Der
pound less at the port of expectation The qurs.
ton has been submitted whether, in estimating the
value in such cases at the port of exportation the
expenses of packing, commissions and other charges
incident to the shipment of articles for expectation,
are to be included? The value referred TO in this
provision of the law is the current market value Or
price at which the article in question could be gen
orally purchased per pound, and does not include the
charges and expenses mentioned, or other charges
incurred in the mere shipment, or preparation for
shipment, after purchase.
commissions and shipping charges are, however
under the laws levying duties on imports to be add
ed to the foreign market value ofimports, as par
OF the value on which duties 10 be assessed or
entry in ports of the United States; but they consti
iue no part of the value in the foreign market az
referred to-"