The national Republican., 1861-07-01
threads. twine and pack.thread, and all other

threads, twlne ana pack-tureuo, ouu Oil oeucr
manufactures of fax, or of which fax shall be
the component material Of chief value, and not
otherwise provided for, thirty per centum ad
valorem.
Sec. Is. And be IL further enacted, That from
and after the day and year aforesaid there shall
be levied, collected, and paid, on the imports
ton Of the articles hereinafter mentioned, the
following duties, that is to say:
First On manufactured hemp, thirty.fve
dollars per ton on Manila, and other hemps
Of India, fifteen dollars per ton; on jute, Sisal
grass, sun hemp, coir, and other vegetable sub
stances not enumerated, used for cordage, ten
dollars per ton; on jute butts, FIVE dollars per
ton; on codilla or tow Of hemp, ten dollars per
ton; on tarred cables or cordage, two cents
and half per pound; on untarred Manila
cordage, two cents per pound on all other un
tarred cordage, three cents per pound; on
yarns, four cents per pound on coir yarn, one
cent per pound; on seines, six cents per pound;
on cotton bagging,. or any other manufacture
not otherwise provided for, suitable for the uses
TO which cotton bagging is applied, whether
composed in whole or in part Of hemp, jute, or
fax, or any other material valued at less than
ten cents per square yard, one cent and q half
per pound over ten cents per square yard, two
cents per pound on sail duck, twenty-five per
centum I'D valorem; on Russia and other
sheetings, brown and white twenty-five per
centum ad valorem; and on all other manu-.
factures of hemp or of which hemp shall be q
component part, not otherwise provided for,
twenty per centum ad valorem on unmanu.
factured fax, fifteen dollars per ton on tow Of
flax, five dollars per ton; on grass CLOTH twenty.
| five per centum ad valorem; on jute goods,
fifteen per centum nd valorem; on all other
manufactures of jute or Sisal grass, not other.
wise provided for, twenty per centum ad valo.
rem.
Sec. l6. And be IL. further enacted, That from
and after the day and year aforesaid, there shall
he levied, collected, and paid, on the importa-
ton of the articles hereinafter mentioned, the
following duties, that is to say:
First; On silk in the gum, not more advanced
in manufacture than singles, tram, and thrown
or organzine, fifteen per centum ad valorem !;
on all silks valued at not over one dollar per
square yard, twenty per centum ad valorem /;
on all silks valued at over one dollar per square
yard, thirty per centum ad valorem on all silk
velvets, or velvets Of which silk is the compo-
nent material Of chief value, valued at three
dollars per square yard, or under, twenty five
per centum ad valorem valued at over three
dollars per square yard, thirty per centum ad
valorem on floss silks, twenty per centum ad
valorem on silk ribbons, galloons, braids,
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trimmings, and on silk twist, twist composed of
mohair and silk, sewing silk in the gum or
purified, and all other manufactures Of silk, or
which silk shall be the component material Of
chief value, not otherwise provided for, thirty
per centum ad valorem.
Sec. L. And be 1t further enacted, That from
and after the day and year aforesaid, there shall
be levied, collected, and paid, on the importa.
ton of the articles hereinafter mentioned, the
following duties, that is to say:
First On rough plate, cylinder, or broad
window glass, not exceeding ten by fifteen
inches, one cent per square FOOT above that,
and not exceeding sixteen by twenty-four inch
es, one cent and a half per square foot above
that, and not exceeding twenty four by thirty
inches, two cents per square foot; all above
that, and not exceeding in weight one pound
per square foot, three cents per square foot
Prorided, That all glass imported in sheets or
tables, without reference to size or form, shall
pay the highest duty herein imposed And
provided, further, That oil rough plate cylinder
or broad glass, weihging over one hundred
pounds per one hundred square feet, shall pay
an additional duty on the excess at the same
rates as herein imposed on clown, plate, OF
polished, and on all other window glass not ex
ceeding ten BY fifteen inches, one cent and a
half per square foot; above that, and not ex
ceeding sixteen by twenty.four inches, two
cents and a half per square foot; above that
and not exceeding twenty-four by thirty inches
four cents per square foot; all above that, five
cents per square foot Propiddd, That all
crown, plate, or polished, and all other window
glass weighing over one hundred and fifty
pounds per one hundred square feet shall pay
an additional duty on such excess of four cents
per pound on all plain and mould and pres:
glassware, not cut, engraved, or painted, twenty
FIVE per centum ad valorem; on all articles o
glass, cut, engraved, painted, coored printed
stained, silvered. or gided, thirty per centuu
ad valorem; on porcelain and Bohemian glass
glass crystals for watches, paintings on glass O
/ glasses, pebbles for spectacles, and all manu-
factures Of glass, or Of which glass shall be
component material not otherwise provide,
for, and all glass bottles or jars filled witt
sweetmeats, preserves, or other articles, thirt
t per centum ad valorem.
Second On China and porcelain ware of al
descriptions, thirty per centum ad valorem Oh
all brown earthen and common stone ware
: twenty per centum ad valorem on all othe
r earthen, stone or crockery ware, printed, white
? edged painted, dipped, or cream colored, com
e posed of earthly or mineral substances, twenty
8 five per centum ad valorem.
l., See. Is. And be IL further enacted, That from
d and after the day and year aforesaid there shal
e be levied collected and paid on the imports
e ton of the articles hereinafter mentioned, tn
g following duties, that is to say: On all book.
: periodicals and pamphlets and all printed ma
c ter and illustrated books and papers, and O
g watches and parts Of watches, and watch mate
! rials, and unfinished parts of watches, fiftee
= per centum ad vaorem.
= Sec. 10. And be it further enarted, That fror
q and after the day and year aforesaid there sha
r be levied, collected, and paid duty of ten pc
: centum on the importation of the articles here
t matter mentioned and embraced in this section