Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-02


AN ACT TO PROVIDE INCREASED REVENUE
FROM IMPORTS, 70 PAY INTEREST ON
THE PUBLIC DEBT, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
Re if enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
,rcs of the United OF America Congress assem-.
bed That om and after the date OF the passage this
act Ia lieu Of the duties heretofore imposed 6y law on
the articles hereinafter mentioned, and such as may
cd and paid on the goods wares and merchandise here
in enuueiaIed ana provided ior imported from iorogi
First, ON raw SUI commonly called nuscova-
number twelve Dhtch standard, by ciayhis boiiinE
clarih Ing or other process, and strip sugar
sugar cane and concentrated molasses, or couccl--
traied mead9, two cents per pound; and on
white and clayed sugar, When advanced hey cnd
dard by clarifying or other process, and mol yet
fined, two and half cents per pound; refined sugars
Wne'h.I 5oa luh, crushed or pnlNerlAeg l"Ur ccllt
per pound; on sugars after being rene when they are
tnctued colored or in any way aduteraied ani on ST
gar candy six cents per pOund moasses, five cents
per gallon; Provided, That all srups sugar or % su
gar cane concentrated moasscs, mead0, entered I'M
Of sugar or of sugar cane co,ceniratcd moIsscs or
cd meladc, shall be liable to forfeiture to The
United states On all teas, teen cents per pound; on
almonds, tour cents per pound; shelled almonos six
cents per pound; on birthstone, crude three dollars
ton; on brimsone in rolls six dollars per ton; coi
ceuts PER pound; cocoa leaves and shells two
cents per pound; cocoa prepared manufactured,
eight cents per pound; ON chicory root one cent per
pound; ana on chcory ground, twO cents per pound;
cents per pound casia buds fifteen cents per pound;
cinnamon, twenty cents per pound; on cloves,
pound; on eufrants, five cents per pound; on argol,
three cents per pound; tartar six cents per
puund tartaric acid tartar emctc, and rochelle salts,
ten cents per pound dates, two cents per pound;
figs, five cents per pounds ginger root three
per pounds on ginger, ground Ave cents per pound;
aotice paste juice five cents per pound lquorice
root, cent per pound; mace and nutmees, twe-
ty-five cents per pound nuts of all kinds not other
wise provided ior two cents per pound on pepper six
cents per pounds on pmento, six cents per pound;
pluS five cents per pound on prunes five cents per
pound; on rasi liz cents per pounds on unnaiutac-
tured Russia hemp forty dollars ton on Manila,
and other hemps OF India twenty-five dollars per ton;
ON lead Ill PIGS or bars one dollar ana nifty cents per one
hundred pounds; in sheets, two dollars and twenty-five
ground in Oil and red lead dollars and twenty five
cents per hundred pounds salt sacks eighteen
per hundred pounds soda ASH half cent per
pound; ON bearbonate OF soda, cent per pounds
sal soda, une-iali cent puund caustC soda,
cent per pound; ON chloride OF lime, thirty cents per
Que hundred pounds; on sapetre crude, one cent per
pound refined or partially rehned two cents pound
spirits Of turpentlne, ten cents per gallon; on OIL 81
cloves, seventy per pounds brandy dollar
and Twenty-Five cents per gallon; on spirits distilled
from gram, or other materials, fifty cents per saoni
on gum copal and other gums resinous substances
used for the same or similar purposes gum copa ten
Seq. And be il further enacted That from and after
the day and year aforesaid, there shall be levied collect
Ter mentioned the following duties that is to say ON
arowroot' twenty per ecntum ad valorem; ginger,
lines lemons oranges, bananas and pantains twenty
per centum ad vaorem; on Peruvian bark, fifteen per
vaorem ON rags, OF whatever material ten per centwn
ad vuorem; on gunpOwder thirty per centum al val0-
rem; on feathers and downs thirty per ad
rln; on hides ten per cenum ad yalOrem; on sole ami
rubber raw manufactured, len per centum ad valo
rem On India rubber shoes aud boots thirty per
ad valOremi on ivory manufactured, and vegeta
Die ivory ten per centum ad valorem; wines OF all
kinds NIFTY pereentqm ad vaorem silk in the
more advanced in the manufacture than single and
thrown Or twenty five per eentum ad valorem
thirty per eenm ad vaoren on all silks valued over
one dollar per square yard forty per centun ad yaorem
poncn material or chel value, valued three dollars
per square yard or under thirty per valore
centnm ad vaorem; on floss Silks thirty per centm ad
vaoren; ON silk ribbons galloons, braid ngcs
tasseis, buttons button cloths, trmin. and silk
twist twist composed of mohair and silk sewing silk
ga or purified and all other manufactures Of silk, Of
ne not otherwise provided for 1orty centum ad
SEC g. And be it further enacted, That all articles
goods wares and merchandise, imported lrJm beyond
the cape OF Good Hope, III foreign vessels entitled
by reciprocal treaties to he from discriminating
goods wares and merchandise Of Imported direct ron
the place OF their growth production, in foreign
discriminating duties, Gnase other charges shall
be subject to pay in addition duties imposed bv
lhs act ten per centum ad Yaorem Provided That this
RUE snail not apply to gooos, wares, and merchandise
lnied from beyond the Cape of Good Hope in Anicii j.
SEC And be it further enacted That from and lsfte
the passage of this act there shall be allowed on all ar
tices wholly manufactured OF materials imported, on
which duties have been paid when exported drawback
equal in amount to the duty paid on such materials and
more, to be ascertaned under such regulations as
shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury
drawbacks so allowed shall be retained use Of
the United States by the collectors paying such draw
SEC 5. And be it further enacted That all goods
bound for the United and all goods wares and
merchandise deposit in warehouses public
pay such duties provided by law before and at the
time OF the passage OF this act; Provided that all
goods deposited in public store bonded warehouse
after this act takes effect and goes into operation if de
signed for consumption in the United States must be
Withdrawn thererom or the duties thereon paid in three
months after the deposited and goods designed
for exploration ami consumption in foreign countries
may be Withdrawn by the mt any time before the
expiration OF three years alter the same deposited.
sucn gooos II not Withdrawn III three years 70 be re-
gared as abandoned to the government and sold under
such regulations the Secretary of the Treasury may
pfs9rps, ana INC proceeds pad INTO ihe treasury FRO
vided, That merchandise upon which the owner may
have neglected 10 pay duties within three months from
for consumption at time thin two years the time
with an addition Of twenty 1--WE per ccntum thereto
Provided also That merchandise upon which duties
have been paid If exported TO foreign country, within
three shall be entitled to duties proper eyi
dece of such merchandise having been landed abroad
10 be furnished to the collector by the importer
centuO of said duties be retained by the
SEC And be it further enacted, That the act enti-
tied IAN act to provide for the payment of outstanding
Treasury notes TO authorize loan to regulate and M
the duties Imports and for other purposes approved
March two eighteen hundred and be aud ;he
same is hereby amended Us follows-that IS 10 say
First in section article first the words iu
dials and, strike liquors and insert liqueurs
insert Provided, also That lower rate amount Of
duty snail he levied collected and paid ON brandy
fixed by law Tor the description first proof but shall
be increased in proportion for any greater strength THAI
the strength OF first proof Third in section seyeI
clause fifth, the words ''on screws washed or plated
and all other screws, of iron and any other metal,
shall be stricken out and words screws, u any
other metal than iron, shall be inserted Fourth,
tion twelve article first, after the words eighteen
cents where they first insert "or - Fifth
section thirteen, article second after the word manu
acturer, insert except hosery: Sixth, in the
section, article third, strike out wool wherever il
ours and insert in each place worsted; Seventh, in
section fourteen, article first, after the words ten per
eentum, insert lad valoreul" Eighth in section dt-
teen, before the werd yarns insert 'hemp; in the
seetion after the word ''sheengs nser: fax
or hemp;" and strike out "jute goods, and in lieu
in cfippf
two, strike out the words 'unwrough clay three dollars
pei tons Tenth, in section nineteen strike compo
slons OF glass or paste not set, intended for by
jeweers; Eleventh. in Twenty-Five strike out
compositions OF glass PASTE when se;' Twelfth i'll
'yard" and insert foot
SEC I. And be it further enacted, That all acts and
parts repugnant to provisions of This nC he
and the same hereby repealed Provided, That the
existing laws shall extend to- and be in force for,
collection of the duties imposed by this act for the
prosecution and punishment Of all offences and thd
recovery, collection, distribution and remission all
fines, penalties and foeitures fully and eecualy
matter and thing 10 that effect in the existing laws
tnned had been inserted in and reenaeted by this act
SEC And be il further enacted, That direct tax
OF twenty millions Of dollars be and is hereby annually
LAID upon the United States. and the shall be and is
hereby apporiioned to the states respectively in
TO the state of Maine hundred and twenty thou
saId eight hundred and tN enty-six dollars
TO the state of New Hampshire. two hundred and
eighteen Thousand four hundred six and two-thirds
dollars. w 800 " ~
To the state OF Vermont. two hundred and eleven
thousand and sixty eight dollars
10 the state of Massachusetts. eight hundred and
tweii thousand hye hundred and eighty-one and
TO the state Of Rhode Island ore hundred and sixteen
dollars. w " S
TO the state of Connecticut three hundred and eight
thousand two hun red and fourteen dollars
10 the state of New York, two million six hundred
and three thousand nine hundred eighteen and two
ia sfate of Jersey fnur a,d a,5 ar,