The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-08-07
The New Tariff Bill.

The following is copy of the New Tariff
Bill passed by the House on Thursday:
a BILL to provide is:creassd Rereass from I'm
ports, 20 pay interest on public deLt, and for
other purposes.
Be il enacted, That from and AFTER the
date OF the passage of this act, IN lieu of The
duties, hereiofore imposed By law on arti-
else hereinafter mentioned and on each as
many as may row De exempt from duiy,
thefe shall he levied, colfected and paid,
on the goods. wares and merchandise here
in enumerated and provided for, imported
from Gsseign counties, The following dniies
and rates of duty, that is TO lay: First,
On raw sugaI, commonly called Mnsco-
vado or brown sugar, not advanced above
number Twelve Dutch standard, by claying,
boiling. clarifying, or other process, and on
sirup or sugar or of sugar-cane and con-
ceinlraied molasses, or concentrated mela-
do, txo and hall cents per pound, and on
white and clayed sugar, when advanced be-
yond the raw staie above twelve, Dutch
standard. by clarifying OF other process. and
Fefired sugar, whether loaf, limp, crushed
or pulverzed, four cents per pound on su-
gars after being refined, when they are tinc-
iured, colored, or in any way adulteraied,
and on sugar candy, six cents per pound !;
on molasses FIVE cents per gallon; Provided,
That all syrnps Of sugar, or OF sugar-cane,
concentrated molasses or fnelado, entered
under the name of moiasses, or any other
name than strip of sugar or of sugar cane,
concentrated molasses or concentrated mel
ado, shall be liable TO forfeiture TO The Uni
led States; on all teas, fifteen cents per
pound on almonds, four cents per pound !;
shelIed almonds, six cents per pound on
arrow root, twenty per centum an valorem /;
on birthstone, crude, three dollars per ton !;
on birthstone rolled, six dollars per ton on
coffee, of all kinds, Eve cents per pound !;
on cocoa, FIVE cents per pound; on cocoa
leaves and cocoa shells, three cents per
pound on cocoa, prepared or manufactur-
ed, eight cents per pound; on chiccory
crude, two cents, and on chiccory, ground,
four cents per pound on chocolate, six
cents per pound; on cassia, ten cents per
pound on cassia buds, fifleen cents per
pound on cinnamon, twenty cents per
pound on cloves, eight cents per pound I;
on cayenne pepper, six cent per pound on
cayenne pepper, ground, eight cents per
pound on curfanis, five cents per pound /;
on aTgol, or cream csrtar, six cents per
pound on dates, five cents pet pound on
figs, Eve cents pet pound on ginger foot,
three csnts per pound !; on ginger, ground,
five cents per round on ginger, preserved
or picked, thirty per centum ad valoreui /;
on lines, lemons, oranges, bananas and
plantains, twenty per centuu ad vaiorem ;
on licorice paste and juice, fivs cents per
pound on icorice root, one cent per
pound; on mace and nntmegs, ssenty-five
cents per pound; on nuts, two cents per
pound on pepper. six csnts per pound on
Peruvian bark, fifteen per ceutum ad vaio-
rem on pimenio, six cents per pound on
pluns, fve cents PET pound on. pfunss,
I'VE, cents per pound on quinins, thirty per
ceutpm ad vslorern.j on faisins, i've cents
per pound
SEC. 2. And be II further enacted, That
from and after the day and ysaf aforesaid.
there shall be levied, collected, and paid d,on
the importation of he articles heteihafsr
mentioned, the following duties, that is 10
SAP: on commissioned Russian hemp,
forty dolIafs psf son On fsanills and other
hemp Of India, twenty-five dollars rsf ton