The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-27
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the Second Session of the
Thirty-ssventh Congress.
Public-No. 134.


articles hereinafter mentioned there shall be levied,
collected, and paid, the goods, wares, and mer-
chandise herein enumerated and provided for, i'm
ported from foreign countries the following duties
and rates Of duty, that is to say: ~ -
On strip of sugar of sugar cane, concentrated
molasses, or concentrated melado, two cents per
pound;
On all sugar not above number twelve Dutch STAN
dard in cclor. two and one half cents per pound !;
On all sugar above number twelve, and not above
number fifteen, Dutch standard in color, three
cents per pound;
On all sugar above number fifteen, not stove-drisd
and not above number twenty Dutch standard in
color, three andione-halfcents per pound;
On all refined sugar in form of loaf lump, crushed,
powdered, pulverized, granulated, and all
stove dried or other sugar above number twenty
Dutch standard in color, four ents per pound !:
Prorided, That the standards by which the color
and grades Of sugars are to be regulated shall be
selected and furnished to the collectors of such
ports of entry as may be necessary, by the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, from time TO time and in such
manner as he may deem expedient;
On sugar candy, not eolorcd, six cents per pound
ON all other confectionery, made wholly or in
part Of sugar. and on sugars, after being refined
when tinctured, colored, or in any way adultera-
ted, ten cents per pound;
On moasses, six cents per gallon: Provided, That
all sirups of sugar or sugar cane, concentrated
molasses concentrated melado entered under
the name OF molasses or any other name than
sirup of sugar, or of sugar cane concentrated mo-
lasses, or concentrated melado, shall be liable to
forfeiture to the United States, and the same
On cigars of all kinds valued at five dollars or less
per Thousand, thirty fve cents per pound VAL
ned at over five dollars and not over ten dollars
per thousand, sixty cents per pound; valued at
over ten and not over twenty dollars per thou
sand, eighty cents per pound; valued at over
twenty dollars per thousand, one dollar per
pound; and in addition thereto on all cigars val
ued at over ten dollars per thousand, ten per CEN
tum ad valorem: Prorided, That paper cigars, or
cigarettes, including wrappers, shall be subject
to the same duties imposed on cigars;
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On tobacco, in leaf, unmanufactured and not stem
| med, twenty five cents per pound;
/ On stemmed, and tobacco manufactured of all de-
scriptions, not otherwise provided for, thirty
SIC. 2. dnd be Il further enacted, That from and
after the day and year aforesaid in addition the
duties heretofore imposed by law, on the articles
hereinafter mentioned and included in this section,
/ there shall be levied, collected, and paid the
/ goods, wares and merchandise herein enumerated
aud provided for, imported from foreign countries
the following duties and rates of duty, that is to
On brandy. for first proof, twenty hvo cents per
gallon:
On other spirits, manufactured or distilled from
! grain or other materials, for first proof, fifty
cents per gallon;
On eordials, andliquors of all kinds, and arrack
absynthe, kirschenwasser, ratafia, and OF er sim
| liar spirituous beverages not otherwise provided
! for, twenty-five cents per gallon; t--
On bay rum, twenty-five cents per gallon;
On ale, porter, and beer, in bottles, otherwise
five cents per gallon;
On all spirituous liquors not otherwise enumera.
| ted, sixteen and two-thrds per centum ad valo-
| rem: PrOrided, That no lower rate or amount OF
duty shall be levied, collected, and paid, bran
| dy, spirits, and all other spirituous beverages,
than that fixed by law for the description of first
i proof, but shall be increased in proportion for
any greater strength than the strength of fret
i proof: and, proTided further, That bottles con-
tanning wines subject to adj vaiorem duties shall
he liable to and pay the same rate of duty as that
fixed upon the wines therein contained.
i Sec. 3. AHd be Il further enacted That from and
after the day and year aforesaid il addition the
i duties heretofore imposed by law on the articles
hereinafter mentioned and included in this sec
ton, there shall be Lowed collected and paid on
! the goods, wares and merchandise, herein enumer-
ated and provided for imported from foreign coun.
tries, the following duties and rates of duty, thai
is TO say:
4 On bar iron rolled or hammered, comprising fats
not less than one inch more To an seven inches
wide nor less than one-quartcr of inch OF
more than two inches thick; rounds not les:
than one-half an inch nor more than four inches
in diameter; and squares otless than one-ha
inch nor more than four inches square, not
exceeding in value the sum of fifty dollars pei
ton. twodollars per ton; exceeding in value tho
sum of fifty dollars per ton three dollars per ton
On bar iron, rolled or hammered, comprising fat,
less than one-quarter of an inch thick or NOR,
than seven inches WIDE rounds less than hal
an inch or more than four inches in diameter
and squares less than one-half an inch or NOR,
than four inches square, five dollars per ton !
On all iron imported in bars for railroads and in
| cllned plains made to patterns and fitted to BIZ
laid down such roads or plains without furth
ermanufacture, one dollar and fifty cents pei
ton Aaa4e 80 44AA 81 &t
On boiler other plate iron five dollars per ton
On iron Wire drawn and finished, not more thar
one-fourth of an inch in diameter nor less thar
number sixteen, wire gauge, one dollar per ON
hundred pounds; over number sixteen and no
over number twenty-five, wire gauge, one dol
lar and fifty cents per one hundred pounds: owe
finer than number twenty five, wire gauge
b two dollars per one hundred pounds Provided
4 That wire covered with cotton, silk, or other ma
l. terial, shall pay five cents per pound in addition
1 to the foregoing rates;
On hollow-ware, glazed or timed, oDe-half cen
| per pound;
On sadirons talor's and hatter's irons, stoves, AM
stove plates, oIie-fourth of one cent per pound
On band and heoD iron and slit rods, and all othe
descriptions Of rolled or hammered iron no
otherwise provided for, five dollars per ton;
On cut nails and spikes one fourth Of one cent DC
pound
On iron cables or cable chains, or parts thereof
sevcnty-five cents per ore hundred pounds Pro
rided, That no chains made of wire or rods Of
diameter, less than one half of one inch shall b
considered a chain cable;
On anvils. one dollar per one hundred pounds;
On anchors, OF parts thereof, fifty cents per on
hundred pounds;
On wrought board nails spikes, rivets, belts, bed
screws, and wrought hinges, one-fourth of on
cent per pound;
On chains, trace chains halter chains, and fcnc
chains, made wire or rods not under one-fourt
ofone inch in diameter, fourth of one cen
F per pound, undef One-fOurth OF inch IN oil
ameter and not under number nine, wire gauge
one-half of one cent per pound under numbe
nine wire gauge, five per centum nd valorem;
On blacksmith hammers, aud sledges, and axles
or parts thereof one-halfof one cent per pound
On horseshoe nails, one cent per pound
On steam, gas, and water tubes. and fiues O
wrought iron, one fourth of one cent per pound
On wrought iron railroad chairs, and wrought iro
nuts and washers, ready punched, five dollars pc
ton
On smooth polished sheet iron, by whatcve
name designated, one-halfcent per pound;
On sheet iron, common black. not thinner thai
number twenty, wire gauge, three dollars pc
ton; thinner than number twenty and not thin
| ner than number twenty five wire gauge fou
five, wire gauge, five dollars per ton;
On tin plates galvanized, galvanized iron, or iro
coated with any metal by electric batteries, one
half cent pcr pound - i#
On locomotive tire, or parts thereof, one cont nc
pound;
On miIl-irons, and mill-cranks of wrought iro
and wrought iron for ships, steam engines, an
twenty-five pounds more, one-fourth of or
cent per pound;
On screws, commonly called wood-screw one Ger
and half per pound;
On screws, washed plated, and all other screw
of iron, except wood-screws i've per centum q
yalorem;
On all manufactures of iron, not otherwise prov
ded for, five per centum ad valorem
On cast iron steam, gas, and water pipes, twent,
five cents per one hundred pounds; on all 9TH
castings Of iron, not otherwise provided for, ne
exempted from duty, five per centum ad valoreT
Prorided, That the following descriptions ofirol
manufactured of iron and man ufaciures Of stee
shall not bc subject to any additional duty
rates of duty under the provisions OF this act thi
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