Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-15
Approvod, July "a, 1862.
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AN ACT increasing, Temporarily, the duties
on imports, and for other purposes.

| AN ACT increasing, temporarily, the duties
on imports, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate aud
Honse of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
That from and after the first day of August,
ammo Domini eighteen hundred and sixty
two, in lien of the duties heretofore inn
posed by law on the articles hereinafter
mentioned there shall be levied, collected,
and paid, on the goods, wares, and mer-
chandise herein enumerated and provided
for, imported from foreign countries, the
| following daties and rates of duty, that is
to say:
On syrup OF sugar, OF of sugar cane, or con-
centrated molasses, or concentrated me-
lAdo, two cents per pound;
On all sugar not above number twelve,
Dutch standard in color, 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 above number fifteen, not stove-dri-
! ed, aud not above number twenty, Dutch
| standard in color, three and one half
cents pound;
On all refined sugar in form of loaf, lump,
crushed, powdered, pulverized, OF gram
ulated, and all stove dried or other sugar
above number twenty, Dutch standard in
color, four cents per pound: Provided
That the standards by which the color
and grades of sugars are to be regulated
shall be selected and furnished to the coll
lectors OF such ports Of entry as may be
necessary, blythe Secretary of the Trea-
sury, from time TO time and in such man
ner as he may deem expedient;
On sugar candy, not cOlored, six cents per
pound on all other confectionery, made
wholly or in part of sugar, and on sugars,
after being refined, when tinetured, CO.
lored, or in any way adulterated, ten
cents per pound;
On mOlasses, six cents per gallon: PrOvi-
ded, That all syrups OF sugar or sugar
cane, concentrated molasses or concen-
trated melado, entered under the name
of molRsses any other name than syr-
up OF sugar, or of sugar cane, concen-
trated mOlasses, or concentrated melado,
shall be liable to forfeiture TO the Uni
ted States, and the same shall be forfeit
ed; ,
On cigars of all kinds, valued at five dol
lars or less per thousand, thirty five cents
| per pouud; valued at over five dollars
and not over ten dollars per Thousand,
sixty cents per pound; and at over ten
and notoyer twenty dollars per thousand,
/ eighty cents per pound valued nt over
/ per luOusuuu3 OuB
per pound and in addition thereto on
all cigars valued at over ten dollars per
thousand, ten per centum ad valofem;-
Provided, That paper cigars, or cigar
cites, including wrappers, shall be sub
ject to the same duties imposed on ci-
gars;
On snuff, thirty five cents per pound;
On tobacco, in leaf, unmanufactured and
not stemmed, twenty-five cents per
i pound
On stemmed, and tobacco manufactured oil
all descriptions, not otherwise provided
for, thirty-fve cents per pound. ~
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, Thai
from and after the day and year aforesaid
iu addition TO the duties heretofore ilnpos
ed by law, on tue articles hereinafter men
toned, and included in this section, there
shall be levied, collected, and paid on the
goods, wares, aud meechandise herein emu.
merated and provided for, imported from
foreign countries, the following duties and
rates of! duty, limits to says = q fflEl
On brandy, for 6rst proof, twenty five cents
per gallon;
On other spirits; manufactured or distilled
from grain or other materials, for first
proof fifty. cents, per gallons ,rl--rr
On cotdtals, and liquors Of al kinds, and
arrack, absTnthe, kirschenWasaer, rata-
slhbi aud other imilAris ispirituous Lbeyer-
ages not otherwise provided for, twenty.
five cents per gallon; .z-IE550I' 4 ?.
On bay rum twenty-five cents per gallon;
On ale, porter, and beer, in bottles, or 9th.
seFwise, five cents per gallon;
On all spirituons liquors not Otherwise
enumerated, sixteen and two thirds pei
,eentum ad Yalorem: Provided, That nc
hover rate OF amount of duty. shall be
levied, collected, and paid, on brandy
spirits, aud all other spirituons beverages
than that fixed by law for the descrip.
tion Of FIRST proof, but shall be increased
/. in proportion for ANY greater strength
4 than tho strength OF first proc. And
provided, further That bottles contain
4 ing wines subject to ati 4atotsni duties
i shallTbe liable, 10 and pay the same rate
of duty as that 63ed upon the wines
4 therein contained. .,,
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
from and after the, day aud y6ht aforesaid
in addition to the duties heretofore imposed
by law on the, articles hereinafter men.
toned and Included in this section, there
shall be levied, collected aud paid, on tht
goods, wares, aud merchandise, hereil
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