Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-01-08
Public Acts of the Thiruy.Seventh Con.
gress of the United States.

Chap. CLXIII.-An Act increasing, temporarily, the
Duties on Imports, and for other purposes.
BE eaac ed BY tbs Senate and House ef Representa-.
tsres of The United States Of america Congress
bed That from and after the first day of August ammo
Domini eighteen hundred and sixty in eu of the
duties heretofore imposed by law the articles herein
after mentioned there shall be levied, collected and
paid, on the goods, wares and merchandise, herein
enumerated and provided for, imported from foreign
countries, the following duties and of duty that
istosay
On rup of sugar, of sugar cane, or concentrated
lasses, or concentrated melado cents per pound
On all sugar not above number twelve, Dutch stand
ard 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 sugar above number fifteen, not stove dried
and not above number twenty Dutch standard in color
three and one-half cents per pound.
On ali refined sugar in form of loaf lump, crushed,
powdered, puverized granulated and all sove-drled
or other sugar above number twenty Dutch standard IN
e,lor four cents per pound ProUtded That the stan
dards By which the and grades of sugars are to be
regulated shall be selected and furnished the coec-
tors OF such ports Of entry may be necessary by the
secretary OF the Treasury from time to tune ana Ia
such manner as he may deem expedient;
On candy, not colored, cents per pound on
ar, sugars after beng refined, when tinctured
colored any way aduterated ten cents per pound
On molasses, six cents per gallon: ProOaaeo, 1hdt
all sirups Of sugar sugar cane concentrated moass
es concentrated melado entered under the name o.
moasses or any other name than strip OF sugar Oh %
sugar cane concentrated molasses or concentrates me
ado shall be liable to forfeiture to the United States
and the same shall be forfeited 49,,
On cigars OF all kinds valued at five dollars OF less
per thousand, thrtyfve cents per pound valued a.
sixty cents per poari ard not oyer
twenty dollars per eg tgousand one dollar
per pound and in addition thereto on all clgais saieo
at over dollars per thousand, ten per centun az
lorum PROVIDED, That paper cigars or cigarettes, IN
Guiding wrappers, shall be subject TO the same
On snuff, thirty-fve cents per pound
On tobacco, in leaf, manufactured ana not SteniI
ed ce and I per poona of all
criptions not otherwise provided for 'en's
per pound ,,,.z mr.. from and af-
ter the day and year aforesaid, in addition to the
heretofore imposed by law on the articles oo eba be
levied, collected and paid on the goods wares anu NE
chandse herein enumerated and PROVIDED lor m
from foreign countries, the following duties ana r@'e
of duty, that is to say o,,4. r,a- cal
On brandy for first proof twenty-five cents per gal
On other spirits manufactured or distilled from gram
or other materials for first proof hity cents pei g
On cordia and liqueurs of all kinds and arfach az
svnthe krschenwasser ratafa, and other similar splr
ituous beverages not otherwise provided fort"eh's "
On BAY rum, twenty-five cents per gallon -
On ale porter, and beer in bottles, or otherwise hV
cents per gallon; IL
On all sprituous liquors not otherwise enumerated
sixteen and two-thirds per centu m ad yaoIem IL q
rided That no lower rate or amount OF duty 9LaL
levied collected, and paid, on brandy, spirits ana a.
other spirituous beverages and that fixed by law ioI
DESCRIPTION of first proof but shall be increased in pro
porto for any greater strength than the strength
first proof: And provided further Ihat oottles con
tanning wines subject to ad vaorum duties shal pc III
BILE and pay the rate of duty as that liked upo
the wines therein contained
SEC g. And be a further enacted That from and al
ter the day year aforesaid, in addition to the dute
heretofore imposed by law on the articles here3i'e
mentioned and included in this secton there snail
levied, collected, and paid on the goods wares, an
merchandise, herein enumerated and provided for I'm
ported from foreign countries the following duties an
rates of duty, that is to say:
On bar iron rolled or hammered, comprising fats nc
,ess than ono inch mr. more than seven inches WIDE
less than quarter of inch more than two inch
es thick: rounds not less than one-haf an men nc
more than four inches diameter and squares not les
nn-ha IN
not exceeding in value the sum Of fifty dollars er ol
two dollars per ton exceeding in value the sum OF MI
dollars per ton, three dollars per ton.
On bar iron rolled or hammered, comprising Hats ~.
than one-quarter OF an inch thick OF more tn inch
than four inches in diameter, a.1 SQUARES 3q ie[
than one-haf an inch or more thar oUi iii'ne 4''A
On all iron imported in bass for railroad, and lnclln
ed planes made to Patffbn further mannfacture, on
dollar and iftv esnts per ton;
On heller u other plate iron, five dollars per ton;
On ira wire, drawn and finished, not more than one
foun of an inch in diameter nor less than number z
4een wire gauge, dollar per one hundred poun4s
over number sixteen and not over number twenty-five
wire gauge, dollar and fifty cents per one hundre
pounds over or finer than number twenty-five, wiz
gauge, two dollars per hundred pounds Prortdec
That wire covered with cotton, silk other nateua
shall pay five cents pound in addition to the foregt
On holow-ware, glazed or timed, one-half cent pc
pound
On sadirons, tailor's and hatters irons, stoves an
stove plates, one-fourth Of one cent per pound
On band and hoop iron and slit rods, ana all otht
descriptions of rolled hammered iron, otherws
provided for, five dollars per ton;
On cut nails and spikes fourth of one per cent pr
pound
iron cable or cable chains or parts thereof sever
ty-ave cents per one hundred pounds Provided, Tn,
no chains made of wire Or rods OF diameter less tina
onehalf Of one inch shall be considered cham cable
On anvlls, one dollar per one hundred pounds;
On anchors, or parts thereof fifty cents per one hur
dred pounds;
On wrought board nails spikes rivets, bolts bee
pound;
On chains, trace chains halter chains and fence chain
made OF wire rods, not under One-tOurth
in diameter oneourth of one cent per pound
fourth ofone inch in dameterand not under numb
nne wre-gauge, one half of one cent per pound VI
der number nine, wire gauge, five per cenum ad vale
rem;
On backsmths hammers and sledges and axles
parts thereof one-half Of one cent per pound;
On horseshoe nails, one cent per pound;
On steam, gas and water tubes, and fues of wrougl
iron, one fourth of one cent per pound;
On wrouget iron railroad chars, and wrought ire
nuts and washers, ready punched five dollars per
On smooth or polished sheet iron, by whatever nan
designated one-half cent per pound;
On ~heet iron, common black, not thinner tbs
number Twenty-Five gauge,three dollars per thin
ner than number twenty, and not thinner than numb
Twenty-Five wire gauge, four dollars per ton thnn
than number twenty-five, wire gauge, five dollars p
On tin plates galvanized, galvanized iron or ire
coated with any metal by electric batteries one-ha
On locomotive tire, or parts thereof, one cent p
pound
On mill irons and mill cranls of wrought iron, al
wrought iron for ships, steam engines and locomotive
or parts thereof weighing each twenty-five pounds
more, one-fourth Of one cent per pound;
On screws, commonly called wood screws, one Gel
and half per pound;
On screws washed or plated and all other screws
iron, except VOID srews, five per centun ad valorem
On all manufactures of iron not otherwise rrovid
for, five per centum ad valorem
On cast iron, steam gas and water pipes, twentv-f
cents per one hundred pounds ali other castings
iron, not otherwise provided for nor exempted fro
duty, FIVE per centum ad vaorem; Provided, That Il
following descriptions of iron, and manufactures
iron and manufactures of steel, shall be subject
any additional duty ratesof duty under the proyso
of this act that is to say iron pigs cast iron but
and hinges; old scrap iron; maleable iron malleaf
IRON asngs, not otherwise provide for; cuttacis bra
and sprigs cross-cut mill; pit, and drag saws;
one-fourth Of an inch in diameter, valued at sew
cents per pound or less one-fourth of one cent n
pound va ued at above seven cents per pound and
above eleven cents per pound, half cent per poun
valued above eleven cents per pound and on steel wi
and steel in any form, not otherwise provided for f.
per centum ad valorem;
On skates valued at twenty cents or less per pair
cents per pair when valued at over twenty cents D
pair, five per centum ad valorem;
On IRON squares marked on one side, two cents and
half per pound on ali other squares made of iron
steel, five cents per pound
On files rasFs and floats, of ali descriptions two cen
per pound and in addition thereto, FIVE per centum
valorem
On all manufactures Of Steel Oh Of which steel sha
DC component part, not otherwise provided for f1
or reduction of duties for partial or damage shall
hereafter made in consequence of rust of iron
or upon the manufactures of iron steel, except
polished Russia sheet iron
On bituminous coalten cents per ton of tweatv-e
bushels eighty pounds to the bushe ali other coz
ten cents per ton Of twenty-eight bushels, eigh
pounds to the bushel
On coke and cum of Goa, five per ccntum advalore,
Sec. 4. And be hfarther enacted That from and aft
the dav and year aforesaid, in addition to the dut
heretofore imposed by law on the articles hereinaf
levied, collected, and paid the goods wares a
merchandise herein enumerated and provided for, i
ported from foreign countries, the following duties
rates of duty, that is to say
On copper rods, bolts, nails spikes copper bottoI
conner in sheets or plates called braziers copper,
-ta and ma