, 1864-09-19

Sec. II. 1Rd6e IL further enacted, That
discriminating duty Of ten per ccntum ad
yalorcm, in addition to the duties imposed
by law, shall be levied, collected, and paid,
on all goods, wares, and merchandise which,
on and after the day this act shall take
effect. shall be imr ,rted in ships or vessels
not of the United States: PrOrid'd, That
this discriminating duty shall not apply to
goods, wares, and merchandise which shall
be imported, on and after the day this act
takes effect, in ships or vessels not Of the
United States, entitled, by treaty or any
act or acts of Congress, to be entered in the
ports Of the United States on payment of
the same duties as shall then be paid on
goods, wares, and merchandise imported in
ships or vessels of the United States.
See. Is. and be Il further enacted, That
en- and after the day and year this act shall
take effect. there shall be levied, collected,
and paid, on all goods, wares, and mcrchan-
disc of the growth or produce Of countries
east of the Cape of Good Hope, Except
|, raw cotton) when imported from places west
of the Cape of Good Hope, duty of ten
per ccntum ad valorcni, in addition to the
duties imposed on any such articles when
imported directly from the place or places
of their growth or production Provided,
That section three of the act approved Au-
gust five, eighteen hundred and sixty -one,
entitled An act to provide increased rev.
enue from imports, to pay interest on the
public debt, and for other purposes" and
section fourteen Of the act approved July
fourteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-twO,
entitled Anact increasing temporarily the
rates Of duties on imports, and for other
purposes" be and the same are hereby re-
pealed
Sec. 10. And be Il further enacted, That
all goods, wares, and merchandise which
may be in the public stores or bonded ware
houses on the day and year this act shall
take effect shall be subjected to no other
duty upon the entry thereof tor consumption
than if the same were imported respectively
after that day, and so much Of the act Of
August sixth, eighteen hundred and forty
six, or any other act, as requires the sale
of fire-crackers, or prohibits their deposit
in bonded warehouse, is hereby repealed.
i Sec. 20. Aad b. IL further eRqeied, That
the Joint resolution " to increase temporarily
the duties on imports" approved April
twenty y-ninth, eighteen hundred aud sixty
four shall not be deemed to have taken effect
until after the thirtiethA Gay Of April, eight
cen hundred and sixty-fOur, and shall be
aud remain in force until and including the
thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred
and sixty-four, and any duties which shall
have been exacted and received, contrary
to the provisions of this section, shall be
refunded by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Sec. 2l. ARd Be IL further enacted. That,
during the period Of one year from the pas
sage Of this act, there may be imported into
the United States, free Of duty, any machi-
merry designed for and adapted to the manu-
faeture of woven fabrics from the fibre Of
fax or hemp, including all the preliminary
\ processes requisite therefor; and that steam
agricultural machinery and implements may
be imported free from duty for one year from
the passage Of this act.
Sec. 22. And be IL further enacted, That
all acts and parts Of acts repugnant to the
provisions Of this act be and the same are
hereby repealed: Provided, That the exist
ing laws shall extend to and bc in force for
the collection Of the duties imposed by this
act for the prosecution and punishment Of
all offences, cad forthe recovery, collection,
distribution. and remission Of all fines, pen
alties, and fDfeitures. as fully and eflectu-
ally as If oyery regulation, penalty, forfeit
ure, provision, clause, matter, and thing TO
I that effect in the existing law contained,
had been inserted in and re-enacted by this
act: And proU ded, further, That tho du-
ties upon all goods wares, and merchandise
imported from foreign countries not provided
for in this act shall be and remain as they
were, according to existing laws prior 10 the
twenty-ninth Of April, eighteen hundred
and sixty-four. $3.50
Sec. 20. AHd bs ID further enacted, That,
on and after the day and year this act shall
take effect, it shall be lawful for the owner,
cousiguee, or agent Of any goods, wares, o.
! merchandise which shall have been actually
purchased, or procured otherwise than By
purchase, at the time when he shall produce
his original invoice, or invoices, to the col.
} lector, and make and verify his written entry
Of his goods. wares, aud merchandise, a.
, provided BY section thirty-six Of the act oi
Murch two, seventeen hundred and ninety.
} nine, entitled "An act to regulate the col.
lection Of duties on imports and tonnage =
! and not afterwards, 10 make such addition
I inlthe entry to the cost or value given ia
the invoice as, in bis opinion, may raise the
same to the true marketvaluo Of such goods,
wares, and merchandise in the principal
J markets Of the country whence they shall
have been imported, and to add thereto al
costs aud charges which, under existing
laws, would form part Of the true value a
the port where the same may be entered
upon which the duties should be assessed
And it shall be the duty cf the collector
, within whose district the same may be i'm,
: ported, or entered, to ense the dutiabls
value of such goods, wares, and merchandise
, to DO appraised, estimated, and ascertained
inaccordanee with the provisions Of existing
laws. And if the appraised value Thereof
] shall exceed, by ten per ccntuni, or more
thevalue so declared on the entry, then, in
! addition to the duties imposed BY law on
! the same, there shall be levied, collected
! and paid duty Of twenty per centum ad
+ valoremon such appraised value: PROVIDED
!, That the duty shall not be assessed upon On
J amount less than the invoice or entered