Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-10-20
'SatstharS tb, Gpnrs. Of 6mpir. takes its Sap.' -


0 braziers' copper, and other sheets of coppe
not otherwise provided for, thirty-five pc
/. centum advalorem. -
4 On zinc, spelter, or teutenegue, manufac
r turcd in blocks or pigs, one and half cen
: per pound s1.s ..-.
| On zinc, spelter, or teutenegue in sheets
g two and one-quarter cents per pound.
t On diamonds, canoes, mosaics, gems
9 pearls, rubies, and other precious stones
7 when not set, a duty Of ten per contum a,
rl valorem. # .r.. u.#s ....'.a
! Sec. 4. And be IL further enacted
That on.and after the day and yea
aforesaid, there shall be levied, collect
, ed, and paid on the importation of the
articles hereinafter mentioned, the fol-
lowing duties. that is to say: On ali
wool, manufactured, aud all hair o
the alpaca, goat, and other like ami
mails, manufactured, the value where
OF at the last port or place from whence
exported to the United States, exclu
sive of charges in such ports, shall be
twelve cents or less per pound, three
cents per pound exceeding twelve
cents and not exceeding twcnty-four
cents per pound, six cents per pound
exceeding twenty-four cents per pound,
and not exceeding thirty-two cents,
ten cents per pound, and in addition
thereto ten per centum ad va!orem
exceeding thirty-two cents per pound,
twelve cents per pound, and in addi.
tion thereto ten per centum ad valo-
rem: Prorided, That any wool of
the sheep, or hair of the alpaca, the
goat, apd other like animals which
shall be imported in any other than
the ordinary condition, as now and
heretofore practised, or which shall be
changed in its character or condition
for the purpose of evading the duty,
or which shall be reduced in value by
the admixture of dirt or of any foreign
substa nee, shall be subject to pay .
duty of twelve cents per pound and
ten per centum ad valorem, any thing
in this act to the contrary notwith-
standing: Prorided, further, That
when wool of different qualities is i'm.
ported in the same bale, bag, or pack
age, and the aggregate value of the
contents of the bale, bag, or package
shall be appraised by the appraisers
at rate exceeding tweDty-four cents
per pound. it shall be charged with
duty of ten cents per pound and ten
per centum ad valorem and when
bales Of different qualities are embrac-
ed in the same invoice at the same
price, whereby the average price shall
be lcssened more than ten per centum,
the value of the whole shall bc ap-
praised according to the value Of the
bale Of the best quality; and no bale,
bag, or package shall be liable to a
less rate of duty in consequence of be-
ing invoiced with wool Of lower value !:
And proridea, further, That wool which
shall be imported secured, shall pay,
in lieu Of the duties herein provided,
three times the amount Of such duties.
Second. On shecpskins, raw or un.
manufactured, imported with the wool
on, washed or unwashed. shall be snb-
ject to a duty Of twenty per centum
ad valorcm and on focks, waste, or
shoddy, three cents per pound.
Sec. 5. Am be Il further enacted,
That on after the day and year afore-
said, there shall be levied, collected,
and paid, on the importation of the ar
ticles hereinafter mentioned, the follow
ing duties, that is to say ......,.
First. On Wilton, Sax ony, and Au-
busson, Administer, patent velvet.
Tournay velvet. and tapestry velvet
carpets and carpetiDg, Brussels car
pets wrought by the jacquard ma
chine, and all medallion or whole car
pets, valued at one dollar and twenty
five cents or under per square yard,
seventy cents per sqnare yard val
ued at over one dollar and twenty-five
cents per square yard, eighty cents
per square yard Pr0idsd, That no
carpeting. carpets, or rugs of the fore
going description shall pay duty of
less than fifty per centum ad valorem.
On Brussels and tapestry Brussels
carpets and carpetings. printed on the
warp or otherwise, City cents per
square yard. On all treble ingram,
three-ply, and worsted chain Venetian
carpets and carpeting, forty cents per
square yard. On yarn Venetian and
two-ply ingram carpets and carpeting,
thirty-fve cents per square yard. On
hemp or jute carpeting, six and halt
cents per square yard. On druggets,
bookings, and felt carpets and carpet
ing, printed, colored, or otherwise,
twenty-five cents per square yard.
On carpets and carpeting OF wool, fax,
! or cotton, or parts of either, or other
material not otherwise specified, forty
per centum ad valorem: Prorlied,
That mats, rugs, screens, covers, has
socks, bcdsides, and other portions OF
carpets or carpetings, shall be subject
to the rate OF duty herein imposed on
carpets or carpetings Of like charac
ter or description, and on all Other
mats, screens, hassocks, and rugs
forty-five per centur. ad valorem.
Second. On woollen cloths, wooller
shawls, and all manufactures Of WOO
Of every description, made wholly OF
; in part of wool. not otherwise provi
ded for, twenty-four cents per pound
and in addition thereto forty per cent
um ad valorem. On goods Of like des
4 WuCu NJ ONSt t"o wi
, lars per square yard. duty, in addi
! tion to the foregoing rates. of five pc
j centum ad valorem Proraaed, Tha
goods Of like description. composed
: Of worsted, the hair of the alpaca
goat, or other like animals, and weigh
!. ing over eight ounces to the squar
/; yard, shall be subject to pay the sam
: duties and rates Of duty herein PROV
:. ded for woollen cloths. On endlcs
belts or felts for paper, and blankctin
II for printing machines. twenty cent
per pound, and in addition theret
: thirty-fve per centum ad valoren
a On aannels, uncolored. valued at thi
ty cents Or less per square yard, twel
% ty four cents per pound. aud thirty pc
cenium ad valorem valued at abov
ID thirty cents per square yard, and Q
all flaDncls, colored, printed, or plait