Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-06-01
OFFICIAL.
Laws of the United States.
Passed at the Second Session of The Thirty
Eighth Congress.

Fassed al ms second SsssioB Of the Thirty
Eighth COngrssS.
fPuBLIo-No. SOL
Az ACE AmendAtory of certain Acts Imposing Dutss upol
| Foreign Importatlons
Re II enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
bed, That section six or an act entitled ac 10 In
crease the duties imports and for other puT oses ap
proved June thrtleth eighteen hundred and sixty four
be amended SO that paragraphs second third and fourth
| or section six Of said ast shall read follows
seeond. On all manufactures Of cotton (e1eept leans
denns drllings bed tlekings glnghams pRlds, cotton
ade pantaloon stuff and goots Of like descrlpton) moi
nssehsd eolored stained, painted or printed, and not
exceeding one hundred threads to the square inch
Ing the warp and nhng, and exceeding In weight dvt
enn ess PEI square yard i've cents per square yard
beaehsd vs cents and half per square yard coloed
stained, painted printed i've cents and half pei
square yard, and In addition thereto per centum
valorem On finer and lighter g9oda Of like description
not exceeding two hundred threads the square inch
counting the warp and 1ng unbleAehsd ve cents pei
square yard beRchsd ave and half cents per squhra
yard; II eoored, stained painted printed I've and
half cents per square yard andin addition thereto twenty
oesdng hundred threads to the square inch counting
the warp and filing unbleached, 1--WE cents per square
yard II bleashed nve and half cents per square yard
fcolored stained painted printed Eve and half
per square yard and In addition thereto twenty per cent
um Ad vAlorsm.
ngs, glnghams plads cottonRdes pantAOon Btufs and
goods ofiks description or for similar use funbeaahed
and not exceeding hundred threads the square inch
eountlng the warp and filling, exceeding i've
the square yard six cents square yard II bleached
six cents anu nall per square yard If gOOrad, stained
painted or printed, slx cents and half per square yard
and In addition thereto ten per centum ad vaiorem On
timer or lighter goods Of like description not exceeding
two hundred threads to the square inoh counting the
warp and ng If unbeached six cents per square yard
fbleachsd, six and half cents per square yard If col
ored, stained painted printed slx and half
square yard and in addition thereto fifteen per eentum
sd vsorem On goods OF lighter description exceeding
two hundred threads to the square neh counting the
warp and filling, II unbeached cents per square
yard II bleAehed and half per square yard
If colcred stained painted printed seven and half
mar
centum ad valorem Prouided, That upon all plain wO.
ven cotton goods not included In the oregong schedule
unbeAehed valued atover sixteen per square yard
beaohed valued at twenty cents per square yard
eoored valued at over twenty Eve cents per square
and cotton Jeans, denlms and drlngs unbene he'd val.
ued at over twenty cents per square yard and all other
cotton goods sfevefy description the value which shall
levied eolesd paid duty Of thirty ave per centum
ad ynlorem AndPr0uidd further, That no cotton goods
having more than tive hundred threads to the square
inch counting the warp and filling shall be admitted to
less rate Of duty than Is provided for goods which Of
that number Of threAdA.
Fourth On spool thread OF cotton six cents per dozen
spools containing on each spool not exceeding
drsd yards OF thread, and In addition thereto thirty per
oentum Ad vAloremi exceeding hundred yards for
every additional hundred yards of thread on each spoo
or part thereof in excess OF hundred ysTdH
sx cents per dozen and thirty ave Per entum ad vao.
rem On cotton thread or yarn when advanced beyond
single yarn, by twisting two strands together II
not wound upon spool four ~ centl per sken hank
Of eight hundred and forty $40 yards thirty per
see.2. And be II further enacted That and after
the day when this act takes eject in addition the
ties heretofore imposed by law the importation OF the
articles mentioned In this section, there shall be levied
collected and paid the following duties and rates duty
that s to say on brandy, rum, GIN and whisky and
cordiala, qoa, Liqueur arrack, atsynihe and all 9TH
or sprtuous liquors and sptuous beverages ty cents
per gallon Of first proof and less strength and shall be
Increased IN proaortlon for any greater strength that
thAn the strength Of first proof On spun silk Tor Ang
in skins or cops ten per eentum ad valorem. On iron
bars for railroads OF Inclined planes ten cents per
hundred pounds On wrought iron tubes, one cont per
pound.
ani
zsd by law the importation Of the articles mentioned
In this section there shall he levied, collected and paid
the following duties and rates Of duty that is to say On
cotton, nvo cents per pound On Illuminating oil and
nAphtha bengins and bsnEoe, refined produced from
the distllAton ofcoA asphAtum, shae, peat petroleum.
or rock OIL 9th bituminous substances used for Ike
purposes forty cents per gallon crude petroleum or
rock OIL twenty cents gallon crude coal OIL heen
cents per gallon. On tobacco stsms nfesn cents per
pound On ready made clothing Of silk Of which silk
shall bO component material OF ehle value sixty per
ssntum ad Valorsm On quicksilver, Ateen per eantum
Ad valorem.
Of act entitled "AH art increasing temporarily the du-
teq on imports and Tor other purposss approved July
fourteen, eighteen hundred and sixty two, be- and the
hereby is amended to impose tax tonnage
duty Of thirty cents per ton In lieu OF "ten cents as
therein mentioned RfOded, That the rsesps Of vessels
paying tonnage duty shall not be to the tax pro.
yded In section hundred and three OF An act to ro.
vide Internal to support government to pay In.
tsrst on ths public debt and for other
June htieth, eighteen hundred and aixv four nor by
any act amendatory thereof FTorided FURTHER That no
shp vessel or steamer having license 10 trade betWssn
dsrsnt districts Of the United States or to carry ON H.
bank whsle other nshereAi lnorl shlp vas
fs OF steamer to or from any port place In Mexico the
india laand In all these trades shall be required 10
pay the tonnage duty contemplated by this act more
Sex. 5. Ana belt further enAced That the term sa
tuArY" used in the laws now in force imposing duties
on foreign imporAtons shall DO understood to include
professional productions Of satuary Of sculptor
only.
be hereafter collected and paid ali goods wares and
msrchAndse Of the growth or produce OF counl eas
Of the Cape Of Coed Hope Except raw cotton and raw
dix resea from the cocoQn not further advanced
than tram, thrown ergAtaine,) when imported ffom
places west Of the Cape ofdood Hope duty Of per
eanum ad Valorem in addition to the duties Imposed on
any such article when imported directly from the place
OF places oftheir growth or production.
see 7. And be II further enacted, That In all cases
where there shall be imposed any ad vaorem rate OF
duty any goods wares or merchandise imported into
the United States and 10 all where the duty imposed
BY law shall be regulated by directed be sstinAtsd
OF based upon the value Of the square yard or Of any sp
eIded quGnty parcel such goods wares or seban
disc il shall be the duty OF the collector within whose
district the nAme shall DO imported entered 10 caue
period Of the expectation the United States In the prn
epAi markets OF this country from which the same sbn
hsye been in ported into the United States 10 he si i
and such appraised value shall be considered ths value
upon which duty shall bs assessed That 1t shall be law.
l for ths owner eonsgnee agent oany goods wares
merchandise which shall have been actually purchased
or procured otherwise than by purchase ts time and
net afterwards when he shall produce his original in.
voice invoices 70 the collector and make and verify Ills
written entry his goods wares or as
Yldsd by sacsn thirty ak OF the act Of March two
hundred anu ninety entitled An
late the eoectlon Of duties imports and tonnsRe 10
make such addition In the entry the or value yen
IN invoice In his opinion may raise the sane 10 the
actual market value or Wholesale price Of such goods
wares or merchandise at the period Of expectation 10 fh
United States, TIE principal markets the country
from which the shall have been imported and Il
shA the duty Of the eosctor within whose district the
may be imported or sntersd to such actual
market value or Wholesale price 70 be appraised in Accord
auce With the provisions OF existing lava and II -ueh
praised value shall exceed by per eentum or tha
vAus declared in the sntry, then in sddton 10 ths
duties imposed BY law the there shal be sved
collected and paid duty Of twenty per centum nd valo
rem on such appraised talue Provided That he dutv
shall not be assessed upon auy smount sIE than the IN
nutwthHtAndinE; And propfdsd further That the
twenty third and Fsniy fourth the approved inns
thirtleth eighteen hundred and sixty four entitled
act increase dusl imports and for other
and all acts and parts Of aeta requiring dates 70 b.
ssd upon commissions, brokerage, costs Of
shipmsn trAnsnpmsnt and other Ike costs and
incurred In placing apy goods merchandise on
akpboArd and all aetn parts OF acts nconnlsent with
the pfoyisons Of this act are hereby repealed ''-
Rse And be It further enacted That 70 much OF an
entitled An act to authorize protection to be given
TO citizens OF the United States who may discover dspo-
sits Of guAno approved August eighteen eighteen nun.
drsd and htty SIX prohibits the export thereof is
hereby suspended In relation to all persons 10 eo
Piled with the provisions Of section Of said ae or
two years from snd after July fourteenth, eighteen hun
sss And be 1t further enacted lhat this act shall
take eject and aer the hrat day lof April eighteen
| hundred and sixty i've.
Sec. TO- And be IT further enArted, That 50 much Of
sections thirty nine, lorty, forty one, forty two forty
three aud forty four Of tie act entitled Al act 10 rORu
late the teoestion OIL duties imports and tonnage
approved March second, seventeen hundred and
nins, requires the branding marking and csryinp
casks chests vests aud containing dIsod 1ni
rita teas, bo and the ib hereby reTiVed 10 b
executed under such rulea and regulAtonh az shall b
J prescribed BY the sserstAry Of the Treasury.
Sse IL. And be II further enacted That dax and hent