Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-07-04

The lowing are the provisions of the Tariff
bi, just reported by Mr.. Morrill,, far as
tucy re'er 10 wool The provisions as TO
manufacturers Of woolens are adapted to these
rates. and i, Is sad shat both wool growers
and manufactu-er- approve these parts of the
Dill
That from and after the passage of this act,
in lieu OF duties now imposed by law on arti-
cles mentioned and embraced in tais section
there shall b- levied, collected and paid On ali
man uiactured wool, halr OF alpaca goat and
other IKE animals imported from foreign couI-
tries, duties hereinafter provided. All woods,
hair of a p4cca goat and other like animals as
aforesaid, snail be divided for purpose of fixing
duties 10 be charged thereon, into three classes,
10 Wit
Class L. Clothing woods, that is to say, meri-
no, N cStixa, metz or metis woods or other woos
OF merino blood, Immediate remote; dor
clothing WOODS and woods OF ike character, with
any OF preceding, including such as have been
heretofore usually imported into the United
states from Buenos Ayres, New Zealand, Aus
trla, Cape of Good Hope, Russia, Great Brit
ain, Canada, and elsewhere; and also includ ing
all woois col hereinafter described or design at
ed in classes two and three.
Class z. Combing WOODS that is to say,
Leicester, otsgold, Lincolnshire, Down comb
ing woois, Canada long wools. or other long
combng WOODS of Engl,h blood, and usually
known by the terms herein used and also all
hair OF the Alpaca goat and other like ami
mas.
Class 3. Carpet woods and other similar woods,
such Donskoi, Native, South American, Cor
uova, Valparaiso, Smyrna, and including al
such woods OF ike character as have been here
tofore usually imported into the United States
from Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Syria and else
where.
For The purpose of carrying into effect the
Classification herein provided, sufficient num-
Der of distinctive samples of the various kinds
of WOOL nalr embraced 10 each of the three
classes above named, selected and prepared
under the direction OF the Secretary of the
Treasury, and duly verified by MIN, the stand
arc samples being retained in the Treasury De-
partment, shall be deposited u the Custom
Houses aud elsewhere, as he may direct, which
samples shall be used by the proper off,
GERS of the customs 10 determine the classes
above specified, TO which all imported woods
belong.
Upon .ools of the first class, the value
whereof at the last port or plscs whence ex-
ported to the United States, excluding charges
IN such port, shall be thirsy-two cents or less
per pound. the duty shall be 10 cents per
pOuUU, anu IN dGulllOti ~ per Ccut AZ
vaiorem.
Upon woods of the same class, the value
whereof st the last port place whence ex-
ported to the United STATES, excluding charges
IN such port. shall exceed thirty two cents per
pound the duty shall be twelve cents per pound
and IN addition thereto ten per cent ad vaior-
en.
Upon WOODS of the second class and upon
all hair of the alpaca goa, and other like ami
mals, the value whereof at the last port or
place whence exported to the United States,
excluding charges, ID such port, shali be thirty
two cents or less per pound, the duty shall be
ten cents per pound, and IN addition thereto
ten per cent. ad vaIo.em.
Upon woos of the same class, the value
whereof al the last port or place whence sx-
ported to the United States, excluding charges
IN such port, shall exceed thirty-two cents per
pound, the duty shall be twelve cents per
pound, and in addition thereto ten per cent ad
vaiorem.
Upon wools of the third class, the value
whereof at the last port whence exported into
the United States, excluding charges in such
port, snail be twelve cents or less per pound
the duties shall oe three cents per pound.
Upon woos OF the same class the value
whereof at the last port or place whence ex-
ported TO the United States, excluding charges
in such ports, shall exceed twelve cents ,psr
pound, the duty snail be six cents per pound
provided that any wool Of the sheep, or hair Of
the alpaca goat and other like animals, which
shall De imported in any other than the ordl-
nary condition as now and heretofore Practised,
or which shall be changed in its character or
condition for the purpose of svading the duty,
or which shall be reduced in v.lus by the ad-
mixture of dirt any other foreign substance,
shall be subject to pay twice the amount OF d..
ty to which it would otherwise be subjected,
anything IN the act to The contrary notwith-
standing provided, further, that when wool
OF different qualities is imported in the same
bale, bag, or package it shAll be appraised BY
the appraiser, 10 dstsrmine the rate Of duty