The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-02

ma, and including all such woods of like
character as have been heretofore usu-
ally imported into the United States
from Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Syria,
and elsewhere.
For the purpose of carrying into eff
feet the classification herein provided,
Il sufficient number of distinctive
samples of the various kinds of
wool or hair embraced in each of
the three classes above named, Sc
lected and prepa red under the
direction of the Secretary of the Treas
ury, and duly verified by him, (the
standard samples being retained in the
Treasury DePartment,) shall be de-
posted i'll the custom-houSeS, and else
where, as he may direct, which sam
pies shall be used by the proper officers
Of the customs to determine the classes
above specified, to which all imported
woods belong. And upon woods of the
first class, the value whereof, Mt the
last port or place whence exported to
the United States, excluding charges in
such port, shall be thirty-two cents or
less per pound, the duty shall be ten
cents per pound, and, in addition
thereto, eleven per centum ad valorem;
upon woods ofthe same class, the value
whereof at the last port or place whence
exported to the United States, excluding
charges in such port, shall exceed
tMrty-tWo cents per pound, the duty
shall he twelve cents per pound, and,
III addition thereto, ten per Centum nd
vHlOrem. Upon woods of the second
class, and upon all hair of the alpaca,
goat, and other like animals, the value
whereof at the last port or place whence
exported to the United States, ex-
Guiding charges in such port, shall be
thirty-twu cents or less per pound, the
duty, shall he ten cents per pound, aud,
i'll addition thereto, eleven per centum
.gI N-.1lnFpyY1 - ri,
class, the value whereof Mt the last port
or place whence exported to the United
states, excluding charges i'll such port,
shall exceed thirty-two cents per
pound. The duty shall be twelve cents
per pound, and, i'll addition thereto,
ten per centum ad valurem. Upon
woods of the third class the value where
of at the last port or place whence cX-
ported into the United States, excluding
CtlargcS in such port, shall be twelve
cents or less per pound, the duty shall
be three cents per pound; upon woods
of the same class, the value whereof at
the last port or place whence exported
to the United States, excluding charges
in such port, shall exceed twelve cents
per pound, the duty shall be six cents
per pound: IrOUided, That any wool
OF the sheep, or the hair of the alpaca,
goat, and other like animals, which
shall be imported III any other than the
bihludIN tDullllOu as now ana hereto
fore prhcticed, or shall be changed in
its character or condition, for the pur-
pose of cvadinG the duty, or which
shall be reduced in value by the adj
mixture OF dirt, or any other foreign
substance, shall be subject to pay twice
the amount of duty to which it would
otherwise be subjected, anything in
this act to the contrary notwithstand-
ing: PrOUidcd further, That when wool
of different qualities is imported in the |
same bale, bag, or package, it shall be |
by the appraiser, to deter |
mine the rate of duty to which it shall |
be subjected, at the average aggregate
value of the contents of the bale, bag, |
or package; and when the bales Of |
different qualities are embraced in /!
the same invoice at the same price, |
the average price shall be re-
duced more than ten per centum below |
the value of the bale of the best quality. |
the value of the whole shall be npprais-
ed according to the value of the bale of !
package shall be liable to a less rate of
duty in consequence of being invoiced
with wool of lower value; Ind DrOt,j- |
ded further, That the duty upon wool
of the first class which shall be i'm |
ported washed shall be twice the
amount to which it would be subjected |
II imported unwashed, and that the dntv |
upon wool of all classes which shall be |
imported secured shall be three times
the amount of the duty to which it
would besubjected if imported unwnsh-
ed. On sheepskins and Angora goat
skins, raw or nmanufactured, import
ed with the wool on, washed or unWash-
ed, the duty shall be thirty per centum
nd valOrem; and on woollen rags, shod- |
dy, mungo, waste, and fOcks, the duty
shall be twelve cents per pound.
SEC. .. And be 1t further enacted, |
That in lieu of the duties heretofore i'm
posed by law on the articles hereinafter
mentioned, and on such as may now be |
exempt from duty, there shall be levied, !
collected, and paid on the goods, wares, |
aud merchandise herein enumerated |
and provided for, imported from for
eign countries, the following duties |
and rates of duty, that is to say:
On woollen cloths, woollen shawIs, |
and all manufactures OF wool of every
description made wholly or in part Of |
WOOL, not herein otherwise provided for, |
liity cents per pound, and, in addition
thereto, thirty-tive per Centum ad valo- |
rem:
On hannels, blankets, hats of wool, |
khlt S0odS, Balmorals, woollen and |
worsled yarns, and all manufactures of
every description, composed wholly or |
in part of wOrsted, the hair of the alnaco.
goat, or other like animals, eXcent sIicI |
as arc composed in part of wool. mt
otherwise provided for, valued ut not
exceeding forty cents per pound, TWEEN
ty cents per pound; valued Mt above
forty cents per pound and not exceed
ing sixty cents per pound, thirty cents
per pound; valued Mt aboveasiXtY cents
per pound and not exceeding eighty
cents per pound, forty cents per pound;
valued at above eighty cents per pound,
my cents per pound, and, in addition
thereto, upon all the above named arti-
cies, thirty-five per centum ad vaIo-
rem;
On endless belts or felts for paper or
printing machines, twenty cents per
pound and thirty-tive per centum adj
valorem; ''>'
On bunting, twenty cents per square
yard, and, in addition thereto, thirty-
five per centum nd valorcm;
On women's and children's dress
goods and real or imitation Italian
cloths, composed wholly or in part of
wool, worsted, the hair of the alpaca.
goat, or other like animals, valued at
not exceeding twenty cents the
square yard, six cents per square yard,
anu in addition thereto, thirty-five
per centum; valued at above twenty
Geiits the square yard, eight cents per
s4uaFe yard, and, in addition thereto.
LOFTY per centum ad valOren: Py.OUicEed.
mat on all goods weighing four ounces