The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-11-10
PUBLIC ACTS.
CHAP. CExIII.

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An Act increasing, temporarily, the Duties on
Imports, and for other Purposts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF Re
personalities OF the United States of America in
Congress assembled, Thai from and after the first
usa 81 August, anne Denslt eissiiLer3 lsua6T,d=,
and sixty two, in lieu of the duties heretofore tnl-
posed by law on the articles hereinafter mention
ed there shall be levied, collected, and paid on
the goods, wares, and merchandise herein enume-
rated and provided tor, imported from foreign
countries, the following duties and rates of duty,
that is to say:
On syrup of sugar, or of sugar cane, or concen-
trated molasses. or concentrated melado, two
cents per pound;
On all sugar not above number twelve, Dutch
standard in color, two and one half-cents per
pound;
On all sugar above number twelve, and not
above number fifteen, Dutch standard in color,
three cents per pound;
On all sugar above number fifteen, not stove
dried, and not above number twenty Dutch stan
dard in color, three and one-haf cents per
pound.
On all refined sugar in form or loaf, lump
crushed, powdered, pulverized, or granulated,
and all stove-dried or other sugar above number
twenty Dutch standard in color, four cents per
pound: Provided, That the standards by which
the color and grades of sugars are to be regulated
shall be selected and furnished to the collectors
OF such ports of entry as may be necessary, by
the Secretary of the Treasury from time to
time and in such manner as he may deem eXpe
dent;
pound; ON all other confectionery, made wholly
or in part of sugar, and on sugars, after being
refined, when tinctured, colored, or in any way
adutareted, ten cents per pound;
On molasses, six cents per gallon: Provided,
That all sirups of sugar or sugar cane, concentra
ted molasseS or concentrated melado, entered un-
der the name of molasses or any other name than
sirup of sugar, of sugar cane, concentrated
molasses, OF concentrated melado, shall be liabl
to forfeiture to ii e United States, and the same
shall be forfeited;
On cigars of all kinds, valued at five dollars or
less per thousand, thirty-fve cents per pound;
valued at over five dollars and not over ten dol
lars per thousand sixty cents per pound, valned
at over ten and not over twenty dollars per thou
sand, eighty cents per pound; valued at over
twenty dollars per thousand, one dollar per
pound; and in addition thereto on all cigars
lued at over ten dollars per Thousand, ten per
centum ad Valorem: Provided, That paper cigars
or cigarettes, including wrappers, shall be subject
to the same duties imposed on cigars;
On snuff, thirty five cents per pound;
On tobacco, in leaf, unmanutactured and not
stemmed, twenty-five cents per pound;
Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That from
and after the day and year aforesaid, in addition
to the duties heretofore imposed by law, on the
articles hereinafter mentioned, and included in
this section. there shall be levied, collected and
in enumerated and provided for, imported from
foreign countries, The following duties and rates
of duty, that is to say:
On brandy, for first proof, twenty five cents per
On other spirits, manufactured or distilled from
grain or ot:Icr Materials Tor nEsc proof nifty c nts
per gallon
on corciiaIs, and liqueurs OF all kinds, and
rack, absynthe, kiTshenwasser, Tatata, anu other
similar Spirituous beverages not otherwise proNi-
ded tor, twenty-five cents per galian;
On bay rum, twenty five cents per gal
Ion:
On ale, porter and beer, in bottles, or other
wise, five cents per gallon;
on all spirituous liquors not otherwise enume
rated. sixteen and two-thirds per centum ad 1aio-
rem Provided, That no lower rate OF amount oi
duty shall be levied, collected, and paid, on bran
dy, spirits, and all other spirituous beverages,
than that fixed by law for the description OF hrst
proof, but shall be increased III proportion for
any greater strength than the strength of hrst
proof: And provided, urther, That bottles con-
tanning wines subject to ad valorem duties
shall be liable to and pay the same rate of du
ty as that fixed upon the wines therein con-
tanned.
Sec g. And be it further enacted, That from
and after the day and year aforesaid, i'll addition
to the duties heretofore imposed by law on the
articles hereinafter mentioned and included in
this section, there shall be levied collected and
paid, on the goods, wares, and merchandise, here
in enumerated and provided for, imported from
foreign countries, the following duties and rates
of duty, that is to say
On bar iron, rolled or hammered, comprising
flats not less than inch or more than seven in
nor more than tour inches in diameter; and
squares not less than one-half an inch nor more
than tonr inches square, not exceeding IN value
the sum of fifty dollars per ton, two dollars per
ton; exceeding in value the sum of fifty dollars
per ton, three dollars per ton;
On bar iron, rolled or hammered, comprising
flats less than one-quarter of an inch thick or
more than seven inches wide; rounds less than
one-half an inch or more than four inches IN dla-
meter and squares less than one-half an inch
or more than four inches spare, five dollars per
ton;
On all iron imported in bars for railroads and
inclined planes made to patterns and fitted TO be
laid down on such roads or planes without fur
ther manufacture, one dollar and fifty cents per
ton; ,
On iron wire, drawn and finished, not more
than one-fourth OF an inch in diameter nor less
than number sixteen, wire gauge, one dollar per
one hundred pounds; over number sixteen ana
not over number twenty-five, wire gauge, one dol
lar and fifty cents per one hundred pounds; over
or finer than number twenty-five, wire gauge,
two dollars per one hundred pounds; Provided,
That wire covered with cotior, silk or other ma
terial, shall pay five cents per odnd In addltlon
On hollow-ware, gilzed or timed, one-half
cent per pound;
and stove plates, one-fourth of one cent per
pound
other descriptions. of rolIed or hammered iron,
not otherwise provided for, five dollars per ton
On cut nails and spikes, one-fourth OF one cent ]
per pound; .,ooe
seventy five cents per one hundred pounds: FRO
cided, That no chains made OF wire or rods OF a !
diameter less than one-half one inch shall be con-
sidered chain cable;
On anvils, one dollar per hundred pounds;
On anchors, parts thereof, fifty cents per one
hundred pounds; ~.
On wrought board nails, spickes, rivets, bolts,
bed-screws, and wrought hinges, one-fourth Oh
one per cent per pound;
On chains, trace chains, halter chains, and fence
chains made to wire or rods, not undef one
fourth of one inch in diameter, one-fourth OF one
cent per pound under one=fourth of one inch IN |
diameter and not under number nine wire gauge,
,ne- half of one cent per pound under numoer |
nine, wire gauge, five per centum ad valorem
On bIacksmiths' hammars, and sledges, and
lxles, or parts thereof, one-hat OF one cent per
pound; ,od
ON steam gas and water tubes, ana hues OF |
wrought iron one-fourth of one cent per pound;
On wrought iron railroad chairs and wrought /
ron nuts and washers, ready punched, hVe oeiiars |
per ton;