Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-03-13
THE WOOL TARIFF.
Full Text of the BiII for a Tariff on
Wool, which is now a Law.

passage of this act, in lieu of the duties
now imposed by law on the articles
mentioned and embraced in this sec
ton, there shall be levied, collected
and paid on all manufactured woods.
hair OF alpaca, goat and other like ami
mails imported from foreign countries,
the duties herein provided. All wools
hair of alpaca goat and other like AMI
mails, as aforesaid, shall be divided for
the purpose Of fixing the duties to be
charged thereon. into three classes, to-
wit:
"Class l-Clothing wools. That i to
say, merino, mesticia, metz or metis
woods or other woods of merino blood,
immediate or remote down, clothing
woods, of like character with any of the
preceding including such as have here
tofore been usually imported into the
United States from Buenos Ayres, New
Zealand, Australia, Cape of Good Hope,
Russia, Great Britain, Canada and else
where, and also including all wooIs not
hereinafter described or designated in
classes two and three.
"Class 2-Combing woods. That is to
say, Leicester, CotsWold, Lincolnshire
down combing woods of English blood
and usually known by terms herein
used also, all hair Of alpaca, goat, and
other like animals.
"Class 3-Carpet woods and other sim
liar woods, such as Donskoi, native
South American, CordoVa, Valparaiso,
native Smyrna, and including all such
woods of like character as have hereto
fore been usually imported into the
United States from Turkey, Greece,
Egypt, Syria and elsewhere and upon
woods of the first class, the value where
of at the last port or place whence ex-
ported to the United States, including
the charges in such port, shall be thiI-
ty-two cents or less per pound, the du-
ty shall be ten cents per pound, and
in addition thereto, eleven percen-
tunn, ,ad vaLorem. Upon woods of the same
class, the value whereof at the last port
or place whence exported to the Uni
ted States, excluding the charges in
such port, shall exceed thirty two cents
per pound, the duty shall twelve cents
per pound; and in addition thereto,
ten per cent. ad VaI0TeaR. Upon woods
of the second class, and upon all hair
of alpaca, goat, or other like animals,
the value of which, at 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 cent. ad UaLorsm. 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 thirty-two
cents per pound, the duty shall be
twelve cents per pound, and in sddi-
ton thereto, ten per cent. dd UaLoreRl.
Upon woods of the third class, the val
ue whereof at the last port or place
whence exported to the United States.
excluding charges in such port, exceed
twelve cents per pound, or less, the
duty shall be six cents per pound; pro-
vided, that any wool of sheep or hair
of alpaca, goat, or other like animals |
which shall be imported in any other
than the ordinary condition as now and
heretofore practiced, or which shall be |
changed in its character or condition |
for the purpose of evading duty, or
which shall be reduced by the admix-
ture of dirt, or any other foreign sub
stance, shall be subject to pay twice
the amount of duty to which it would |
be otherwise subjected, anything in
this act to the contrary notwithstand.
ing.
provided, further, that when wool
of different qualities in the same bale,
bag, or package, it shall be appraised
by the appraisers to determine the rate
of duty to which it shall be subjected /
at an average aggregate value of the
contents of the bale, bag, or package
and when bales of different qualities
are embraced in the same invoice at
the same price whereby the average /
price shall be reduced more than ten
per cent below the value ofthe bale
Of the bale of the best quality, that the
value of the whole shall be appraised
according to the value of the best quail
ity, and no bale, bag, or package shall
be liable to less rate of duty in con-
sequence of being invoiced with wool
Of lower quality.
Provided. further, that the duty
upon wool of the first class, which shall
be imported washed, shall be twice the
amount of duty to which it would be
subjected, if imported unwashed; that
duty upon wool of all classes, which
.hsll be Supported secured shall be three
times the amount of duty it would be
to. if imported unsecured.
"0n sheep skins and Angora goat
skins, raw OF manufactured, import
ed with wool, and washed or unwashed
the duty shall be thirty per centum
nd valOrem, and on wooden rags, shoddy
mungo waste and flocks the duty shall
be twelve cents per pound.
SEC. 2. That in lieu of the duties
heretofore imposed by law on articles
hereinafter mentioned, and on such as
may now be exempt from duty, there
shall be levied, collected, and paid on
goods, wares and merchandise herein
the following duties: On
wooden clothes, wooden shawls, and all
of wool of every descriP-
ton, made wholly or in part of wool
not otherwise provided for, ffty-hye
cents per pound, and an additional
thirtyfve per centum ad valOrem. On
fiannels, blankets, hats of wool. knit
goods, balmorals, woolen and worsted
warns, and all manufactures of every
description, composed wholly or in part
of worsted, the hair of alpaca, goat, or
or other like animals, except such as
are composed in part of wool, not 9TH
erwise provided for, valued at not ex-
ceed forty cents per pound, twenty
cents per pound valued at sixty cents
per pound, thirty cents per pound;
valued above sixty cents per pound
and not exceeding eighty cents per
pound, forty cents per pound; valued
at eighty cents per pound, fifty cents
per pound; and in addition thereto
upon all above named articles, thirty
FIVE per centum ad VdIorea; on endless
belts, or belts for paper or printing
twenty cents per pound ana
thirty-fiYe per centum Gd Vatore"l: on
bunting twenty cents per square yard,
and in addition thereto thirty-ive per
centum ad vayOrem; on women's and
children's dress goods and real or iml-
tation Italian cloths. composed wholly |
or in part of wool, worsted, hair OF al.
paca, goat, or other like animals valued
at not exceeding twenty cents per
square yard, six cents per square yard
and in addition thereto thirty-hYe per
centum ad valorsm; valued at above
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