Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-20
rPUBLIC-No. llo.
AN act 10 provide increased revenue rrCy
In nOrfed WOOL and Tor

lPUBLIC-No. 49,
AN ACT TO provide increased revenue from
imported wool, and for other purposes
BE AZ enacted By the Senate ami Hous. Of Rspr,-
seRtdttres Of the United States of America i,a ron
JresS assembled, That from and after the mas
sage OF TINS act. in lieu of the la ties now i'm,
posed by law on the articles mentioned and
embraced in this section, there shall he 10 We'd
collected, and paid on all unmanufactureo
WOOL, hair OF the slpaca, goat. and other like
snimals, imported from foreign countries, the
duues he reinafter provided. All Weols hair
OF me alpaca goat and other like animals. As
AFORESAID, shall be divided, for the purpose of
nxing the duties 10 be charged thereon, into
three classes, 70 wit:
CLASS l.-CLorBIyG woor.
Ihat Is TO say, merinO, mastiza, metz. or
NETS woods. or other woods OF meripo b,ood
immediate or remote; down clothing woods.
and woods of like character with any OF th-
preceding. including such as have been mere
loisre usually imported in 70 the tnlted Sta,es
from Buenos Ayres, New Zealand. Australia.
cape OF GOOD Hope. Russia, Great Britain
canada. and elsewhere, and also in GLIDING ali
woods not hereinaitrT described or dssiens.sd
In classes two and three
GLASS 2-CoEBIHG wooIs
mat is 10 say, Leicester, ,,otswold Lincoln
shire, down combng woods, or other hse
comoing woods OF English blood and USUALLY
known by the terms herein used: and also ali
hair OF the alpaca, goat, and other like ami.
mails.
CLASS 3.-CARPKT WOODS, AND oruBH sryI
LAR WOODS.
Sucn as Don koi, native South American.
torooNa. Valparaiso, native Smyrna, and m.
GLIDING all such woCls OF like character a.
have been heretofore usually imported into
Ine United States from Turkey, Greece,
tgypi, Syria, and elsewhere
or tbe purpose OF carrying into Afec. he
ciassincatlon herein provided. q sufficient
number OF distinctive samples Of the yarIous
kinds OF wool OF hSir embraced in each of lha
tnTe- classes above named, selected and pre.
pared under the direction OF the Secretarv o,
tne Ireasurf, and duly verified by him, the
standard samples being retained in The Treas
ury DEPARTMENT. shall be deposited in the
cusiom- houses and elsewhere, as he may di
rect. which samples shall b. used nv -ha
proper offeers Of the customs 20 determine the
glasses ABOVE specified, 70 which all imported
wools belong. And npon woods of th. nrst
class, the value whereof at the last mort or
place whence exported 70 the United States.
excluding charges in such port shall be tbIr
ty-two cents or less per pound, the durv mai,
be ten cents per pound, and, in addition there
10. eleven per centum ad valorem; upon woods
OF the same class, the value whereof at the last
port or place whence exported 10 the United
States. excluding charges in such port. shall
exceed thirty-two Genus per pound. the DUTY
snail De twelve cents per pound, and ia ad.
Upon woods OF the second class, and mon All
na1r OF the alpaca, goat, and other like AMI
mails, The value whereof at the last mort or
pace whence exported TO the United States
exclHoing charges in such port. shall be thir.
ty-two cents or less per pound, the duty shall
De ten cents per pound, and in addition there
70, eleven per eehtum ad valorem; upon woods
OF tne same class. the value whereof at the
last port or place whence exported 10 the
Cn'ied states, excluding charges in such
port snall exceed thirty.two cents per pound,
INC outy Shall De twelve cents per pound
and in addition thereto, ten per centum al
valSrem- Upon woods of the third class the
vaiue whereof az the last port or place
whence exported into the United States
excluding charges in such port shall he
twelve cents or less per pound, the duty
shall De inrse cents per pound upon woods
OF me same class, the value whereof at
Inc ,ast port or place whence exported TO the
Unlted States, excluding charges in su CHI port
snail exceed twelve cents per pound, the duty
shall De SIX cents per pound ProyiI.d. That
any wool OF the sheep, or hair Of the aIpaca
gOai. and other like animals, which shall be
imported in any other than the ordinary con.
diiIon as now and heretofore pracliced, or
winch shall be changed IN Its chsI acter or con.
diiioD, tor The purpose Of eyading the duty or
VIII b shall be reduced in YalHe oy the admix
tnre OF DIRT, or any other foreign substance,
sbaii be subject 10 pay twice the amount OF
duty 10 which II wouid b. other wise 81 piecied
any hing IN this act 20 the contrary notgith.
standing: Prortde5, further. That when wool
OF dinerent qualities - imported in the same
b. lie, bag. or package, IL shall be- Appraised nv
ih- appraiser, 10 cecermiRe the rate OF duty 10
which 1t shall be subjected, at the average az
er-sats value OF the contents Of the bale, bag
or package; and when bales OF different apai.
ltirs are EN- hraced in the same invoice al the
same prices whereby the average price snail
Or reduced more than tsn per centum below
the value OF the bale of the best quality, the
vaiue OF the whole shalt be ap praised accord.
ing 70 The value OF the bale Of the best ouaIitv.
and no bale. bag, or package shall be liable 10
less rate OF duty in conseq leDcs of beng in
voiced with wool of lower value: And 1ro
rided Jurther, That the duty upon wool OF the
first class which shall be Imported washad
shall be twice the amount Of duty 10 which IN
would be subjected II imported unwashed
and nat the dHty upon wool of all classes
which shall be imported secured shall be three
times the amount of the duty 70 which ~ would
oe subjected IL imported un washed. On sheer
skins and Angora goat skins, raw or unmanu.
iaciures, imported with the wool on, washed
or nnwashed, the duty shall be thirty per
crntum ad Salorem and on wooden rags shod.
oy, munRo, waste, and hocks, the duty shall
De twelve cents per pound. T5F Il
Skc 2 And be 10 further enacted, That in
nrn OF tne duties heretofore imposed by law on
ihs articles hereinafter mentioned and on such
a. may now be exempt from duty. there sSsii
be LEVIED collected. and paid on the goods
wares and merchandise herein en- meratsd and
provided for, imported from foreign con n,ries I
The following duties and ra.es OF dury IN At ~
saw: .H f-'- - $50 40
On woolleD Cloths woollen cha wls ana al,
manufactures Of wool OF every descrin,ion
nnds wholly or In part of wool MOI brrs,r
otherwise provided for, fifty cents per nouna
~ d. in addition thereto, thirty i've DER cent
nj yaor~m. b. -"
On faLnels. blankets. bate of wool. kp,,
goods IN morals, woollsn and worsred warns.
and all rranufactures Of every dsscriptioo' 4
COMPOSED wholly or In part OF worstsd, the
HAIR Of The alpaca goat, or otherlix animals
except such a. are composed in part OF wool.
NOT o,her WISE provided for, valued q, not OK.