Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-05
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of this act, in lieu of duties now imposed
by law on the articles mentioned and en-
braced in this section, there shall be levied.
collected and paid on all manufactured
wool, hair of alpaca, goat and other like
animals imported from foreign countries,
the duties hereinafter provided. All woods,
hair OF alpaca, goat and other like animals,
as aforesaid, shall be divided, for the pur-
pose of fixing the duties to be charged
thereon, into three classes, to witt: ~
Glass 1-Clothing wools. That is to say,
merino, mesticia, metz or metis wOols or
other woods of merino blood, immediate or
remote down, clothing wools, of like char
acter with any of the preceding, includ-
ing such as have been heretofore usually
imported iato the United States from
Buenos Ayres, New Zealand, Australia
Cape of Good Hope, Russia. Great Britain,
Canada and elsewhere, and also including
all woods not hereinafter described or des1
igDated in classes two and three. at,itia e
Glass 2-COmbing wOols. That is to say,
Leicester, lCotswold,i Lincolnshire down
combing woods, Canada long woods, or other
like combing woods of English blood, and
all hair of alpaca, goat, and other like an
imalS. g5dt ,5ic# tija-'i@ t'H 's h-'I iii'
Glass 3+-Carpet woods and other similar
woods, suchas Donskoi, native South Amer
lean, Cor6ova, Valparaiso, native Smyrna.
and including all such wools of like char
porEed into the United States from Turkey,
Greece, Egypt, Syria and elsewhere, and
upon woods of the first class, the value
whereof at the last port or place whence
exported to the United States, excluding
the 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 dd UdIoreD1.-
Upon woods of the same class, the value
whereof at the last port or place whence
exported TO- the United States,' excluding
the charges in such port, shall exceed thir-
ty-two cents per pound, the duty shall be
twelve cents per pound, and in addition
thereto ten per centum dd UdLoTen1. Upon
wools of the second class, and upon all hair
of alpaca: goat, or other like animals, the
value whereof at. the last port or place
whence exported into the United States,
excluding charges in such port, shall
De m itfrirty4two cents, or less, per
pound, the duty shall be ten cents
per pound, and, in addition there
TO, eleven per cent. dd Udlorern. 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, i'm addition thereto, ten per
cent. ad Udlorexn. Upon woods of the third
class, theIvalue whereof at the last port or
place whence exported into the United
States, excluding charges 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
into the United States, excluding charges
in such port, exceed twelve cents per
pound, the duty shall be six cents per
pound !; provided, that any wool of sheep
or hair of alpaca, goat, or other like ami
mails which shall be imported in any other
IN fbo n
heretofore practiced, or which shall be
changed in its character or condition for
the purpose of evading duty, or which
shall be reduced in value by the admixture
of@dirt, or any other foreign substance.
shall be subject to pay twice the amount of
duty to which it would be otherwise sub
jected, anything in this act to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Provided. further, that when wool of diff
ferent qualities is imported 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 of the bale of
the best quality. the value of the whole
shall be appraised according to the value of
bag, or package shall be liable to less rate
of duty in consequence of being invoiced
with wool of lower value.
Provided, further, that the duty upon
wool, of the first class, which shall be inn
ported 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, shall be Imported
secured, shall be three times the amount of
duty to which it would be subjected, if i'm
ported unsecured.
On sheep skins and Angora goat skins,
raw or unmanufactured, imported with
wool, and washed or unwashed, the
duty shall be thirty per scentum dd vGlore1a,
and on, wooden rags, shodly, mungo waste
and focks, the duty shall be twelve cents
per pound. - 81. 47-.,. b ...9-..
SEC. 2. That in lieu of the duties hereto
fore imposed by law on articles hereinafter
mentioned, and on such as may now be
exempt from duty, there shall be levied,
collected aud paid, on goods, wares and |
merchandise herein named, the following |
duties: On woolen clothes, woolen shawls, |
and all manufactures of wool of every
made wholly or in part of
wool not otherwise provided for, fifty cents
per pound, and an additional thirty five
per cenJum ad uatorens. On f1annels, blank
cts, hats Of wool, knit goods, .balmorals,
wooden and worsted yarns, and all manu-
factures of every description, Composed
wholly or in part of worsted, the hair of
alpaca, goat, or other like animals. except
such as are composed in part of wool not
provided for, valued at not ex-
ceeding forty cents per pound, twenty
cents per pound; valued At forty cents per
pound, and not exceeding sixty cents per
pound, thirty cents per pound; valued at
above sixty cents per pound, thirty
cents per pound; valued at 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 Gd UdlOrems
on endless belts, or belts for paper or print.
ing machines, twenty cents per pound and
thirty five per centum Gd udloren;; on bunt-.
ing twenty cents per square yard, and in
addition thereto thirty-five per centum ad
valorens on women's and children's dress
goods and real or imitation Italian cloths,
composed wholly or in part of wool, worSted,
hair of alpaca, goat or other like animals,
valued at not exceeding twenty cents per
square yard, six cents per square yard, and
in addition thereto thirty five per centum
dd valorem !; valued at above twenty cents
per square yard, eight cents per square
yard, and in addition thereto forty per
centum al UdJoTenl. 3l---
Provided, that on all goods weighing
four ounces and over per square yard, the
duty shall be fifty cents per pound, and in
addition thereto thirty-ffve per centum ad
vaEorem; on clothing ready made and
wearing apparel of every description, and
balmoral skirts and skirting, and goods of
similar description or used for like pur-
poses, composed wholly or in part of wool,
worsted, the hair of alpaca, goat, or other
like animals, made up or manufactured
wholly Tin part by tailor, seamstress, man
ufacturer, except knit goods, fifty cents per
pound, and in addition thereto forty per
centum dd UalOrem ); on webbing, beltings,
blendings, braids, galloons, fringes, gimps,
cords, tasseis, dress trimmings, head-ueGs,
hnttonc OF. IN nnI h11tknnS or buttons of 9th.