, 1870-07-18

opinion it will reduce The expenses et collect
ing the internal 1evenue, without irnpainng |
the efficiency Of the service; and thezeupon ]
shall retain but one Collector and ono Assessor |
for such enlarged district And tho President |
is also authorized to consolidate, in luxe NAH
ncr, At bis diectetioo, two or more adjoining |
Supervision districts, and to retain or appoint
one Supervisor for such consolidated district. |
Sec. 20. Ind b il further eaacted, That ~
soon Al Practicable after the passage OF this
aet the number Of AssastAnt Assessoea en-
ployed shal1 be permanently reduced By tho
discharge Of ali officers Of that class who aze
assigned specially to tue assessment OF any
ta1es which hhalf hare been abolished BY law;
and the Commissioner OF 1nte9nal Revenue
shall be required further to reduce the uun-
ber u Asslstant Assessors in proportion to
anE reduction Of the service Of Assessment
which has been made, q may hereafter DO
be made: by the repeal Of any portion Of the
internal taxes.
SEC. 81. And be Il further enacted- That
section si1ty-aeEeu Of Al act approved July
Is, 1e66, entitled = An act to reduce internal
act to provide interoal revenue to support the
government, to pay interest on the pnb&c
debt, and for other purposes, approved 1uns
80. 1854. and sets amendatosy theseof. he
amended by iuserting after the words that
ar M Is so e, y o :; the as.rs ais .sr
the words 81 il the suit were commented in
the court below by summons the words fol-
lowing IS subpoena, petition, OF by any Other
form Of action, except - hereinafter pro-
vided." Alao, By inserting after the words
"or II il were commenced b. caplas:" the
wpras following: 'or bs auy similar form Of
desed.'
sEc. % %, 4nd b@ i further en7cteJ That on
and after the 3lrt day Of December. 1870, in
a. L. n.
articles hereinafter enumerated or provided
for, imported from foreign countries, there
shall be levied, collected, and paid. the follow
Ing duties and rates Of dutiea, that ia to aay:
On teas of ali kinds, fifteen cents per pound.
On coffee OF all kinds, three reuts per
pound.
On cscao, or cocoa, two cents per Mound.
On coa leaves or shells, ono cent per pouna-
On ground or prepared cacao, CT coco1. i've
ceLts Per pount; and on chocolate, seeeu
Gents PER POUND.
On all tnolasses, cents rer gallon.
On tank-bottom, eyrup OF sugar-cane jnice.
Me!ada, concentrated melada. and conceEttat-
ed mo!asses, IL cents per pound.
On ali raw or Muscoyado sugar not
above No: Dutch standard in color, II cents
per pound.
On all 7aw or aIuscoratlo sngar above No. :
Dutch standard In color, mud on ii! other
sugars not above No. 10 Dutch standard il
color. 2 eents per pound.
On ali other sugars above No 10 Dutch
standard in color, and not abore No. - Dutch
standard IN color. 2l4> cents per pound
On Ill other nugasa atose No. Il Dutch
standard iu color, and not above No. 16 Dutch
standard in colar, 2ss4 cents per pound.
On all sugars shove No, lG Dutch standard
III color. and not above No. 20 Dutch standard
in color, AZ cents per pound.
On ali euEars above No. 70 Dutch standard iu
color, and On all retined loaf, lump, crushed.
oNdered, and g1anula.ei sugar, ceuts per
pound Irprtdeti, Ihat the Secretary Of ihc
Treasury shall. by regulations. prescribe and
require that samples rhau be taken by ,osyec-
tors from the hogshead, boz or other pack
age, il such manner a to repreaent tue
average OF the eontents Of the package, and
from 4 sufficient number OF packages Of the
| same marx in eseh aud every invoice. 10 that
| the samples On which the classification is
spGa1 imported under that mari, and the
| classification shail be adjudGe1 on the entire
mark accordingly. and the weights OF sugar
J imported in cakks or boxes shal be marked
distinctly by the Custom House wcigher by
scoring The figures ,alc1ibIv on each package,
On al wines imported in casks containing
! not more than q per cent OF alcohol, And val-
! ned al not exceeding 10 ceuts per gallon. %
| cents per gallon; valued At over 10 cents and
! not over II per gallon, 70 centa per gallon i;
vslued a e.st 4 ps1 gallon, Il PER sa!lon'
rfn. On II uea Of al kinds, imported in bot
| Ties, and pot otherwise herein provided for,
I the kame sata per gallon III win I'll imported in
| casks hut ali bottles containing one quart or
! lese than one quart. aud more than one pint,
I ehai} be held to coatain one quart AMI Ill
bottles containing one pint Or less shall be
! held to contain one pint, aud shall pay in ad-
| diion cents for each bottle.
| On champagne and all other sparkling
wines, in bottles, si1 dollars per dozen bo:tets
containing each not moro taan one quart and
fT1HFa lSTnf NJ1I f}n IEa
| dozen bottles CONTAINING not more than out.
! pint each aud moro than one llalf pint aud
one dollar aud City cents per dozen bottles
| containing one-lalf l,ipt each OF less and in
! hotties containing mtEe than one quart each,
| sEal! pay, in addition to Elk dollars per dozen
| bottles, at the rate Of two dollars per gallon
on tle quantity in c1cess OF one quart per
bottle J'roefdrl, That any liquors containing
| more than twents-sxoper cent Of aicohui which
shat1 he entered under the hams Of vine shall
be forfeited to the Cri.ed States: And pro
] ridHi further, That Ninee, brandy, and other
spitituous liquors imported i'll bottles shall 10
! packed in packages containing not less than
one dozen bottles in each package; and all
euci, bot.lea shall pay 81 additional duty Of 3
| cents for each bottle; no allowance allail be
| tual'y aecestained bs count and certified by a
Custom House appraiser; at.d so much Of
| section 80 OF an act entitled t'Au act to regl-
| late the collection OF duties on imports and
tan,aEe," aplrosed March = ., 1893: AZ provided
hereby repealed.
| On brandy aud on other spirits manufac-
tu1cd OF distilled from grain or other mate
ria1a. and not otherwise provided fos, - rer
proof gallon: I'ro5ih,t, That each aud every
le counted as 1t least one proof gallon; anil
the standard for determining the proof
| Of brandy and other spirits, and OF wine OF
| liquors Of any: kind imported. shall be the
same NJ that which il defined in the second
section of The act imposing taxes OIL distilled
spirits and tobacco, and for other purposes,
I approved June ~, lSGA.
On coEdia1H. liqucur, at7ack. absintl,e.
l!rtcawasser, yefmuth, rataGa, and OH
,.e, slmsf ceo,,spa sps,t0us s,,r, beverages
o,nsrnise prosiIcd for. r per proof sI'
lon I'rociard. That any trandy or other slur.
| itnous liqnors imported III casks Of less capac'
lty than fourteen gallons shalt to forfeited tc
the United States.
On pineuto. ard on hlack, white, and 4et
or Cay eune pepper, cents per pound.
On ground t,itnenso. and on ground pepper
OF ali linls, 10 cent= per pound,
On ginger root. 2 cents per pound.
On ginger. E1oan1, ) coats per pound.
On cinnamon, aud un uutmess, 20 cents pei
pound.
On mace, Is repss per pound.
Gu cllyts. ) cents er pound.
On Glove stems. : cents per pound.
On caseia and cassta vera, ~ cents pei
pound.
On cassia buds and ground cas-ia, 20 cent?
per pound,
On all other apjces, 20 cents Per pound
ground OF prepared, 50 cents per pound.
On corsets, Of manufactured clotL+ woven o.
made in patterns Of such size, shape, ant
form, OF cut in such manner az to lie it To-
co1ee&s when valued At IS per d.zen o. less
- PEI dozen when vxluel oser:s per dozen
| ,;,5 t,er cent 4t yalnrefu,
or eyelete Of every description, 6 cents Pc
l.e9o.
On ultra marine, 6 cents per pound.
On wools on the skin, tho same rates ss o.
ce1tsined under such rules Is tho sectetssr O.
the Treasury may prescribe.
On tax etraw, 50 per ton.
On fax not hack1ed or drcascd, 10 per ton
on tla1 naclled, known as u dressed line" S4t
per ton.
On the tow of tax or hemp, SO per ton.
On hemp, maniliA. and other like snbntitute,
for hemp rot otherwise proslded fos. s25 pei
| ton.
On jute, sr4nn, coir, and sisal glass, s15 Pc
! ton.
On jute tuss, Sc per ton: .....
On cotton bsgging. or other manufactures
not otherwise provided for. suitable for th'
uses to which :; cotton e'a b,gsinG is n.P applied
| CLOTH, o. other maseriI, aad value;
al ! cents os iess per square sArd, ceuts re
round: valued 1t over : cents Per sguak'
; yard, 3 cents per pound
II On iron in pigs, ~ per ton,
On cstt s<1alli,on Of everr description, =
Ter ton, on wrought sctap+iron Of every de
sc1iption, 50 pcr ton: Proridtsi. That uothiul
, ! shstl he deemed zcsap-iron except waese Q
retute iron that h1a been in actual use, aud i
tit only to be Eemanufactuted.
On suord bladee, IS per ccntuu al cGlorrrn
On swords. IS per cent al r0.ortns.
On steel railway bars, ~ ceuss per pound
ard On Ill railway barr maize IN part Of steel
!, cent per pound: ProrietI, That metal ce
nen,ed, cast, or made from iron By the hes-c
[ ner or pneuu,atic prpcees Of NhstoFes foxu