New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-09
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER g. 1870


all bottles cOntaing one pint or less. shall be
held to contain one pint, and shall pay il
addition three cents for each bottle.
On champagne and all other sparkling
wines, in bottles, six dollars per dozen bot
ties containing each not more than one
quart and more than one pint; and three
dollars per dozen bottles containing moi
more than one pint each, and more than one
half pint; and one dollar and fifty cents PEI
dozen bottles containing One-half pint each
or less; and in bottles containing more than
one quart each, shall pay, in addition to six
dollars per dozen bottles, at the rate of two
dollars per gallon on the quantity in excess
of one quart per bottle; provided, that any
liquors containing more than twenty two
per centum of alcohol, which shall be en-
tered under the name Of wine, shall be for
fcited to the United States; and provided
further, That wines, brandy and other spir
ituous liquors imported i'll bottles shall be
packed i'll packages containing not less than
one, dozen bottles in each package: and all
such bottles shall pay an additional duty OF
three cents for each bottle; no allowance
shall be made for breakage unless such
breakage is actually ascertained by count
and certified by a custOmhOuse appraiser
and so muci, of section tfty-nihe Of an ac,
entitled "An act to regulate the collection
of duties on imports and tonnage" approved
March, two, seventeen hundred and ninety
nine, as provided for allowance for leakage
and brcakage, is hereby repealed.
On brandy and other spirits manufactured
or distilled from grain or OtheF materials,
and not otherwise provided for, two dollars
| per proof gallon: Provided, That each and
every gauge or wine gallon of measurement
shall be counted as at least one proof gal
Ion; and the standard for determining the
proof OF brandy and other spirits, and OF
wine or liquors of any kind imported, shall
be the same as that which is defined III TIE
second section of the Act inI fosing taxes
on distilled spirits and tobacco, and foI
other purposes" approved judy twenty
egteen hundred and sixty-eight.
On cordials, Haueurs, arrack, absynthe,
kirshwaSscr. vcrlnuth, ratatia, and other
similar spirituOus beverages, or bitters con
tanning spirits. and not otherwise provided
for. two dollars per proof gallon: provided.
That any brandy or other Spirithous liquors
imported III casks Of less capacity than four
teen gallons shall be forfeited I'd the United
States.
On pimento and on black, white and red
or Cayenne pepper, live cents per pound.
On ground pmentO and on ground pepper
OF ali kinds, ten cents per pound
On ginger root, two cents per pound.
On ginger, ground. five cents per pound.
On cinnamon and on nutlnegs, twenty
cents per pound.
: On mace, twenty-five cents per pound.
On cloves, five cents per pormh.
On Glove stems, three cents per pound.
On cassa and cassia vera, ton cents per
pound
On cassia buds and ground cassia, twenty
cents per pound.
On all other spices, twenty cents per
pound; ground or prepared, thirty cents per
pound.
On cOrsets or manufactured CLOTH woven
or made III patterns of such size, shape. and
form. or cut in such manner as to be tit for
corsets, when valued ut six dollars per
dozen or less. two dollars per dozen: when
valued over six dollars per dozen, thirty
five per centum ad valorem.
On eyelets of every description six cents
per thousand.
On ultralnarine, six cents per pound.
On woods on the skin, the same rates as
on other woods, the quantity and value TO be
ascertained under such rules az the SecEe-
tarv of the Treasury may prescribe.
On tiaX-straw. five dollars per ton.
On flax not hacked or dress ed. twenty
dollars per ton: on flax hacked. known as
- dressed line" forty dollars per ton.
On hemp. MANILA, and other Ike substi
tutes for hemp. not otherwise provided for,
twenty-five dollars per toH.
On the tow of fax or hemp, ten dollars
per ton.
On .lute, sum, corr and Slsal grass, fifteen
dollars per ton.
On Jutc butts SIX dollars per ton.
On cotton bag%!nT, or other manufactures,
not otherwise provided for, suitable Tor the
uses to which cotton ba@glng Is applied,
composed. III whole or III part. OF hemp. Jute,
max, gunny bags, gunny cloth. or other ma
teral. and valued at seven cents or less per
y-trG r,yn md al m nI
at over seven cents per square yard three
cents per pound.
On IRON IN pigs. seven dollars per ton.
on cast scfiip-lron o1 every description,
SIN uolliirs per Ton
on "IouSnt scfaPlron Oh every ueSc,lp-
uon' eiSh, u1iiafs per ION Provided lNat
-, 49, -. ~ M
,'sa ard - =, o,i, 20 Ia -,
IN sr.or5 LIaJas +L;,+,- 60 ,ar ao,,.,,,
oa valor.n
~, S,rnr.,s for+,f,.o WOW o.n,,,,,, al
1-aIoro,n
On Steel ra;lwar b,rS ON. and ore-,,,.r-
+e, cent NOR noumJ and on ali NM ba,s
,,,ado =, 80, 81 ,aaI n,,o aa,,+ 'a,, ,'SS We"
providn T,"+ oot,I In nonrar.lI Ia I'm"
made from ;rnn Inv Tho Rassamer ~ ,,,,o,,
Inat;c nrocass of wba+exar fo,,n or Do
Sc,.;n.;nn sh,II no .lassod .s s+no1 Al
nror;ded fnrtIar TIT roupI ;ron IN cn;Is
tbree.s;v+enntbs Of nm ;ncb or 1oss IN d;ona
tar wha,bnr noateJ M ,ne,.1 az ~ n". So
coa,eJ and oil deSor;n,;ans Of ;,.nr W. ,,.;r 80
and wire of which iron is a COMPONENT par.
not otherwise specifically enumerated and
provided for. shall pay the same duty as
iron wire. bright. coppered. or timed !.
And provided further. That steel, CONNER
cialIy known as criuoline. corset. and hat
steel wire, shall pay duty at the rate of nine
cents per pound and ten per centum ad
yaloreu
On rough or unfinished prindstones. one
dollar and fifty cents per ton: on finished
grindstones, two dollars per'to
On freestone sandstone, granite and all