New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-02

PM, snail Dc hel0 70 contain one quart, ana
all bottles containg one pint or less. shall be
held to contain one pint, and shall pay IN
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 not
more than one pint each, and more than one
half pint; and one dollar and fifty cents per
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 he en-
tered under the name of wine, shall be for
teitcd to the United States; and provided
further, That wines, brandy and other spir-
ituous liquors imported in bottles shall be
packed in 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 ID customhouse appraiser;
and so lnuci, of section titty-nine OF an act
| entitled An act to regulate the collection
| of duties on imports and tonnage" approved
| March, two seventeen hundred and ninety
nine. us provided for allowance for leakage
| ami breakage, is hereby repealed.
On brandy and other spirits manufactured
or distilled from grain or other 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 Ill the
second section Of the Act imposing taxes
! on distilled spirits and tobacco, and fol-
| other PURPOSES approved July twenty
eigteen hundred and sixty-eight.
On cOrdials, hgueurs, arrack, abSynthe,
| kirshwasser, vermuth, ratatla. 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 spilituous liquors
imported in casks of less capacity than four
teen gallons shall be forfeited to the United
! States.
On pimento and on black. white, and red
OF Cayenne pepper. five cents per pound.
| On ground riILento and on ground pepper
of al kinds, ten cents per pound.
On ginger root, two cents per pound.
On ginger. ground. five cents per pound.
| On cinnamon and on nutmeyS, twenty
! cents per pound.
On cloves. five cents per pound.
On Glove stems. three cents per pOund.
On cassia and cassia vera, ten cents pei
pound.
On c;,sSia buds and ground cassia, twenty
cents per pound.
On all other spices. twenty cents per
pound: ground or prepared, thirty cents pei
pound.
On cOrsets, or manufactured cloth, woven
| or made in patterns of such size, shape, aud
| form, or cut in such manner as to he tit TOR
corsets. when valued at six dollars per
| dozen or less. two dollars per dozen; when
valued over six dollars per dozen, thirty
| five per centu1n adj valoreln.
On cyelcts OF every description, SIX gents
per thousand.
On ultralnarine. six cents per pound.
On woods on the skin, the same rates as
! Oh other woods. the quantity and value tdoe
ascert;lincd under such rules as the Secrc
tary Of the Treasury may prescribe.
On tiax-straw. five dollars per ton.
On fax not hacked or dressed. twenty
dollars per ton : on flax hacked, known as
dressed line" forty dollars per ton.
On hemp. MANILA. and other like substi
! rute> for hemp. not otherwise provided tor.
twenty-five dollars per toR.
On the Tow OF TAX or hemp, ten dollars
per ton.
On iute, sum- coir and Sisal grass. fifteen
dollars per ton.
On lutte bi,t>. six dollars per ton.
On cotton bagging. or other manufactures.
not otherwise provided for. suitable Tor the
uses 70 which cotton bagging is applied.
composed. i'll whole or in part, OF hemp. jute.
flax. ounnv bags. gunny cloth. or other ma
terial, and valued at seven cents or less per
square yard. Two cents per pound: valued
al over seven cents per square yard, three
cents per pound.
.So1f,
On cast scrap-iron OF every description,
six dollars per ton.
On wrought scrap-iron OF every dc>crp-
ton eight dollars per ton: Provided. That
nothing shall be deemed scrap-iron except
waste or refuse iron that has been i'll actual
use. and is tit only to be manufactured.
On sword blades. thirty-fve per centun
ad valorem.
On swords. forty-1ive per centum al
valOrenl
! On steel railway bars. one and OnC-Guar-
ter cent per pound and on all railway bars
made i'll part of steel. one cent per pound :
Provided. That metal converted east. ur
made from iron by the Bessemcr or pneu-
matte process. of whatever form or de-
scription. shall he classed as steel: And
provided further, That round iron in coils.
| three-sixtecnths of an inch or less in diamc-
| ter. whether coated with metal or not so
coated and all descriptions OF iron wire.
and wire of which iron is a component part,
not otherwise specifically enumerated and
provided for, shall pay the same duty as
iron wire, hri ght. coppered, or timed
And provided further, That steel. CONNER
cially known crinoline, corset, and ha,
steel wire, shall pay duty at the rate Of nine
cents per pound and ten per centllm al
vaiorem.
On rough on unfinished grindstones. one
dollar and fifty cents per ton; on finished
grindstoncs. two dollars per ton.
On freestonc. sandstone, granite, and all
building or monumental stone, except mar
bic. one dollar and fifty cents per ton
| On all sawed. dressed. or polished mar
bic. marble slabs. and marble paving tiles
thirty per centum ad valorcm, and i'll addi-
| ton twenty-five cents per superficial square
foot not exceeding two inches Ill thickness;
if more than two inches III thickness ten
cents per foot, in addition to the above rate
forty each inch or fractional part thereof in
excess OF two inches inches i'll thickness:
Provided, That if exceeding six inches i'll
thickness. such marble shall be subject to
the duty now imposed upon marble blocks.
On hair cloth OF the description known as
| hair seating. eighteen inches wide or over
for cents per square yard; less than eight
cen inches wide, thirty cents per square
yard.
On hair cloth known az crinolne cloth
and on all other manufactures of hair no,
otherwise provided for, thirty per ceutum
| adj valOrem.
On hair-pins made of iron wire, fifty pei
centum ad yalorem.
On anainc dyes and colors, by whatever
name known, fifty cents per pound, and
| thirty-fivc per centum ad vaorem.
On buttons and on ornaments for dresses
and outside garments made of silk. or OF
which silk Is the component material of chief