New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-08
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 1870

pint, shall be held to contain one quart, ano
all bottles cOntaing one pint or less snail Df
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 Dol
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 Tor
feited to the United States; and provided
further, That wines, brandy and other splr-
ituOus liquors imported in bottles shall DC
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 custOInhOuse appraiser;
and so much of section fifty-nine of an act
entitled IAN 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and brcakage, is hereby repealed.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 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
lon; 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 in 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 coraials, liqueurs, arrack, absynthe,
kirshwasser, vermuth, 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 spirituOus 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
or Cayenne pepper, five cents per pound.
On ground pimentO and on ground pepper
of all kinds, ten cents per pound.
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On ginger, ground, five cents per pound.
cents per pound.
On mace, twenty-five 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 cassia 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. 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 al yalOreM.
On eyelets of every description, six cents
per thousand.
On ultramarine, 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 as the Secre-
tary of the Treasury may prescribe.
On tlax-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
tutes for hemp. not otherwise provided for
twenty-five dollars per ton.
On the tow Of fax or hemp. ten dollars
per ton.
On ute. sum. cor. and S.sal grass. fifteen
dollars per ton.
On .jute butts. six dollars per ton.
On cotton bagging. or other fractures
not otherwise provided for. suitable for the
uses to which cotton baggins is applied
composed, III whole or in part, of hemp. Jute
flax. gunny Gags. gunny Cloth. or other ma
terial. and valued at seven cents or less pei
square yard, two cents per pound valued
at over seven cents per square yard. three
cents per pound.
On iron in pigs. seven dollars per ton.
On cast scraD-iron of every description
six dollars per ton.
On wrought scrap-iron Of every descrip-
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 fit only to be remanutactured.
On sword blades, thirty-hve per centrum
ad valorem.
On swords, forty-fve per centum ad
valOrem.
On steel railway bars, one and one-quar
made in part Of steel, one cent per pound
Provided, That metal converted. cast, OF
made from iron by the Bcssemer or pneu
matte process. of whatever form or de
scription. shall be classed as steel: And
provided further That round iron in coils
three-sixteenths of an inch or less in diane
ter. whether coated with metal or not sc
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 az
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And provided further, That steel. CONNER
steel wire, shall pay duty at the rate of nine
cents per pound and ten per centum aC
valOrem.
On rough or unfinished erindstones. one
dollar and fifty cents per ton: on finished
grindstones. two dollars per ton.
On freestone, sandstone, granite, and all
building or monumental stone, except mar
BILE, one dollar and fifty cents per ton
On all sawed, dressed. or polished mar
Bile, marble slabs and marble paving tiles
thirty per centum ad valorem, and in add
ton twenty-five cents per superficial square
foot not exceeding two inches in thickness
if more than two inches In thickness, ten
cents per foot. in addition to the above rate
forty each inch or fractional part thereof in
excess of two inches inches in thickness
Provided That if exceeding six inches il
thickness, such marble shall be subject tC
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 as crinoline cloth
and on all other manufactures of hair moi
otherwise provided tor, thirty per centun
adj valorem.
On haiI-pins made of iron wire, fifty pei
centum ad valorem.
On analine dyes and colors, by whatever
name known, fifty cents per pound, anG
thirty-five per centum ad valorem.
On buttons and on ornaments for dresse:
and outside garments made of silk, Or o.
which silk is the component material of chic
value, and containing no wool, worsted, o,