New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-28

pint, shall be held to contain one quart, and
all bottles containg one pint or less. shall be
held to contain one pint, and shall pay III
addition three cents for each bottle.
On champagne and all other sparkling
wines, III 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 III 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
feted to the United States; and provided
further. That wines, brandy and other spr-
ituous liquors imported III bottles shall be
packed i'll packages containing not less than
one dozen bottles i'll each package: and all
such bottles shall pay an additional duty OF
three cents for each bottle: no allowance
shall be made for breakage uni ess such
broakage is actually asccrtained by count
and certified by a customhouse appraiser;
and 50 much of section 1itty-nlne OF an act
entitled An act to regulate the collection
March. two. seventeen hundred and ninety
nine, as provided for allowance for leakage
ana breakage. is hereby repealed.
On brandy ana 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 vine gallon OF measurement
shall be counted as at least one proof gal
Ion: and the standard fer determining tie
~,
wine or liquors Of any kind imported shall
be the same as that which is defined III the
second section OF the Act imposing taxes
on distilled spirits and tobacco, and fOI
other purposes approved July twenty
eigteen hundred and sixty-eight.
On cordials, hqueurs, arrack. absynthe,
kirshwa>ser, vermuth, ratata. and other
similar spirituous beverages. or bitters con
tanning spirits. and not otherwise provided
iOr, 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 limento and on black. white. and red
or Cayenne pepper. five cents per pound.
On ground pilnento and on ground pepper
of all kinds. ten cents per pound.
On ginger root, two cents per pound.
On ginger. ground, five cents per pound.
cl cinnamon ana uulUltSs. twenty
cents per pound.
On mace. twenty-five cents per pound.
On cloves, i've 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 fit for
corseIs, when valued at SIX dollars per
dozen or less, two dollars per dozen: when
valued over six dollars per dozen, thirty
five per centum al valorem.
On cyelet> Of every description. six cents
per thousand.
On ultrainarine. six cents per pound.
On wools on the skim the same rates as
on other woods. the quantity and value TO he
asccrtained under such rulcs rs the Secre-
tarv N the Treasury may prescribe.
On 1iaX->traw. five dollars per ION.
On flax 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
trtes Tor hemp. not otherwise provided for,
twenty-five dollars per ton.
On the tow OF tax or hemp. zen dollars
per ton.
On iutc. sum, coir. and Sisal grass, fifteen
dollars per ton.
On iule butts. six dollars per ton.
On cotton bag.ing. or other manufactures,
not otherwise provided Tor. suitable for the
uses to which cotton bagg:ng is applied,
composed. in whole or il part. OF hemp. jute.
flax. gunny bags. gunny cloth. or other ma
terlal. and valued ut seven cents or less per
square yard. two cents per pound: valued
Al over seven cents per square ward, three
cents per pound.
On iron III pigs. seven dollars per ton.
On cast scrap-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 mas been in actual
use. and is tit only to he manufactured.
On sword blades, tlirty-tive per centum
ad valorem.
On swords, forty-tive per centum al
valorem.
On steel railway bars. one and one-Quar
ter cent per pound; and on All railway bars
made.in part OF steel. one cent per pound
Provided, That metal converted. cast, or
made from iron by the Bessemer or pneu-
matte process. OF whatever form or de
scription. shall be clasSed as steel: And
provided further. That round iron Ill coils,
three-sixteenths of on inch or less in diane
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. bright. coppered. or timed:
And provided further. That steel. CONNER
cially known as crinoline. corset. and hat
steel wire, shall pay duty at the rate OF nine
cents per pound and ten per ccntum ad
valorem.
On rough or unfinished grindstores. 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
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 valoreIn. and i'll addi-
ton twenty-five cents per superficial square
foot not exceeding two inches i'll thickness:
if more than two inches i'll thickness, ten
cents per foot in addition to the above rate
forty each inch or fractional part thereof i'll
excess of two inches inches III thickness:
Provided, That if exceeding six inches in
thickness. such marble shall he 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 as crinOline cloth,
and on all other manufactures of hair not
otherwise provided Tor, thirty per centum
ad valorem.
On hair-pins made Of iron wire, fifty pei
centllm ad valorem.
On analine dyes and colors by whatever
name known, fifty cents per pound, and
per centum al vaiorem.
On buttons and ON ornaments for dresses
and outside garments made OF silk, or of