New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-22

pint. shall be held to contain one quart, ana
all bottles containg one pint or less shall nc
held to contain one pint, and snaii pay III
addition three cents for each bottie.
On champagne and all other sparkling
wines, in bottles. six dollars per dozen bot
ties containing each not more imam one
quart and more than one pint; ana ttlreo
dollars per dozen bottles containing hoI
more than one pint each, and more than ohe-
half pint: and one dollar and fifty cents per
dozen bottles, containing one-half plnt each,
or less; and in bottles containing more IMAM
one quart each, shall pay, i'll 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 ctnt,lm of alcohol, which shall be en-
tered under the name OF wine, shall ne LOT
teited to the United States; and provided
further, That wines, brandy and other spur
ituons liquors imported IN bottles snail DC
packed in tckages 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 unles such
breakage is actually ascertained by count
and certified Nv IL custoInhouse appraiser;
and so much of section iitty-niEc OF ;tn act
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
ami breakage, is hereby repealed.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; Prov dcd. That each and
every gauge or wine gallon OF measurement
shall be counted IA 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 tie same as that which is defined in the
second section Of the Act imposing taxes
on distilled spirits and tobacco. and toI
other purposes" approved July twenty
eigtecn hundred and siXty-eight
On cordials, lipueurs, arracl1 absynthe,
kirShwasser, Nermuth, ratatia, and otieI
similar spirituOuS beverages or bltters cen
tanning spirits. and not otherwise provided
for, two dollars per proof gallon: provided,
That any brandy or other splrltuous liquors
imported in casks of less capacity than four
teen gallons snail 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.
On ginger root, two cents per pound.
On ginger, ground. five cents per pound.
On cinnamon and on nutmegs, 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 c;lssia and cassia vera, ten cents pei
pound.
On cassia buds and ground eassia, 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 III patterns Of such size, shape. and
| FORM or cut in such manner as to be tit for
| corsets, when valued at slX dollars per
dozen or less, two dollars per dozen; when
! valued over six dollars per dozen, thirty
| five per centum adj valorem.
On evelets 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
ascertaincd under such rules As the Secre-
tarv OF the Treasury may prescribe,
On taX-slraw. five dollars per ton
On fax not hacked or dressed, twenty
| dollars per ton ; on flax hacked, known as
dressed line" forty dollars pea ton.
On hemp. MANILA, and other like substi-
| tutes for hemp. not otherwise provided Tor
| TWENTY-FIVE dollars per toH.
On the tow OF flax or hemp, ten do lars
per ton.
On jute. sum, coir, and Sisal grass, fifteer
| dollars per ION.
On jute butts. six dollars per ton.
On cotton baoging. or other manufactures
not otherwise provided for, suitable for tbs
uses to which cotton bagging is applied
| composed. in whole or in part, of hemp. Jute
flax gunny bags 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 east scrap-iron of every description
six dollars per ton.
On wrought scrap-iron OF every descrip
ton. eight dollars per ton: Provided, Tina
nothing shall be deemed scrap-lrOn excep
waste or refuse iron that has been in actua
use, and is lit only to be remanl.1acturcd.
- On sword blades, thirty-live per centun
ad valurem.
On swords, for.y-ive per centum Il,
valorem.
On steel railway bars, one and one-quar
ter cent per pound and on all railway bar
made in part of steel, one cent per pound
Provided. That metal converted. east, o
made from iron by the Bessemer or pncu
matte process. of whatever form or dc
scription, shall be classed as steel: AM
provided further, That round iron in coils
three -sixteenths Of an inch or less IN DIANE
ter, whether coated with metal or not S
coated, and all descriptions of iron wirt
and wire of which iron is component par
not otherwise specifically enumerated an
provided for. shall pay the same duty a
, iron wire. bright, coppered, or timed
And provided further, That steel, com1neI
cially known as crinolinc, corset, and ha
steel wire, shall pay duty at the rate of min
cents per pound and ten per centum a
valorem.
On rough or unfinished grindstones. on
. dollar and fifty cents per ton; on flnishe
: criudstones, two dollars per ton.
.On freestone, sandstone, granite, and a
building or monumental stone, except ma
l BILE, one dollar and fifty cents per ton.
On all sawed, dressed, Or polished ma
Bile, marble slabs, and marble paving tile
thirty per centum al valOrem and in add
ton twenty-five cents per superficial squaI
r foot not exceeding two inches in Thickness
if more than two inches in thickness tie
2 cents per foot. in addition to the above raj
: ! forty each inch or fractional part thereof
excess of two inches inches In thlckneh
, | Provided, That if exceeding six inches
| thickness. such marble shall be subject
b. the duty now imposed upon marble block
+ On hair cloth of the description known
hair seating eighteen inches wide or owe
for cents per square yard; less than elgh
G cen inches wide, thirty cents per squal
:, ward.
On hair cloth known a. crinoiine clot
and on all other manufactures OF hair n
otherwise provided for, thirty per centu
, al valorem.
On hair-pins made Of iron wire, fifty p
: centum ad valorem.
On analine dyes and colors, by whatev
name known fifty cents per pound, al
thirtyltive per centum ad valorem.
ON buttons and ON nrn Innnts for Irns :