New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-27

al, .tot+lea containing one quart, or less
than one quart and more than one pint,
shall he held to contain one quart, and az
hottjes containing less than one pint shall
be regarded as containing one pint.
On champagne and other sparkling "noe'
in bottles, six dollars dozen Dot1les' Iom
tanning not more than quart and more IMAM
one mint, three dollars a dozen; containing
not more than one pint each and more tnan
a half pint each, one dollar and hi.y Genus
cents per dozen, etc. Provided tnat any
liquor containing more than twenty Two per
cent of alcohol, which shall be entered I'M
der the name of wine, shall be forfeited TO
the United States
On brandy and other spirits manu1actured
or distilled from grain or other materials,
and not otherwise provided 1or, Two doii ars
n..r nroof gallon. provided each and every
g ran 90 or vine gallon Of measurement shall
be Counted as at least one proof gallon and
standard for determining the proof OF
brandy and other spirits, and OF VINE or
liquors of any kind imported, shall De
the same as that which is defined III the
second section of the act imposing taxes on
distilled spirits and tobacco and TOR othef
purposes, approved July 20, 1868. On cor
dial liquors, arrack, absynthe, hlrscnwassei,
Verrfouth, ratitia, and other siLl'ia "
spirituous liquors imported III casks o.
shall he forfeited to the United States.
On straw fax, five dollars per tom On flax
NOT hacked or dressed, twenty dollars per
ton: on fax hacked, forty dollars per ton;
On bemp. MANILA and other like substitutes
for. hemp not otherwise provided tor, TWEEN
ty,fiye dollars per tor: on tow OF max OF
hemp, ten dollars per tom on COTTON oaS-
cling or other manufactures not Otherwise
provided for, suitable to the uses Tor wihch
cotton bagging is applied, composeu ~.
whole or i'm part of hemp, jute, fax, Stlnny
baos. ounuy cloth or other material at seven
cents or less squard yard, two cents a
Mound: valued at over seven cents, thfee
cents a square yard; on cotton, as above
valued over ten cents square yard, tnree
cents pound on iron in pigs, seven dollars
a ton; on cast scrap iron OF every descrip-
ton, six dollars a ton; on wrought scrap
iron of every description, nine dollars toh'
on steel railway bars, seven and quarter
cents pound; on all railway bars maze IN
mart of steel, one cent per pound; provided
that metal cemented, cast or maze rom
iron by the Bessemer or pneumatic process
of whatever form Or description snail oe
classed as steel On hair cloth OF every De
scription. known as hair seating, elghIeen
inches wide or over, fifty cents square
ward: less than eighteen inches. thirty cents
. square yard; on nickel, thirty cents
pound. =,
rThis amendment, Mr. Brooks said in the
debate, was procured by REPRESENTING
Dickey, of the Lancaster District, Ill whlch
was the only nickel mine IN this country.l
On nickel, oxide, and alloy OF nickel Win
copper, twenty cents pound.
All animals brought into the United
States temporarily, and for period no,
exceeding six months, for the purpose OF
exhibition or competition for prizes offered
nv any agricultural or racing association,
shall be admitted free of duty, upon bond
being first given in accordance with regu
lations to be prescribed by the Secretary o.
the Treasury, with the condition tnat the
full duty hereinbefore imposed shall De PAID
in case Of the sale of any such animal In the
United States.
On cotton thread yarn warps or warI
warns not wound upon spOOls, whether Single
or advanced beyond the condition OF single
by twisting two or more single yarns 10
pether, whether in beams or In bundles
skeins or caps or in any other form, valued
at not exceeding forty cents per pound, tel
cents per pound; valued at over forty cent
per pound, and not exceeding sixty cents pei
pound, twenty cents per pound; valued a
over sixty cents per pound and not eAceeu
ing eighty cents per pound, thirty cents PEI
pound; valued at over eighty cents PEI
pound, forty cents per pound; and III addl
ton to said rates of duty twenty per centun
ad valorem for the term of two years from
and after the passage Of this act and nj
longer. Machinery and apparatus designed
only for and adapted to be used for steam
towage on canal and not now manufacture
in the United States may be imported b,
any State or by any person dul.
authorized by the Legislature OF an.
State free of duty, subject to such regu
lations as may be prescribed by tn
Secretary of the treasury, and also tina
for the term of two years from and after tn
passage of this act, and NO longer. steam
pillow machinery adapted to the cultivation
OF the soil may be imported bv any perso,,
for his own use free OF duty, subject to slcl
regulations of the Secretary Of the Treas
ury.
The bill contains provisions for merchan
| disc entered for transportation.