New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-18

pint, shall be held to contain one quart, and
| all bottles cOntning 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 be en-
| tered under the name of wine, shall be for
| feited to the United States: and provided
| further. That wines, brandy and other splr-
| ituous liquors imported in bottles shall be
| packed i'll 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 uni ess such
breakage is actually ascertained by count
and certified by a custOmhOuse appraiser;
and so much of section tifty-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and breakage, is hereby repealed.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
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 foI
other purposes" approved July twenty
eigteen hundred and sixty-eight.
! On corlials, 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 pilnento 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, five cents per pound.
| On Glove stems, three cents per pound
On cassia and cassia vera, ten cents pei
! pound.
On cassia buds and groundcassia, twenty
cents per pound.
On all other spices, twenty cents per
| pound: ground or prepared. thirty cents pei
| pound.
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| or made in patterns of such size, shape, and
| form, or cut in such manner as to be fit for
| cOrsetS, when valued at six dollars per
| dozen or less. two dollars per dozen; when
| valued over six dollars per dozen, thirty
| five per centum ad yalorem.
On eyciets 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
| ascertained under such rules as the Secre-
| tary of the Treasury may prescribe.
On fiax-straw. five dollars per ton.
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
! tutes for hemp not otherwise provided for,
| twenty-five dollars per ton.
| On the tow of tiax or hemp. ten dollars
| per ton.
! On jute, sum, coir, and Sisal grass. fifteen
| dollars per ton.
! On .iute butts. six dollars per ton.
On cotton bagging, OF other manutac lures.
| not otherwise provided for, suitable for the
| 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 per
| square yard. two cents per pound valued
-apI
| cents per pound.
| On iron in pigs. seven dollars per ton.
On cast scrap-iron of every description,
six dollars per ton.
On wrought scrap-iron of every deScrip-
| ton. sight dollars per ton: Provided, That
nothing shall DO deemed scT0p-irOn except
waste or refuse iron that has been i'll actual
USE and is tit only to be manufactured.
| On sword blades, thirty-fye per centum
ad yalorem.
| On swords, forty-fye per centum ad
valorcm.
| 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 in coils,
| three -sixteenths of an 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 centum ad
| valOrem.
| On rough or unfinished grindstoncs. 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
1 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 i'll addi-
ton twenty-five cents per superficial square
! foot not exceeding two inches in 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 in
excess of two inches inches in thickness:
Provided, That if exceeding six inches in
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 vide. thirty cents per square
yard
On hair cloth known as crnoline cloth
and on all other manufactures of hair not
otherwise provided for thirty per centum
| ad valorem.
On hair-pins made of iron wire, fifty pei
centum ad valorcm.
On analine dyes and colors, by whatever
name known, fifty cents per pound, and
thirty five per centun ad valorem.
On buttons and Oh ornaments for dresses
| and outside garments made of silk or OF