New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-19

NVV EMOEn 1S, 1OIU-
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 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
moro 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 m excess
Of one quart per bottle; provided, that any
LIQUORS containing more than twenty two
per ccntum of alcohol, which ehall be en-
tered under the name OF wine, shall he for
fcited to the United States; and provided
further That wines. brandy and other splr-
ituous liquors imported in bottles shall be
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 breakGge unless such
breakage is actually ascertained by count
and certified By % customhouse appraiser;
and so much of section iifty-nine OF an act
entitled An act to regulate the collection
OF duties on imports and tonnage, approve"
March, two, seventeen hundred and ninety
nine. rs provided for allowance for leakage
and breakagc, is hereby repealed.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 meas'lremcnt
shall be counted rs at least one proof gal
Ion: and the standard for determining the
proof Of brandy and ether spirits, ana OF D,
wine OF liquors of any kind imported, shall
be the SAINT, as that which is defined III tii',
second section Of the ".Act imposing taxes
on distilled spirits and tobacco. ana f"1
other purposes" approved July twenty
eigteen hundred and SKI y-e!ght.
On corJials. hGucuIs. arraek, ahsynthe.
kirshWIsser, vcrMuth, rataiia, and other
similar spirituOu- beverages, or btters con.
tanning spirits. aud noJ otherwise provided
for two dollars per proof gallon; provided,
That any brandy Or other spirltlous liquors
impol ted in casks of less capacity than four
teen gallons shall ne forfeited 10 the United
States.
On pimcnto and on black, white, and red
or Cayenne pepper, i've cents per pound.
On ground pimento and on ground pepper
Of al kinds. ten cents per pound.
On ginger root. two cents per pound.
TIN ginger, ground, i've cents per pound.
On cinnamon and on Hutmegs, 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 ground cassia. twenty
| cents per pound.
| On all other spices. twenty cents pei
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 clt in such manner as to he tit fol
corsets, when valued au six dollars pei
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 utra,narine. siN cents per pound.
On woods on the skin. the SAME rates a
on other woods. the quantity and value to b'
| ascertaincd under such rules as the Secrc
| tary of the Treasury may pre- scribe.
On fax-straw. five dollars perton.
On fax not hackleJ or dressed, twent,
dollars per ton ; on flax hacked, known IA
dressed line" forty dollars per ton.
On hemp. MANILA, and other like snbsti
tutes for hemp not otherwise provided tJ-
| twenty-five dollars per ton.
On the tow OF fax or hemp, ten dollar
per ton.
On ilte. sum. ceir, and Sisai grass tiltce1
dollars per ton.
On lutte but= SIX dollars per ton.
On cotton bagging. or other manufactures
not otherwise provided for, suitable for III
uses to which cotton bagging is applied
composed. in whole or in part. OF hemp. lutt
flax, gunny bags. guDny cloth. or other ma
terial and valued at seven cents or less pc
square yard. two cents per pound; value
at over seven cents per square yard, thre
cents per pound.
On iron i'll pigs. seven dollars per ton.
On cn-t scr3p-iron OF every doscllptloI
six dollars per ton.
On wrought scrap-iron Of every de>criI
ton. eight dollars per ton: Provided. Ina
nothing shall be deemed scrap-iron cNcep
waste or refuse iron dat las been in actus
use, and is lit only to be remanuactuIed.
On sword blades, thirty tive per centrl
I'd N;lorem.
On swords, forJy-fve per centum a
r yaloreln.
On steel railway bars. one and one-4'lal
Ter cent per pound; and Oh all railway bar
made in part OF steel. one cent per pound
Provided. That metal converted, east, =
: | made from iron bv the Bessemer Or pne,
matte process. Of whatever form or IL
ecription. shall be classed ~ steel: An
provided further. That round iron IL coil
| ihree-sixtecnths OF an inch or less III diam
ter, whether coated with metal or not $
coated, and all descriptions OF iron wir
, and wire of which iron is q component par
rot otherwise specifically enumerated an
provided for, shall pay the same duty :
, iron wire, bright, coppcred or timed
And provided further. That steel, CONNIE
cially known as crinoline, corset, and b.
y steel wire, shall pay duty at the rate OF Nil
cents per pound and ten per cent,m 4
= va!orem.
On rough or unfinished srindstones. or
dollar and fifty cents per .on;, Oh hHishe
p grindstones two dollars per ton:
On freestone, sandstone, granite, and a
building or monumental stone, except ma
> bic, one dollar and fifty cents per ton.
On all sawed. dressed. or polished ma
! bic, marble slabs, and marble paving tile
thirty per centum ad yalorem, and in add
; | ton twenty-five cents per superficial s4Hal
= loot not exceeding two inches in thickness
if more than two inches in thickness. te
. cents per foot in addition to the above IA
:. forty each inch or fractional part thereof
excess of two inches inches III thickness
Provided. That ii exceeding six inches
! thickness. such marble shall be subject
= the duty now imposed upon marble block
y On hair cloth OF the description known
hair seating, eighteen inches wide or owe
for cents per square yard; less than eigl
. cen inches wide, thirty cents per squa
i, yard.
On hair cloth known IS crinoline clot
: and on all other manufactures of hair n
@ otherwise provided tor, thirty per centrl
:. al valoren.
On hair-pins made OF iron wire, fifty p
: centum ad valorem.
Z On aualine DIVES an,l coIors, by whatev