Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-16
LGsNKRAL NATURE, No. MI
IUHNHhAI ENATVH"I 3N7' TIL
AN ACT TO reduce duties on imports. and to reduce
Internal taxes and for other purposes.

AN ACT 10 reduce duties on Imports. and 10 reduce
Internal taxes, and for other purposes
De enacted by the Senate and House Of Rcpresentd-
tires If the United States Of Aericdtn Congress az
emJiei, That and after the FIRST day OF August,
eighteen hundred and seVenty-tw0, IN lieu OF the
dutics heretofore imposed by law on the articles
hereinafter enumerated or PROVIDED Ioti Imported
from foreign countries, there shall be levied, col
iected and paid the following duties and rates Oh
duty, that IL to say; .,,
a half inch screen, forty cents per ton OF twenty
eight bushels eighty pounds to the bushel: o.o
on all bituminOns coal and shale, seventy-nVe
cents per OF twenty-eight busheld,egh pounds
on IN salt, in bulk, eight cents per one hundred
On salt in bags, sacks, barrels, or other packages
twelve cents per one hundred pounds,
ON oat meal, one half cent per pound.
On potatoes, fifteen cents per bushel.
ON bend or betting leather, on Spanish or
other sole leather, fifteen per centum al Vaio-
On calf skins, tanned. or tanned and dressed
twenty-nv per centum al Valornm. -,
On upper leather OF all other kinds, and on skins
dressed and finished Of all Kinds, not herein
otherwise provided for, twenty per centum I'D va
forum. ,-,-, ,
ON all skins for morocco tanned, but unfinished,
ten per centum al valOrem.
On chiccory root ground OF ungrouhd' one cent
ON ali tuber squared or sided, not otherwise pro-
yided for, cent per cubic FOOT
On sawed boards, plank, deals, and ether lum-
Ter If neIAlock, While-WOOd sycamore, ana hhss-
wood one dollar per thousand feet board nleas-
on all other varieties of sawed lumber, two dollar
pei thousand feet board measure: P'o1idse, ThaI
when lumber of any sort ID planned or nni he'd In at
,ltlun to Inc rates herein provided, there shall be
levied and paid for each side so planned or AniHhed,
D. ty cents per thousand feet; and II planned on one
side and longded and groOved, one dollar per thou
sand feet; and II planned on Two SIDES aLd Toll
uued and gro0Ved. onei dollar anu hity Genus pc
On NUTS for wheels. posts, last blocks wagon
blocks, car blocks, gun blocks, heading blocks and
NJ IKE blocks OF sticks, rougi.lewh Ut AA"eu onyi
twenty per centhln ad valorem.
On pickets and pailings, twenty per centum ad
yulUlem.
ON laths, fifteen cents per thousand pieces.
Gu all shingles, thirty-1 cent per Thousand.
On pine capbOards, two dollars per thousand.
ON spruce clapboards, one dollars and nfty cents
per thousand.
rough, and not nnished thirty per centum ad Val0-
On cabinet wares aud house fcrniture, finished,
ihlryt-nve per cehtum adj yalOrein.
On casks and barrels, empty, anu on sugar
bpX shocks, and packing boxes Of wood, not
Otherwise provided fOr, thirty per CenLum al Valo-
On fruit, shade, lawn, and ornamental trees
s rubs, plants and hover seeds, not otherwise pro-
Vdod Tor, twenty per cent al valorem: ,
ON garden seeds, and all other seeds for agricul'
ylded for, twenty per centum al va Oren
"a ginger ground, three cents pnr pound.
ON gihgeT, preserved or picked, thirty-ilve pei
On ginger, essence of, thirty-nve per centum ad
Naurem - =
Gta, prepared or manufactured Two cents per
pound. -. -, -, ,,.
SIC. 2. That on and AFTER tne uFAl uB VI Aukush
eighteen hui dTed and seventy two, ia lieu Oh tle
uuiies Imposed by law on the articles Ia tils secton
enumerated, there shall nc levied, coecteu'a , Padu
ON the goods wares, and merchandise IN thls sec
ton enumerated and provided FOR Imported rom
ipn Ign countries. ninety per centum ui Tue several
duties and rates OF ulty now imposed by law upon
SAID articles severally II being the Intent OF thlh
section TO reduce existing duties on said articles Ten
TN all manufactures OF cotton OF which cotton Is
The component part Of chief value. =
On ali woods, hair OF the alpaca goat, ana other
htlnHB and all manufactures WnOlly OF III part VI
Woo or hair Of the alpaca and other IKE ahlmals'
except as hereinafter provided. ,-. /,
On all iron anu steel and on all manufactures On
iron aud steel of which such meta or ellher OF
them shall be th2 component part oil cheI Value'eA-
cepting cotton machinery.
On Oh metels not herein otherwise provided for,
au on all manufactures of metals or whlch eltheI
them in the component palt of chlef Value eA-
cepting percussion caps Watches ewelry anu other
articles or ornament Provided, That al vile rope
strand Or chain made OF iron wire, either Or ght'
COppered gals anized, or coated with other medals,
shall pay the same rate OF duty that ID now levea
on The iron wire of which said rope or strand OF
chain Is made; and all wire rope and wire strand OF
chain made OF steel wire, either bright copPeIed,
galvanized or coated with other metals, snail pay
the same rate OF duty that is now levied on the
made.
On all paper and manufacture Of paper, except.
lug unsized letter paper, books and other printed
hatter not herein specifically provided ,,.., o,,t.
On all the manufactures OF lndlan ruDDer gulta-
percha, or straw, and on oil clothes OF all desclrp
tGn.
ON glass and glassware, and on unwrought pipe
clay, nne clay, and fuller's earth.
On all leather not Otherwise herein provided TOT
and on all manufactures OF SKINS bone ivory, morn
Ad LEATHER except gloves and mittens, and OF whlcI
either Of the said articles is the component pom
OF chief value; and On liquOrlce paste or nquetol
juice
Sac 3. That on and after the NTH day OF OctObe
ht At there shall DO collected and paid on all goods
wares and merchandise OF the growth or prOduct
OF countries east OF the Cape OF Good Hope, (eXcep
wool raw cSttOn, and raw silk as Teelcd from TN
cocoon, or not further al, ancad than tTam thrown
or Organzne,) when imported from places west Q
me Caps of Coed Hope, duty OF ten per cen
tuin al vaiorem, in addition 10 the duties impo
eed On aIy such article when imported dlrectt
from the place Or places OF their growth or produ0
ton,
ITO BE CoNTINUTpl