New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-24
THE TARIFF LAWS.

sTRUCToNs TO COLLECTORS OF CUSTOMS.
WASHINGTON. Aug 23.-The Secretary of
the Treasury, in q letter calls the attention of Gus
toms officers to much Of the act Of June, 1874 revs-
ing and consolidating the statutes Of the United States
In force Dec l. 1872 relates to the assessment and
collection of duties imports, and especially to the
repeating clauses Of the act In its character "a an
Interpretation and legislative construction Of acts in
force Dec L. 1879 it is not mandatory against any
duly authorized construction prevailing previous TO the
date OF Its enactment In the absence OF such author
lied construction, holding adversely, either Of the
courts Of the Secretary OF the Treasury Its inter-
probation must be complied with after June a. 1874 Its
requirements absolute law, be enforced upon all
imporatons without provision for time elapsng for
the date OF being put on shipboard at any foreign
port or any other condition resolution whatever.
Several clauses Of the tariff acts OF March 1861 and
July II. 1867 which first supposed TO be modified
or repealed the act Of June go 1884, and subsequent
acts, but which revived at various times through
decisions Of the courts tue Treasury Department
are decvey excluded from the act and there
fore to have force utter tho date Of s
Among these are:
The rate Of duty on certain descriptions Of linens,
namely: drills coatings, brown hollands, bay linens
and danasks which, being names or descriptions men,
toned IN the acts of 1861 and 1882 not repeated in
the act Of 1854 Also. class Of articles coming under
the general description of manufactures not otherwise
provided for. composed Of mixed materials, in
part OF cotton, silk, wool worsted hemp,
iute or fax the rate Of duty imposed by
these two acts being IS per centum ad vaorem
Many fabrics have renamed chargsabe with duty I'M
der authority Of this clause but such classification
SO classed a now charged WITH duty according to
their identity WITH or assimilation to, other defined
ces, namely: Argols, other than crude, which paid
variable rates under former decisions but which, suisse
CASTLE soap, which, after paying duty under the act oil
1861 for long PERIOD restored to the rate OF duty
act the rate of 1864 alone
As in the act of 1872 the word herein" applied to all
word in the present act has the same range OF appca-
ton and that therefore, ATTACHMENTS OF 10 per eentu
metals enumerated in sections subsequent to section
2,5Os of the present law. But It was was
then existing law in that respect, and as the
act declares that no inference adverse TO the
any section clause has toward any other section or
clause and officers OF customs are ordered to apply the
ten per cenum reduction TO all articles included IN ana
duly excepted from Its application Ia the act OF ls12
This revision however. interprets the exception OF
printed matter the rate Of duty on which has
been considered open 10 doubt In this respect Books
scrbed duty reduction OF ten per centum; but
metals or manufactures OF metals entitled to such
under the present law TIN in plates or sheets terne
taggers tin iron. and tin plates coated with and
Of 1872 excepted from the operation OF the ten per
eentum reduction and will continue TO be SO excepted
Attention IS called to Section 2i99 Of the law Of June
a. 1874 which Is important guide to tue consrlc-
of other sections aud clauses of the same act This
section declares If any nonenumeraed articles equally
resembles two or more enumerated articles on which
different rates of duty are chargeaoe, there SHAH oe
levied collected and paid on such non enumerated arti-
Gle the rate duty is chargeabe on the article
which resembles, paying the highest duty and on all
articles manufactured from two or more materials the
duty shall assessed at the highest rates at which any
of its component parts may be chargeable.
II may he said generally that tue associated sections
OF the several ta in force Dec. l. lS73 in regard
TO standards, samples, appraisemen custody OF mer-
chandse, and other conditions associated with the col
lection OF duties imported merchandise, are In no
way affected by repealed by the act OF June ~ 1874
Tney SIMPLY separated FROM their former connection
in the adopted In tue revised statutes