Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-04-07
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The following is the full text Of the
new tax and taril bill passed By the
United States Congress
SrcrloN l4frhat from aud after the
,date Of The passage Of this act there
shall be lovied and collected ON all dis
titled spirits thereafter produced in the
United States u tax of ninety cents on
each proof gallon, on vino gallon when
below proof,ito be paid by the distiller,
owner Or person having possession
thereof before the removal from the
distillory or bonded warehouse, and so
much oi See 3, 25i Of the Revised Stat
utcs of the United States as is neon
sistent herewith is repealed.
SEc. 2. That See. 3,3Gs Of the Re.
yiscd Statutes be and the same is here
by, amended by striking out the words
"twenty cents a pound and inserting
in lien thereof the words "twenty-iour
cents u pound. Provided That Sec.
1891 OF the Revised Statutes bc, and
the same is hereby, amended by strik-
ing out tho word Give wherever ii
occurs therein, and inserting in lieu
thereof the nsiS, and by striking out
the word "sixty' and inserting seven
ty-hye,n increasing the duty on cigars
from So to SO athousandand cigarettes
from $3.50 to S275; Proraied That
the increase Of tax herein provided for
shall not apply TO tobacco, cigars or
lcigareues Oh Which the tax under the
existing laws shall have been paid when
this act takes effect. ifii eH0 fiHt 0ilil
SEC. 3. That on all moasscs concern
tratcd molasses, tank bottom, sirup Of
sugar, cane juice, melada, and on su.
gar according TO the Dutch standard
color, imported from foreign countries,
there shall be levied, collected and paid,
ia addition TO duties now imposed in
Schedule q. See. 5,504 OF the Revised
Statutes, an amount equal TO twenty
iiye per cent OF said duties AS levied
upon the several articles and grades
herein designated: Provided, That con
ccntiated melada or concrete shall
hereafter be cIassed as sugar, dutiable
according TO the color OF the Dutch
standard, and melada shall be known
and defined rs an article made in the
process ofsugaI-making, being the cane
Juice boiled down to the sugar point,
and containing all the sugar and mo.
lasses resulting from the boiling pro
cess without any process of purging or
clariilcation, and any and all produc-
ton Of sugar cane imported in mats,
bags. baskets, or other than light pack
ages, shall be considered sugar and du-
table as such Pr6ridd further, That
of the drawbacks on refined sugar ex-
ported allowed by See. 3,Ol9 of the Re
vised Statutes Of the United States,
only one per cent of the amount 50
allowed shall be retained by the United
States.
SEc. g. That so much Of Sec. 2,503
OF the Revised Statutes as provides
that only ninety per centum 'of the
several duties and rates Of dniy inn
posed on certain articles therein enum.
eratcd 1y See 20Oi shall be levied
collected aud paid be, and the same is
hereby, repealed. and the several du-
ties and rates of duty prescribed in said
See. 1904 shall be and remain as by
that section levied without abatement
Of ten per cent, provided in See. 2,5O3
SEc. 5. That the increase Of duties
provided BY this act shall not apply to
any goods, wares or merchandise actu-
I ally on shipboard and bound TO the
United States on or before the tenth
day Of February, 1875, nor on any
such goods, wares or merchandise on
deposit in warehouses or public stores
at the date of the passage Of this act
( Sec. 6 provides that nothing in the
act Of February 8, 1875 (the Little
Tariff act), shall be construed to i'm
pose any duty on boiling cloths here
ioiore admitted free Of duty, or to re-
quirc the use of stamps on entries or
receipts in the pass-boolSs OF savings
T banks.