Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-15

The following ls the full text OF the
sugar schedule:
All sugars not above No. l3 Dutch |
standard in color shall pay duty on
their polariscopic tests, as follows, viz:
All sugars not above No l3 Dutch
standard in c,Ior. all tank bottoms,
syrups of cane juice or Of beetjuice,
Melada, concentrated Melada concrete
and concentrated molasses. testing, by
the polarlscope. not ampes 10 degrees.
shall pay a duty of l0-iOu cent per
pound aud fIr every s'dilUa' de-
gree or racrlon uf a deplee shoSn by
the polar srupc lest The, 'hail pa' a.
loo Of C nt per P'und. All sugars
above No l3 Dutch sIdnda:,i ia color
shall be- classified by the Du.ch stand.
ard OF color, and pay duty as follows,
namely:
All sugar above No. l3, and not
above No. l6. Dutch standard, 2 75-
100 cents per pound All sugar above
No. l6, and not above 20 Dutch stand
ard, 3 50-l00 cents per pound. Mo-
lssses, testing not above 56 degrees by
the polariscope, shall pay duty OF 4
cents per gallon; molssses testing
above Sc degrees suall pay duty of 8
cents per gallon. Sugar candy, not
colored. 5 cents per pound. ALI other
confectionery, not specially enumera-
ted or provided for in this act, made
wholly or in part of sugar, and on su-
gars after being refined, when tinct-
ured, colored, or in any way adultera-
ted, valued at 80 cents per pound or
less, 10 cents per pound. Confection-
cry valued above 30 cents per pound,
or when sold by the box, package or
otherwise than by the pound, so per
cent. ad va!orem.
The following is the full text of the
liquor schedule: a
Champagne aud all other sparkling
wines-ln bottles containing each not
more than one quart, and more than q
pint each, and more than one-half pint
each or less, sits per dozen bottles;
in bottles containing more tnan one
quart each in addition to 81 per d ozen
bottles, at the rate of $2.25 per gallon
on the quantity in excess of one quart
bottles.
Still Wines--In casks, fifty cents
per gallon, in bottles one dollar and
sixty cents per case of one dozen bot
ties, containing each not more than
one quart and more than one piut; or
twenty four bottles, containing each
not more than one pint, and any ex-
cess byond these quantities found in
such bottles shall be subject duty Of
five cents per pint or fractional part
thereof; but no separate or additional
duty shall be collected Oh the bottles;
provided, that any wines imported,
containing more than twenty-four per
cent. of alcohol, shall be forfeited to
the United States. Provided, further
that there shall be no allowance for
breakage, leakage or damage on wines,
liquors, cor1ials or distilled spirits.
Vermuth-The same duty as on
still wines
Wines, brandy and other spirituous
liquors imported in. bottles, shall be
packed in packages containing not less
than one dozen bottles i'll each pack
age, and all such bottles, except as
specially enumerated or provided for
in this act, shall pay an additional du-
ty of three cents per each bottle.
Brandy and other spirits manufac-
tured or distilled from grain or other
materials, and not specially enumera-
ted or provided for in this act, two
dollars per proof gallon; each and ev-
cry guage or wine gallon of measure
ment shall be counted as at least one
proof gallon; and the standard for de-
terming the proof OF brandy, and 9th
er spirits or liquors of any kind, i'm
ported, shall be the same as that which
is defined in the laws relating to In
tsrnal Revenue; but any brandy or
other spirltuous liquors, imported in
casks of less capacity than "A gallons,
shall be forfeited to the United States.
On all compounds or preparations,
of which distilled spirits are q compo-
nentpart of the chief value, not spec
tally enumerated or provided for in
this act, there shall be levied . duty
not less than that imposed upon dis
titled spirits. Cordials, liquors, ar
rack, absinthe, Kirschwasser, ratafa
and other similar spirituous beverages
or bitters, containing spirits, and not
Especially enumerated or provided for
in this act, two dollars per proof gal
Ion.
| No lower rate or amount of duty
shall be levied, collected and paid on
brandy, spirits and other spirltuous
beverages than that fixed by law for
the description of first proof; but it
shall be increased in proportion for
any greater strength than the strength
of first proof, and all limitations Of
brandy, or spirits, or wines. imported
| by any names whatever, shall be sub.
|ject to the highest rate Of duty provi-
Ided for the genuine articles, respec.
| lively intended to be represented, and
in no case less than one dollar per gal.
ION. Bay rum. or bay water. whether
distilled or compounded, one dollar