The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-03-30


The Treasury Department ha> mailed copies
Or tho new Tari'f act % al Collectors Or Gus
toms together with Instructions taas sec.ions
ana D of the not will 20 into ciicrt ~
once. ami apply % aII ro's IA bond-d
warehouses M we'll a. 70 eoo "A imported nffc~
mo dtte ~ the pa-snrc ~ me not 81 ton
7 rcpca;s the duties on charge. heretofore
added IN asccftAinng The dutnbe Nn'us Of
merchandise for tho purpose 81 assc Ism rt Of
du les ARR action will ciiusc = considerable
reduction II the amount OF duties collected.
which reduction n estimated py some NJ iiso
Ter cent ~ me entire amount collected.
Section W the 1nrif net chanecs the MN
ner 81 nscrrininlne the va No ~ merchandise
consigned BY manufacturers ~ fore an coun-
tiles n AGENTS In tile United States. ana for
which there Il no foreign market value for
the reason TINT the obs are specially mAru-
factur Tor sale IN the Tinted STATES only.
The law authorizes the appralsInx officer 10
ASCERTAIN the cost AMI value ~ the material
COMPOSING the merchant - a the me nnd
plarcof manufacturer. tox 'sncr with the cx-
pense Of manntacturinr preparing nni put
ting up the merchandise for nhpmcnt, and
makcs the value 90 nscerlEincd tho haSls for
ass ssmcnt Of duties.
The sections of the Revised statues .e-
pcR'ei By section ~ the new Tufiu biz are
sections s.'01 ani a.f0'. and section IA OF the
act 70 amend the clstomsrcvcnue laws. ana
| 70 repeal the Mocsic- act. approved June ..
1874 They arc as follows;
Section =. o. In determining IA dufinhit
/ value OF merchandise there shall be- aide
4 81 the cosf or actual wholesac price or Tic
! general market value AZ the lime of exps rsa-
| ton IN the principal market, u rho c,untry
/ from whence tho same has been imported into
\ tho United etatcs the cnsf or trai spoffation
/ shipment and trln-hipmcnts with al exp nsts
| included from the placs Of growth. prodnc-
\ ton. or manufacture whether ~ Ian 4 or wa
! ter, 20 the vessel Ia which tho shipment Is
| made r. the Un'ici Statcs: the value Of rho
sack. tox. or covering of any kind IN which
| such mcrch an.lise 4 contained: commtsSion
/ n the usual rates. but In case less than two
| and a-half per cent. and brokerage. export
/ duty AM M Other rctaal or usual ,harVcs for
| putting up. preparing and parknx for trans
pCrtsticn or shipment. All charges Of gen-
erai character incurred IN the purchase OF
| general invoice shall be distributed pro rata
among an parts of such invoice: and every
| part thereof charged with duties based on
| value shall be advanced according 10 IL pro
portion. and all wines or other articles paying
specific duties BY grades shall % graded and
| pay duty according 20 thr actual value 30 de-
tcrmincd'
Section 2oos requires that sail additions
made 70 the entered value Of merchandise for
charges shall b regarded A. part Of the actual
value Of sur merchandise. and II such nddi-
tion shall exceed By ten per cent tho value de-
clared In the entry IN addition % the duties
imposed by Law there shall b. collected q duty
Of twenty per cent on such value
Long comhing or carpet woois are IN part
excepted. with tbs exception however. the
operation Of these provisions u uniform, and
extends 70 all imported goods on which duty il
LAID
Section II OF the Revenue net OF June -
1874 makes these provisions still more strict
BY authorizing the collector. when the charges
are omitted N the invoice. 20 make his own
estimate OF them and then collect the duty
on twice that estimated amount. All these
provisions have ccasei 10 be Law since tho %
or March.