The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-23
Treasury Circular Relative 10 the New
Tariff Law.
WASHINGTON, March "a.

WASHINGTON, March "a.
The Treasury Department has msiled copies
OF the new Tariff act to all Collectors of Gu.
toms to ether with instructions that sectio g
and o OF the &C will go into effect at
once. and apply to all Roo's in bonded
warehouses as we'll rs goods imported after
the d te Of the passage Of the act. Set ton
repeats the duties on Charge heretofore
aided In ascert in ng the dutiable va'ue o.
mere andise for b. purpose of assessment Of
du les This scti n viii cause considerable
reduction in the am ,unt of duties collected,
which reduction Is estimated by some at five
Fer cent Of the entire amount collected.
Section Of the 1srin act changes the mon.
ner of aster aiming the vn ne of merchandise
Consigned by manufacturers IN fore On couu-
les t rents In tire United States, and for
which there is no foreign market value for
the reason that the 9, DDS are specially manu-.
factur d for sale in the United Suites onlv,
The law authorizes the arpras ng officer to
ascertain the cost On value of the material
crmnOsins the merchant Sc Mt the me and
pla g of manufacture. together with the ex.
pense Of manufacturn- preparing and put.
ting up the merchandise for shipment and
makes the vnlue so ascertained the basis for
ass ssmert OF dut es.
The sections of the Revised Statues re-
pc ed by Sec ion of the new TariT l are
sections 1901 AMI ., o., and section IA of the
act to m nd tire Cnstoms-revenue laws, and
to repea the Moeties act. az proved June 3,
1884, They are as follows:
"sect on 2. OF. In determining III du .iab's
vrlue of merchandise there shall b, adde
to he cost or actual whole sale pri or the
gen rral market value a the time of expCrta-
ton in the princip Il Market Of the ,untry
from whence III sumo has teen imported into
the United tales the CT st of ira sportatiOn
shipment and ran shipments with n I exp nses
included from the plac of growth produc-
ton. or manufacture. whether by LAM or wa
ter, to the vessel in VIII CHI the shipment Il
made t the Uni'ei States; the value of the
sack, OK. or covering of any kinl in which
8 CHI merci Rise ia contrined: commits ion
at tn usual rates. hut in no sc less than two
an a-half per n . ard brokerage. EXPORT
duty an al other ctual or usual harges for
putting up. prep ring and pack ng for trans
portiti n or shipment. All charges OF q gem
eral char 'cter incu red in the purchase of a
general invoice shall be distributed pro rita
among all parts Of such invoice: and every
part thereof chorgei with duties based on
value shall be adv incei @ rdi g to its pro
portion, and all wines or other articles paying
specific duties by grades sh Ill he graded d
pay duty according to tn, actu value SO dc.
termined."
Section 9, o. REQUIRES that "all additions
made to the entered value of mprrhand Sc for
charg shall b regarded as part of the actur
value of SUI mer nd sc. and If such add
ton shall excel by ten per cent. the value de
claref in the entry in al iiiion to the dutie:
imposed by law there shall be collected du 5
of twenty pr cent on such value"
] ong coming or caroet WOO are in port
excepted. With tn EcnptiOn, however, the
operation of these prov sions Is uniform. and
evte: ds to all imported goods on which duty is
laid.
Section IA of the Revenue act OF June GO
Is m kes thes, provisions still more strict
by an hOr zing the cOllec or, when the 'har-es
are omi ted in the invoi o. to m ke his owr
estimate of them and then coll ct the IL
on tw ce that est mate amount. All tbcs:
prov sions have ceased TO be law since the &C
of March.