Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-09-27

disc recovered thereon into the port
nearest to the place where suuch vessel
was so raised, free from the payment
any duty thereupon, and without be-
ing obliged to enter the same at the
custom house; but under such regula-
tions as the secretary of the treasury
may prescribe.
SEC. 2505. The produce of the forests
of the state of Maine upon the st. John
river and its tributaries, owned by
American citizens, and sawed or hewed
in the province of New Brunswick by
American citizens, and the same being
manufactured, in whole or in part,
| which is now admitted into the ports
of the United States free of duty, shall
continue to be so admitted under such
regulations as the secretary of the
treasury shall from time to time pre-
scribe.
SEC. 25O6. The produce of the forests
of the state of Maine upon the St. Croix
river and its tributaries, owned by
American citizens andg sawed and
hewed in the province of New Bruins
| wick by American citizens, the same
being manufactured, in whole or in
part, and having paid the same taxes
as other American lumber on that
river, shall be admitted into the ports
of the United States free of duty under
such regulations as the secretary of the
treasury shall from time to time pre-
scribe.
SEC. 25O7. Machinery for repair
may be imported into the United States
without payment of duty, under bond,
to be given in double the appraised
value thereof, to be withdrawn and ex-
ported after said machinery shall have
been repaired; and the secretary of the
treasury is authorized and directed to
prescribe such rules and regulations as
may be necessary to protect the reve-
| nue. against fraud, and secure the iden-
| tity and character of all such importa-
| tions and again withdrawn and ex-
ported, restricting and limiting the en-
port and withdrawal to the same port
of entry where imported, and also linn
iting all bonds to period of time Of
not more than six months from the date
| of the Importation.
Sec. 2508-An paintings, statuary,
and Photographic pictures imported
into the United States for exhibition by
any association duly authorized under
the laws of the United States, or of any
state, for the promotion and encour-
| agement of science, art or industry, and
not intended for sale, shall be admitted
| free of duty, under such regulations as
the secretary of the treasury shall pre-
scribe. But bonds shall be given for
| the payment to the United States of
such duties as may be imposed by law
upon any and all of such articles as
shall not be re-exported within six
months after such importation.
SEC. $500. All works of art, collec-
tions in illustrations of the progress of
the arts, science or manufactures, pho
| tographs, works in terra Gotta, Parian,
pottery, or porcelain, and artistic cop
les of antiquities in metal or other ma
terial, hereafter imported in good faith
for permanent exhibition at fixed
place by any society or institution es-
tablished for the encouragement OF the
arts OF science, and not intended for
sale, nor for any other purpose than is
hereinbefore expressed, and all such
articles imported as aforesaid, now in
bond, and all like articles imported in
good faith by any society or association
for the purpose of erecting a public
monument, and not for sale, shall be
admitted free of duty, under such reg
ulations as the secretary of the treasury
may prescribe: Provided, That the
parties importing articles as aforesaid
shall be required to give bonds, with
sufficient sureties, under such rules and
regulations as the secretary OF the
treasury may prescribe for the payment
of lawful duties which may accrue
should any of the articles aforesaid be
sold, transferred or used contrary to
the provisions and intent of this act.
Sec. 2510. All lumber, timber, hemp,
MANILA wire rope, and iron and steel
rods, bars, spikes, nails, and bolts and
copper and composition metal which
may be necessary for the construction
and equipment of vessels built in the
United States for foreign account and
ownership or for the purpose of being
employed in the foreign trade, includ-
ing the trade between the Atlantic and
Pacific ports of the United States, after
the passage of this act, may be import
ed in bond under such regulations, as
the Secretary of the Treasury may pre-
scribe; and upon proof that such ma
terials have been used for such pur-
pose, no duties shall be paid thereon.
But vessels receivingsthe benefit of this
section shall not be allowed to engage
in the coastwise trade of the United
States more than two months in any
one year, except upon the payment
to the United States of the duties on
which a rebate is herein allowed; pro-
vided, that vessels built in the United
States for foreign account and owner
ship shall not be allowed to engage in
the coastwise trade Of the United
/ States.
SEC. 2511. All articles of foreign
production needed for the repair of
American vessels engaged exclusively
in foreign trade may be withdrawn
from bonded warehouse free of duty,
under such regulation as the secretary
Of the treasury may prescribe.
Sec. 2512. That no duty shall be lev
led or collected on the importation of
peltries brought into the territories Of
the United States by Indians, nor on
the proper goods and effects, of what
ever nature, of Indians passing or re.
passing the boundary line aforesaid, ,un.
less the same be goods in bales or other
large packages unusual among Indians,
which shall not be considered as goods
belonging to Indians, nor be entitled to
the exemption aforesaid.
SEQ. 2513. There shall be lev
led, collected, and paid on the
importation Of all raw or un-
manufactured articles not here
in enumerated or provided for, a duty
of temper cent. ad valorem; and all
articles manufactured, in whole or in
part, not herein enumerated or provid-
ed for, duty Of twenty per cent. ad
valorem.
DUTIES ON COVERINGS, BARRELS, ETC.
SECT. That sections twenty nine
hundred and seven and twenty-nine
hundred and eight of the Revised Sta
tutes of the United States and section
fourteen of the act entitled can act to
amend the customs revenue laws, and
to repeal moieties," approved June
%, 1874, be, and the same are hereby re-
pealed; and hereafter none of the
charges imposed by said sections or any
other provisions of existing law shall
be estimated in ascertaining the value
of goods to be imported, nor shall the
value of the usual and necessary sacks,
crates, boxes or covering of any kind
be estimated as part Of their value in