Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-07
ZEE TARIFF.
and Additions Recommended
for the Free List.
Estimated Reduction in Revenues is s45, 00O,-
OOO-Articles of Produce Placed on
the Dutiable List


provides for the following additional ar
ticles to the free list:
Cabinets of old coins and medals and
sother collections of antiquities, but the
term antiquities, - as used in this act,
shall include only such articles as are
suitable for souvenirs or cabinet collec-
tions, aud which shall have been pro-
duced at any period prior to the Seven
teenth century. Catgut, whipgut, or
wormgut, manufactured or not fur
1ber manufactured than in strings or
cord. Chicory root, raw, dried or I'M
dried but unground. Coal tar, crude
and pitch of coal tar. Coral, un cut.
Dandelion roots. dried or undried, but
s. unground. Diamonds or other precious
stones, rough or uncut, including gla-
ziers' and engravers diamonds not set,
and diamond dust or bort, and jewels TO
be used IN the manufacture of watches.
Eggs Of birds, fish and insects, the old
provision reading "eggs.
Fish, the product OF American fisheries
81 and fish caught by American vessels in
the open waters of the lakes which form
"a the boundary between the United States
@ and the Dominion of Canada. Floor
81 mating, manufactured from round or
u split straw, including what is commonly
a known as Chinese mating. Currants,
Zante or other; dates, fTuits-green,
fl ripe OF dTied-not specially enumerated
or provided for in this act. Glass plates
e or disks, rough, cut or unwrOught, for
use in the manufacture OF optical instru-
81 nents, spectacles and eyeglasses, and
suitable only for such use. Grasses and
fbers, thistle or tampico fiber, jute, Jute
I,r1ffs MANILA grass and all other
textile grasses or hbTOus vegetable sub
Il stances, unmanufactured or undTessed,
not specially provided for in this act.
q Grease, degTas and oils, such as are COM
monty used in sOap-making, or III wire
drawing, or for stUfhng or dressing
leather, and as are fit only for such
uses not specially provided for in this
act. Human hair, raw, unclean and
uIdTawn.
Natural mineral waters and all mineral
waters not effervesceut; artificial and
natural mineral salts, accompanied by
the sworn certificate from the proper
officers operating the springs, showing
them TO be obtained by evaporation, and
shall not contain any admiXture of any
substance foreign 10 the natural water Of
such springs.
Molasses testing not above 90 deg. by
p0laTiscOpe; provided, that if an export
duty shall hereafter be laid upon molasses
10y anY country from whence the same
may be imported, it shall be subject TO
duty as provided By law at the date OF
TIE passage Of this act.
Needles-Iand-sewing and darnlng.
Newspapers and periodicals-But the
term "periOdicals as herein used shall
be understood to embrace only unbound
or paper-cOvered publications, contain
ing current literature of the day, and is
sued regularly ct stated periods, as
weekly, monthly or quarterly.
Ons-Nut oil or oil of nuts not other
wise specially provided for in this act;
olive oil for manufacturing or mechani-
cal purposes. unfit for eating, and not |
otherwise provided for in this act; altar
Of roses, spermaceG, whale and other |
FISH oils of American fisheries, and ell |
other articles the produce of such fish |
cries.
Opium-CTude or manufactured, |
and not adulterated, containing per |
ceutum and over OF morphia.
Ores of nickel.
Paper stocll-Pulp of grasses and pop |
lar and other woods, fit only to be con-
verted into paper.
Pearl, mother of-Not sawed, cut,
polished or otherwise manufactured.
Wearing apparel and other personal
tltCls, utL LeECO2OQlS6, OF persons ar
irving in the United States, not exceed
ing $500 value; but this exemption shall
not be held TO include articles not actu-
ally in use, and necessary and appro-
pirate for the use of such persons for the
purposes Of their journey and present
comfort and convenience, or which are
intended for any other person or persons.
or for sale; provided, however, that all
such wearing apparel and other personal
effects as may have been once imported
IN the United States and subjected to the
payment OF duty, and which may have
been actually used and taken or exported
10 foreign countries by the persons re-
turning Herewith 20 the United States,
shall, if not advanced in value or i'm
proved in condition by any means since
their expectation from the United States,
be entitled to exemption from duty upon
their identity being established under
such rules and regulations as may be
prescribed 10y the secretary of the
treasury.
Paintings in oil or water colors, being
the professional production of q painter
or artist only, and statuaTy cut, carved
or otherwise wrought by hand from
solid block or mass of. marble or stone,
and being the professional production of
statuary or sculptor only, and not 9TH
- " ~ hNt4Ali9 ~ Oh lOtu lOI III ILLS GaCls |
The clause permitting the free entry Of
articles, the growth, produce or manu-
factuTe of the United States. after hav-
ing been exported is amended by provid-
ing that It shall not apply to articles
which have been advanced in value or !
improved in condition by any process of
manufacture or other means while out OF
this country. Quicksilver TASKS or bot
Ties of either domestic or foreign manu-
iacture which shall have been ,
exported are also TO be ad- ,
mitted free when they return to this
country. It is further provided, how
ever, that this paragraph shall not apply I
70 any article uDon which an allowance {
OF draw back has been made, the re-im-
portation Of which is prohibited except
upon payment OF duties equal to the
drawbacks allowed; or to any article
manufactured in bonded warehouse and
exported under any provision of law. .
Manufactured tobacco, exported without )
payment Of internal revenue tax, must