Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-30
SCHEDULE X.
WOOL, an

WOOL, AND MANUFACTURES OF WOOL
Ali woods, hair of the camel, goat, alpaca, and
other like animals shall be divided for the pur-
pose of fixing the duties to be charged thereon
into the three following classes:
Class one, that is to say, Merino. mestiza, metz,
OF metis woods, or other woods of Merino blood,
immediate OF remote. Down clothing wool and
woods of like character with any of the proceed
ing, including such as have been heretofore usu-
ally imported into the United States from Bue-
nos Ayres, New Zealand, Australia, Cape of
Good Hope, Russia, Great Britain Canada, and
elsewhere, and also including all woods not
hereinafter described or designated in classes
two and three.
Glass two. that is to say Leicester, Cotswold,
Lincolnshire. Down combine woods. Canada long
woods. or other like combing woods of English
blood, and usually known by the terms herein
used, and also hair of the camel, goat. alpaca,
and other like animals.
Glass three. that is to say, Donskoi, native
South American, Cordova, Valparaiso, native
Smyrna, Russian camels hair, and including all
such woods of like character as have been here
tofore usually imported into the United States
from Turkey. Greece. Egypt, Syria and else
where, excepting improved woods hereinafter
provided for.
The standard samples of all woods which are
new or may be hereafter deposited in the prn-
the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury.
shall be the standards for the classification Of
woods under this act. and the Secretary of the
Treasury shall have the authority to renew these
standards and to make such additions to them
from time to time as may be required. and he
shall cause to be deposited like standards in
they may be needed.
Whenever woods of class three shall have
been improved by the admixture of Merino or
English blood from their present character as
represented by the standard samples now or
hereafter to be deposited in the principal
tom-houses of the United States, such improved
woods shall be classified for duty either as class
one or F.s class two, as the case may be.
The duty on woods of the first class which shall
be imported washed shall be twice the amount
OF the duty to which they would be subjected il
imported unwashed and the duty Cd woods of
the first and second classes which shuA be inn
port ed secured shall be three times the duty to
whie they would be subjected il imported I'M
wasbe i.
Unwashed woods shall be considered such as
shall have been shorn from the sheep without
any cleans;ug; that is, in their natural condi-
ton. Washed woods shall be considered such
as have been washed with water on the sleeps
back. Wool washed in any other manner than
on the shec9'5 back shall be considered as
secured wool
The duty upon wool Of the sheep or hair of
which shall be imported in any other than ordl-
nary condition, or which shall be changed in its
character condition. for the purpose
of evadlng the duty or which shall
be reduced in value by the admix-
ture of dirt OF any other foreign substance, or
which has been started or increased in value by
the rejection of any part of the original fleece
otherwise subject: provided. that skirted
Eools as now imported are hereby excepted
Woods on which duty is assessed amounting to
three times or more than that which would be
assessed If said wool was imported unwashed,
such duty shall not be doubled on account of
its being sorted Ii any bale package of
wool or hair spscihsd IN this act imported a. OF