Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-26

ramie. or in which they are
chief value, including such rs
Is known as shifting cloth,
weighing less than ~. ounces
per square yard and containing
more than l00threads to square
inch ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 35pc IS g
ALI such manufactures of flax,
hemp, ramic or other vegetable
fiber. or in which they arr
chief value, not provided for 45pc IS
SCHEDULE K.--Wooi and Manufactures
of Wool.
All woods, hair OF the camel, goat, alpaca
md other like animals shall be divided, for
The purpose of fixing the duties to be charged
thereon, into the three following classes:
Glass 1-thnt Is to say, merino, mestiza,
metz motis wools or other woods OF mer mo
blood, immediate remote, down clothing
woods and woods Of like character with any Of
the preceding, including Bagdai wool, China
lambs wool, Castle Branca. Atlrianoplc skin
wool or Butchers wool, and such as have been
heretofore usually imported into thu United
States from Bucnes Ayres, New Zealand, Aus
tralia, Cape of Coed Hope Russia. Great Brit
ain, Canada, Egypt, Marocco and elsewhere,
and also including all WOODS not hereinafter
described on designated in classes and 8.
Glass 2-that Is To say, Leicester, Cosswold
Lincolnshire, down comhing wools Canada
long woods, or other like conbilg woods of
English blood and usually known by the terms
herein used, aud also hair Of the camel, An
CORA goat, alpaca and other like animals.
Glass 3-that is 70 say. Donskoi. native
South American, Cordova, Valparaiso native
Smyrna, Russian cnmel's hair, md all such
woods of like character az have been hereto
fore usually imported into the United States
from Turkey, Greece, Syria and elsewhere,
excepting improved woods hereinafter provided
for
The standard samples Of all woods which IRE
now may be hereafter deposited in the prin
cipal custom houses Of tho United States UNI
der the authority Of the secretary of the
treasury, shall be the standards for the CLASH
tication of woods under this act, and the sec
rotary Of the treasury is authorized to renew
these standards end to make such additions
10 them from time 10 time as may be required
and h shall to be deposited like stand.
ards in other custom holistas of the United
States when they maybe needed.
Whenever woods Of class 3 shall have
been improved by this admixturc Of Inerino or
English blood from their present character as
represented by the standard samples now or
hereafter 10 DO deposited in the principal Gus
tom houses of Che United States, such improved
woods shall bu classified for duty either as
class OF as class 2, az the case may be.
The duty on WOODS u tho first class which
shall be imported washed shall 10 twice the
amount cf the duty TO which they would be
subjected II imported unwashcd, and the duty
on woods of the first and second classcs which
she'll h. imported secured shall be- three tirues
the duty 10 which they would he subjected If
imported uiiwa,hed. The duty on woods Of the
third class II imported in condition for use In
cartiing or spinning into yarns, or which shall
not contain ;aora than < per cent OF dirt or
other foreign substance shall be three times
the duty 70 which they would otherwise be
subjected.
Cnwashed wools shall he considered such rs
shall have been shorn from the sheep without
any cleansing-that IL, in their natural con(li-
ton. Washed woods shall be considered such
as have been washed with water only on the
Sleeps back ON the skin Woods Of the first
and second classes washed in any other man
ner than on the sleeps back or on the skin
shall bc considered ms secured wool.
The duty upon wool Of the sheep or hair Of
the camel, Angora goat, alpaca, or other like
animals, Of class | and class ?, which shall
be imported in any other than ordinary condi
tion, or which has been sorted or increased In
value by the rejection Of any part Of the orig
inal fleece, shall be twice the duty to which it
would be otherwise subject provided that
sSirted woods as imported in 1870 and prior
thereto, are hereby excepted.
Tho duty npon wool Of the sheep or hair Of
the cau,el, AnEota goat, alpaca and other like
animals Of any class which shall be changed in
its character or condition for the purpose of
evading the duty, or which shall be reduced in
value by the adnizture Of dirt or any other
foreign substances, shah Be twice the duty to
which il would be otherwise subject
When the duty usSscssed upon any wool equals
three times more that which would be as
seSsed IL said wool was imported ufwashod
the duty shall not DO doubled on account OF
the wool being sorted.
II any bale or package of wool or hair speei
feel in this act, imported of any specified
class claimed by the importer to be duti-
able as of amy specified class, shall contain any
wool or hair subject 70 higher ratc of duty
than the class specified, the whole bale
1r package shall BE- subject to tho highest
rate Of dnty chareeable on wool Of the class
subject 10 such higher rate Of duty, and if
any bale package bc claimed by the i'm
porter to be shoddy, riungo flocls, wool, hair
or other material Of any class specified In this
act, and such bale contain any udmixture Of
any or more Of said materials of amy
other material, the whole bale or package shall
be subject to duty al the highest rate imposed
upon any article in said bale or package.
Woods and hair Of the first class. lie ID Free
Wools and hair of the second
class. Observation-Disclosures. l2c Free
Woods of the third class and
camel hair Of the class valued
ut re or lcss..,.,.............. &c Free
Wools Of the third class end
cameI's hair Of the third class
valued above l2c................ 70 FIR
(Thc tl1ty on wools On the skin
shall ~ lie less per ID than is
imposed on other wools of tho
same class
Top waste. stumbling waste. ROY.
ing waste. ring waste and gar
nctct waste. .....,......... SOC h Free
Shpddy. ..........- ........,... 25c 15o
Noils, wool extract yarn waste.
thread waste and all wnsto
wholly or part of wool not
provided for.,................. 2oc Free
Wooen rags, inungo and fioclSs loo Free
wool and hair advanced he
yond washed or secured condi-
ton, not provided for shall be
subject to same duties as inn
posed on manufactures Of wool
not specially provided fora
Yarns wholly and IN pert %
wool valued ut net more than
SOC per Observation-Disclosures. 27.6c cope
&t0pc
Valued Mt more than 35c. .. ssIsc 80 or
&40pc cope
Cloths, knit fabrics and all man
ufaetures wholly or part Of
wool, not provided for, valued
at net more tlg,a foc per d.. S3c 40c
&50pc
Valued above 4oc and not above