The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-05
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imported in the same condition as when
exported from the country Of production
or has been changed in condition by re-
or otherwise, there shall be
levied and paid in all such cases, in addi-
ton to the duties otherwise imposed by
this act, an additional duty equal to the
net amount of such bounty or grant. how"
ever the same be paid or bestowed. The
net amount Of all such bOunties or grants
shall be from time to time ascertained,
determined and declared by the Secretary
Of the Treasury, who shall make all need
full regulations for the identification of
such articles and merchandise and for
the assessment and collection of such ad-
ditional duties"
The House provision keeping in force
the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty is strick-
en- out, the effect being indirectly to abrO-
gate the treaty and impose the same duty
on Hawaiian sugars as is imposed on
sugars from other countries.
LUMBER AND TOBACCO.
The lumber schedule is changed by add
ing after word timber the words "hewn,
sided or squared and round timber" and
the duty fixed at the rate of one cent per
The rate of 81 per thousand on all saw
ed boards, etc, is retained but when
planned on one side, the additional rate is
made 35 instead of so cents per thou
sand, feet board measure; when paned,
tongued and grooved the additional rate
is made 20 cents per thousand feet board
measure instead of 81; if planed on two
sides and tongued and grooved, one dollar
and five cents per thousand instead of
one dollar and fifty cents.
Shingles 25 cents per thousand.
Placed ON the free list as popular and
other pulp woods, heading bolts, stave
bolts and railroad ties.
Section 1868, revised statutes, relating
to internal revenue taxes on tobacco was
changed to read as follows:
Upon tobacco and snuff, manufacture
ed and sold, or removed for consump-
ton or use, there shall be levied and col
lected the following taxes: On snuff, man
factured of tobacco or any substitute for
tobacco, ground, dry, damp, picked,
scented or otherwise, of all descriptions,
when prepared for use tax OF eight
cents per pound. And snuff, -four, when
sold or removed for use or consumption,
shall be taxed as snuff and shall be put
up in packages and stamped in the same
manner as snuff.
ION all chewing and smoking tobacco,
fine cut, cavendish plug, or twist, cut or
granulated, Of every description; on to-
bacco twisted by hand or reduced into a
condition to be consumed, or in any man.
ner other than the ordinary mode OF dry
ing and curing, prepared for sale, or con-
v.n1 hon hn
use of any machine or instrument and
without being pressed or sweetened; and
on all fine cut shorts and refuse scraps,
clippings. cuttings and sweepings of to-
bacco, a tax of 8 cents per pound
Section 394, of the revised statutes is
amended so as to read:
Upon cigars which shall be manufac-
tured, or sold, or removed for consump-
ton or sale, there shall be assessed and
collected the following taxes to be paid
by the manufa cturer thereof: On cigars
of all descriptions, made Of tobacco or
any substitute therefor, 3 dollars per
thousand; on cigarettes weighing not
more than3 pounds, one dollar per thou
sand; ON cigarettes weighing more than
3 pounds per thousand So per thousand.
The House provisions for duties on
imported tobacco have been stricken out
and the following duties inserted on i'm
ported tobacco:
Wrapper tobacco and filler tobacco,
when mixed or packed with more than
FIVE per cent Tin weight of wrapper to-
bacco, and all leaf tobacco, the product of
two or more countries or dependencies
when mixed or packed together, if un-
stemmed one dollar and fifty cents per
pound; if stemmed, two dollars and %
cents per pound; filler tobacco, not spe-
cially provided for in this act, if unstemm-
ed, 35 cents per pound; if stemmed so
cents per pound.
TOBACCO TERMS DEFINED.
a paragraph is inserted defining to-
bacco terms as follows: 'The term wrap