The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-16

inctuuiuE MI tutuas lemp WuOin ana WOOto
not hereinafter described or designated 10
classes 2 and o.
Glass Q. That IL TO say, Leicester, Cots
void. Lincolnshire, Down conbing woods.
canada long woods or other like combing
woods Of English blood and usually known
by the terms herein used. and also hair OF
inc camel. goat. alpaca and other like
Glass 3. That Ia to cay, ponskoi, native
South American. cordoya. Valparaiso. ma
tive smyrna. Russian cancels hair, and In
c'uu'ny all such woois OF like character as
have been heretofore usually imported Into
tho United Statcs from Turkey Greece.
syria and elsewhere. excepting improved
woo's hereinafter provided for.
Tho standard samples of ali woods which
are now or may be hereafter deposited In
the principal custom houses Of tho United
states, under the authority OF tho score.
tary OF the treasury. shall be the stand.
| ards for the classification OF woods under
| THIS act and the secretary Of the treas
ury shall have tho authority 80 renew these
standards and 10 mako such additions to
| them from time to timo as may b. required
and he shall cause 10 be deposited like
standards In other custom houses OF tho
United States when they may be needed.
whenever woods Of class have been Inn
proved by the adnisture OF merino or
English blood from their present character
| az represented by the standard samples
now or hereafter to no deposited In the
principal custom houses Of the United
States, such improved woods shall be claa-
slficd for duty either az clasa or as class
| ]. as the casc may be,
| The duty on woods OF the FIRST class which
shall bo impaired washed shall be twice
| tho amount OF the duty to which they
would be subjected n imported unwashed,
and tho duty on woods OF the frat and
second classcs which shall bc Imported
secured shall be three times the duty TO
which they would DO subjected " import
cd uuwashcd.
| unwashed WOODS shall be considered such
as shall have been shorn from the sheep
without any cleansing, that is. In their nat
ural condition. Washed woois nhall be con-
sidcrcd such us have been washed with
water on thu shceps back. Wool washed
| IN any other manner than on the Sleeps
| back shall be considered az secured wool.
The duty upon wool OF the sheep or hair
OF the camel, goat. alpaca aud other like
| animals which shall be imported In any
other than ordinary condition. or which
shall he changed In its character or condi-
ton for the purpose OF cvading the duty. or
which shall he reduced In value by the nd-
mixture OF dirt or any other foreign subs
lance or which has been sorted or incroRs-
ed In value by tho rejection OF any part OF
| the original fleece shall be twice tho duty
To which &c would be otherwise subject;
provided. that akirtei woolsS az now I'M
ported are hereby excepted. Woula on
which a duty is assessed amounting to
three times or more than that which would
be assessed II said wool was imported I'M
washed such duty shall not be doubled on
account of its being sorted II any bale or
package OF wool or hair specified In this
act imported as OF any specified class. or
claimed by the importer TO be dutiable ns
of any specified class, shall contain any
wool or hair subject TO higher rate OF
duty than tho class No specified. tho whole
bale or package shalt he subject to the
highest rate Of duty ehargcnhlc on wool
Of the class subject to such higher rate OF
duty, and II any bale or package be claim
cd by the importer to bo shoddy. mungo,
flocks. wool. hair or other material of any
class 'pecifiod IN this act and such balo
contain any admiyturo OF any one or more
OF said materials. or OF any other material.
the whole bale or package shall be subject
10 duty at The highest rate imposcd upon
my article In said bale or package
The duty upon all wonls and hair cf the
first class shall he II cents per pound, and
upon all woods or hair OF the second class
II cents per pound.
On woods of the third class and on cam
els hair of the third class, the value
| whereof shall be 10 cents or less per pound,
including charges. tho duty shall be 32
per ccntum ad yalorom.
on woods of tho third class and on cam
els hair Of the third class. the value
whereof shall exceed 10 cents. per pound.
including charges, tho duty shall be 90 per
cent ad valorom
Woods on the skin shall pay tho same
rate az other woods the quantity and value
To he ahcoriaincd under ouch rules AS the
secretary Of the treasury may prescribe.
On noiiR shoddy, top waatn, sluhblng
waste, rowing waste. ring wasto. yarn
waste, garnotted waste and all other
wastes composed wholly or in part of
wool. the duty shall bc 80 cents per pound.
ON WOODEN ragH. mungo aud flooks the
duty shall be 10 cents per pound.
Woods and hair Of tho camel. goat, al
paca or other Ike animals, In the form of
roplng, rowing. or tops. and all wool and
hair which have been advanced In any
manner or by any process of manufacture
beyond the washed or secured condition,
not specifically provided for in this act shall
be subject To the same duties AZ are I'M
posed uron manufactures Of wool not spc-
oially provided for In this act.
ON WOODEN and worsted yarns made who'll
" or In part Of wool. worstod. tho hair OF
the camel. goat or alpaca, or other anmais,
valued at not more than 80 cents per
ana one-bslf times tho duty imposed by
this act upon pound OF unwashed wool
OF the nrst class; valued at more
than 30 cents and not more than 40 cents
per pound. the dliy per pound shall be
three times the duty imposed by this act
OH a pound OF unwashed wool OF the first
class. valued at more than 40 cents
per puund. the duty per pound shall
be three and one-h0lf times the duty i'm
posed by this act on, a pound OF unwashed
wool OF tho first class.
Upon all the above additional duties shall
be imposed. az follows: ON rowing, roping
and yarns. wholly or In part OF wool and
not advanced beyond the condition Of single
yarn by grouping or twisting two or more
single royings, ropings. strands or yarns
together. the duty shall bo Ii cents per
pound. on all numbers mp to and including
No. 30, on all numbers finer than 30, 10
cents and In addition $40 Of l cent for
each number IN excess Of 30, " advanced
bcvond the condition OF single yarn. the sd-
ditionul duty shall be rs cents ON numbers
10 aud including 30 numbers finer than 30
and not finer than 80. IS cents and $40 OF
! cent additional for each number In excess
OF 30. on numbers finer than 30, is cents