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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. 1. Ch. 136. 1824.
Proviso.
Proviso.
Wool unma-nufactured.
Proviso.
Leghorn hats.Proviso.
Japannedwares, &c.
Bol tingcloths, &c.
Hair cloth,&c.
Marble, &c.
five per centum ad valorem, a duty of thirty per centum ad valorem, untilthe thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five,and after that time, a duty of thirty-three and a third per centum ad valo-rem : Provided, That, on all manufactures of wool, except flannels andbaizes, the actual value of which at the place whence imported, shall notexceed thirty-three and a third cents per square yard, shall be chargedwith a duty of twenty-five per centum ad valorem.
Second. On all manufactures, not herein specified, of cotton, flax, orhemp, or of which either of these materials shall be a component part,and on all manufactures of silk, or of which silk shall be a componentmaterial, coming from beyond the Cape of Good Hope , a duty of twenty-five per centum ad valorem; on all other manufactures of silk, or ofwhich silk shall be a component material, twenty per centum ad valorem:Provided, That all cotton cloths whatsoever, or cloths of which cottonshall be a component material, excepting nankeens imported directlyfrom China , the original cost of which, at the place whence imported,with the addition of twenty per centum, if imported from the Cape ofGood Hope , or any place beyond it; and of ten per centum, if imported,from any other place, shall be less than thirty cents per square yard, shall,with such addition, be taken and deemed to have cost thirty cents persquare yard, and shall be charged with duty accordingly. And that allunbleached and uncoloured cotton twist, yarn, or thread, the original costof which shall be less than sixty cents per pound, shall be deemed andtaken to have cost, sixty cents per pound, and shall be charged with dutyaccordingly. And all bleached or coloured cotton yarn, twist, or thread,the original cost of which shall be less than seventy-five cents per pound,shall be deemed and taken to have cost seventy-five cents per pound,and shall be charged with duty accordingly: Provided, also, That theprovisions of this act shall not apply to, or be enforced against, importa-tions of goods from ports or places eastward of the Cape of Good Hope ,or beyond Cape Horn , before the first of January next ensuing.
Third. On wool unmanufactured, a duty of twenty per centum advalorem, until the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred andtwenty-five; afterwards, a duty of twenty-five per centum ad valorem, untilthe first June, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six; afterwards, aduty of thirty per centum ad valorem: Provided, That all wool, theactual value of which, at the place whence imported, shall not exceedten cents per pound, shall be charged with a duty of fifteen per centumad valorem, and no more.
Fourth. On all leghorn hats or bonnets, and all hats or bonnets ofstraw, chip, or grass, and on all flats, braids, or plats, for making of hatsor bonnets, a duty of fifty per centum ad valorem : Provided, That allleghorn hats and bonnets, and all hats or bonnets of straw, chip, or grass,which, at the place whence imported, with the addition often per centum,shall have cost less than one dollar each, shall, with such addition, betaken and deemed to have cost one dollar each, and shall be chargedwith duty accordingly, (a)
Fifth. On japanned wares of all kinds, on plated wares of all kinds,and on all manufactures, not otherwise specified, made of brass, iron,steel, pewter, lead, or tin, or of which either of these metals is a com-ponent materia], a duty of twenty-five per centum ad valorem.
On bolting cloths, fifteen per centum ad valorem;
On hair cloth and hair seating, thirty per centum ad valorem ;
On marble, and all manufactures of marble, thirty per centum ad va-lorem ;
(a) Hats made of palmetta leaf are not hats made of straw, chip, or grass, within the act of May 22,1824, ch. 136, and therefore pay only a duty of fifteen per centum ad valorem. The United States v.F. H. Goodwin, 4 Mason’s C. C. R. 128.
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