TWENTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 55. 1828.
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duty shall be allowed on the exportation of any spirit, distilled in theUnited States , from molasses; no drawback shall be allowed on anyquantity of sail duck, less than fifty bolts, exported in one ship or vessel,at any one time.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the. thirtiethday of June, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, there shall belevied, collected, and paid, in lieu of the duties now imposed by law, onwindow glass, of the sizes above ten inches by fifteen inches, five dollarsfor one hundred square feet: Provided, That all window glass importedin plates or sheets, uncut, shall be chargeable with the same rate of duty.On vials and bottles not exceeding the capacity of six ounces each, onedollar and seventy-five cents per groce.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That from and after the thirtiethday of June, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, there shallbe levied, collected, and paid, in lieu of the duties now imposed by law,on all imported roofing slates, not exceeding twelve inches in length, bysix inches in width, four dollars per ton; on all such slates exceedingtwelve, and not exceeding fourteen inches in length, five dollars per ton ;on all slates exceeding fourteen, and not exceeding sixteen inches inlength, six dollars per ton ; on all slates exceeding sixteen inches, andnot exceeding eighteen inches in length, seven dollars per ton ; on allslates exceeding eighteen, and not exceeding twenty inches in length,eight dollars per ton ; on slates exceeding twenty inches and not exceed-ing twenty-four inches in length, nine dollars per ton ; and on all slatesexceeding twenty-four inches in length, ten dollars per ton. And that,in lieu of the present duties, there be levied, collected, and paid, a dutyof thirty-three and a third per centum, ad valorem, on all importedciphering slates.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That all cotton cloths whatsoever,or cloths of which cotton shall be a component material, excepting nan-keens, imported direct from China , the original cost of which, at theplace whence imported, with the addition of twenty per cent, if importedfrom the Cape of Good Hope , or from any place beyond it, and often per cent, if imported from any other place, shall be less than thirty-five cents the square yard, shall, with such addition, be taken anddeemed to have cost thirty-five cents the square yard, and charged withduty accordingly.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That, in all cases where the dutywhich now is, or hereafter may be, imposed, on any goods, wares, ormerchandises, imported into the United States , shall, by law, be regulatedby, or be directed to be estimated or levied upon the value of the squareyard, or of any other quantity or parcel thereof; and in all cases wherethere is or shall be imposed any ad valorem rate of duty on any goods,wares, or merchandises, imported into the United States , it shall be theduty of the collector within whose district the same shall be imported orentered, to cause the actual value thereof, at the time purchased, andplace from which the same shall have been imported into the UnitedStates , to be appraised, estimated, and ascertained, and the number ofsuch yards, parcels, or quantities, and such actual value of every of them,as the case may require: And it shall, in every such case, be the duty ofthe appraisers of the United States , and of every of them, and of everyother person who shall act as such appraiser, by all the reasonable waysand means in his or their power, to ascertain, estimate, and appraise thetrue and actual value, any invoice or affidavit thereto, to the contrary not-withstanding, of the said goods, wares, and merchandise, at the timepurchased, and place from whence the same shall have been importedinto the United States , and the number of such yards, parcels, or quanti-ties, and such actual value of every of them, as the case may require;and all such goods, wares, and merchandises, being manufactures ofVol. IV.—.35
drawback ofduty shall beallowed on theexportation ofany spirits, &c.
After June,30, 1828, onwindow glassesof certain sizes.
Proviso: allwindow glassimported.
On all im-ported roofingslates.
On cipheringslates.
In all caseswhere the dutynow is, or here-after may be,imposed on anygoods, &c.