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posed, than are, or may be, payable on vessels of the United States , andtheir cargoes.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasurybe, and he is hereby, authorized to return all duties which have beenassessed since the fifteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundredand twenty-six, on Prussian vessels, and their cargoes, beyond the amountwhich would have been payable on vessels of the United States , and theircargoes; and that the same allowances of drawback be made on mer-chandise exported in Prussian vessels as would be made on similarexportations in vessels of the United States .
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That so much of this act as relatesto Prussian vessels and their cargoes, shall continue and be in forceduring the time that the equality for which it provides shall, in all re-spects, be reciprocated in the ports of Prussia, and her dominions ; andif at any time hereafter, the said equality shall not be reciprocated in theports of Prussia, and her dominions, the President may, and he is hereby,authorized to issue his proclamation, declaring that fact, and thereuponso much of this act as relates to Prussian vessels, and their cargoes, shallcease and determine.
Approved, May 24, 1828.
All duties as-sessed sinceApril 15, 1826,on Prussian ves-sels, &c., be-yond theamount whichwould havebeen payable,&c.
So much ofthis act as re-lates to Prus-sian vessels,&c.to continue inforce on certainconditions, &c.
Chap. CXI1I.-— An Act altering the duties on wines imported into the United
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That, from and after the firstday of January next, the duties now imposed on wines imported intothe United States , shall cease, and that, in lieu thereof, the followingduties shall be levied and collected on all wines so imported; that isto say :
On the wines of France, Germany, Spain and the Mediterranean, whenimported in casks, unless specially enumerated, fifteen cents per gallon;except the red wines of France and Spain , when not imported in bottles,which shall pay only ten cents per gallon.
On wines of all countries, when imported in bottles or cases, unlessspecially enumerated ; on wines of Sicily , and on all wines not enume-rated, whether imported in bottles, cases or casks, thirty cents per gal-lon, in addition to the duty now existing on the bottles when thusimported.
On Sherry and Madeira wines, whether imported in bottles, cases orcasks, fifty cents per gallon, in addition to the duty on the bottles whenso imported.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the duties imposed by thisact on wine imported, shall be levied and collected on all wines remain-ing in the public ware-houses after the first of January, one thousandeight hundred and twenty-nine, in lieu of the duties existing when thesame may have been imported.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That a drawback of the duties onwines, imposed by this act, shall be allowed on exportation, and that allexisting laws concerning the exportation of merchandise for the benefitof drawback, the collection of duties, and the recovery, distribution andremission of all penalties and forfeitures, shall be taken and deemed tobe applicable to importations under this act.
Approved, May 24, 1828.
Statute I.May 24, 1828,
After Jan. 1,1829, dutiesnow imposedon wines im-ported intothe UnitedStates , altered.
On wines ofFrance , &c.imported incasks.
On wines ofall countrieswhen importedin bottles orcases.
A drawbackof the dutiesshall be allow-ed on exporta-tion, &c.
(a.) Discriminating duties ;
Act of 1816, ch. 107, sec. 3. Act of Jan. 14, 1817, ch. 50. Act of 1818, ch. 110. Act of 1832, ch.207. Act of 1832, ch. 227, sec. 10. Act of 1824, ch. 4. Act of 1828, ch. 111. Act of 1842, ch. 270,sec. 11.