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yard, and if dyed, colored, printed, or stained, in whole or in part, notexceeding in value thirty-five cents the square yard, shall be valued atthirty-five cents per square yard; and on nankeens, imported direct fromChina , twenty per centum ad valorem.

Fourth. On all stamped, printed or painted floor cloths, forty-threecents a square yard; on oil cloths of all kinds, other than that usuallydenominated patent floor cloth, twelve and a half cents the square yard;and on floor matting, usually made of flags or other materials, five percentum ad valorem.

Fifth. On iron, in bars or bolts, not manufactured in whole or in partby rolling, ninety cents per one hundred and twelve pounds.

Sixth. On bar and bolt iron, made wholly or in part by rolling, thirtydollars per ton: Provided, That all iron in slabs, blooms, or other formless finished than iron in bars or bolts, and more advanced than pig iron,except castings, shall be rated as iron in bars or bolts, and pay duty ac-cordingly.

Seventh. On iron in pigs, fifty cents per one hundred and twelvepounds, on vessels of cast iron, not otherwise specified, one and a halfcents per pound; on all other castings of iron, not otherwise specified, onecent per pound.

Eighth. On iron or steel wire, not exceeding number fourteen, five centsper pound; exceeding number fourteen, nine cents per pound; on sil-vered or plated wire five per centum ad valorem; on cap or bonnetwire covered with silk, cotton, flaxen, yarn or thread, manufacturedabroad, twelve cents per pound.

Ninth. On round iron or brazier’s rods, of three-sixteenths to eight-sixteenths of an inch diameter, inclusive, and on iron in nail or spikerods, or nail plates, slit, rolled, or hammered, and on iron in sheets, aridhoop iron, and on iron, slit, rolled, or hammered for band iron, scrolliron, or casement rods, three cents per pound; on iron spikes, four centsper pound; on iron nails, cut or wrought, five cents per pound; on tacks,brads, and sprigs, not exceeding sixteen ounces to the thousand, fivecents per thousand; exceeding sixteen ounces to the thousand, five centsper pound; on square wire used for the manufacture of stretchers forumbrellas, and cut in pieces not exceeding the length used therefor,twelve per centum ad valorem; on anvils and anchors, and all parts there-of, manufactured in whole or in part, two cents per pound; on ironcables or chains, or parts thereof, manufactured in whole or in part, threecents per pound, and no drawback shall be allowed on the exportationof iron cables or parts thereof; on mill cranks and mill irons of wroughtiron, four cents per pound; on mill saws, one dollar each; on black-smith’s hammers and sledges, two and a half cents per pound; on mus-kets, one dollar and fifty cents per stand; on rifles, two dollars and fiftycents each; on all other firearms, thirty per centum ad valorem.

Tenth. On axes, adzes, hatchets, drawing knives, cutting knives,

Floor cloths,oil cloths, andfloor matting.

Iron , in barsor bolts, notmanufactured.

Bar or boltiron made whol-ly or in part byrolling.

Proviso.

Iron in pigs.

Iron or steelwire, &c.

Round ironor braziers’rods, &c.

Iron spikes,nails, &c.

Anvils, an-chors, iron ca-bles, &c.

No drawbackallowed on ironcables.

Firearms.

Axes, &c.

be corrected by other language in the act itself, the mistake is not fatal. Blanchard v . Sprague, 3 Sum-ner’s C. C. R. 279.

But where the descriptive words constitute the very essence of the act, unless the description is soclear and accurate as to refer to the particular subject intended, and be incapable of being applied toany other, the mistake is fatal. Ibid,

There is no case where the court in the construction of a statute has substituted other words andother dates, in order to maintain an act making erroneous references to things aliunde. Ibid.

The judiciary act of 1789, ch. 20, sec. 32, gives no authority to the courts of the United States to makeany amendments in judgments except as to defects in want of form. Albers v. Whitney, 1 Story C. C. R. 310.

Although penal statutes are to be construed strictly, yet all the provisions thereof must be takentogether, and interpreted according to the import of the words, and not by the mere division intosections, so as to give effect to the object and intent of the statute, and all statutes relating to the samesubject matter are to be interpreted together, and such a construction is to be given to them, consistentwith the words, as will avoid the mischief, and promote the objects and policy contemplated by thestatutes. The Schooner Harriet, 1 Story C. C. R. 251.

The tariff, being a statute regulating commerce, the terms of it must be construed according to com-mercial usage. Bacon v. Bancroft, 1 Story C. C. R. 341.

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