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cents per pound; on patent sheathing metal composed in part ofcopper, two cents per pound.

Ninth. On tin, in pigs, bars, or blocks, one per centum ad valorem;tin in plates or sheets, terne plates, taggers’ tin, and tin foil, two and ahalf per centum ad valorem; on silver-plated metal in sheets, and onargentine, alabata, or German silver, in sheets or otherwise, unmanu-factured, thirty per centum ad valorem ; on manufactures of Germansilver, bell metal, zinc, and bronze, thirty per centum ad valorem; onzinc in sheets, ten per centum ad valorem : Provided, That old bells,or parts thereof, fit only to be remanufactured, shall not be consideredmanufactures of bell metal, but shall be admitted free of duty; onbronze powder, bronze liquor, iron liquor, red liquor, and seppia, twentyper centum ad valorem.

Tenth. On coal, one dollar and seventy-five cents per ton; on cokeor culm of coal, five cents per bushel.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the passageof this act, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, on the importa-tion of articles hereinafter mentioned, the following duties; that isto say:

First. On all vessels or wares, articles, and manufactures of cut glass,when the cutting on the article does not exceed one-third the height orlength thereof, a duty of twenty-five cents per pound; when the cuttingexceeds one-third the height or length, but does not exceed one half thesame, a duty of thirty-five cents per pound; when the cutting extends toor exceeds one-half the height or length thereof, a duty of forty-five centsper pound; on cut glass chandeliers, candlesticks, lustres, lenses, lamps,prisms and parts of the same, and on all drops, icicles, spangles, andornaments used for mountings, a duty of forty-five cents per pound; onarticles of plain, moulded, or pressed glass, weighing over eight ounces,a duty of ten cents per pound; on articles of plain, moulded, or pressedglass, Weighing eight ounces or under, except tumblers, a duty of twelvecents per pound; on plain, moulded, or pressed tumblers, ten cents perpound; on all plain, moulded or pressed glass, when stoppered, or thebottoms ground, or puntied, an additional duty of four cents per pound :Provided, That all articles of moulded or pressed glass, being cut,roughed, or polished, in part or parts thereof, and all other wares orarticles of flint glass, not otherwise specified, shall pay the duty charge-able on articles of cut glass of the description and class to which theymay severally belong.

Second. On all apothecaries’ vials and bottles, not exceeding the ca-pacity of six ounces each, one dollar and seventy-five cents per gross;apothecaries’ vials and bottles exceeding six ounces, and not exceedingthe capacity of sixteen ounces each, two dollars and twenty-five centsper gross; on all perfumery and fancy vials and bottles, uncut, not ex-ceeding the capacity of four ounces each, two dollars and fifty centsper gross; and those exceeding four ounces, and not exceeding, in ca-pacity, sixteen ounces each, three dollars per gross.

Third. On black and green glass bottles and jars, exceeding eightounces, and not exceeding in capacity, one quart each, a duty of threedollars per gross; when exceeding the capacity of one quart each, fourdollars per gross; on demijohns and carboys, of the capacity of half agallon or less, fifteen cents each; when exceeding, in capacity, half agallon, and not exceeding three gallons each, a duty of thirty centseach; exceeding three gallons, fifty cents each.

Fourth. On cylinder or broad window-glass, not exceeding eight byten inches, two cents per square foot; above that, and not exceedingten by twelve inches, two and a half cents per square foot; above that, andnot exceeding fourteen by ten inches, three and a half cents per squarefoot; above that, and not exceeding sixteen by eleven inches, four centsVol. V.—70 2 W

Tin, silver pla-ted metal, &c.

Coal, &c.

Cut glass.

Moulded orpressed glass.

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Vials and bot-tles.

Black andgreen glass bot-tles and jars.

Demijohnsand carboys.

Window glass.