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THE NEW TARIFF.

(OFFICIAL COPY.)

Passed at the First Session of the Thirty-eighth Congress.

[PUBLIC NO. 146.]

AN ACT to increase duties on imports and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That on and after the first day of July, anno domini eighteen hundred and sixty-four, in lieu of the duties heretofore imposed by law on the articles hereinafter mentioned, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, on the goods, wares, and merchandise, herein enumerated and provided for, imported from foreign countries, the following duties, and rates of duty, that is to say:

First. On teas of all kinds, twenty-five cents per pound.

Second. On all sugar not above number twelve, Dutch standard in color, three cents per pound.

On all sugar above number twelve, and not above number fifteen, Dutch standard in color, three cents and a half per pound.

On all sugar above number fifteen, not stove-dried, and not above number twenty, Dutch standard in color, four cents per pound.

On all refined sugar in form of loaf, lump, crushed, powdered, pulverized, or granulated, and all stove-dried, or other sugar above number twenty, Dutch standard in color, five cents per pound: Provided, That the standard by which the color and grades of sugar are to be regulated shall be selected and furnished to the collectors of such ports of entry as may be necessary, by the Secretary of the Treasury, from time to time, and in such manner as he may deem expedient.

On sugar candy, not colored, ten cents per pound. On all other confectionary, not otherwise provided for, made wholly or in part of sugar, and on sugars after being refined, when tinctured, colored, or in any way adulterated, valued at thirty cents per pound or less, fifteen cents per pound. On all confectionary valued above thirty cents per pound, or when sold by the box, package, or otherwise than by the pound, fifty per centum ad valorum.

Third. Ou molasses from sugar-cane, eight cents per gallon. On syrup of sugar-cane, juice, melado, concentrated melado, or concentrated molasses, two cents and a half per pound: Provided, That all syrups of sugar, or sugar-cane, cane-juice, concentrated molasses or concnetrated melado, entered under the name of molasses, or any other name than syrup of sugar, or sugar-cane, cane-juice, concentrated molasses, or concentrated melado, shall be liable to forefeiture to the United States, and the same shall be forfeited.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That on and after the day and year aforesaid, in lieu of the duties heretofore imposed by law on the articles hereinafter mentioned, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, on the goods, wares, and merchandise enumerated and provided for in this section, imported from foreign countries, the following duties and rates of duty, that is to say:

First. On brandy, for first proof, two dollars and fifty cents per gallon.

On other spirits, manufactured or distilled from grain or other materials, for first proof, two dollars per gallon.

On cordials, and liquors of all kinds, and arrack, absynthe, kirschen wasser, ratafia, and other similar spirituous beverages, not otherwise provided for, two dollars per gallon.

On bay rum, one dollar and fifty cents per gallon.

On wines of all kinds, valued at not over fifty cents per gallon, twenty cents per gallon, and twenty-five per centum ad valorem ; valued at over fifty cents and not over one dollar per gallon, fifty cents per gallon and twenty-five per centum ad valorum; valued at over one dollar per gallon, one. dollar per gallon and twenty-five per cent ad valorem: Provided, That no champagne, or sparkling wines in bottles, shall pay a less rate of duty than six dollars per dozen bottles, each bottle containing not more than one quart, and more than one pint, or six dollars per two dozen bottles, each bottle containing not more than one pint.

On all spirituous liquors, not otherwise enumerated, one hundred per centum ad valorum: Provided, That no lower rate or amount of duty shall be levied, collected, and paid, on brandy, spirits, and other spirituous beverages, than that fixed by law for the description of first proof, but shall be increased in proportion for any greater strength than the strength of first proof; and no brandy, spirits, or other spirituous beverages under first proof, shall pay a less rate of duty than fifty per centum, ad valorem: Provided, further, That all imitations of brandy, or spirits, or of wines, imported by any name whatever, shall be subject to the highest rate of duty provided for the genuine article, respectively, intended to be represented, and in no case less than one dollar per gallon: And provided, further, That brandies, or other spirituous liquors, may be imported in bottles when the package shall contain not less than one dozen; and all bottles shall pay a separate duty of two cents each, whether containing wines, brandics, or other spirituous liquors, subject to duty as hereinbefore mentioned.

Second. On ale, porter, and beer, in bottles, thirty-five cents per gallon; otherwise than in bottles, twenty cents per gallon.

Third. On cigars of all kinds, valued at fifteen dollars, or less, per thousand, seventy-five cents per pound, and twenty per centum, ad valorum; valued at over fifteen dollars, and not over thirty dollars per thousand, one dollar and twentyfive cents per pound, and thirty per centum, ad valorem; valued at over thirty dollars, and not over forty-five dollars per thousand, two dollars per pound, and fifty per centum, ad valorem; valued at over forty-five dollars per thousand, three dollars per pound, and sixty per centum, ad valorem : Provided, That paper cigars, or cigarettes, including wrappers, shall be subject to the same duties imposed on cigars.

On snuff and snuff flour, manufactured of tobacco, ground, dry, or damp, and pickled, scented, or otherwise, of all descriptions, fifty cents per pound.

On tobacco in leaf, unmanufactured, and not stemmed, thirty-five cents per pound.

On tobacco manufactured, of all descriptions, and stemmed tobacco, not otherwise provided for, fifty cents per pound.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That on and after the day and year afore said, in lieu of the duties heretofore imposed by law on the articles hereinafter mentioned, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, on the goods, wares, and merchandise, herein enumerated and provided for, imported from foreign countries, the following rates of duty, that is to say:

On bar iron, rolled or hammered, comprising flats not less than one inch, or more than six inches wile, nor less than three-eights of an inch, or more than two inches thick; rounds not less than three-fourths of an inch, nor more than two inches in diameter; and squares not less than three fourths of an inch, nor more than two inches square, one cent per pound. On bar iron, rolled or hammered, comprising flats less than three-eights of an inch, or more than two inches thick, or less than one inch, or more than six inches wide; rounds less than threefourths of an inch, or more than two inches in diameter; and squares less than three-fourths of an inch, or more than two inches square, one cent and one-half per pound: Provided, That all iron in slabs, blooms, loops, or other forms, less finished than iron in bars, and more advanced than pig iron, except castings, shall be rated as iron in bars, and pay a duty accordingly: And provided, further, That none of the above iron shall pay a less rate of duty than thirty-five per centum, ad valorem.

On all iron imported in bars, for railroads and inclined planes, made to patterns, and fitted to be laid down on such roads or planes without further manufacture, sixty cents per one hundred pounds. On boiler or other plate iron, not less than three-sixteenths of an inch in thickness, once cent and a half per pound.

On iron wire, bright, coppered, or tinned, drawn and finished, not more than one-fourth of an inch in diameter, not less than number sixteen, wire guage, two dollars per one hundred pounds; and in addition thereto fifteen per centum, ad valorem ; over number sixteen, and not over number twenty-five, wire guage, three dollars and fifty cents per one hundred pounds, and in addition thereto, fifteen per centum, ad valorem: Provided, That wire covered with cotton, silk, or other material, shall pay five cents per pound in addition to the foregoing rates. On smooth or polished sheet iron, by whatever name designated, three cents per pound. On sheet iron, common or black, not thinner than number twenty, wire guage, one cent and one fourth of one cent per pound; thinner than number twenty, and not thinner than number twenty-five, wire guage, one cent and a half per pound; thinner than number twenty-five, wire guage, one cent and threefourths of one cent per pouud.

On tin plates and iron galvanized or coated with any metal by electric batteries, or otherwise, two cents and a half per pound.

On all band, hoop, and scroll iron, from one half to six inches in width, not thinner than one eight of an inch, one and one-fourth cent per pound.

On all band, hoop, and scroll iron, from one half to six inches wide, under one eighth of an inch in thickness, and not thinner than number twenty, wire guage, one and one half cent per pound.

On all band, hoop, and scroll iron, thinner than number twenty, wire guage, one and three-fourths cent per pound.

On slit rods, one cent and one half per pound; and on all other descrip tions of rolled or hammered iron, not otherwise provided for, one cent and onefourth per pound.

On locomotive tire, or parts thereof, three cents per pound.

On mill iron, and mill-cranks of wrought iron, and wrought iron for ships, steam-engines, and locomotives, or parts thereof, weighing, each, twenty-five pounds, or more, two cents per pound.

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On anvils, and on iron cables, or cable chains, or parts thereof, two cents and a half per pound.

On chains, trace chains, halter chains, and fence chains, made of wire or rods not less than one-fourth of one-inch in diameter, two cents and a half per pound; less than one-fourth of one inch in diameter, and not under number nine, wire guage, three cents per pound; under number nine, wire guage, thirty-five per centum, ad valorem.

On anchors, or parts thereof, two cents and one-fourth per pound.

On blacksmiths' hammers and sledges, axles, or parts thereof, and malleable iron in castings, not otherwise provided for, two cents and a half per pound.

On wrought iron railroad chairs, and wrought iron nuts and washers, ready punched, two cents per pound.

On bed-screws, and wrought iron hinges, two cents and a half per pound.

On wrought board nails, spikes, rivets, and bolts, two and one half cents per pound.

On cut nails and spikes, one and a half cent per pound.

On horse-shoe nails, five cents per pound

On cut tacks, brads, or sprigs, not exceeding sixteen cunees to the thousand, two and one half cents per thousand; exceeding sixteen ounces to the thousand, three cents per pound.

On steam, gas and water tubs [tubes] and flues, of wrought iron, two cents and a half per pound.

On screws, commonly called wood screws, two inches or over in length, eight cents per pound; less than two inches in length, eleven cents per pound.

On screws of any other metal than iron, and all other screws of iron, except wood screws, thirty-five per centum, ad valorem.

On iron, in pigs, nine dollars per ton.

On vessels of cast iron, not otherwise provided for, and on andirons, sadirons, tailors' and hatters' irons, stoves, and stove plates, of cast iron, one and one half cent per pound.

On cast iron steam, gas, and water pipes, one and one half cent per pound.
Op cast iron butts and hinges, two and a half cents per pound.

On hollow ware, glazed or tinned, three and one half cents per pound.

On all other castings of iron, not otherwise provided for, thirty per centum, ad valorem.

On all manufactures of iron, not otherwise provided for, thirty-five per centum, ad valorem.

On old scrap iron, eight dollars per ton: Provided, That nothing shall be deemed old iron that has not been in actual use, and fit only to be remanufactured.

On steel in ingots, bars, coils, sheets, and steel wire, not less than one-fourth of one-inch in diameter, valued at seven cents per pound, or less, two cents and onefourth per pound; valued at above seven cents and not above eleven cents per pound, three cents per pound; valued at above eleven cents per pound, three cents and a half per pound, and ten per centum, ad valorem.

On steel wire less than one-fourth of an inch in diameter, and not less than number sixteen, wire guage, two and one half cents per pound, and in addition

thereto twenty per centum, ad valorem; less, or finer than number sixteen, wire guage, three cents per pound, and in addition thereto, twenty per centum, ad valorem.

On steel, in any form, not otherwise provided for, thirty per centum, ad valorem.

On skates, costing twenty cents or less per pair, eight cents per pair; costing over twenty cents per pair, thirty five per centum, ad valorem.

On cross-cut saws, ten cents per lineal foot.

On mill, pit and drag-saws not over nine inches wide, twelve and a half cents per lineal foot.

On all hand-saws not over twenty-four inches in length, seventy five cents per dozen, and in addition thereto, thirty per centum ad valorem ; over twenty-four inches in length, one dollar per dozen, and in addition thereto, thirty per centum, ad valorem.

On all back-saws not over ten inches in length, seventy-five cents per dozen, aud in addition thereto, thirty per centum, ad valorem; over ten inches in length, one dollar per dozen, aud in addition thereto, thirty per centum, ad val

orem.

On files, file blanks, rasps, and floats of all descriptions, not exceeding ten inches in length, ten cents per pound, and in addition thereto, thirty per centum, ad valorem; exceeding ten inches in length, six cents per pound, and in addition thereto, thirty-per centum, ad valorem.

On pen-knives, jack-knives, and pocket-knives of all kinds, fifty per centum, ad valorem.

On needles, for knitting or sewing machines, one dollar per thousand, and in addition thereto, thirty-five per centum ad valorem.

Ou iron squares, marked on one side, three cents per pound, and in addition thereto, thirty per centum, ad valorem ; on all other squares of iron or steel, six cents per pound, and thirty per centum, ad valorem.

On all manufactures of steel, or of which steel shall be a component part, not otherwise provided for, forty-five per centum, ad valorem: Provided, That all articles of steel partially manufactured, or of which steel shall be a component part, not otherwise provided for, shall pay the same rate of duty as if wholly manufactured.

On bituminous coal and shale, one dollar and twenty-five cents for a ton of twenty-eight bushels, eighty pounds to the bushel; on all other coal, forty cents per ton of twenty-eight bushels, eighty pounds to the bushel.

On coke and culm of coal, twenty-five per centum, ad valorem.

On lead, in pigs and bars, two cents per pound.

On old scrap lead, fit only to be re-manufactured, one cent and a half per pound
On lead, in sheets, pipes, or shot, two and three-quarter cents per pound.
On pewter, when old, and fit only to be re-manufactured, two cents per pound.
On lead ore, one and a half cent per pound.

On copper in pigs, bars, or ingots, two and a half cents per pound.
On copper, old, and fit only to be re-manufactured, two cents per pound.

On sheathing copper, in sheets forty-eight inches long, and fourteen inches wide, weighing from fourteen to thirty-four ounces per square foot, three and half cents per pound.

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