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[l’imuc No. 10$!.]
AN ACT to niter run! amend tlie several
acts imposing duties c>n Imports.
Be it enacted b// the. Semite anil I lease oj
f' jircscntalirrs uflte I T ni!e,l StatrsofJdm-riea
;,, Congress assembled, I'lint from nml af
or the third day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and thirty three, ho much
ofthoact entitled “An net In alteration
<d the several nets imposing duties on
• n ports,” approved the nineteenth ol
fay, one thousand eight hundred and
i-.venty-eight, ns is herein otherwise pro
\ ided lor, shall he repealed, except no far
tv the same may he necessary for the
i 'ctivery *V collection of all duties which
'tall have ucerued nader the suit! net;
i id for the recovery, collection, di.strihn
i hi, nml remission oftill lines, penalties,
-.-• id forfeitares, which omy iiuve heen
iiiiiarred under the same.
rtuc. SJ. .hid be it further enacted. That
from and idler the third day of March,
■ ; a thousand eight hundred and ihirly
t ireo, in lieu ofthe duties now imposed
it, law, on the importation ofthe articles
t ereinuder mentioned, there shall lie lev
i !, cuileeled, and paid, the fallowing
ties, that is is to say:
•'.r (: Wool, iininunnlhelured, the value
vv '.ereof, at tlie place ol exportation,-nhull
..(exceed «*i jrlit neats per pound, shall
•i imported tree of duty; *V ft any wool
» > imparted shall he lino w- iol mixed
th dirt or other material, mid thus re
• i ed in vnluo to eight cents per ponml,
<• ■ under, (ho appraiser;; 'hall appraise
id wool at each price ns in their opin
i . i it would have east had it not hern so
,-,'sed. and a duly thereon shall he elitr
. , dia ■conformity w ith Mich appraisal:
t. i wool, uumaiioficliired, the vnln
\, icrcof at the place of exportation. shall
i ured eight cents, shall he levied four
cents per pound, mid forty per centum
r 1 valorem; I’rovidrd, Timt wool hu
nted on the f.kin ahull he estimate*], us
It weight and value, ns other wool.
Neoond On all milled and fulled cloth
known by the nnme of plains, kerseys, or
■- adul cottons, of which wool shall he
rho only material, and tlin value where
. i' shall nut exceed thirty-live reals a
j l ire yard, live per centum ad valo
rem; on worsted siiill'goods, shawls and
..(her manufactures of silk and worsted,
t a per centum, on worsted yarn, twen
ty per centum ad valorem; on woollen
am, four cents per pound, and fifty per
outturn ad valorem; on mits, gloves,
findings, Ida,.Uets, hosiery, ami carpets
'.mil carpeting, twenty-five per centum,
except IJrussels, Wilton and treble in
grained carpeting, which shall he at six
ty-three cents the square yard, till oilier
ingrained and Venetian carpeting, thirty
live rents the eqttare yard; and except
the blankets, the value whereof - , at the
place from whence exported, shall not
exceed seventy-live cents each, the duty
to he liMuod upon w Inch, shall he live per
eentutnml valorem; on flannels, hock
ing*, and baizes, sixteen cents the square
yard; on coach luces, thirty live per ecu
turn; and upon merino shawls (undo of
wool, all other inmmfaelures of wool, or
of which wool is a component part, A: ■ n
readymade clothing fllty-wevcn per cen
tum ail valorem.
Third. On all uittnnlaetnres of cotton,
or of which cot ton shall he a component
part, twenty-live per centum ad valo
rem, excepting cotton twist, yarn, ami
thread, which shall remain at tlie rate ol
duly lixed by the act to am ml the sever
al acts imposing duties cm imports, ol
twenty-second May, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty-four; .dud pro valid.
flint all mamtf.ielures cotton, or of
which cotton shall he u component part,
not dyed, colored, printed or stained,
mot exceeding 4 ! value thirty cents pci
square yard, and ifdyed. colored, prin
ted, or stained, in whole or io part, not
exceeding in value thirty live cents the
squareyard, shall he valued at thirty-live
cents per square > ard; and on iionk< eus,
-imported direct from China, twenty per
centum ud valorem.
Fourth. On nil stomped, printed or
painted llaor cloths, truly three cents a
equ'ir,'card; on oil cloths el'all hinds,
bluer th >n that usually denominated pa
ten (1 i ir clnlh, twelve and a half cents
the square yard; and on £l > »r matting,
usually ( rule of il igs or other materials,
live per centum ml valorem
Fifth On iron, in bars or holts, not
manufactured in whole or ia pu'l by
rolling, ninety cents per out'hundred and
twelve pounds.
Nixth O.i bar and halt iron, made
wildly or in part by rolling, thirty dol
lar* per ton; I’rovidt'd, That ail iron ia
slab-. blooms or otl or form less finished
than iron ia bar* or holts mid more ad
vanned than pig iron, except castings
shall be rated as injiron b trsor bolts unit
pay duly' accordingly.
{Seventh. On iron in (Mgs, filly cents
per one Hundred uml twelve pounds, on
vessels of east iron, not othei wise spcci-
Hed. one anil a tinlf cents per pound; on
all other eastings of iron, nut otherwise
Specified, one cent per pound.
Eighth. On iron or steel wire, not !
exceeding number 'fourteen, live cents i
per pound; exceeding number fourteen,!
nine cents per pound; on silvered or
plated wire, five per centum ad valorem; j
on cut* or bonnet wire covered with silh.
ration. flaxen, yarn or thread, manalac- j
lured abroad, twelve coats per pound.
Ninth. On round iron or brazier's I
rads, of three sixteenths to eight six-J
teanths of an inch diameter inclusive, «V i
on iron, ia nail or spike rods, or nail i
plates slit, rolled or hammered, and on I
iron ia sheets, m l li ■ ' liron and »a iron, j
sdit, rolled, <»• ImuffatreJ for ha i l iron. |
t- 'roll iron, or cas- ht 'tit rods, three cents ;
per pout; I; on iron • s k<>', fre cents pec i
pound; on iron nails. cat or vv •ought, five i
cents per pound; on tacks. hr.ids, and
sprigs, not exceeding sixteen (unices to
the-h Hisaiid, live cents per thousand
exceeding sixteen ounces to the tlem
sand, tiv.. ,-.jilts per pound: on sija *.-e
wire used for the manufacture of stretch-
L J
rxr ceiling the length used therefor, J
twelve per centum nd valorem; on anvils
and anchors, and all purls thereof, nian
nfaetured in whole or in part, two cents
tier pound; on iron cables or chains, or
parts thereof, miiniiftietoreil in whole or
in part, three r ents per pound, and no
ldravvbae.lt shall be allowed on tlie cx
i portal km of iron cables or parts thereof;
„o mill crunks and mill irons of wrought
iron, four e< nls per pound, on mill saws,
one (l-dtnr rmeli; on blm ksmiths’ htiin
ciers and sledges, two ami n half cents
• per pound; on musk* Is one dollar tind
’ j fifty emits per stand; on rifles, two dollar*
I ami fifty cents each; <*n ail other lirc
■ i arms, thirty per rent mil nd valorem.
‘j Tenth. Axes, adzes. haicliets, draw
ing knives, cutting knives,
1 reaping hooks, scythes, spades, hltdVH
r i squares ..fir n or steel, p/oled, brass
I poli'iied str-ei, saddlery. coach nml hur
| ness farnittire, of all dt -t l iy lions, -tr ri
1 yards and stmlebeam'. s ek ! chisels, vT
1 , cos and serevvri of iron, called wood
I.j screws, thirty per eennuii ad viilorem;
, ion common tinned niid.japaiaie.l snildle
i ry if nil deseiipliotis. ten per centum ml
.{valorem: d'ruvidnl, fhe.l said urlie.lcs
{ sliiill not lie impoi n <i nt a !e>s r ile ol da
lly than would have been chargeable on
I the material constituting tin ir chief vnl
< ae. if imported in an unmanufactured
| stall'. >
I Eleventh. On steel,}one dollar and sis
| ty‘cents per one undied and twelve
| pounds.
j Twelfth. On japmmed wares of nil
kinds, on plated wares of id) kinds, mid
on ail mamifaetmes, not. otherwise spe
cifier! made of bras**, iron, steel, pewter,
or tin. or of v. hieh either of ’,l;ese meliils
is a eoiiipoiient unite rial, a <! aly <•! I vveii
lV live per centum ad valorem; /’molded,
That -'ill artieh's maiaifm'-dired in whole
, of sheet, rod. hoop, host. or bar ir >n. or
I of iron wire, or of which sheet, rod
I hoop, (mil, or bar iron, or iron Wire, shall
e institute the greate-1 weight, and w inch
a e not ’(her vv i• e speedied. “ball p.y In
same duty per puinal that ia charged I>\
(liis net on sheet, rod. In •.'!>, Imlt. or bar
iron or on iron wire, ofthe same number
respectively; I‘inii.r.!, h'hk 'i'invt the
said last mentioned rides shall not he
less than tin* sail duty of twenty-live per
centum ad valorem.
Thirteenth. That all scrap and old
iron shall pay a duty of twelve dollars
and iii!> ei tils per ton; that imlliiiigshnli
lat deemed old iron that has nut heen in
actual use, and lit only In be manufac
tured; mid till pieces of ii on, except old
of moi e llnm six iiKhen ia length, er of
sipii 'ienl length to he made into spikes
and holts, sludi lie rob'd ns bar. bolt, rod,
or hoop iron, as the ease may be, and
pay duly accordingly; nil iniiinifaetures
.1 iron, partly finished, shall pay the same
rates id duly as if entirely finished; nil
vessels ofeast iron, and all eastings of
o',-it. with bundles, rings, hoops, or other
addition of wrought iron, shnil pay the
same tales of duly as if made entirely ol
; ast iron
Fourteenth. On ninmmnfaelured hemp,
lofty dollars per lon : sail duck, fifteen
per reiitmii ad valorem : and on cotton
bugging, three and a Indfeen's a square
yard, without regard to tins weight or
width of the aniefc : on fells or hat ho
dies made, or in part of wool, eighteen
cents eui h.
Fifteenth. On all manufactures of
silk, or of which s.lk shall be n compo
nent part, coming limn beyond the t 'ape
ol'flood Hope, ten per centum nd valo
rem, and on all other nmuufuetures ol
silk,for ofpvhieh Tilt is a component
|. pari, I! ve per cent am ad v :l, rein, except
sewing silk, vvhii li shall tie forty percen
luni ml v alurem.
Nix.- enth. On brown sugar and sirup
>d’sugar cane, in casks, two and a half
cents per pound , and mi white clayed
J sugar, three and one-(bird cents per
j omul
Seventeenth. Oa suit, ten cents per
fifty six pounds.
Eighteenth. On old and scrap lead,
! Ivv o t cuts per pound.
Nineteenth On leas of all kinds, hit
ported from places (h: side the Cape of
j. (food (lope, or in vessels oilier than
lit >se of the Failed {-'late-', tea cents per
’ pound.
' Twentieth. On slates of all kinds,
twenty live percentem ml valorem.
Twenty-first. On window glass not
aboveeight hy ten inches in size, three
dollars per hundred square feel : not a
hove ten hy twelve inches, three dollars
’ and filly cents* per hundred square (.eel ;
mid if above ten by twelve inches, four '
. dollars per hundred square lee< ; i’rwi-
Idi d. That all w indow glass imported ia
plates, uncut, vital! he charged with the
highest rates of duly hereby imposed
On ail apothecaries' vials and batiks,
exceeding the capacity of six and in t ex
eeeding the capacity of sixteen ounces
each, two dollars and twenty five cents
tin* groee ; all perfumery aa;l limey vials
ami bottles, not exceeding the eap n ity
. of four ounces each, two dollar* ami fif
ty cents the grot e : and (hose exceeding
four o mees, and not exceeding sixteen
entice each, three dollars and twenty
livece its the grace; on all wares of cut
glass n >1 specified, throo cent-* per pound,
and thirty per centum ml valorem; on
black glass bat lies not exceeding one
quart, two dollars per groee; on black
glass bottles exceeding one quart, two
i dollars niul fifty cents per groee, on de
j mij dins, twenty live cents ea di. and on
I all other articles ofglass. not specified, j
j two cents per pound, and twenty per
{centum; on paper hangings, forty per
I centum ; on all Iheghorn hats or lamae-ls,
( and nil hatsor bonnets of straw, < hip, or
j grass,,pud all Unis, braids, or plaits for
{ making hats or bonnets, thirty jper een
. tutu ; oa the following articles twelve
j and a hulfper contain ad valorem, name-
I ly, whalebone, the product of foreign
i (lulling, raw silk, and dressed furs; ami j
| outlie following articles twenty-five per)
centum ad valorem, namely, boards, j
| plunks, walking canes and sticks, frames 1
j orstieks for umbrellas and parasols, nml I
! all iinuuilaetures of wood not otherwise j
I specified ; copper vessels, nml all man- j
I afactures of copper, not otherwise spe-|
| eilied : all mamtfaelares ofhetup or Ifix. |
{except yarn and cordage, tarred and
j nalurred. lieklenburgs, osiialmrghs, and
j burlaps, not otherwise specified; fans,
.tiTilieiai fl-uwers, ornameulal feathers,
.UTUUnents for heat! dresses, caps for wo
men. and tnilinery of all kinds; eomlits
and sweet meats of all kinds, preserved
in sugar or brandy, umbrellas and para
sols, of w hatever materials made: parch
ment uml vellum, wafers, and black lead
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pencils, nn<l brushes of all kinds. Ami
on lito following articles thirty per ecu
(mu ail valorem, viz: cabinet wares;
hats «ml caps of far, leather, or wool,
whips, bridles, saddles, and on all manu
factures of leather not otherwise speed
ed; carriages and parts of-carriages,
and blank books; on boots and bootees,
one dollar and tH’ty cents per pair; shoes
of leather, other shoes and slippers o!
prunella, stuff or nankin : also porcelain,
china.'stone and earthenware ; musical
instruments; and manufactures «l mar
ble, shall pay the present rates o! du
ties. 5
Tvvcnly-4P&uid, On olive oil, in casks,
twenty cents a gallon.
•Twenty-third. On the wine of Franco,
namely, rod wines, in casks, six rents a
son ; white wines, in casks, ten cents
allon, and French wines of all sorts,
vveaty-tvvo cents a gallon;
I ‘Tie ”third day of Mareh, cigh
i hundred mid thirty-four ; and from
n and after that day one hall <d those
rales respectively; and on all wines
other than those of France, one hall ol
their present rates of duly, respectively,
from and after the day last aiuresaid ;
Proeidnl, That no higher duly shall he
charged under this act, or any existing
law on the red wines of Austria than are
| now. or may he, by this act levied upon
red wines ofSpai-i when the said wines
are imported in casks.
Twenty-fourth. On the following ar
ticles an ml valorem duly of lifleen per
centum namely, hurley, grass or straw
baskets, competition, wax, or amber
beads; and all other heads not other
wise elan aerated, lamp hhu k ; indigo,
, bleached and unbleached linens; shell
or paper boxes, liilir bracele ts, hair not
made up (l>r head dresses, bricks, paving
i ides, brooms of hair or palm leaf, cash
■ mere of Thibet, down ol all kinds, feath
ers for beds.
Twenty-fifth. All articles not herein
specified, either ns free or as liable to n
• diil'ricnt duty, and which, by the existing
laws, pay an ad velnrem duty higher
than lifleen per contain from and after
■ the said third ilay of iMnreh, one thou
sand eight lumdred and thirty-three.
feittc. 8. And he it further ’enuctetly That in
j addition to the articles exempted from
| duly by the existing laws, the following
articles, from and after the third day ol
.Vlareli, one thousand eight hundred and
thirty-three, shall be exempted from du
ty: that is to say, teas of all kinds ini
ported from ('hioa or other places east
of the (.'ape of flood Hope, and in ves
sols ofthe United States, crdi’ec, cocoa,
almonds, currants, prunes, figs, raisins
in Jars and boxes, all other raisins, black
paper, ginger, inaeo, nutmegs, cinnamon,
cassia, cloves, pimento, camphor, crude
saltpetre, flax immiuuifuetured, qiiieksil
vor, o|!iuiii quills unprepared, tin in
plates and sheets, unmamtl'uetured mar
hie, nrgol, gum arahae, gum Senegal,-ep
auh-ues of gold and silver,! .lie dye, mad
der, madder root, nuts and berries used
in dying, salirnn, tuenierie, vvoail or as
tel;"aloes, ambergris, Hut-gaudy pitch,
hark, I'eruviuu, •‘oehinenl, capers, elm
mu mile (lowers, coriander seed, ennthar-
J ides, caManus, catsup, chalk, eociiius
i indiens, eond, dab's, filberts, filtering
] -tones .‘Vankineense, grapes, gamboge.
) liemUu k, henbane, horn ,'dides for lini-
I thorns, ox horns, other burns and tips,-
, india-rubber, ipecacuanha ivory unman
| iiliietun.-d, juniper berries, musks, r uts ol
jail kinds, olives, oil ofjuniper, paintings
j and drawings, rattans unniaiiuiuetured.
iiocds mminniiictnrcd, rhubarb, rotten
i ; tone, tamarinds, tortoise shell, tin foil,
shellac, sponges, sago, lemons, limes,
pine apples, cocoa nuts and shells, iris or
orris root, arrow root, bole ammoniac,
c.oiomho root, nnnotto, anise seed, oil of
anise-seed. oil of cloves, cummin seed,,
-arxnpnrilla, loilsam tolu, nsafielida, nva
loot.ulcornnqae, eunella alba, easearilla,
I haerlem oil, hartshorn,Mianna, senna, la
pioi'ii, vanilla beans, oil ofalnioiuls. mix
\ oniiea, amber, plalina, busts of marble,
niotal or planter, easts of hronzo or pins
ter, i- Icings of musical instruments, (!i. t ,
kelp. Ki noes, pins needles, mother of
pearl, hair nsunamifm ■ Hied; hair pen
cils. Ilrar.il paste, tarter crude: vegeta
bles, -neb rw are used nrinripally in d>
in,o' and in composing dyes, weld, and all
articles used principally for dying, com
ing under the duly oftvvelve ami a half
per emit u in..except hit'll ruinate of potash,
pnisM.ite of potash, chromate of potash,
ami nitrate of haul, aquafortis, and Tar
| tarie acids: mul all other dying drugs,
j and materials for composing' dyes, nil
1 other medicinal drug*, and all m tides
a>t enumerated ia this net n<-r t: e ex
isting laws, which are now liable tti an
ml valorem duty of til'ieeii per centum,
except lurtar emetic and Koehelle sals,
snlp’ante of quinine, eulomel and corro
sive suhlimaie, sulphate of magnesia,
glnuher salts ; That mitliing in
this act contained shall he so construed
as to reduce the duties upon nllnm, cop
peras, manganese, muriatic or sulphuric
acids, retim'd sail petre. blue vitriol, car
bonate of sad,i. red lend, white lead or
j lit huge, sugar of lead or combs.
Si:c. 1. .Im!lu ll fnithrr t'lhirlrd, That,
from ami after the the third day of Man h
aforesaid, so imn.'li es any net of ft,in
gress as requires the addition of ten or
twenty per eoatum to the cost »r v nine of
any .goods, ware*), or merchandise, in
estimating the duty thereon, or as impo
ses any duty on such addition, shall he
ropouled.
| Ski-, a. . hid hr if fnrlher enacted, That
from and tilb'i'the third day of March
aforesaid, "where (lie amount of duty on
met-clcunlise, except wool, manufactures'
of woo!, or of vvliich wool is u oompo
neiit purl, imported into the United
Stales, in any ship oi vessel, on account
of one person only, or of several persons
jointly interested, shall not exceed two
hundred dollars, (he same shall he paid
j in cash, without discount ; mul if it shall
j exceed that sum, shall, at the option ol
j the importer or importers, ho paid or
| secured W> he paid, in the manner now
I required by law, one half in three, and
j one halfin six calendar month ; and that
j from and after the said third day of
I March, so much of the sixty-second sec-
I don of tin'act entitled, "An net to regu
late the collection of duties on imports
ami tonnage." approved the second day
of March, one thousand seven hundred
and ninety-nine, us authorizes the de
posited teas under the bond of the im
porter or importers, shall he repealed.—
And that so much of uuy existing law as
requires tons, who i imported in v essels
ofthe I.'idled .Slat- s. from pin ;es beyond
the Cape of O'uoi' Hope, j l . e weighed,
marked and certified, shall he and the
same is hereby repealed.
Sec. (i.Andie ilf nether enacted, 1 hat from
and after the third day of March afore
snid. the duties on nil wool, maim hi ft me j
ol* wool, o;- of which wool \< a component
part, shall he paid in cash, without dis
count, or, at llm option of the importer,
he placed in the public stores, utic o» j
bond, at his risk, subject to the payment ,
ofthe customary storage mid clioige>,|
and to the payment of interest at tne rate
of six per centum per annum while so
stored ; rrticiileil, That the duty on the
iirtifies so stored shnli be pnlcl one-limi in
three, and one liidl'in six months from the
dale of importation; Provided, also, 1 nat it
any of duties he not pan!
when the same shall have become due,
so much oi the said merchandise as may
be ncoossnry "to such instnl
ment shall be sold at public unction, and
retaining I lit* sum necessary for the pay
ment of .such instalment ol the duties, to
gether with the expenses of safe keeking
and sale of such goods, the overplus, ii
any, shall bo returned by the collector to
the importer or owner, or to his agent or
lawful representative : rindproviiledalso,
That the importer, owner, nr consignee
ofsueli goods, may, at any time after the
depusile shall have been made, withdraw
the whole or nay part thereof, on paying
the. duties on what may ho withdrawn,
and the customary storage and charges,
and of interest
-V.c.7. And he. it farther enacted, That in
nil cases where the duty vvliich now is,
or hereafter may he imposed on any
goods, wares or merchandise imported
into the Failed Slates, shall, by law, he
regulated by. or be directed to he esti
mated or levied upon, the value of the
square yard, or of any other quantity or i
parcel thereof, and in all eases where
there is or shall he imposed any ad valo
rem rale of duty on a iy goods, wares, or
merchandise imported into the f ailed
Stales, it shall he the duty ol (he collector
within whose district the same shall he
imported orentcrcd, to cause the actual j
value thereof, at the time purchased and
place from which the same ■shall have
been imported into the United States, to
he appraised, estimated, and ascertained,
and the nnnibcrofsMc.il yards, parcels, or
quantities,mid such actual valueot every
of them, as the case may require, and it,
shall, in every such case, he the duty ol
the appraisers o( the United States, and
every ofthein, and of every other person
who shall net ns such appraiser, by all
the reasonable ways or menus in ids or
their power, to ascertain, estimate and
appraise (ho true and actual value, any
invoice or affidavit thereto to (he contra
ry notwithstanding, of the said goods,
wares and merchandise, at the time par
eh used, and place from w'hence the same
shall have been imported into the United
'■'tales, and the number of such yards,
pnrcel-s. or quantities, and such actual
value id 1 every of them, as the ease may
require,mid nil such goods, wares, and
iiiei'cliaoitises, being manufactures oi
wool, or whereof wool shall be a com
poiient part, which shall he imported in
to the United States in an unfinished con
dition, shall, hi every such appraisal, he
taken, deemed, mid estimated by the said
appraisers, tend every of them, and every
person who shall art ns such appraiser
to have been, at (lie time purchased, and
place from whence* die same were im
ported iqto the* United Stall's, ofas groat
nctmil value ns if the same had been en
tirely finished; Provided, 'Mint in all ea
ses'where any gr.ads, wares, and mer
chandise, subject to ud valorem duty, or
whereon the duly is or he by law
regulated by. or tie directed to he esti
mated or he levied upon lira value ofthe
' square yard, or any other quantity or
parcel tliercofslmll have been imported
info the United Stales from a country
other !h,in that in which the same Were
rnaiinfaeturod or produced. (lie npprais
ers shaft value the same at the. current
value thereofe.rtlie time of purchase, ho
fore such last exportation to the United
States, in the country whore the same
may have been originally mamrlUctured.
or produced.,
Si-;e. j ,lniihr il fnr'ker cttaeled, That it
shall lie law ful for the appraisers to call
before them, and examine, upon oath, any
owner, importer, consignee, or other
■ nersnn, touching any matter or tiling
which they may deem material in useer-"
taining I he Iron value of any merchandise
imported, and to require the production
on oath, to the collector, or to any per
manent appraiser, of nay letters, ac
counts or invoices, in ids possession, re
lating to the same, lor which purpose,
they are hereby authorized to administer
oaths.* And H‘imy person so called shall
fail to attend, or shall decline to answer,
cr to produce such papers when so re
quired, Ire slnill forfeit and pay to the
United States fifty dollars: anil if such
person he the owner, importer, or con
signee, llie iippraisiiieiit which the said
appraisers may make of (lie goods,
wares, or merchandize, shall tie final and
conclusive, any act of Congress to the
contrary notwithstanding. And any
person who shall swear falsely on such
examination, shall he deemed gnilty of
perjury; and if he he the owner. impor-|
ter, or consignee, the tncrehaiuiixc shall j
' he forfeited.
See. 11.. Inil hr itfiirik: r enaela:', That it,
shall he the duty of the of (lie ;
Treasury, under the direction ofthe Fee
ideal ofthe United States. from time to!
iime. to establish rules and regulations,
net inconsistent with the laws of the U
nited fs’tnles, as the President of the iJ
uiled States shall think proper, So secure
a just, faithful, and impartial appraisal,
of allgoods, wares and merchandise., ns
aforesaid, imported into (he United
Spates, and just and proper entries of
siieli actual value thereof, and of the
square yards, parcels, or other quantities
as the ease may require, and of such ac
tual value of every of them; and it shall
he the duly ofthe .Secretary ofthe Trca
sury to report all such rules and regain
ti.ms, with the reasons therefor, to the
next session then of Uongress.
f'rx . 10. And he il fm iker efsachd, That an
addition often per centum shall he made
to (lie several rates of duties by this act
imposed, in respect to ail goods, wares,
and tuerehaiidize, on the importation of
which, in American cr foreign vessels, a
specific discrimination has not already
been made, which from and after the,
third day es March, aforesaid, shall he
imported in ships nr vessels not of the
I lifted Elates. Pi oi ided. That, this addi
tional duty shall not apply to goods. .
wares, and merchandize which shall he i
imported after said day in ships or M's
sols not of the United States, entitled by 01
treaty, or ay an act or nets of Congress, bi
to be entered in the ports of the United ft
States on llie payment of the same da m
tics ns shall then be paid on poods, a
wares, and merchandize, imported in tt
ships or vessels of the United states'. P
j Hue. 11. •rind ha it further enacted, That lc
I there shall ho allowed a drawback ot the tt
j duties by firs act imposed on poods, o
( wares, and merchandize, which shall he m
j imported from and after the said third si
1 day of March, upon the exportation b
tiioreof, within the time and in the man- v
ncr prescribed i;i til!" existing laws at the n
time : Provided, No drawback shall bc-al
lowed on a less quantity of cordage than
five tons.
Hue- 12. •Sad he if further enacted , 'I hat
(lie existing laws at she time shall extend
to, and be in force, for the collection ol
the duties imposed by this .net, on poods,
wares, and merchandise which snail he
imported into the United Stales from and ■"
after the said third day of arch; and for
the recovery, collection, distribution, and
remission of id! tines, penalties, sind lor- j
foil m-es. and for the allowance of draw- '
backs by this act authorized, as fully and
effectually its il’every rapid a t ion. res trie* '
lion, penally, forfeiture, provision, chuise,
matter, and thing in the then existing
laws contained, had been inserted in, and ('
re-enacted liy this art, and that so much
of any act which is contrary to this act,
shall be, the same is hereby repealed.
Hue. Hi . hid he il further enacted, Tint j
whenever goods, composed wholly, or in
part of wool or cotton, of similar kind, M
I but different quality, iiro found in the p
same packages, charged at an average R
price, it shall hoiae duly of the apprnis- a
| ers to adopt the value of the best article t
contained in such package, and so char
ged, as t lie average value of the whole; ll
and that so much of the act entitled “An li
act for the more effectual collection of *
the impost duties,'’ approved (he t vventy
eighth May one thousand eight hundred ,
i and thirty, ns requires the appraisers to 'j
I adopt the value of the best, article con- >t
j tamed in a package ns the average value c
|of (die whale, lie,and the same is hereby, t
i repealed. t
Sue. 11. •?//</ he il further cnutfejl, That '■
whenever,'upon the opening and exam- t
iuation of any package or packages ot f
’ imported goods, composed wholly, or in 1
port of wool, or cotton, in the manner , s
provided by the fourth section of the act (
for the more ellecf.ijul collection of the (
impost duties, approved on the twenty- (
eiglvtii day of Nifty, one thousand eight i
hundred and thirty, die said goods shal! i
he found not to correspond with the eu •'
try thereo! at the custom iionsc; and if t
any package shall lie found to contain !
any article not entered, such article shall 1
lie forfeited: nr if the package lie made '
up with intent to evade or defraud the •
revenue, the package shall be forfeited; \
and so much of die said section as pre- ,
scribes a forfeiture of goods found not to i
correspond with the invoice thereof, bo, i
and the same is hereby repealed.
Hue. 15. •find ha il fart hat enact'd, That. :
from and after the said third day of '
March, one thousand eight hK-r’red and >'
thirty-three, the ad valorem rates nfdnly |
on goods, wares, and merchandise, shall ,
ho. estimated in the Manner follow inir; to
the actual cost, if the same sii.di have
been actually purchased or theaelnal vul
ue, if (lie same shall have been procured
otherwise than I y purchase, at the time
and place when and tvlier.* jiurtdiased,
or otherwise procured, or .u the ap
praised value, if appraised, shall he ad
ded all charges, except insurance.
Skc. Ht. rind'Mil further i,n.iclrd, That,
from and alter the said (bird day o! i
iMarch, one thousand eight hundred and
tlrirly-three, in eulciilating the rates ol (
duties, the pound stei ling shall he con-id- 1
ered and taken as of the value of lour ■
dollars and eighty cents.
Hue. 17. ,iml he itfurther enacted. That 1
sirup imported in casks, and all sirup lor
making sugar, shall ho rated by weight, j
■ and pay the same duty as the sugar of
which it is composed would pay in its ]
natural stale; and that loafer lump «u
gar, when imported in a pulverized, li
quid or ether form, -shall pay the same
duly as imposed by law on loaf or lump
■ sugar; and all fossil and «rude mineral ,
■ salt sliaii pay fifteen per centum utl \ t-.lo
rem. ■
Hue, IS. din Ihe dt further enacted, That
the several articles enumerated in (his 1
bill whether imported before or after the '
passage thereof, may lie put into ihe
custom house stores, order the bond of j
Ihe importer or owner; and such of said ,
articles as shall remain -An tier the con- [
trolofthe proper officer ofthe customs
on the liiini day of March, eighteeii huu- ]
dretl and thirty three, shall bo subject •
to no other duly than if the same were 1
imported, respectively, after that day.
Ami iftho duties or any part thereof on j
the nrtiides deposileii as aKiresaid,shall | |
have been paid previous to the said third j ,
day of March, the amount so-paid sliaii j
be rein tided to the person importing and (
depositing tho said articles. Provided,
I That this section shall apply to merehan 1
j dize in original jaiek-iges which may t
| have been entered and taken into the j ,
, possession off he Dry) imr or owner; up-1
on condition ibat the said mcrchaaijize I
I he placed and. r the ctedmly of the proper ’
| nfiieer of the eit-tom .and that thosame 1
j -dm!! remain under his control on (he '
| third day of ,’tlareh nv\UP!id pi•ov'd.nlfiir- J
tker, That the Hcci clary of tho Treasu
ry he authoriz *d to prescribe such rules c
and regulations ns may be necessary to
cany this section into effect.
A. HTidVDNSON, 11
nf it. I liner flivrescntativcs,
LITTDKi’ON W. TAKDWKUD, v
l’ririilui f (f Ihr Senate Pro firm, u
Approved, dhtlv I 1, f*S32.
ANDHUAV JACKSON.
il
ILaSuht HVcsra 32m*a{>?. j
t.'APTIiRK lii Dos iXlltU.'lil.’s FI.KItT. 1;
N’kw-York. Nov. 2S. Ili
Our news Schooner Journal ol'Cmn -jj
merce eameup at half past J o'clock thisi
morning, with the important verbal re- f
port, broughthy Capt. Fanvu oflLein-igj '
Montevideo, who left Cadiz Oct. 23,i. I 0
that the entire th*t of Don Miguel had u
surrendered to that of Don IV-di-o. o«r. si
previous accounts left the fleet, of Don j
Miguel at Vigo, where it: put in Sept.
2thb under 1 lie pretence of making re- !>
pairs, but had been received coldly, and ui
erdere'd to perform a quui autjne o! eight
days, the Admiral's remonstrance to the;
contrary notwithstanding. j ft
The statement of Capt Farren is,»hn
in the morning h.e left Cadiz, a ■*qiiCj|
>rigarrived there from Vigo, the Bd{>
ain of which stated, that in ordelltr
mtintnin the neutrality of their portMii
mthorities of Vigo had deemed il pi-toe:
0 require that the fleet should leave tEfi,
>ort. or be dismantled. The adiniralffe
erred Iho/hitter, and iluring the night put
ii sea, but came in contact with the fleet
if Don Podm under Admiral Hm torius
which lay oil’ the port. An action ea
rned. which resulted in a complete vic
tory by Sartorius, and both squadrons
were seen steering lot Oporto in compd
ny-
O.ve Day Latch from England.
LONDON, Oct. fclst.%
Continued success of Don Pedro Private
iccounts have been received from JUu
lri«l. staling (hat a continued attack was
made on Oporto on the 2i)th and 30th
September, and Ist O .toiler. The3li-l
rnolites were obliged to abandon their ■
iqlposts and have retreated five leagues'
from Oporto.
The filiguelife squadron entered Vigo]
Hay on the iiDtli Heptemher. Harto/J
riens arrived off Vigo on the 3d Oct<*«l
and was blockading them at both montM*
uftlie bay.
GfcOHiu Anti-Tariff State Convei^ior-.’
No. 4.
THE SKCEDEIIS ADDRESS. |
This singular document is before the piopl e
ll is in ailrtnialile keujiing with the innouJsient
and aiili-ropuhlican cumse pursued fy thaPfeoin
milteo eversince it was called into existence
hy ha own self-creating power. Its tn-|uisiCori
f.l spiiit {is still ilive, and may bo seen actively
attempting to conlroul llie logislalive delibera
tions ol Our Stale.
Speaking of die Inle Convention the Commit
tee say, “We demanded Unit the imthorijly of
thos« who presented themselves as Delegates,
should lie regularly scrutinized. Oar wishes:)
wore resisted, and wo necessarily retired from
n body which refused to investigate its tide to
tiio-clniracter under ivliieb it was convoked,.”
The arrogant assumption of authority implidAmf
the fi st sentence of tho quotation is highly
characteristic of tho domineering di*..o*itiuswf
the Committee. They “dkmandeh! huti|ti«
Convention was not supple enough to btaidi to
TUmii dem ants, or obey their dictum : Jut
body would have departed from, the duty tjjpy
owed their constituents, and from tho resect
due themselves had they done so. The rr-aond
sentence contains an eu warrantable as a.M-jon.
The Convention did not ‘refuse to have its|-li
tlo investigated,” &.j. 0.1 ilia c>mlrurw,«i
committee was appointed "to examine the su
lluirity of tho persons assembled as dull >a(es
from ilm diU'eront counties of the Slate iu yep
rasr.nt the people of rtioir respective countMfe'”
Arc. But the Convention niu refuse lo iSnt
the peculiar and favorite mode of iuveslipijjwi
proposed in Mr. Forsylii’sresolutions, Au-rotf
cause it refused to do so—because it iudepqwr
deuily acted for itself—and because il thougMr
proper to adopt k resolution of its own, h ivmft
substantially in view tiio same object which (he
resolution of dir. Forsyth had, thb geallen’el
got up in high dudgeon, seized their lint*, uiatW.
their bow lo tlio Cunvenlion, and retired.
extraordinary conduct developed at once, llsL
object, whif.li th.e distinguished leader of
Seceders, had in view. Finding Ihii his puuH
01 fid talents, his eonimanding eloquciu e, iinK
great ini! tcnce, wore tint sufficient lo
the deliberations of the Convention, -ho
chagrined at tiro result and gave up bis cummiH
tion. —Mucin Adettiisar,
Ali 'iwm'As'j
SA’l'l Hi}A V, DKCEMHtift 8, J
AVWUS'r V ICS COMPANV. K;
At ilia Aiinu il Meeting of the Augusta BE
Company, htdd on Monday evening last, at file
-John Hotel, tho following persons were elect
ed Man igers of the Company, for th :
yoard—Messrs. G. T. Durtic, Wit. HAr.iflE
Augustin Si,auoiitf,r, A. M. Wool.si:v, hiiiXF.
Gana hl . Mr. Define was re-elected PM.siiSsjllt
and Mr. Um F. Bf.kih, Secretary, in the ( lijce
Mr. J. S. Baers, resigned. A Dividend offfij'
per coni, was declared by the Companv, o;i Um
business of the past year.
TUB COTTOX MAItKRTti.
Wo notice a review of our Cotton .Marks Gn
the Constitutionalist of yesterday morning, So
part of which, in our humble optifian, is J
Tlio paragraph, wo understand, was writ-tan tsi’
a gatitloman who “ has orders to fit" ; an I, C
looks to us, as though it was intended for z-f/csMai
Wo lay before our readers, jin extract of B
letter, dated Lit ERPOOf., 23d Dot. ; “ Tho d#
matul for Colton has boon gonorufj and thosulßfeV
amount to about 14,870 bales. Holders ba«Bto;-
como forward freely, and the Middling andfMr
Momr.E arc a i ittle lower. Import
Front Myers’ (T.ivorpool) Price Current
~i.i October: “Tho sales in Colton tliis
liavo been to a fair extent, but the market liSSf
lacen heavy, and prices Ujiun the whole, /iace*ffi
lendencij to decline.."
From the Eivoipool Times of tho S3rd
“Although hu-inosa has boon done on u
extensive scalu than for the two
weeks, tho same riu'lnoss has continued to
vaJotiio market, an I prices without h/idn:'
perhnwlamj marked decline, have been raliii|b%
moro in favor of tlio buyer, p trliouhn ly
Iliiiisdiiy and briiay. 100) bigs Amo.ioalSpk'
have been taken on speculation,”
la inore anything in tiresc advices, showing
decline of id per lb, in the “ short time •>Jdhremf l
d't'js !” Wc cannot discover it, and wo vurWK
mucii question, if the gentleman who fi-r.fisln dS||
tlio article for the Constitutionalist can !
will confine ourselves lo facts, in giving a statefl
nictn of our Cotton ma kot.
Inc receipts for the veck fiuve boon
a.da, but us the advices rom iaurope show st r
indications of bostilitie between BMgmin aaij
Holland, and fears tiro cutertniuod that
may lead lo a general rupture between tho Al-*f
lied Powers, our dealers have manifested less ll
disposition to purehaso, auj prices have beLtyH
gradually declining. Tlie extreme prices in I
Warehouses, are 10 all cents. We know ofß
only one salt at the former price, but wa know 9
of more parcels than one, both in round and I
square packages, for which cUbc.il cents have K
'/ecu refused—cleccn and a quarter cents is the H
orice asked. The general salos of fair parcels, |1
are at Ulj a 10J, and for good parcels lOj els.— \
tome holders ask JOj and 25cts. per bale. \
FREIGHTS—To Savannah, 75 els. per bale; I
■ca tre and Iff q high —to Charle#iu» si.