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AN ACT to amend (tie severnl nets for im
posing 1 > l l lies on Imports.
He it enacted &c. ‘1 hat from and
after the thirteenth day of June, or.e
thousand eight hundred and twenty
four, in lien of the duties now impos
ed by law on the importation of the ar
ticles hereinafter mentioned, there
‘•hall be levied, collected, and paid,
ihetfollowing duties, that is to say :
hirst, tin sail duck, oznaburgs,
burlaps, and tic klenhurgs, a duly of
fifteen percen'uin ad valorem.
On aihnaimfacture* of wool or of
Which wool shall he a component part
except worsted stuff goods and blan
kets which shall ‘pay twenty-five per
i ctihnn ad valorem until the 13th day
of June, 18-25 and after that time a du
ty of S3 and a third per centum ad va
lorem — Provided, That, on all man
ufacturers of Wool except flannels
•and baizes, the actiial value of which,
at the place whence imported, shall
not exceed 33 1-3 cents per square
yard, shall be charged with a duty of
25 per centum ad valorem.
Second. All manufactures not here
in specified of cotton silk, flax, or hemp
or of which either of these materials
shall he a component part, and on all
manufactures of silk or of which silk
shall he a component material, coming
from beyond the Cape of Good Hope,
a duty of 25 per cenfum ad valorem ;
on air other manufactures of silk, or
of which silk shall he a component
material, 20 per centum ad valorem :
Provided, That all cotton cloths
whatsoever or cloths of which cotton
shall he a component material,except
ing nankeens imported directly from
China, the original cost of which at
the place whence imported, with the
addition of 20 per centum, if imported
from the cape of Good Hope, or any
place beyond it; and of 10 per cen
tum, if imported from any other place,
shall be less than 30 cents par square
yard, such addition, be ta
ken and deemed to have cost thirty
cents per square yard and shall be
> harg' o with duty accordingly. And
that all unbleached and uncolored cot
ton twist, yarn, or thread the original
cost of which shall be less than 60
cents per pound, shall be deemed and
taken to have cost 60 cents per pound
and shall be charged with duty ac
cordingly. And all bleached or co
lored cotton yarn, twist, or thread the
original cost of which shall be less
than seventy-five cents per pound,
shall be deemed and taken to have
cost seventy-five rents per pound, and
shall he charged with duty according
ly: Provided, also, That the provis
ions of this act shall not apply to, or
bo enforced against, importations of
goods from ports or places eastward of
the Cape of Good Hope, or beyond
Cape Horn, before the Ist of January
next, ensuing.
Third. On wool unmanufactured, a
duty of 20 per centum ad valorem,un
~til tlie Ist day of June, 1825 ; and af
terwards, a dutv of 25 per centum ad
valorem, until the Ist of June, 1826 ;
afterwards, a dutv of 30 per centum
ad valorem: Provided , That all wool
the actual value of which, at the place
whence imported, shall not exceed ten
cents per pound, shall be charged with
a duty of 15 per centum ad valorem,
and no more.
Fourth. On all “Leghorn hats or bon
nets, and all hats or bonnets of straw,
chip, or grass, and on all flats, braids,
or plats for making of hats or bonnets,
a dutv of fifty per centum ad valorem :
Provided, That all Leghorn hats and
bonnets, and all hats or bonnets of
straw, chip, or grass, which, at the
place whence imported, with the addi
tion of ten per centum, shall have
cost less than one dollar each, shall,
with such addition, he taken and deem
ed to have cost one dollar each, and
shall be charged with duty accordirig
ly.
Fifth. On Japanned wares of all
kinds, on plated wares of all kinds, and
on all manufactures, nntjotlierwise spe
cified, made of brass, iron, steel, pew
ter, lead, or tin, or of which either of
these metals is a component material,
a duty of 25 per centum ad valorem.
Molting doth*, 15 per cent, ad va
lorem.
Hair cloth and hair seating, 50 per
cent, ad valorem.
On marble and all manufactures of
maible, thirty per centum ud valo
rem.
All paporliengings, 40 per cent, ad
valorem.
Coach laces, of cotton or other ma
terial, thirty-five per cent, a 1 valorem,
on oil other laces. 12,1 per cent, ad va
lorem.
Lend, in pigs, bars, or sheets,2 cents
per pound.
Leaden Hint, 3 } cents per pound.
Ned or white lead, dry, or ground
in nil, 4 cents per pound.
lhussels, Turkey, and AVilton car
pels,and carpeting,so cents per square
yard.
All Vcnitiun and ingrain carpets or
carpeting, 25 cents pci square yard.
All oilier kinds ot carpets and car
peting, of woifl, flax, hemp, or cotton,
or parts of cither, 20 cents per square
yard.
On oil cloth carpeting, and on oil
cloths of every description, a duty ot
50 per cent, ad valorem.
On all other carpets and carpeting,
mats anl floor cloths, made of tow,
flags, or any other material, a duty of
30 per cent, ad valorem.
On hemp, at the rate of 35 dollars
per ton.
Tarred cables and cordage, 4 cents
per pound.
Un tar ted cordage, yarns, twine,
pack thread and seines, five cents per
pound.
Cotton bagging 3J cents per square
yard.
Iron, in bars or bolts, not manufac
tured, in whole or in part, by rolling,
90 cents per one hundred and twelve
pounds.
Hound iron or braziers’ rods,of three
sixteenth to eight sixteenths of an inch
diameter, inclusive; and on iron, in
nail or spike rods, slit; and on iron, in
sheets, and hoop iron; and on iron,
sJit or rolled, for band iron, scroll-iron
or casement rods, three cents per
pound.
Iron spikes, 4_cents per pound.
Iron nails, cut or wrought, 5 cents
per pound.
‘Lacks, brails, and sprigs not ex
ceeding sixteen ounces to the thousand
five cents per thousand ; exceeding
16 ounces to the thousand, 5 cents per
pound.
Iron or steel wire notcxceeding no.
18, 5 cents per pound, over No. 18, 9
cents per pound.
Square wire, used in the manufac
ture of stretchers lor umbrellas, 12 per
cent, ad valorem.
Anvils and anchors, two cents per
pound.
Iron cables,or chains,or parts there
of, tlwee cents per pound ; and no
drawback shall lie allowed on the ex
portation of iron cables or parts there
of.
Mill cranks and mill irons, of wro’t
iron, 4 cents per pound.
Mill saws, one dollar each.
.Blacksmiths’ hammers and sledges
2,J cents per pound.
Muskets,one dollar and 50 cents per
stand.
RiHes, two doliais and fifty cents
each.
On all other fire arms, and on side
arms, thirty per centum ad valorem.
Cutting knives, scythes, sickles,
and reaping hooks, spades and shovels,
of iron or steel 30 per centum ad va
lorem.
Screws of iron, for wood, called
wood Sfcrews, thirty per cent, ad valo
rem.
Vessels of cast iron, not otherwise
specified, one and a halt cents per
pound ;
All other castings of iron, not specifi
ed, one cent per pound ;
All vessels of copper, thirty-five per
centum ad valorem ;
Quills, prepared or manufactured
twenty-five per centum ad valorem ;
Slates and tiles, for building, 25 per
cent, ad valorem.
Black lead pencils, 40 per cent, ad
valorem.
Tallow candles, five cents per lb.
Spermaceti candles, eight cents per
pound.
Soap, 4 cents per pound.
Lard, 3 cents per pound.
Wheat 25 cents per bushel.
Oats ten cents per bushel.
Wheat flour 50 cents per hundred
weight.
Potatoes ten cents per bushel
iCoal 6 cents per heaped bushel
Corks I 2 cents per pound
Pi tin i!,t and other shoes or slip
pers ot stutf or nankeen, 25 cents per
pair
Laced boots or bootees, one dollar
50 cents per pair
Linseed, rape seed, and hemp seed
oil, twenty five cents per gallon.
Ale, beer and porter imported in
bottles 25 cents per gallon—imported
otherwise,than in bottles, 15 cents per
gallon
Beef and pork, 2 cents per pound
Hams, and other bacon, 3 cents per
pound
Butter, 5 cents per pound :
Vinegar 8 cents per gallon:
All urn, two dollars and fifty cents
per hundred weight.
Refined satpeter 3 cents per pound;
Blue or Homan vitriol: 4 cents per
pound ;
Oil of vitriol Scents per pound 5
lilauber salt 2 cents per pound :
Epsom salts. 4 cents per pound ;
Camphor, crude, B cents per lb.
Cautphor refined, twelve cents per
pound:
Copperas, two doll at a per ewt.
Cayenne pepper, liltcon cents per
pound.
Ginger, 2 cents per pound.
Chocolate, 4 cents per pound.
Currants and Figs, three cents per
pound.
Plums, prunes, Muscatel Raisins,
and raisins in jars and boxes, 4 cents
per pound.
All other Raisins, three cents per
pound. .
Window glass, not above S mehes
by 10 inches in size, three dollars per
hundred square leefc—not above 10
inches by 12 inches in size, three dol
lars and fifty cents per hundred square
feet; and if above ten inches by twelve
inches in size,four dollars per hundred
square feet, Provided,that all window
glass imported m plates, uncut, aha
be chargeable w ith the highest rate o
duties hereby impose*!.
On black glass bottles not exceeding
the capacity ol one quart, 2 dolluts
per groce ; on bottles exceeding one
quart and not more than two quaits,
trwo dollars and fifty cents per groce ;
over two quarts and not exceeding one
gallon, 3 dollars per groce.
Demijohns, 25 cents each.
Apothecaries vials ot the capacity ol
four ounces, and less, ono dollar pet
groce ; on the same, above tour oun
ces, and not exceeding eight ounces,
one dollar and twenty-five cents per
groce;
On all wares of cut glass, not specified
three cents per pound, and in addition
thereto, an ad val. duty o{ 30 per ct.
All other articles of glass, two cents
per pound and in addition thereto, an ,
ad valorem dutv of 20 per centum.
On all books, which the importer
shall make it satisfactorily appear to
the collector ot the port at which the
same shall be entered, were printed
previous to the year one thousand se
ven hundred and seventy five : and,
also on all books printed in other lan
guages than English, four cents per
volume, except books printed in Latin
or Greek : if in Latin or Greek and
bound 15 cents per pound ; when not
bound, 13 cents.
All other books when bound, 30 cts.
per pound ; when in sheets or boards,
26 cents per pound.
Folio and quarto post paper, of all
kinds, twenty cents per pound .
Foolscap and all drawing and wri
ting paper, seventeen per pound.
Printing, copperplate, and stainers’
paper, ten cents per pound.
Sheafing paper, binders’, and box
boards, aiqj wrapping paper, of all
kinds, three cents per pound .
All other paper, fifteen cents per
pound.
A duty of twelve and a half per cen
tum ad valorem on all articles not here
in specified, and now paying a duty of
seven and a half per centum ad valo
rem; with the exception of patent ad
hesive felt., for covering ship's bot
toms, which shall be admitted free of a
dutv, until June 30th, 1826.
Sec. 2. And he it further enacted —
That an addition of ten per centum
shall be made to the several rates of
duties hereby imposed upon the seve
ral articles* aforesaid, which, after
the said respective times for the com
mencement ot (lie duties her eby im
posed, shall be imported in ships or in
vessels, not of the United States : Pro
vided, That this addition shall not be
applied to articles imported in ships
or vessels, not of the United States,
entitled by treaty, oi by any act of
Congress, to be admitted on payment
of the same duties that are paid on like
articles imported in ships or vessels
of the United States.
• Sec. 3. And he it further enacted,
That there shall be allowed a draw
back of the duties by this act imposed
upon the exportation of any articles
that shall have paid the same, within
the time, and in the manner, and sub
ject to the provisions and restrictions,
prescribed in the fourth section of the
act, entitled “ An act to regulate the
duties on imports and tonnage,” pass
ed, April 27 th, 1816.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted,
That the drawback allowed by law
on plain silk cloths, shall be allowad,
although the said cloths, before the ex
portation thereof, shall have been co
lored, printed, stained, dyed, stamped
or painted, in the United States. Hut,
whenever such cloths, so imported,
shall be intended to be so colored,
printed, stained, dyed, stamped, or
painted, and afterwards to be export
ed from the United States, with privi
lege of drawback, each package there
of shall, before the same shall be deli
vered from the public stores, be open
ed and examined by an inspector of
the customs, and the contents thereof
measured or weighed, and the quality
thereof ascertained, and a sample of
each.piece thereof reserved at the cus
tom house ; and a particular account
or registry of such examination, de
scribing the number of pieces in each
package, their weight Or measure, and
the samples thereof reserved, shall be
entered in the books of thu custom
house ; and, after such examination,
said goods shall be repacked in the
original package, ami the said original
package shall be marked with a cus
tom house mark. And, whenever any
such goods, being thus colored, print
ed, stained, dyed, stumped, or painted
shall be entered at the custom house
for exportation and drawback, the
same shall be so entered in the origi
nal package, marked as aforesaid, and
not otherwise, unless the person,so en
taring the same, mall ghe satisfacto
ry evidence to the collector, or naval
officer, or one of them, that such uii
.rinal package lias bedn lost or destroy
ed by accident; and no such applica
tion for drawback shall be made, ex
cept on the contents ot entire packa
ges; and, upon application for such |
entry and drawback, the contents ui
the packages so ollered, shall be exa
mined by an inspector ot the custom'',
and measured or weighed and compar
ed with the original entry, registry,
and samples ; and if, upon such com
parison and full examination, the col
lector shall be satisfied that the con
tents of each package are the same
identical gooJs imported and register
ed as.aforesaid, and not chnuged or
altered, except by being colored, prin
ted, stained, dyed, stamped, oV paint
ed, ns aforesaid, then the person, so
entering such goods, shall be admitted
to the oath prescribed by law, to be
used in cases of application for expor
tation of goods for the benefit of draw
back, and shall, thereupon, be entitled
to drawback, as in other cases : Pro
vided, That the exporter shall, in eve
ry other particular, comply with the
regulations and formalities heretofore
| established for entiies ot goods for ex-
portation,with the benefit of drawback.
And if any person shall present, for
exportation and drawback, any color
ed, printed, stained, dyed, stamped, or
painted silk, or nankeen cloths, know
ing the same not to be entitled to
drawback, according to the provisions
of this act, or shall wilfully misrepre
sent or conceal the contents or quality
of any package as aforesaid, the said
goods, so presented or entered tor
drawback, shall be forfeited, and may
be seized by the collector and proceed
ed with, and the forfeiture distributed
as in other cases.
Sec. 5. And he it further enacted,
That the existing laws shall extend to
and be in force for, the collection of
(he duties imposed by this act, for the
prosecution and punishment of all of
feaces, and for the recovery, collec
tion, distribution, and remission of all
fines, penalties, and forfeitures, as ful
ly and effectually as if every regula
tion, penalty, forfeiture, provision,
clause, matter ami thing, to that ef
fect, in the existing laws contained,
had been inserted in, and re-enacted
by, this act.
’ Sec. 6. And be it further enacted,-
That the provisions of the second sec
tion of the act of Congress, entitled
“An act to regulate the duties oe im
ports and tonnage,” approved Apiil
2rth, 1816, shall extend and enure to
the benefit of the schools and colleges
within the United States, or the terri
tories thereof, in the same manner,
and under the like limitations and re
strictions, as is provided in said act
with respect to seminaries of learn
ing.
HENRY ‘CT.Vk,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN GAILLAKI),
President of the Senate, pro tempo**.
Washington, Alay 22il IS24—Approved :
JAMES MONROE.
We have before published the yeas
and nays of both houses on the above
act: But we subjoin them because
we think they should always accompa
ny it, and ought to be remembered.
House of Representatives.
YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Alexander, ofTen.
Allison, Barber, of Conn. Beecher, Bradley,
Brown, Buchanan, Buck, Buckner, Cady,
Campbell of Ohio,Cassedv, Clark,Collins,Con
diet, Cook, Crusts, Craig, Hurfee, Dwight, Ea
ton, Eddy, Edwards of Pa. Ellis, Farrellv,
Findlay, Forward, Harrison, Gnzlay, Harris,
Hayden, Hemphill, Henry, Herkimer, Hol
combe, Houston, Jenkins, Johnson, ofVa. J.
T. Johnson, F. Johnson, Kidder, Kremer,Law
re nee, Letcher, Little, McArthur, McKean,
McKim, Me Lane of Del. McLean, of Ohio,
Mallary, Markley, Martindale, Marvin, Mat
lack, Matson, Metcalfe, Miller, Mitchell of Pa.
Mitchell, of Ald. Moore, of Ky. Alorgan, Pat
terson, of Ohio, Plainer, of Penn. Prince,
Hichurds, Rich, Rogers, Rose, l!o*s, Scott,
Sharpe, Sloane, Sterling, Stewart, Stoddard,
Stuns, Strong, Swan, Taylor, Ten Eyck,Test,
Thompson, of Ky. Tod, Tomlinson, Tracy,
Trimble, Tyson, l dree, Vance, of Ohio, Van
Renselaer, Van Wyck,Vinton, Wayne, White
man, Whittlesey, \\ hite, YVicklide, James Wil
son, Henry Wilson, Wilson, of Ohio, Wood,
Woods, Wright.—lo 7.
—Messrs. Abbot, Alexander, Va. Allen,
Mass. Allen, Tenn. Archer, Ruy, Rasset, Blair,
Brock, Brent; Burleigh; Burton, Camherleng,
Campbell, S. C. Carter, Cary, Colili, Cocke,
Conner, Crowinshield, Culpeper, Cushman,
Cuthbert, L)ay;|J)wincll,Edwards, i\. C. Floyd, I
Foot, Con. Foote, N. Y. Forsyth, Frost, Ful
ler, Garnett, Gatlin, Gist, Govan, Gurley, 1 lull
Hamilton, llarvy, Hayward lliTrio, Hobart,
llogehoois, Hooks, 1 acks, Kent, Lathrop,
Lee, Lettwich, Lincoln.Litchfield, Livermore,
Livingston, Locke, Long, Longfellow, Ale,Coy
McDufue, McKee, Jfnnguiu A/ercer, .Woore,
nl Ala. Neal, NeUon;Newton, O’Brien,Owen
Plutner; N. 11. Poinsett: Randolph; Jtankin;
Reed; Reynolds; Rivers; Saunders; Sand ford,
S.bley; Arthur hmitb; Alex Smyth; Win.
Smith, Spaiglit, Spence; Standefer; A. Ste
venson; J Stephenson; Taliaferro; Tat mill;
Thompson; Geo. Tucker Va. Tucker; S. C.
\ uuce; N. C. Warfield Whipple; Williams; N.
Y. Williams; Va. Williams N. C Wilson b C
102.
Senate.
Veas —Messrs. Barton, Bell, Ben
ton, Brown, Chandler,D’wolf, Bit ker
snn, Eaton, Edwards, Findlay,Holmes,
of Maine, Jackson, Johnson, of Ken.
Knight, Lautnan, Lowrie, Mcllvaine,
Noble, Palmer, Buggies, Seymour,
Talbot Taylor of Ind. Thomas, Van
Burnt—2s.
‘Ttys—Messrs. Barbour, Branch,
Ciuy ton, Elliot, Gaiilard i’ It
Holmes, of Miss. 11. Kin,* J . ‘H
King, of N. V . Lloyd,,f M a t s i"’ ■
Mills, Farott, Smith, Taylor ‘J?’■
Van Dyke, “Ware, \\ illiams 2l a 'B
Thomas Joins’ Cos ifession CtncluH,) <■ S
fourth page.
the protest ; they then were coti,j, H
ted back to the place where they i • I
left the boat, and put all the tW ■§
in and took her to town where
remained two or tWce days,
then sent to Jacmcl by land,in c |
of one soldier—then were carried
fore the Governor, when they state'tl
that the brig sprung a leak, tint
captain, mate, ike. took the jollv ■
and they parted in the night, ;r "tl
could not tell where thejolly-boathalU
got to ; that satisfied the 8
and they were all discharged;
clothes and money that they took B
the brig, which was one hundred ai ‘l
odd dollars; the Governor did not |
know they had any money, and ;l, H
clothes they said were their own ; ■■ J
same day examinant got a vessel ♦ ■
goto Charleston. Since which tim *
examinant has not seen anv of die
crew except Oliver King. First saw-
Oliver in Hancker-st. which was about
two days before he was broughtto fir-
Police; Oliver had a gold watch be
fore he sailed from New-York, j,/
after the vessel sailed he gave it to
Caps. to save for him, and in Curra.
coa lie wanted it, but the Capt. would
not give it track to him—he intended
to bring it back to New-York expec
ting he would find an owner for it.—.
Examinant was lying in his birth,and
Oliver came in the forecastle and said
let us rise and take the vessel, and
take her into St. Domingo. After fiat
Alexander, Charles and all came down
and they all agreed to it, and the day
after that the murder was committed.
Examinant wishes it to be mentioned
again that Harry Cook was lying in
the cabin all the time, and is an in
nocent man. Examinant has beenbut
once in New-York, and that was last
summer; cwme from Philadelphia,
and sailed out here in the brig Sarafi
Haddock. Harry Cook is the onlyin
nocent man that was on board—Oliver
was the youngest on board, he m
about 18 or 19 years of age.
On being asked again who waste
first that proposed killing the Cip
tain, savs Alexander was the first
Taken May 24th. fl J. HOPS®
Extract of a letter, copied from the Liverpool*
Mercury. ■
“ It is with the greatest concern!
that I have to inform you that tlwl
Ashantees have made an attach 1
upon Sir Charles M’Carthy’s di l
vision of the army, upon the Goifl
Coast, and completely routed i;, I
most of the officers killed, and Sir I
Charles himself wounded in tto I
places during the action, an* row I
missing. They came clown lo,(W> I
strong , Sir Charles’s division s I
not more than one-third of that I
number. The battle was fought I
on the 21st inst. near Sicondeeand I
lasted from 2 P. IVI. until 6 P. M I
when Sir Charles, having expended I
all his amunition, was surrounded, I
and completely routed. The Ash
antees, however, sustained a great
loss, and it is not known who*
they are gone to.
“ There wTere fourteen officer*
with Sir Charles when the action
commenced, and only one,a Lieut
Erskine, escaped to tell the tale c.
woe.
“ Among the slain are some ol
the principal and oldest merchants
at Cape Coast. 1 hose that I hn' f
heard, named, are George Robert
son, James Ileadle, Edwin Jones,
and Mr. Tcdlcv, the staffi-surgeon,
killed; Cnpt. L. Letrange died 0
fatigue ; Major Rickets, severer
wounded ; many others that I to
not know the names 01, killed ; an(i
many wounded and missing- DJ
were enpecting an attack at C.
Coast, bv the latest intelligent*
and they had actually sent <lo\\u 1
vessel to get 7000 stand of arm*
which it was reported at Cape Coas
that I had here. .
“ As this vessel will most liken
call at Cape Coast, the captain
be able to give you the accounts*
and more accurat# intelligence, 0
this dreadful transaction wm*
may yet he the cause of the Go
Coast being taken from us.
Another account soys. —T hntt e
settlemext called the Dutch
was Inirnt by the English in Fori’
ary, for selling supplies to the i ‘
antees. Ihe English commari f
on the station, informed capt. U*”
ly that he had put an officer
hoard the brig Paragon, ot
to prevent her trading on die c°“j ’
and would not allow ol an V tlfl , „
with tlie Dutch castle and sc
mer.t atElmin*. ‘lhcnewsy a ”