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 184 THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 68. 1861. Wflrpn dif¤3‘¤¤¢ package, and the aggregate value of the contents of the bale, bag, or §$°§,°5:'° "’ package shall be appraised by the appraisers at a rate exceeding twenty. . four cents per pound, it shall be charged withla duty of nine cents per Balesofdifcr pound: Provided, jitrtker, That 1f bales of diiferent qualities are ern- °'“’ ‘¥.“‘l‘?‘°' m braced in the same invoice, at the same price, whereby the average price wm mmm shall be lessened more than ten per centum,the value of the whole shall be appraised according to the value of the bale of the best quality, and no bale or bales shall be liable to a less rate of duty in consequence of Sh“P‘“kl““· being invoiced with wool of lower value: Prmnded, also, That sheep skins, raw or unmanufactured, imported with the wool on, washed or unwashed, shall be subject to a duty of fifteen per centum ad valorem. Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That from and after the day and year afore aid, there shall be levied, collected, and paid on the 1mpor— tation of the articles hereinafter mentioned the following duties, that is to sa : Clfrm- Fiiist: On Wilton, Saxony and Aubusson, Axminster patent velvet, Tourney velvet, and tapestry velvet carpets and carpeting, Brussels carpets wrought by the Jacquard machine, and all medallion or whole carpets, valued at one dollar and twenty-five cents or under per square yard, tbrty cents per square yard; valued at over one dollarland twenty- five cents per square yard, fifty cents per square yard: Pravzded, That no carpet or rugs of the above description shall pay a duty less than twenty- five per centum ad valorem; on Brussels and tapestry Brussels carpets and carpeting printed on the warp or otherwise, thirty cents per square yard; on all treble-ingrain and worsted-chain Venetian carpets and carpeting, twenty-five cents per square yard; on hemp or jute carpeting, four cents per square yard; on druggets, bookings, and fclticarpets and carpeting printed, colored or otherwise, twenty cents per square yard; on all other kinds of carpets and carpeting of wool, flax or cotton, or parts of either, or other material not otherwise specified, a duty of thirty per MM2. Nm- centum ad valorem; Provided, That mats, rugs, screens, covers, hassocks, °°r°°°”’ &°' bedsides and other portions of carpets or carpeting shall pay the rate of duty herein imposed on carpets or carpeting of similar character; on all other mats, screens, hassocks, and rugs, a duty of thirty per centum ad valorem. Woollcn clothe Second: On woollen cloths, woollen shawls, and all manufactures of wool ' vided for, a duty of twelve cents per pound, and in addition thereto twenty-five per centum ad valorem; on endless belts for paper, and blanketing for printing machines, twenty-five per centum ad valorem; on all iiannels valued at thirty cents or less per square yard, twenty-five per centum nd valorem ; valued above thirty cents per square yard, and on all ilannels colored, printed, or plaided, and ilannels composed in part of cotton or silk, thirty per centum acl valorem; on hats of wool, twenty y,,,,,,, per centum ad valorem ; on woollen and worsted yarn, valued at fifty cents and not over one dollar per pound, twelve cents per pound, and in addition thereto fifteen per centum ad valorem ;'on woollen and worsted yarn, valued at over one dollar per pound, twelve cents per pound, and in addition thereto twenty-five per centum ad valorem ; on woollen and worsted yarns, or yarns for carpets, valued under fifty cents per pound, and not exceeding in tineness number fourteen, twenty-five per centum ad valorein; exceeding number fourteen, thirty per centum ad valorem; on clothing ready made, and wearing apparel of every description, composed wholly or in part of wool, made up or manufactured wholly or in part by PMI?-294. theltailor, seamstress, or manufacturer, twelve cents per pound, and in Blankets- addition thereto twentyrfive per centum ad valorem ; on blankets of all kinds, made wholly or in part of wool, valued at not exceeding twenty- eight cent.s•per pound, there shall be charged a duty of six cents per pound, and in addition thereto ten per centum ad valorem; on all valued
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