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 54L THIRTY··SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 163. 1862. Sugar. On all sugar not above number twelve, Dutch standard in color, two and one half·cents per pound ; On all sugar above number twelve, and not above number fifteen, Dutch standard in color, three cents per pound ; On all sugar above number fifteen, not stove·dried, and not above number twenty Dutch standard in color, three and one-half cents per pound. Bouned sugar. On all rehned 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, four cents per pound: Provided, That the standards by which the color and grades of sugars 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; Sugar candy. On sugar candy, not colored, six cents per pound; on all other confectionery, made wholly or in part of sugar, and on sugars, after being refined, when tinctured, colored, or in any way adulterated, ten cents per ound; Molasnss. P On molasses, six cents per gallon: Provided, That all sirups of sugar or sugar cane, concentrated molasses or concentrated melado, entered under the name of molasses or any other name than sirup of sugar, or of sugar cane, concentrated molasses, or concentrated melado, shall be liable to forfeiture to the United States, and the same shall be forfeited; mgm. On cigars of all kinds, valued at five dollars or less per thousand, thirty- live cents per pound; valued at over five dollars and not over ten dollars per thousand, sixty cents per pound; valued at over ten and not over twenty dollars per thousand, eighty cents per pound; valued at over twenty dollars per thousand, one dollar per pound; and in addition thereto on all cigars valued at over ten dollars per thousand, ten per centum ad valorem: Provided, That paper cigars, or cigarettes, including wrappers, shall be subject to the same duties imposed on cigars ; snug; On snuff thirty-five cents per pound; Tobacco. On tobacco, in leaf, unmanufactured and not stemmed, twenty-five cents per pound ; On stemmed, and tobacco manufactured of all descriptions, not otherwise provided for, thirty-tive cents per pound. _putiss in ad- Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That from and after the day and ‘l‘l"°r “ *° *’*m°*‘ year aforesaid, in addition to the duties heretofore imposed by law, on the articles hereinafter mentioned, and included in this section, 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: Brandy. On brandy, for first proof; twenty-five cents per gallon; Outer spirits. On other spirits, manufactured or distilled from grain or other materials, for first proof; Elly cents per gallon; Cordials. On cordials, and liqueurs of all kinds, and arrack, absynthe, kirschenwasser, ratalia, and other similar spirituous beverages not otherwise provided for, twenty-tive cents per gallon; my {mph On bay rum, twenty-five cents per gallon ; bl-lv, 1>¤¤¤n¤¤d On ale, porter, and beer, in bottles, or otherwise, five cents per gallon; "gimtuqu On all spirituous liquors not otherwise enumerated, sixteen and twomom not other- thiuls per centum ad valorem : Provided, That no lower rate or amount °““"*°*’**°'l· of duty shall be levied, collected, and paid, on brandy, spirits, and all other spirituous beverages, than that fixed by law for the description of first proof, but shall be increased in proportion for any greater strength Bottles to pay than the strength of iirst proof: And provided, further, That bottles con- °“"Y “ taining wines subject to ad valorem duties shall be liable to and pay the same rate of duty as that fixed upon the wines therein contained. S20. 3. And be it fin-ther enacted, That from and after the day and Additional your aforesaid, in addition to the duties heretofore imposed by law on