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 202 THIRTY—-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 171. 1864. hundred and thirty, as makes discrimination in favor of vessels certain proportions of whose crews shall be citizens of the United States, shall Oiiicers of be, and the same are hereby, repealed : Provided, however, That officers Umm} Sum of vessels of the United States shall in all cases be citizens of the United eessels to be States citizens. · e Approved, June 28, 1864. June 30, 1864. CHAP. CLXXI. -An Act to increase Duties on Imports, and jbr other Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Uongress assembled, That on and after the nrst day Dunes on sm. of July, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-four, in lieu of the dume i¤ lieu of ties heretofore imposed by law on the articles hereinafter mentioned, there °m°r d“"°”‘ shall be levied, collected, and paid, on goods, wares, and merchandise herein enumerated and provided for, imported from foreign countries, the following duties and rates of duty, that is to say : -— Teas. First. On teas of all kinds, twentyfve cents per pound. Sugar. 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. St,,,,,;,,,,; 0,- On all refined sugar in form of loaf, lump, crushed, powdered, pulversugars ized, or granulated, and all stove-dried or other sugar above number twenty, Dutch standardin color, Eve 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. S,,g,,,c,,,dy On sugar-candy, not colored, ten cents per pound. On all other confecqnd <>¤¤fe¤- tionery, not otherwise provided for, made wholly or in part of sugar, and t‘°“°'·7° 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 confectionery valued above  cents per pound, or when sold by the box, package, or otherwise than by the pound, fifty per centum ad valorem. Momm and Third. On molasses from sugar-cane, eight cents per gallon. On sirup ’l'¤P*· of sugar·cane juice, melado, concentrated melado, or concentrated molasses, two cents and a half per pound: Provided, That all sirups of sugar or sugar-cane, cane juice, concentrated molasses, or concentrated melado, entered under the name of molasses, or any other name than sirup of sugar, or of sugar-cane, cane juice, concentrated molasses, or concentrated melado, shall be liable to forfeiture 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:- Brandy-4 First. On brandy, for first proof, two dollars and iitty cents per gallon. 5 P' g2' On other spirits, manufactured or distilled from grain or other materials, pulls' for first proof two dollars per gallon. _Ccrdia1s and On cordials, and liqueurs of all kinds, and arrack, absynthe, kirschen- 1"!“°“'** wasser, rataiia, and other similar spirituous beverages, not otherwise provided for, two dollars per gallon. Bay rum. On bay rum,.one dollar and fifty cents per gallon. Wim- On wines of all kinds, valued at not over fifty cents per gallon, twenty