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 F OR.TY—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 255. 1870. 265 On live animals, twenty per centum ad valorem: Provided, That ani- C;§“°m{d¤*l°° mals specially imported for breeding purposes from beyond the seas shall °° M °mm°i°‘ be admitted free, upon proof thereof satisfactory to the Secretary of the Treasury, and under such regulations as he may prescribe : And provided What animals further, That teams of animals, including their harness and tackle, actually Eg b° mmm owned by persons immigrating to the United States with their families ° from foreign countries, and in actual use for the purposes of such immigration, shall also be admitted free of duty, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe : And provided further, That all animals brought into the United States temporarily and for a period not exceeding six months, for the purpose of exhibition or competition for prizes offered by any agricultural or racing association, shall be admitted free of duty upon bond being first given, in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, with condition that the full duty hereinbefore imposed shall be paid in case of the sale of any such animals in the United States. On oranges, lemons, pineapples, and grapes, twenty per centum ad Duty ¤¤ valorem; and on limes, bananas, plantains, shaddocks, mangoes, and co- g2g2f8F,;?; coanuts, ten per centum ad valorem: Provided, That no allowance shall Allowance for be made for loss by decay on the voyage, unless the said loss shall exceed lm by d°°¤5’· twenty-five per centum of the quantity, and the allowance then made shall be only for the amount of loss in excess of twenty-tive per centum of the whole quantity. On Zante, or other currants, and prunes and plums, two and one half C¤¤‘¤¤*·¤, cents per pound. $3;,*;* we On neat’s-foot oil, and all animal, whale, seal, and fish oils, twenty per OHS_ centum ad valorem. On oil made of linseed or ilaxseed, thirty cents per gallon, seven pounds and a half of weight to be estimated as a gallon. On hempsecd and rapeseed, and other oil seeds of like character other than linseed or tlaxseed, one half cent per pound. On linseed or tlaxseed, twenty cents per bushel of fifty-six pounds No d*`%"bF°l¤ weight: Provided, That no drawback shall be allowed on oil cake made gglgmm ml from imported seed. On sesame seed oil or Cenne oil, and cotton-seed oil, thirty cents per D¤fy <>¤ gallon. sesame seed; On sesame seed, ten per centumad valorem. On opium, one dollar per pound. I opium. On opium prepared for smoking, and on all other preparations of opium m?§;‘{;‘·rg°· not otherwise provided for, six dollars per pound : Provided, That opium mgvgd from prepared for smoking, and other preparations of opium, deposited in E<>¤d¤d W¤g¤~ bonded warehouse, shall not be removed therefrom for exportation with- PQ;;;;,;?,,-%‘§_ out payment of duties, and such duties shall not be refunded. ties, &c. On morphia, and on all salts of morphia, one dollar per ounce. m£“ga‘f¤ On cotton thread, yarn, warps, or warp yarn, not wound upon spools, ,,£mn’m,.,,,,d, whether single or advanced beyond the condition of single by twisting yarn,&c. two or_ more single yarns together, whether on beams or in bundles, skeins, or cops, or in any other form, valued at not exceeding forty cents per pound, ten cents per pound; valued at over forty cents per pound and not exceeding sixty cents per pound, twenty cents per pound ; valued at over sixty cents per pound and not exceeding eighty cents per pound, thirty cents per pound; valued at over eighty cents per pound, forty cents per pound ; and in addition to said. rates of duty twenty per centum ad valorem. _ _ Sec. 22. And be it further enacted, That after the thirty-nrst day of t_c·;g°:}£;>';*;_l *¤· December, eighteen hundred and seventy, in addition to imported articles (fm}, Sm, De, now by law exempt from duty, and not herein otherwise provided for, cember 31, 1870. the following articles hereinafter enumerated and provided for shall also be free it —