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 622 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. -SEss. II. Cu. 497. 1930 . So>MULE a. of jewels, if any, serving a mechanical purpose as frictional bear- Metals and manu- factures of. ings ; and, in words and in Arabic numerals, the number and classes of ad justments, or, if unadjusted, the w ord " unadjusted ". Parts dutiable. (c) Parts for any of the foregoing shall be dutiable as follows Imported in Same shipment. (1) Parts (except pillar or bottom plates, or their equivalent, bridges or their equivalent, and jewels) imported in the same ship ment wit h co mplet e mo veme nts, mech anis ms, devi ces, or instruments, provided for in subparagraph (a) of this para- graph (whether or not suitable for use in such movements, mechanisms, devices, or instruments), 45 per centum ad valorem ; but this clause of this subparagraph shall not be applicable to that portion of all the parts in the shipment which exceeds in value 4 per centum of the value of such com- Pillar or bottom plete moveme nts, me chanism s, devi ces, or instru ments ; pla tes . (2) pillar or bottom plates, or their equivalent, shall be subject to one-half the amount of duty which would be borne by the complete movement, mechanism, device, or instrument for which suit able ; seb ypate r cubes- (3) each assembly or subassembly (unless dutiable under clause (1) of this subparagraph) consisting of two or more parts or pieces of metal or other material joined or fastened together shall be subject to a duty of 3 cents for each such part or piece of material, except that in the case of jewels the duty shall be 15 cents instead of 3 cents, and except that in the case of pillar or bottom plates or their equivalent the duty shall be the rate pr ovided in clause (2) of this subpa ragraph instead of 3 cents, and except that in the case of a balance assembly the duty shall be 50 cents for the assembly instead of 3 cents for each part or piece thereof. No assembly or subassembly shall be subject to a greater amount of duty than would be borne by the complete movement, mechanism, device, or instrument for which suitable, nor to a less rate of duty than 45 per centum ad valorem. For the purpose of this clause a balance assembly shall be an assembly consisting of a balance wheel, balance staff, and hairspring, with or without the other parts com- mercially known as parts of a balance assembly. For the purpose of this clause bimetallic balance wheels ( not part of a balance assembly), and mainsprings with riveted ends, shall each be considered as one part or piece ; All other parts . (4) all other parts (except jewels), 65 per centum ad valorem. Jewels. (d) Jewels, suitable for use in any movement, mechanism, device, or instrument, dutiable under this paragraph or paragraph 368, or in any meter or compass, 10 per centum ad valorem. Dials. (e) Dials for any of the foregoing movements, mechanisms, devices, or instruments, if such dials are less than one and seventy- seven one-hundredths inches wide and are imported separately, 5 cents each and 45 per centum ad valorem. Dials for any of the movements, mechanisms, devices, or instruments provided for in Markingrequired. this para graph, whether or not attached ther eto, shall have s tamped, cut, engraved, or die sunk, conspicuously and indelibly thereon the name of the country of manufacture ; which marking, if the dial is impo rted at tached to any of the forego ing mov ements, mechan isms, devices, or instruments, shall be placed on the face of the dial in such manner as not to be obscured by any part of the case, container, or housing. aases,containers,etc. (f) All cases, containers, or housings, designed or suitable for the enclosure of any of the foregoing movements, mechanisms, devices, or i nstrume nts, wh ether or not contain ing suc h movem ents, m echa- nisms , devices, or instruments, and whether finished or unfinished,

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