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Manufactures of ivory or vegetable ivory, or of which
either of these substances is the component material of
chief value, n. s. p. f.

35 per cent.

35 per cent.

35 per cent.

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1443

Manufactures of mother-of-pearl, shell, plaster of Paris, 35 per cent......
and india rubber known as "hard rubber," or of which
these substances or any of them is the component ma-
terial of chief value, n. s. p. f.
Shells and pieces of shells engraved, cut, ornamented, or
otherwise manufactured.
Electrical insulators and other articles, wholly or
partly manufactured, composed wholly or in chief value
of shellac, copal, or synthetic phenolic resin, n. s. p. f.
Moss and sea grass, eelgrass, and seaweeds, if manufac-
tured or dyed.

Musical instruments and parts thereof, n. s. p. f.,
pianoforte and player actions and parts thereof, cases
for musical instruments, pitch pipes, tuning forks, tun-
ing hammers, and metronomes, strings for musical
instruments composed wholly or in part of steel or
other metal, all the foregoing.

Tuning pins í

30 per cent

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35 per cent..

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10 per cent.
40 per cent..

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$1 per 1,000 and 35
per cent.

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cent.

40 per cent.

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45 per cent.

45 per cent.

25 per cent.

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Phonographs, gramophones, graphophones, and similar
articles, and parts thereof, n. s. p. f.

30 per cent

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Rolls: Calender rolls or bowls made wholly or in
chief value of cotton, paper, husk, wool, or mixtures
thereof, or stone of any nature, compressed between
and held together by iron or steel heads or washers
fastened to iron or steel mandrels or cores, suitable for
use in calendering, embossing, mangling, or pressing
operations.

1446 Rosaries, chaplets, and similar articles of religious devo-
tion, of whatever material composed (except if made in
whole or in part of gold, silver, platinum, gold plate,
silver plate, or precious or imitation precious stones):
Valued at not more than $1.25 dozen
Valued at more than $1.25 per dozen.

Any of the foregoing if made in whole or in part of gold,
silver, platinum, gold plate, silver plate, or precious or
imitation precious stones.

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Etchings and engravings, n. s. p. f..
Works of art, including paintings in oil or water colors,
pastels, pen and ink drawings, and copies, replicas, or
reproductions of any of the same; statuary, sculptures,
or copies, replicas, or reproductions thereof, n. s. p. f.
Peat moss..
Crayons, including charcoal crayons or fusains

Mechanical pencils, n. s. p. f..................

Pencils of paper, wood, or other material, not metal, filled
with lead or other material, pencils of lead.

Pencil point protectors and clips, whether separate or at-
tached to pencils.

Pencils stamped with names other than the manufac
turers' or the manufacturers' trade name or trade-mark.
Slate pencils:

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50 cents per ton...
45 cents per gross
and 25 per cent.
45 cents per gross
and 25 per cent.
45 cents per gross
and 25 per cent.
25 cents per gross..

50 cents per gross
and 25 per cent.

45 cents per gross

$1 per ton.
30 per cent.

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45 cents per gross
and 25 per cent.
(77)...
(79).

35 per cent.

50 cents per ton.

15 per cent.

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71 No corresponding classification. Dutiable according to component material of chief value.

12 No corresponding classification. Dutiable according to component material of chief value or as articles "designed to be worn on apparel or carried on or about or attached to the person.'

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73 Trimmed or untrimmed but not advanced in value by chemical processes.

74 Bleached sponges and sponges advanced in value by processes involving chemical operations.

75 Wholly or in chief value of paper, and n. s. p. f.

76 But the term "sculptures" as used in this act shall be understood to include only such as are cut, carved, or otherwise wrought by hand from a solid block or mass of marble, stone, or alabaster, or from metal, and as are the professional production of a sculptor only, and the term "painting" as used in this act shall be understood not to include such as are made wholly or in part by stenciling or other mechanical processes.

77 Dutiable according to component material of chief value or as articles "designed to be worn on apparel or carried on or about or attached to the person."

78 But not less than 25 per cent. 79 No corresponding classification.

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Black.
Colored..

Indelible..

Colored or crayon leads, n. s. p. f.
Copy or indelible leads, n. s. p. f..

1453 Photographic cameras and parts thereof, n. s. p. f..
Photographic dry plates, n. s. p. f..

Photographic and moving-picture films, sensitized but not
exposed or developed.

Photographic-film negatives, imported in any form, for

use in any way in connection with moving-picture ex-
hibits, or for making or reproducing pictures for such
exhibits:

Exposed but not developed..
Exposed and developed.

1453 Photographic-film positives, imported in any form, for use in any way in connection with moving-picture exhibits, including herein all moving, motion, motophotography, or cinematography film pictures, prints, positives, or duplicates of every kind and nature, and of whatever substance made.

1454 Pipes, and smokers' articles:

1455

Common tobacco pipes and pipe bowls made wholly
of clay-

Valued at not more than 40 cents per gross.......
Valued at more than 40 cents per gross.....

Pipe bowls commercially known as stummels; pipes,
cigar and cigarette holders, n. s. p. f., and mouth-
pieces for pipes, cigar and cigarette holders, all the
foregoing of whatever material composed, and in
whatever condition of manufacture, whether wholly
or partly finished, or whether bored or unbored;
pouches for chewing or smoking tobacco, cases suit-
able for pipes, cigar and cigarette holders finished or
partly finished; cigarette books, cigarette-book
covers, cigarette paper in all forms, except cork
paper; and all smokers' articles whatsoever, and
parts thereof, finished or unfinished, n. s. p. f., of
whatever material composed, except china, porce-
lain, parian, bisque, earthen or stone ware.
Meerschaum, crude or unmanufactured

All thermostatic bottles, carafes, jars, jugs, and other
thermostatic containers, or blanks and pistons of such
articles, of whatever material composed, constructed
with a vacuous or partially vacuous insulation space
to maintain the temperature of the contents, whether
imported, finished, or unfinished, with or without a
jacket or casing of metal or other material: 83

Having a capacity of 1 pint or less..

Having a capacity of more than 1 pint.........

Parts of any of the foregoing, not including those above
mentioned.

1456 Handles for umbrellas, parasols, sunshades, and walking
canes, finished or unfinished.

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Umbrellas, parasols, and sunshades covered with mate-
rial other than paper or lace, not embroidered or appli-
quéd.84

40 per cent

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Waste, n. s. p. f.

10 per cent.

Rags, n. s. p. 1.

1458

White bleached beeswax.

25 per cent.

10 per cent.
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10 per cent 86.

71 See footnote 71 on p. 951.

10 per cent.
Free.
(85).

10 per cent.

80 Not exceeding 18 inch in diameter and not exceeding 2 inches in length, and longer leads shall pay in proportion thereto. 81 Of the standard width of 1 inches, and all other widths shall pay duty in equal proportion thereto.

82 Provided, That upon the importation of photographic and motion-picture films or film negatives taken from the United States and exposed in a foreign country by an American producer of motion pictures operating temporarily in said foreign country in the course of production of a picture 60 per cent or more of which is made in the United States the duty shall be 1 cent per linear foot, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the entry of such films or film negatives under this proviso (act of 1922): Provided further. That all photographic films imported under this act shall be subject to such censorship as may be imposed by the Secretary of the Treasury (acts of 1913 and 1922).

[The act of July 31, 1912, chap. 253, forbids importation of any film or other pictorial representation of a prize fight.]

Provided, That all articles specified in this paragraph when imported shall have the name of the maker or purchaser and beneath the same the name of the country of origin legibly, indelibly, and conspicuously etched with acid on the glass part, and die stamped on the jacket or casing of metal or other material, in a place that shall not be covered thereafter: Provided further, That each label, wrapper, box, or carton in which any of the foregoing are wrapped or packed, when imported, shall have the name of the maker or purchaser and beneath the same the name of the country of origin legibly, indelibly, and conspicuously stamped or printed thereon.

71 No corresponding classification. Dutiable according to component material of chief value. 84"Not embroidered or appliquéd," not in act of 1909.

85 New classification in act of 1922. Beeswax free, in acts of 1909 and 1913.

86 Carbon, n. s. p. f., 20 per cent; istle or tampico, when dressed, dyed, or combed, 20 per cent.

87 Unmanufactured carbon, n. s. p. f., 15 per cent; istle or tampico, when dressed, dyed, or combed, 20 per cent.

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1460

All articles manufactured, in whole or in part, n. s. p. f... 20 per cent.......
That each and every imported article, not enumerated
in this act, which is similar, either in material, quality,
texture, or the use to which it may be applied to any
article enumerated in this act as chargeable with duty,
shall pay the same rate of duty which is levied on the
enumerated article which it most resembles in any of
the particulars before mentioned; and if any nonenu-
merated article equally resembles two or more enumer-
ated articles on which different rates of duty are charge-
able, there shall be levied on such nonenumerated
article the same rate of duty as is chargeable on the
article which it resembles paying the highest rate of
duty; and on articles not enumerated, manufactured
of two or more materials, the duty shall be assessed at
the highest rate at which the same would be chargeable
if composed wholly of the component material thereof
of chief value; and the words "component material of
chief value," wherever used in this act, shall be held to
mean that component material which shall exceed in
value any other single component material of the arti-
cle; and the value of each component material shall be
determined by the ascertained value of such material
in its condition as found in the article. If two or more
rates of duty shall be applicable to any imported article,
it shall pay duty at the highest of such rates.

68 Ammoniacal gas liquor, 10 per cent.

Title II.-Free List.

ACT OF AUGUST 5, 1909.

That on and after the day following the passage of this act, except as otherwise specially provided for in this act, the articles mentioned in the following paragraphs shall, when imported into the United States or into any of its possessions (except the Philippine Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutuila), be exempt from duty:

ACT OF OCTOBER 3, 1913.

That on and after the day following the passage of this act, except as otherwise specially provided for in this act, the articles mentioned in the following paragraphs shall, when imported into the United States or into any of its possessions (except the Philippine Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutuila), he exempt from duty: 1

ACT OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1922.

SEC. 201. That on and after the day following the passage of this act, except as otherwise specially provided for in this act, the articles mentioned in the following paragraphs, when imported into the United States or into any of its possessions (except the Philippine Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the islands of Guam and Tutuila), shall be exempt from duty:

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Supplies for American Red Cross donated abroad exempted from duty by act of Aug. 31, 1918, chap. 165, until one year after end of war.

2 Sulphuric acid which at the temperature of 60° F. does not exceed the specific gravity of 1.380, for use in manufacturing superphosphate of lime or artificial manures of any kind, or for any agricultural purposes: Provided, That upon all sulphuric acid imported from any country, whether independent or a dependency, which imposes a duty upon sulphuric acid imported into such country from the United States, there shall be levied and collected a duty of one-fourth of 1 per cent per pound. Dutiable or free as acids when performing their functions.

A Provided, That no article containing alcohol shall be admitted free of duty under this paragraph.

Provided, That any of the foregoing, when imported from any country, dependency, province, or colony which imposes no tax or duty on like articles imported from the United States, shall be imported free of duty. Articles or wares n. s. p. f, composed wholly or in part of iron, steel, lead, copper,

partly or wholly manufactured."

"Valued at not exceeding $75.

or other metal, and whether

6 Provided, That no article specified by name in Title I shall be free of duty under this paragraph. 954

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1506 Any animal imported by a citizen of the United States especially for breeding purposes, shall be admitted free, whether intended to be used by the importer himself or for sale for such purposes (except black or silver foxes (added in act of 1922]): Provided, That no such animal shall be admitted free unless pure bred of a recognized breed and duly registered in a book of record recognized by the Secretary of Agriculture for that breed: Provided further, That the certificate of such record and pedigree of such animal shall be produced and submitted to the Department of Agriculture, duly authenticated by the proper custodian of such book of record, together with an affidavit of the owner, agent, or importer that the animal imported is the identical animal described in said certificate of record and pedigree. The Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe such regulations as may be required for determining the purity of breeding and the identity of such animal: And provided further, That the collectors of customs shall require a certificate from the Department of Agriculture stating that such animal is pure bred of a recognized breed and duly registered in a book of record recognized by the Secretary of Agriculture for that breed. The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe such additional regulations as may be required for the strict enforcement of this provision.

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Horses, mules, asses (cattle, sheep, and other domestic
animals [added in act of 1922]) straying across the boun-
dary line into any foreign country, or driven across
such boundary line by the owner for temporary pas-
turage purposes only, together with their offspring,
shall be dutiable unless brought back to the United
States within (six [act of 1913]) eight months, in which
case they shall be free of duty, under regulations to be
prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury: a And
provided further, That the provisions of this act shall
apply to all such animals as have been imported and
are in quarantine or otherwise in the custody of customs
or other officers of the United States at the date of the
taking effect of this act.10 (Acts of 1913 and 1922.)
Animals brought into the United States temporarily for a
period not exceeding six months, for the purpose of
breeding, exhibition, or competition for prizes offered
by any agricultural, polo, or racing association; but a
bond shall be given in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury; also teams of
animals, including their harness and tackle, and the
wagons or other vehicles actually owned by persons
emigrating from foreign countries to the United States
with their families, and in actual use for the purpose of
such emigration, under such regulations as the Secre-
tary of the Treasury may prescribe; and wild animals
and birds" intended for exhibition in zoological collec-
tions for scientific or educational purposes and not for
sale or profit.
Antimony ore.

Rates of duty.

Act of 1922.

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a Public Resolution No. 101, 67th Congress: Horses, mules, asses, cattle, sheep, goats, and other domestic animals, which heretofore have strayed across the the boundary line into any foreign country, or been driven across such boundary line by the owner for temporary pasturage purposes only, or which may so stray or be driven before March 1, 1923, shall, together with their offspring, be admitted free of duty, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, if brought back to the United States within twelve months from the time they so strayed or were driven. Approved March 4, 1923.

Emergency Tariff Act of 1921: "Cattle and sheep and other stock imported for breeding purposes shall be admitted free of

duty."

10 Act of 1909: Any animal imported by a citizen of the United States specially for breeding purposes shall be admitted free, whether intended to be so used by the importer himself, or for sale for such purpose: Provided, That no such animal shall be admitted free unless pure bred of a recognized breed, and duly registered in the book of record established for that breed: And provided further, That certificate of such record and of the pedigree of such animal shall be produced and submitted to the customs officer, duly authenticated by the proper custodian, of such book of record, together with the affidavit of the owner, agent, or importer that such animal is the identical animal described in said certificate of record and pedigree: And provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine and certify to the Secretary of the Treasury what are recognized breeds and pure-bred animals under the provisions of this paragraph. The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe such additional regulations as may be required for the strict enforcement of this provision. Cattle, horses, sheep, or other domestic animals straying across the boundary line into any foreign country, or driven across such boundary line by the owner for temporary pasturage purposes only, together with their offspring, may be brought back to the United States within six months free of duty, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury: And provided further, That the provisions of this act shall apply to all such animals as have been imported and are in quarantine, or otherwise in the custody of customs or other officers of the United States, at the date of the passage of this act.

11 "And birds" added by act of 1922.

12 *** antimony ore, stibnite * ** 1 cent per pound on the antimony contents therein contained: Provided, That on all importations of antimony-bearing ores and matte containing antimony the duties shall be estimated at the port of entry, and a bond given in double the amount of such estimated duties for the transportation of the ores by common carriers bonded for the transportation of appraised or unappraised merchandise to properly equipped sampling or smelting establishments, whether designated as bonded warehouses or otherwise. On the arrival of the ores at such establishment, they shall be sampled according to commercial methods under the supervision of Government officers, who shall be stationed at such establishment, and who shall submit the samples thus obtained to a Government assayer, designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall make a proper assay of the sample, and report the result to the proper customs officers, and the import entry shall be liquidated thereon, except in case of ores that shall be removed to a bonded warehouse to be refined for exportation as provided by law, and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to make all necessary regulations to enforce the provisions of this paragraph; *

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13 And stibnite containing antimony, but only as to the antimony content.

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