FORTY——FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 255. 1870. 269 Sue. 23. And be it jtrtber enacteal That for the term of two years ?°'*”l¤ m”‘ from and after the passage of this act, and no longer, machinery and ghmqy mw b°’ . or two years, apparatus designed only for, and adapted to be used for, steam-vowage 0n imported tree of canals, and not now manufactured in the United States, may be imported gm? b£"'{7 by any State, or by any person duly authorized by the legislature of any mm G" State, free of duty, subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. And also that for the term of two years and steamfmm and after the passage of this act, and no longer, steam-plow machin- gl°“' ‘"“°l‘l”°"Y ery, adapted to the cultivation of the soil, may be imported by any person {2; i,?Sy0l:;s3€6_ for his own use, free of duty, subject to such regulations of the Secretary of' the Treasury as before provided. Sec. 24. And be it further enacted, That the word “ saltpetre," as used _ “S¤l¢D<>*¤¤>" in section seven of the act of March three, eighteen hundred and sixty- QLA7? $$8* three, allowing drawback of duty on foreign saltpetre manufactured into von. xii. pl 742, gimpowder in the United States, and exported therefrom, shall be con- *°m°°¤ ‘”h“· strued to mean the element of nitre so used, whether it be the nitrate of potash or nitrate of soda. Sec. 25. And be it further enacteah That section fifteen of the act sp- 0¢¤’¤i¤ ¤hlP$» proved July fourteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, entitled "An act l°§’Q,l§’si,°,$¥€€€l0 increasing. temporarily, the duties on imports, and for other purposes," certain tdnnage and section four of the act in amendment thereof, approved March three, **‘x· “°" sl°°°l”l eighteen hundred and sixty-five, be, and the same are hereby, so amended, niggaz, 0h_ 163, that no ship, vessel, steamer, boat, barge, or flat belonging to any citizen 6 16. __ of the United States, trading from one port or point within the United 1g;;' if {365:% States, to another port or point within the United States, or employed in V¤1.’x;i{.p.’4es: the bank, whale, or other fisheries, shall hereafter be subject to the ton- 186% °h- 173: nage tax or duty provided for in said acts; and the proviso in section one i:;g3,m,_ ,,_ gm hundred and three of the “Act to provide internal revenue to support the government and to pay the interest on the public debt, and for other purposes," approved June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, requiring an annual special tax to be paid by boats, barges, and flats, is hereby repealed. Sec. 26. And be it further enacted, That all imported goods, wares, _ D¤*i¢S ¤P<>¤ and merchandise which may be in the public stores or bonded ware- gg3Q?;; {;*°;,b_ houses on the day and year this act shall take effect, shall he subjected lic stores,&c. to no other duty upon the entry thereof for consumption than if the same $1;;* g¥;c’:°* were imported respectively after that day; and all goods, wares, and 18u’,,h_11Q,,,4_ merchandise remaining in bonded warehouses on the day and year this Pvsl, p- 514- act shall take eifect, and upon which the duties shall have been paid, P‘g,°,,__§?§§é}8‘ shall be entitled to a refund of the diirerence between the amount of ’ duties paid and the amount of duties said goods, wares, and merchandise would be subject to if the same were imported respectively after that da . _ , SEO.y27. And be it further enacted, That all provisions of existing laws 8 {g,g;ggyg;;¤¤ whereby any tax or duty is laid upon bequests or devises, or transfers quest?' gw (01- by deed, grant, or gift, made or intended to take effect after the death gggifggblggbgéi of the grantor, of any real or personal property, in trust or otherwise, um_,,epeg,,,,d: for public uses of a. literary, educational, or charitable character, or upon any real or personal estate which may become subject to any trust as Unpaidmxcs aforesaid under any past or future disposition, which, if made m favor of Iqvigd theeeon an individual, would confer on him a succession, be, and the same are ’°° °°l* hereby, repealed, and no taxes heretofore levied thereunder, but not ' paid, shall be collected. _ regggggiz ggw Sec. 28. And be it further enacted, That in all cases where tobacpo IS ,,,,,,,},,,,,,.00,;,,,, required to be put up in wooden packages, as provided by section sixty- packages pay two of an act entitled "An act imposing taxes on distilled spirits and ;°cg},,;‘l;ack_ tobacco, and for other purposes," approved July twenty, eighteen hun- ,,g,.,,_ 0 tired and sixty-eight, it shall be lawful for the commissioner of internal lggiicgliidgéz revenue to allow the same to be put up in metallic packages: Pmvuled,
