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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss. II. Ca. 497. 1930.

605 forms, of what ever material composed, an d wholly or pa rtly manu-

SCHEDULE 2 . factured for manufacturing

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E glassware . t hs,ea rthe nware , ~ or wares composed wholly or in part of carbon or graphite, wholly and or partly manufactured, not specially provided for, 45 per centum ad valorem . PAR. 217 . Bottles, vials, jars, ampoules, and covered or uncovered unfilled . . etc., filled or demijohns, and carboys, any of the foreg oing, wholly o r in chief value of glass, filled or unfilled, not specially provided for, and whether their contents be dutiable or free (except such as contain merchandise subject to an ad valorem rate of duty, or to a rate of duty based in whole or in part upon the value thereof, which shall be dutiable at the rate applicable to their contents), shall be subject to duty as follows : If holding more than one pint, 1 cent per pound ; if holding not more than one pint and not less than one- fourth of one pint, 1 1/2 cents per pound ; if holding less than one- fourth of one pint, 50 cents per gross : Provided, That the terms Terms construed . " bottle s," " vials," " jars," " ampoules," "demijohns," and " car- boys," as used herein, shall be restricted to such articles when suitable for use and of the character ordinarily employed for the holding or transportation of merchandise, and not as appliances or imple- ments in chemical or other operations, and shall not include bottles for table service and thermostatic bottles .

Glassware. Put. 218 . (a) Biological, chemical, metallurgical, pharmaceuti- sci ent ifi cut ens il s,e tc . cal, and surgical articles and utensils of all kinds, including all scien- tific articles, and utensils, whether used for experimental purposes in hospitals, laboratories, schools or universities, colleges, or other- wise, all the foregoing (except articles provided for in paragraph 217 or in subparagraph (e) ), finished or unfinished, wholly or in chief value of glass, 85 per centum ad valorem ; wholly or in chief value of fused quartz or fused silica, 50 per centum ad valorem . (b) Tubes (exc ept gauge gla ss tubes), ro ds, canes, and tubing, Tubes, rods, etc. c o with ends finished or unfinished, for whatever purpose used, wholly r in chief value of glass, 65 p er centum ad valorem ; wholly or in hief value of fused quartz or fused silica, 40 per centum ad valorem ; gauge glass tubes, wholly or in chief value of glass, 60 per centum ad valorem . (c) Illuminati ng articles o f every descr iption finishe d or un- etc Illuminating articles- s

. finished, wholly or in chief value of glass, for use in connection with artificial illumination : Prisms, glass chandeliers, and articles in chief value of prisms, 60 per centum ad valorem ; chimneys, 55 per centum ad valorem ; globes and shades, 70 per centum ad valorem ; all others, 60 per centum ad valorem : Provided That parts not Du ty on parts . specially provided for, wholly or in chief value of glass, of any of the foregoing shall be subject to the same rate of duty as the articles of which they are parts . (d) All glassw are commercia lly known as plated or case d glass, Plated glass . composed of two or more layers of clear, opaque, colored, or semi- translucent glass, or combinations of the same, 60 per centum ad valorem .

containers or pe r- (e) Bottles and jars, wholly or in chief value of glass, of the ftimes ,etc, character used or designed to be used as containers of perfume, talcum powder, toilet water, or other toilet preparations ; bottles, vials, and jars, wholly or in chief value of glass, fitted with or designed for use with ground-glass stoppers, when suitable for use and of the character ordinarily employed for the holding or trans- portation of merchandise ; all the foregoing produced by auto- matic machine, 25 per centum ad valorem ; otherwise produced, 75 per centum ad valorem . For the purposes of this subparagraph no regard shall be had to the method of manufacture of the stoppers or covers .