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204. THIRTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 171. 1864. ther, That none of the above iron shall pay a less rate of duty than thirty- five per centum ad valorem. R,mm,,_d_,m,,_ On all iron imported in bars for railroads and inclined planes, made to &c. Post, p. 493. patterns and fitted to be laid down on such roads or planes without further manufacture, sixty cents per one hundred pounds. On boiler or other plate iron not less than three sixteenths of an inch in thickness, one cent wm, and a half per pound. On iron wire, bright, coppered, or tinned, drawn and finished, not more than one fourth of an inch in diameter, not less than number sixteen, wire gauge, two dollars per one hundred pounds, and in addition thereto fifteen per centum ad valorem ; over number sixteen and not over number twenty-five, wire gauge, three dollars and fifty cents per one hundred pounds, and in addition thereto fifteen per centum ad valorem: Provided, That wire covered with cotton, silk, or other material shall pay five cents per pound in addition to the foregoing rates. On smooth or polished sheet-iron, by whatever name designated, three Sb8,;,.im,_ cents per pound. On sheet-iron, common or black, not thinner than number twenty, wire gauge, one cent and one fourth of one cent per pound; thinner than number twenty, and not thinner —than number twenty-five, wire gauge, one cent and a half per pound; thinner than number twenty- five, wire gauge, one cent and three fourths of one cent per pound. Tm plates_ On tin plates, and iron galvanized or coated with any metal by electric batteries, or otherwise, two cents and a half per pound. Band, &c_, On all band, hoop, and scroll iron from one half to six inches in width, iron. not thinner than one eighth of an inch, one and one fourth cent per pound. On all band, hoop, and scroll iron from one half to six inches wide, under one eighth of an inch in thickness, and not thinner than number twenty, wire gauge, one and one half cent per pound. On all band, hoop, and scroll iron thinner than number twenty, wire gauge, one and three fourths cent per pound. Sm md5_ On slit rods one cent and one half per pound, and on all other descriptions of rolled or hammered iron not otherwise provided for, one cent and one fourth per pound. Locomotive On locomotive tire, or parts thereof, three cents per pound. I me. On mill-irons and mill-cranks of wrought ·1ron,and wrought iron for Wmught **0** ships, steam-engines, and locomotives, or parts thereof, weighing each twenty-five pounds or more, two cents per pound. Anvqs and On anvils and on iron cables, or cable chains, or parts thereof, two cents cables. and a half per pound. Cham, &c_ On chains, trace chains, halter-chains, and fence·chains, made of wireor rods, not less than one fourth of one inch in diameter, two cents and a. half per pound; less than one fourth of one inch in diameter, and not under number nine, wire gauge, three cents per pound; under number nine, wire gauge, thirty-five per centum ad valorem. Amb,,,., On anchors, or parts thereof, two cents and one fourth per pound. Hammers, &e. On blacksmiths’ hammers and sledges, axles, or parts thereof, and malleable iron in castings, not otherwise provided for, two cents and a half per pound. 1;,,,,,0,,, On wrought-iron railroad chairs, and wrought-iron nuts and washers, chairs. ready punched, two cents per pound. Screws, &e. On hed-screws and wrought-iron hinges, two cents and a half per pound. Nam Spikes On wrought board-nails, spikes, rivets, and bolts, two and one half cents 7 7 tacks, &e. per pound. On cut nails and spikes, one and a half cent per pound. On horseshoe nails, five cents per pound. On cut tacks, brads, or sprigs, not exceeding sixteen ounces to the thousand, two and one half cents per thousand; exceeding sixteen ounces to the thousand, three cents per pound. stem and ga., On steam, gas, and water tubs [tubes] and ilues, of wrought iron, WMS- P0S¢,P·493· two cents and a half per pound.