FIFTY-F1FTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 11. 1897. 173 284. Salt in bags, sacks, barrels, or other packages, twelve cents per A SgH¤§¤LElG· Od one hundred pounds; in bulk, eight cents per one hundred u¢t¤g_;$$51;E;$a¤a€;sQ pounds: Provided, That imported salt in bond may be used in C‘$;‘{;‘;‘j; curing fish taken by vessels licensed to engage in the fisheries, Pmiem. _ and in curing fish on the shores of the navigable waters of the ,,,,{,',§'*’§’,§`*$,‘{,,}},,f,;"}’,‘,§2; United States, under such regulations as the Secretary of the gw; ¤¤f¤¤<¤- M- M Treasury shall prescribe; and upon proof that the salt has been " l°°` used for either of the purposes stated in this proviso, the duties on the same shall be remitted: Provided further, That export- Exporters ormms, ers of meats, whether packed or smoked, which have been °°°‘ cured in the United States with imported salt, shall, upon satisfactory proof, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, that such meats have been cured with imported salt, have refunded to them from the Treasury , the duties paid on the salt so used in curing such exported meats, in amounts not less than one hundred dollars. 285. Starch, including all preparations, from whatever substance produced, lit for use as starch, one and one-half cents per pound. 286. Dextrine, burnt starch, gum substitute, or British gum, two cents per pound. 287. Spices: Mustard, ground or prepared, in bottles or otherwise, ten cents per pound; capsicum or red pepper, or cayenne pepper, two and one-half cents per pound; sage, one cent per pound; spices not specially provided for in this Act, three cents per pound. 288. Vinegar, seven and one-half cents per proof gallon. The standard proof for vinegar shall be taken to be that strength which requires thirty-five grains of bicarbonate of potash to neutralize one ounce troy of vinegar. SCHEDULE H.—SPIRITS, W1NEs, AND OTHER BEVERAGES. S §gz_¤¤$_¤{:_E-md . SPIRITS. other beverages., 289. Brandy and other spirits manufactured or distilled from grain Svirmor other materials, and not specially provided for in this Act, two dollars and twenty-tive cents per proof gallon. 290. Each and every gauge or wine gallon of measurement shall be counted as at least one proof gallon; and the standard for determining the proof of brandy and other spirits or liquors of any kind imported shall be the same as that which is defined in the laws relating to internal revenue: Prorided, That it shall be lawful for the Secretary of the zggmguin M,. Treasury, in his discretion, to authorize the ascertainment of the proof K P ` of wines, cordials, or other liquors, by distillation or otherwise, in cases where it is impracticable to ascertain such proof by the means prescribed by existing law or regulations: And provided fu rther, That any Liquors in mia, brandy or other spirituous or distilled liquors imported in any sized §§§;;,Q,‘,,°“_l,,,‘}‘,}f,’@,'§"‘§,*§ cask, bottle, jug, or other package, of or from any country, dependency, sxmim mea mrs. or province under whose laws similar sized casks, bottles, jugs, or other °°°' packages of distilled spirits, wine, or other beverage put up or filled in ‘ the United States are denied entrance into such country, dependency, or province, shall be forfeited to the United States; and any brandy or cam of less than other spirituous or distilled liquor imported in a cask of less capacity w g°‘"°“’· than ten gallons from any country shall be forfeited to the United States. 291. On all compounds or preparations of which distilled spirits are a component part of chief value, there shall be levied a duty not less than that imposed upon distilled spirits. 292. Cordials, liquenrs, arrack, absin the, kirschwasser, ratafia, and other spirituous beverages or bitters of all kinds, containing spirits, and not specially provided for in this Act, two dollars and twenty-tive cents per proof gallon.
