The Collectors and others Officers of Customs:

The act of Congress entitled "An act establishing a standard gauge for sheet and plate iron and steel," approved March 3, 1893, prescribes as follows, viz:

That for the purpose of securing uniformity the following is established as the only standard gauge for sheet and plate iron and steel in the United States of America, namely:

GAUGING and weighing fees abolished. (Act June 10, 1890),......... 226 GEESE, live, (S. 10516), as poultry, per pound,..

GEISSLER tubes, as chemical glassware (G. A. 671, 1337.) (See
Glass.).

19 GELATINE, all (S. 8655),.

575 354

cards, hand painted, as paintings (G. A. 1572),..
manufactures of, or of which gelatine is component of
chief value, n. o. p.f,.

338 GEMS, as precious stones, if set,.

authorized to administer oaths. (Act of June 10, 1890).......
decisions of, to be reported to the Secretary of the Trea-
sury. (Act of June 10, 1890),.....

decisions of, open to inspection. Act of June 10, 1890),.......................
employment of; they shall not be engaged in any other bus-
ness, avocation or employment....

shall be divided into Boards, and at least one Board shall
be on duty as Board of General Appraisers, daily, at
the port of New York. (Act of June 10, 1890.).

findings of values final, unless shall be made to Board of
three General Appraisers, whose decision shall be
final against all parties interested therein (G .A.
307. 872), (Act of June 10, 1392.).

shall revise and correct reports of appraisers and assistant
appraisers. (Act of June 10, 1890)....

RATE

20

30

25%

Free

35%

25%

30%

Free

testimony to be taken before.

(Act of June 10, 1890)..........

625 GEOLOGY, specimens of, as objects of science,. 60 GERANIUM, oil of (S. 8631, 8651, 8992),.

411 GERMAN books, and wood cuts for (G. A. 831)...

operas and music books (G. A. 623, 1703)....

60 GERMICIDE, chloride of zinc, a chemical compound (G. A. 1575),... 162 GESPINST, as bullions or metal thread (S. 6042),.

Free

10%

Free

25%

Free

Free

35%

15%

25%

25%

263 286

RATE

35%

25%

35%

35%

45%

elastic or non-elastic, made of wool, worsted, hair of the
camel, goat, alpaca or other animal,.

50%

other, all, dutiable according to material,..

ale bottles (G. A. 123),.

cordial or wine. (See Still Wines), if containing not over
14% of alcohol, per gal............

over 14% per gal.....

containing more than 24% of alcohol, shall be classed as spir-
its and pay duty accordingly,...

root, unground and not preserved or candied (S. 5314),..
preserved,..

wine. (See Still Wines),

470 GINSENG root, crude, n. o. p. f.,....

not crude, n. o. p. f.,...

591 GINS, Cotton,..

113 GIRDERS, iron or steel, per pound,..

302 GIRDLES, silk, not wearing apparel (G. A. 1160),.....
89 GLASS, all articles of cut, engraved, painted, colored, stained, dec-
orated, silvered or gilded, not including plate glass
silvered or looking-glass plates (S. 6879, 7139, 10780),.
all manufactures of, or of which glass is the component of,
chief value, n. o. p. f.,.

beads, loose, strung or carded (G. A. 876),...
bent, in addition to other rates,.

bottles, decanters or other vessels or articles of glass, cut,
engraved, painted, or otherwise ornamented or dec-
orated, except such as have ground necks and stop-
pers only, n. o. p. f., including porcelain or opal
glassware: Provided, That if such articles shall be
imported filled, the same shall pay duty in addition
to any duty chargeable on the contents as if not
filled, unless otherwise specially provided for in this
act......

bottles, green and colored, molded or pressed, and flint
and lime glass bottles holding more than one pint,
and demijohns and carboys, covered or uncovered,
whether filled or unfilled and whether their con-
tents be dutiable or free, and other moulded or

Free

30%

Free

10%

Free

6-10¢

45%.

40%

35%

10%

10%

40%

PAR.

ARTICLE.

RATE

GLASS,

pressed green and colored and flint or lime bottle
glassware, not specially provided for in this act, per
pound,.

and vials, holding not more than 1 pint and not less than
4 of a pint, per pound,.

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if holding less than 4 of a pint, per gross,.

40¢

44

all other plain green and colored, molded or pressed, and
flint lime and glassware,..

broken and old glass, which cannot be cut for use, and fit
only to be remanufactured (S. 6591),.

Free

317

102

buttons, wholly or partially manufactured (S. 4316),....
chimneys,.....

carboys, covered or uncovered, filled or unfilled, whether
contents dutiable or free, n. o. p. f., per pound,..

crystals for watches,.

cast polished plate, silvered or unsilvered, and cylinder,
crown or common window glass, when bent, ground,
obscured, frosted, sanded, enameled, beveled, etched
embossed, engraved, flashed, stained, colored, paint-
ed, or otherwise ornamented or decorated, in addi-
tion to rates otherwise chargeable thereon,...

cast polished plate glass, silvered and looking-glass plates,
exceeding in size 144 square inches, and not exceed-
ing 16x24 inches square, per square foot,..

etc., above that, and not exceeding 24 by 30 inches
per square foot,.

square,

etc., above that and not exceeding 24 by 60 inches square,
per square foot,......

cast polished plate glass, finished or unfinished and unsil-
vered, not exceeding 16x24 inches square, per square
foot,.

380

etc., above that and not exceeding 24x30, per square foot,..... etc., above that and not exceeding 24x60, per square foot,..... etc., above that, all (S. 9495, 9930, 10352); G. A. 648),.. cylinder and crown polished, not exceeding 16x24 inchsə

8¢

221⁄2¢

350

etc., above that and not exceeding 24x30 inches square, per
square foot,.

etc., above that and not exceeding 24x60 inches square, per
square foot,...

demijohns, n. o. p. f., covered or uncovered, filled or un-
filled, whether contents dutiable or free, n. o. p. f.,...

30%

98

eyeglasses,...

40%

93 GLASS fluted, rolled or rough plate, not including crown, cylinder, or common window glass, not exceeding 16x24 inches square, per square foot,..

etc., above that and not exceeding 24x30 inches square, per
square foot,

etc., all above that, per square foot, weighing over 100
pounds per 100 square feet shall pay an additional
duty on the excess of the rates herein imposed: Pro-
vided, That all of the above plate glass when ground
smoothed or otherwise obscured, shall be subject to
the same rate of duty as cast polished plate-glass un-
silvered,.
fusible enamel,.

goggles,.

98

170

88

lenses or pebble lenses, wholly or partly manufactured,..
no looking-glass plates or plate glass, silvered, when
framed, shall pay a less rate of duty than that im-
posed upon similar glass of like description, not
framed, but shall pay in addition thereto, upon such
frames, the rate of duty applicable thereto when im-
ported separately...

magic lantern slides,.

mirrors, not exceeding in size 144 square inches, with or
without frames or cases,..

old, which cannot be cut for use and fit only to be remanu-
factured..

opera,.

optical instruments,.

pictorial paintings on glass, imported expressly for presen-
tation to a national institution or to any State or
municipal corporation, or incorporated religious so-
ciety, college or other public institution, including
stained or painted window glass or stained or paint-
ed glass windows; but such exemption shall be sub-
ject to such regulations as the Secretary of the Trea-
sury may prescribe......

plain green, molded and pressed, n. o. p. f.,.........
polished plate, cast, finished or unfinished and unsilvered,
not exceeding 16 by 24 inches square, per sq. foot,..
above that and not exceeding 24 by 30 inches square, per sq.
foot,...

above that and not exceeding 24 by 60 inches square, per sq.
foot,.

18¢

all above that, per sq. foot,..

30¢

plates or disks, rough-cut, or unwrought, for use in the
manufacture of optical instruments, spectacles, and