CLASS 4.-Sundries. Bangles, not formerly in the tariff, per 100 catties Glass beads, or false pearls, per 100 catties.. Kittisols, or paper umbrellas, per 100 catties Marble, marble slabs, not formerly in the tariff, per 100 catties. Paper fans, per 100 catties Pearls, (false,) not formerly in the tariff, per 100 catties... CLASS 5.-Painters' stores, &c. Brass leaf, per 100 catties Gamboge, per 100 catties Red lead, per 100 catties Glue, as fish glue, cowhide glue, &c., per 100 catties Paper, stationery, per 100 catties Tin foil, per 100 catties... Vermilion, per 100 catties Paintings, (large paintings,) formerly divided into large and small paintings, each White lead, per 100 catties.. 050 050 050 3 0 0 1 0 025 CLASS 6.-Wares of various kinds. Bone and horn ware, per 100 catties China ware, fine and coarse, formerly classed as fine, native, coarse, and middling, per 100 catties Copper ware and pewter ware, per 100 catties Manufactures of wood, furniture, &c., per 100 catties. Ivory ware, all carved ivory work included, formerly divided into ivory and ivory carvings, per 100 catties.. Lacquered ware, per 100 catties Mother-of-pearl ware, per 100 catties. Rattan ware, rattan and bamboo work, per 100 catties Sandal-wood ware, per 100 catties Gold and silver ware, formerly divided into gold ware and silver ware, per 100 catties Tortoise-shell ware, per 100 catties. Leather trunks and boxes, per 100 catties. CLASS 7.-Canes, &c. Canes or walking sticks of all kinds, per 1,000 pieces CLASS 8.-Articles of clothing. Wearing apparel, whether of cotton, woollen, or silk, formerly divided into cotton clothing, woollen clothing, silk and satin clothing, and velvet, per 100 catties Boots and shoes, whether of leather, satin, or otherwise, per 100 catties............... CLASS 9.-Fabrics of hemp, &c. Grass-cloth, and all cloths of hemp or linen, per 100 catties CLASS 10.-Silk, fabrics of silk, &c. Raw silk of any province, per 100 catties *Tacls, mace, and candareens. 10 0 200 10 0 0 Silk ribbon and thread, per 100 catties Heretofore a further charge per piece has been levied; the whole duty is now to be paid in one sum, and the further charge is abolished. CLASS 11.-Carpeting, matting, &c. Mats of all kinds, as of straw, rattan, bamboo, &c., per 100 catties........ Sugar, white and brown, per 100 catties Sugar candy, all kinds, per 100 catties Tobacco, prepared and unprepared, &c., of all kinds, per 100 catties CLASS 13.-Unenumerated articles. All articles which it has not been practicable to enumerate herein specifically are to be charged a duty of five per cent. ad valorem. CLASS 14. Gold and silver coin, and gold and silver, duty free. CLASS 15. Bricks, tiles, and building materials, duty free. IMPORTS. CLASS 1.-Wax, saltpetre, &c. Wax, foreign, as beeswax, also called tile wax, per 100 catties... Oil-of-rose mallows, per 100 catties Saltpetre, foreign, per 100 catties This article is only allowed to be sold to the Government merchants; formerly this regulation did not exist. Soaps, foreign, as perfumed soap, per 100 catties.. 050 Pepper, black, per 100 catties 040 All other articles of this class not specifically mentioned herein, to pay a duty of ten per cent. ad valorem. Perfumery, five per cent. ad valorem. CLASS 3.-Drugs. Asafoetida, per 100 catties.. 100 1 0 0 Camphor, superior quality, i. e., pure, formerly classed as good and inferior, Camphor, inferior quality or refuse, formerly uncleaned camphor, per catty. Cloves, inferior quality, (mother cloves,) per 100 catties. Ginseng, inferior quality, &c., per 100 catties Of every hundred catties of foreign ginseng of whatever sort, one-fifth part is to be considered as of superior quality, and four-fifths of inferior. Taels, mace, and candareens. 0 5 0 1 5 0 050 1 0 0 030 0 15 015 38 0 0 3 5 Birds' nests, first quality mandarin, per 100 catties.. Cochineal, per 100 catties.. Rattans, per 100 catties.... Ebony, per 100 catties.... CLASS 6.-Painters' stores. CLASS 7.-Woods, canes, &c. All other imported wood, as red wood, satin wood, yellow wood, not specifically enumerated, to pay a duty of ten per cent. ad valorem. 050 050 100 300 200 1 0 0 075 300 0 0 5 020 500 250 050 1 0 0 050 040 150 500 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 015 CLASS 8.-Clocks, watches, &c. Clocks. Telescopes. Glass panes, and crystal ware of all kinds. Writing-desks. Dressing-cases. Jewelry of gold and silver. Cutlery, swords, &c. All the foregoing and any other miscellaneous articles of the same description, 5 per cent. ad valorem. CLASS 9. Gold and silver bullion, duty free. CLASS 10. Cotton, fabrics of cotton and canvas, from 75 to 100 chih long, and 1 chih 7 tsun to 2 chih 2 tsun wide, per piece... 050 Cotton, allowing 5 per cent. for tare, per 100 catties. 040 Long white cloths, 75 to 100 chih long, 2 chih 2 tsun to 2 chih 6 tsun wide, formerly divided into superior and inferior fine cotton cloth, per piece... Cambrics and muslins, from 50 to 60 chih long, and 2 chih 9 tsun to 3 chih 3 tsun wide, per piece. 015 015 Cottons, grey or unbleached domestic, &c., from 75 to 100 chih long, and 2 chih to 2 chih 9 tsun wide, formerly classed as coarse long cloths, per piece. 0 1 0 Twilled cottons, grey, same dimensions, per piece. 0 1 0 *Taels, mace, and candareens. Chintz and prints of all kinds, from 60 to 75 chih long, and from 2 chih 9 tsun to 3 chih 3 tsun wide, formerly called ornamented or flowered cloths, per piece.... Cotton yarn, or cotton thread, per 100 catties. Linen, fine, not formerly in the tariff, from 50 to 75 chih long, and 1 chih 9 tsun to 2 chih 2 tsun wide, per piece 050 0014 Bunting, per chang........ All other imported articles of this class, as ginghams, pulicats, dyed cottons, velveteens, silk and cotton mixtures, and mixtures of linen and cotton, &c., &c., 5 per cent. ad valorem. CLASS 11.-Fabrics of silk, woollen, &c. Handkerchiefs, large, above 2 chih 6 tsun, each. Gold and silver thread, inferior, or imitation, per catty. per chang.. Broadcloth, Spanish stripe, &c., from 3 chih 6 tsun to 4 chih 6 tsun wide, Narrow cloths, as long ells, cassimeres, &c., formerly classed as narrow Blankets, each All other fabrics of wool, or of mixed wool and cotton, wool and silk, &c., 5 per cent. ad valorem. 0 1 0 CLASS 12.-Wines, &c. Wine and beer, in quart bottles, per 100 CLASS 13.-Metals. Copper, foreign, in pigs, &c., per 100 catties Copper, wrought, as sheets, rods, &c., per 100 catties.. Tin, foreign, per 100 catties... Tin plates, formerly not in the tariff, per 100 catties. Spelter is only permitted to be sold to government merchants. All unenumerated metals, as zinc, yellow copper, &c., 10 per cent. ad valorem. CLASS 14.-Jewelry. CLASS 16.-Unenumerated. All new goods which it has not been practicable to enumerate herein, a duty of 5 per cent. ad valorem. Rice and other grains, duty free. CLASS 17. Shipping dues.-These have been hitherto charged on the measurement of the ship's length and breadth, at so much per chang, but it is now agreed to alter the system and charge according to the registered statement of the number of tons of the ship's burden. On each ton (reckoned equal to the cubic contents of 122 tows) a shipping charge of five mace is to be levied; and all the old charges of measurement, entrance, and portclearance fees, daily and monthly fees, &c., are abolished. [L. 8.] [L. S.] CUSHING. CHINA, 1858. TREATY OF PEACE, AMITY, AND COMMERCE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CHINA, CONCLUDED JUNE 18, 1858; RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED AUGUST 16, 1859; PROCLAIMED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 26, 1860. Whereas a treaty between the United States of America and the Ta Tsing Empire was concluded and signed at Tien-tsin by their respective Plenipotentiaries, on the eighteenth day of June, 1858, which treaty is, word for word, as follows: Preamble. Contracting parties. The United States of America and the Ta Tsing Empire, desiring to maintain firm, lasting, and sincere friendship, have resolved to renew, in a manner clear and positive, by means of a treaty or general convention of peace, amity, and commerce, the rules which shall in future be mutually observed in the intercourse of their respective countries; for which most desirable object the President of the United States and the August Sovereign of the Ta Tsing Empire have named for their Plenipotentiaries, to wit: The President of the United States of America, William B. Reed, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to China; and His Majesty the Emperor of China, Kweiliang, a member of the Privy Council and Superintendent of the Board of Punishments; and Hwashana, President of the Board of Civil Office, and Major General of the Bordered Blue Banner Division of the Chinese Banner-men, both of them being Imperial Commissioners and Plenipotentiaries; And the said Ministers, in virtue of the respective full powers they have received from their Governments, have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I. Peace and friendship. There shall be, as there have always been, peace and friendship between the United States of America and the Ta Tsing Empire, and between their people, respectively. They shall not insult or oppress each other for any trifling cause, so as to produce an estrangement between them; and if any other nation should act unjustly or oppressively, the United States will exert their good offices, on being informed of the case, to bring about an amicable arrangement of the question, thus showing their friendly feelings. |