Customs Act 1860 (SA)

ANNO VICESIMO TERrI'IO ET VICESIMO QUARTO

No* 3.

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An Act to amend the Lmus of	the Customs in South Aush.nliu
[Assented to, 18th July, 1860.1

REAS i t is expedient to alter the dnties of C u s t i ~ i ~ s preomb~o.

W"" inafter provided-Be it therefbrc lhxuted, by the Governor-in-Chief imposed in the Province of South Australia in manner here- of the Province of South Australia, with the advice and conscnt of theLegislative Council aud House of Asscmbly of the said Province, iu this present hr l i sment assembled, as follows:

1. i n lieu of and instead of all other duties of' Customs, there Duties,

shall be naised, levied, collected, and paid unto Her Majesty for the uses of tlle said Province and support of the Govcriiinent thereof, the scvcral dutics of Customs inserted, described, and set forth in the ScLedule hereto annexed, and no otl~er.

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2. The Collector of Customs, and all OfEcers of Customs in the Indemnity to col- lector of Cu~toms.

said Province, slltlll not be liable to and are hereby indemnified and protected against any action, claim, or dninagcs tdwhich he or they might otllwwise have been liable by reason of any refusal to deliver any goods imported into the said Province after the twenty-second day of May 1860, or in bond on that day, without payment of the dutics by this Act authorized to be levied, or without payment of the dutics authorized to he levied by any Act in force within the

said Province, at the time of the coming into operation of this Act. *

3. The (lollector of Customs is hereby authorized to make re- Repaprncntauthurized payment of certain dtitiem.

payment to the importers of goods of such duties as shall have

been collected since the hour of half-pa.st two of the clock in the

afternoon of the mid twenty-second day of May, excepting the

duties collected on such goods as are set forth in the Schedule to

this Act annexed.

SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE REFERRED TG,

TABLE OF DUTIES.

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Article. Per. Rste of Duty.

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Beer, porter, ale, cider, and perry ........................... Gallon

Coffee and chicory ........................................

Ib.

Hops ..................................................

tb.

Spirits, or strong waters of all sorts, viz., for every gallon of such)

spirits or strong watcrs, of any strength, nut cxrccding thc

strength of proof by Sykes's Hycirometer; and so in proportion I	for any greater or less strength than the strength of proof, and \ for any grcater or less quantity than a gallon; also, pcrft~~ned
spirits, not being swcctcncd or rnixcd with any nrticlc, so that the degree of strength thereof cannot be exactly ascertained by

R U C ~ hydrometer. ...................................... i

Spirits, cordials, or strong waters, sweetened or m i d with nrly

article, so that the degree of strength thereof cannot be exactly Gallon

ascertained by Sykes's Hydrometer ........................ l

Sugar-Refined and candy .................................. Cwt.

Muscovado ...................................... Cwt.

Molasses ......................................... Cwt.

l e a ..................................................... WJ.

Tobacco-Manufacturcd and amanufaclured .................. tfr.

Cigars ................... .. ........ ... ........... a.

Snuff ......................................... b.

Shccpwnsh ..................................... b.

Wine, containing more than thirty per cent. of alcohol, of a specific

gravity of ,826, at the temperature of G O O of Fahrenheit's thcr- Gallon

mometer, for er7ery gallon in proportion to st, rngth ..........

l

Winc, not containing nlore than thirty por ccnt. of alcohol, of a

specific gravity of 9325, at the temperature of 60 of Fahrenheit's

thermometer ........................................

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Adelalaido : Printed by authority, by W. C. Cox, Goremment