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 SEC. 3. And 5e t further anacted, That from and after the first day of September, in the year aforesaid, the duties imposed by the sad act upon the articles hereinafter men toned shall be changed, modified, and re- duced Ill the manner following-that is to say: Frst. On all manufactures of silk. moi otherwise specified, except boiling cloths. there shall be levied duty of twenty her ccnium ad valorem, instead of the duty of two. dollars and fifty cents per pound inn posed by the said act; and on silk boltino cloths there shall be levied duty of fifteen per centum ad valorcm, instead of the duty of twenty per centum imposed by the said act. Second. On silk twist, or twist composed of silk and mohair, and on sewing silk, one dollar per pound of sixteen ounces, instead of the duty of two dollars per pound im- posed by the said.act; on pongees and plain white silks for printing or coloring, there snail be levied a duty of twenty per centum ad valorem, instead of the duty of one dollar and fifty cents per pound, imposed by the said act; on floss and other similar silks, purified from the gum, dyed and prepared for manu- facturs, there shall be levied duty of fifteen per centum ad valorem, instead of the duty of twenty-five per centum imposed by the

 