Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-12-09
THE WARrTAx LAWS,

Passed ct the last session OF Congress.
A being of the greater consequence, we
have inserted, at length, the provisions for
laying a direct TAX, lax upon stills, and a
tax on certain promissoiy notes.-the other
taxes are upon carriages, TN refined sugar.
ON retailers, on sales at auction, and duty
on salt.
The carriage tax operates only OH car
riases kept for the conveyance Of persons,
as follows:
On every coach the yearly sum of S 90
On every chariot or post chaise II
Onevery phaeton orcoacb pannel!cd above 10
On every other four wheel carriage hanging
on steel, or iron springs
On every four wheel carriage hanging on
wooden springs--or two wheel Carnage
on steel or iron springs
And upon every other four or two wheel
carriage 9
On refined sugar, the duty is cents per
pound
On retailers-This tax levies the follow,
irg annual duties on retail dealers, and fin
town containing more than me hundred
families the following are the rate:
On retailers Vt merchandise, wines and sp
rits S Is
OF wines alone 90
OF spirits alone 90
Ot domestic spirits alone Is
OF merchandise other than wines and spi
rits IS
If in al other place, other than town of
tina, size.
On retailers of merchandise with wines and
spiris S Is
Ofwiues and spirits alone Is
OF spirits alone u
OF domestic spirits alone 10
OF merchandise other than wines and spi
rits 10
y y. sales bv auction, OF merchandise, Gnd
ships or vessels. This tax levies duty on
said articles of IS cents on every s leo of
the purchase money. with the following pro
visO-That nothing iii ;his act contained shall
extend to any sale or sales by auction OF
goods, wares and merchandise, made pur
suant to or in execution OF any rule, order,
decree sentence or judgment of any court of
the Uniied States or either of them, or made
in virtue or by force OF any distress for rent.
or other cause tor which n distress is allow
ed by law; or made in consequence of any
bankruptcy, or insolvency, pursuant to any
law concerning bankruptcies or insolvepces (;
or made i'll consequence of any general Is
sishmen of property, and effects for the b. n
eft CT creditors; or made by on behalf of
executors OF administrators; or made purs
suant to the directions OF any law ct the Unl>
Ted States, or eli her Of them. uchng the
collection of any tax or duty; or disposal by
auction Of public property of the United
States or of any state nor to any sush sale
or, sales by auction IF ships, their tackel,
which shall be wrecked or stranded within.
the United States, and sold for tire benefit o.
the insurers or pro7,ietors thereof.
On all, a duty Of 20 cents per busbel is in
posed, the bushe esteemed So lbs-and .
bounty allowed on picked FISH, exported
All the above acts are to commence Their
operation on the first of January next, and
to continue in force for and during the pre-
sent war in which we are engaged, and foi
one year thereafter and no longer
" The duties on goods imported we're
also doubled.
Distillers, however, having dstiler's
license may sell liquor at their own distil-
lery and OF their own distilling without re
tailer's licence, provided they do not retail
less than five gallons at time.
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