Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-08-14
Changes in tho,TariF- Direct Taxation

! Changes in the.TariG Direct Taxation.
The new tariff and direct taxation bill
has passed both Houses Of Congress, A
mong tho rates Of duty, as given in the
Washington Sunday Chronicle, are the
| following: .'....
On raw sugars, cents per pound on
Iunreinod sugars, "a cents refined sugars,
4 cents; cloycd and tipcturel sugars, q
dents molasscs 5 cents per gallon teas,
1 Is cents; almonds, cents sholled alln-
onds, Goents crude limestone, So per ton
rolled limestone, Sc coffee, 1 cents per
pound cocoa, cents cocoa berries and
shells, . cents chocolate, 6 cents; cassia,
10 cents cassia buds, Is centg; cinnamon,
20 cents; oyane Pepper, q cts oyane pep
per ground, cts: cloves, Ct currants,
) cts; tartarc acid and Rochelle sa.ts, 10
cts dates, 2 cts figs, cts; ginger roots
| cts ginger ground cts licorjce paste
and uice, 5 cts mace and nutmegs, %
cts; nuts, ? cts peppers cents; plnlento,
! 6 cts plums, prunes and raislns, cents
| Russia hemp, $40 per ton; Manila and
other hemps, S25 lead, in pig, $3.50 per
cwC lead, in Sheets 50 20 per cwt; white
land red Lead 81 25 per cwt; salt IN sacks,
! Is cents per cwt; salt, in bulk II cts; So
! da ash, } ct per pound bicarbonate otso.
da, ! ct sal soda, ct; caustic soda, | ct;
chloride of lime, 30 cts per cwt; crude
,saltpetre, ct refined saltpetre, , cents;
turpentine, 10 cts per gall spirits OF grain,
80 cts per gal; gum copal ana similar
gums, 10 cts per pound, ..........
The following articles are also rated at
so much rer centum ad valorem; .
Arrow root,20 per Ct; preserved ginger,
80 per Ct; lines, bananas, and other troP.
ical fruits, 90 per ct.; Peruvian bark, Is y
c.* qunine 80 per cent rags. 10 per Ct;
feathers. 80 per ct.; hides, 10 per Ct; sole
leatAeEGJ per ct.; feathers, 80 per Ct, In
dia raw, 10 per ct.; India rubber, MAUI
Gctured, 80 per Ct; vegetable and un-
nlanuiactured, ivory, 10 per Ct. all wines,
So per Ct.; gum silk and partly manulaco
tured silk, 30 per Ct; silk and partly vel
vet silks, 50 per yaed, or 30 per Ct; silk
ribbons, &c, 10 per CT, All importations
beyond the Cape Of Good Hope. 10 per ct.
r All goods in store, or in bonded ware
house. will be subject to these duties If
not withdrawn in three years, to be taken
by the government and sold.
DIRECT TAX.
The bill also apportions direct tax Of
500, 900 600 among the States. Maryland
is to furnish S43G, ,823,3 District of Col
Iumbia $49, ,437 80; Virginia $93S,5jO GO;
Delawa.e S14,GS3 SO Pennsylvania 81 ,94d,
I7l7 80 Tennessee SGGJ, 40S North Caro>
lima S57G. l94 G6, and s. C. S363, $40 GO.
The President will divide the country
into collection districts and appoint col
lectoys, aud after the second Tuesday in
February, the Secretary OF the Treasury
shall establish regulations to govern the
assessment and collection. Attempts to
eyade the act or commit fraud will be
punished. The salary Of the assessors
ranges from 50 to 50 per day. In the
event of a refusal to pay the taxes, the
collectors shall collect it by dstraint and
sale of the goods, chattles or effects of the
persons delinquent as aforesaid, at public
auction. This distraint does not include
tools or implements of trade or profees-
sion beasts of the plow necessary for the
cultivation ofimproved land, arms, house
hold furniture and necessary apparel.
Any collector guilty oppression, ,inJus-
lice or cxtotion, shall be liable to tne
ofS2 600. Any person guilty OF perjury
shall be liable to fine OF $500.
Allincomes over $500 per annum are
to be taxed per cent. on The surplus
over $500; when such income is derived
from interest Oh treasury notes, the tax
/, shall be ! } per cent. This tax goes into
effect January |, 1862. All taxes not
paid June 80, 1862, SHALL draw interest at
ihe rate Of per cent. per annum. Neg
lect or refusal 10 pay this tax rendsrs the
offender liable to imprisonment until the
tax is paid. . ... ......
Should any of the people be il ac-
tual rebellion at the time the act goes
into effect the President shall cause ITS
} provisions to be executed within such
limits whenever the government authors
ty is recstablished. All taxes thus collec~
d ted shall bear interest. ........ ......
The act authorizes the appointment OF
| a commissioner of taxes in connection
with the treasury department, who shall
be appointed by the President on the re-
COMMUNICATION Of the Secretary, and re-
cei ,e q salary of $4,000 per annum, and
shall have a number Of clerks whose sala-
ries Go not exceed 5000.
SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO BED Harry
Send your Children to bed happy. What.
over cares press, give it warm good night
kiss, as it goes to its pillow. The memory
of this, ia the stormy years which fate
may have i'm store for the little one. will