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

Changes In the Tariff Direct Taxation.
The new tariff and direct taxation bill
has passed both Houses Of Congress. A.
mcng the rates Of duty, as given in the
Washington Sunday Chronicle, are the
following:
On raw sugars, Q cents per pound; on
unretined sugars, q cents; refined sugars.
4 cents; cloyed and tinctured sugars,
cents; molasses, . cents per gallon; teas,
10 cents; almonds, 4 cents; shelled aim
onds, 6 cents; crude limestone,S SO per ton
rolled limestone, SG; --eptlee, 4 cents per
pound cocoa, ) cents; COCOA berries and
shells, cents; chocolate, q cents; cassa
10 cents; cassia buds, Is cents; cinnamon,
90 cents; cyanc Pepper, cts cyane pep.
per ground, 8 cts cloves, 8 ct currants,
5 cts; tartaric acid and Rochelle salts, 10
cts dates, > cts hgs, 5 cts; ginger roots
cts: ginger ground, cts; icorice paste
and Juice, cts mace and nutmegs, 25
cts; nuts, cts pepper g cents pinento,
q cts plums, prunes and raisins, . cents
jiussia hemp, $40 per tor; Manila and
other hemps, $25 lead, in pig, 81 so per
cwt; lead in sheets, 50 2j per cwt; white
and red lead, 81 % per cwt.; salt, insaoks,
Is cents per cwt,; salt, in bulk. l2 cts So
da ash, 4! ct per pound bicarbonate of so.
da, ct sal soda, ct caustic soda, ct;
chloride of lime. 20 cts per cwt; crude
saltpetra, ct refined saltpetre, . cents:
turpentne,i 10 OTIS per GAL; spirits of grain,
90 cts per gal; gum copal and similar
gums, I'D cts per pound.
The following articles are also rated at
so much Ter centum al yaloran;
Arrow root20 per ct.; preserved ginger,
30 per Ct; lines, bananas, ard other trop.
ical fruits, 20 per Ct; Peruvian bark, lj p
Ct; qunine 30 per cent; rags. 10 per Ct.
feathers, 30 per ct.; hides, 10 per ct; sole
leathcr,3O per Ct; leathors, 80 per Ct. In
dia raw, 10 per ct,; India rubber, maui
tactured, 30 per CT; vegetable and un-
manufactured ivory, 10 per Ct; all wines,
so per e.; gum silk and partly manufac-
tured silk, 80 per Ct; silk and partly vel
vet silks, So per yaed, or 3j per Ct; silk
ribbons, &c, 10 per ct. All importations
beyond The Cape Of Good Hope. 10 porot.
All goods in store, or in bonded ware
house. viii be subject to these duties. If
pot wiihdrawu in three years, to be taker
by the government and sold
DIRECT TAX.
The bill also apportions q direct tax Of
$4,000 900 among the States. Maryland
is to furnish Sl3G, G,823,33; District Of Col
umbia Sl9,437 80; Virginia S93S, $50 &C.
Delaware S74,GS SO; Pennsylvania Sl,9iO.
III So; Tennessee $3.50, ,49S; North Caro-.
lima $j7G, 1911 &C, and S. c. S3G3,57 &C.
The President will divide the country
into collection districts ana appoint col
lectors, aud after the second Tuesday in
February, the Secretary Of the Treasury
shall establish regulations to govern the
assessment and collection. Attempts TO
evade the act or coamit fraud will be
punished The salary Of the assessors
ranges from - to S5 per day, IN the
event Of u refusal to pay the taxes, the
collectors shQl collect it by distraint and
sale Of tho goods chattleg or effects of the
persons delinquent rs aforesaid, at public
auction This distlaint does not include
tools or implements Of 4 trade or probes
sion, beasts Of the pIow necessary for tho
cultivation olimprovcd land, arms, house
hold furniture and necessary apparel.
Any collector guilty ofoppresson,inIui
tiCc or cXtortion, shall he liable to line
ofS2 coo Any person guilty Of perjury
shall be liable to Il fine Of 5000.
Allinoomes over $500 per annum are
TO be taxed 3 per cent. on the surplus
over $500 when such income is derived
from interest on treasury notes, the tay
shall be y per cent This tax goes into
effect January |, 1867 All taxes not
paid June 80, 1862, shall draw interest at
ibe rate of 6 per cent. per annum. Neg,
lect or refusal 80 pay this tax rcnders the
offender liable to imprisonment until the
tax is paid ...
Should any Of the people bo IL oe-
tual rebellion at tho tmo the act goes
into effect, tho President shall cause its
provisions to be executed within such
limits whenever tho government authorf,
ty is recstablished. All taxes thus oolleC
ted shall bear interest.
Gho act authorizes tho appointment OF
commissioner Of taxes in connection
with the treasury department, who shall
be appointed by tho President Cp the rc-
commendation of The Secretary. aud ro-
cei ,e a salary of $1,000 per annum, and
shall havo a number of clerks whose saa
rie5 donot exceed $4,000. -
SgND YOUR CHILDREN TO BED HAPPY
send your Children to bed happy. What
over cares press, give its warm good nigh
kiss, as it goes toits pillow. The memory
OF this, in the stormy years which fate
may have in store for the little one, viii