The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-10-07

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The Collectors appointed under the recer
act of Congress, TO collect the National Ia,
are making their arrangements and will SOC
commence operations. The Commissioner ,
Revenue at Washington has Just issued ,h
following important regulations to the Collie
2 tors at Philadelphia, which apply equally |
Collectors in this locality. .'sii-ab,'s
l. All mechanics, except those who mere
ly do repairs, must be registered as manufat
tnrers, and must take out license as such,
the annual sales amount to 81 900.
2. But mechanics and other manufaclul
ers. who sell their own manufactures at tn
place where they are produced, are not re
qulred to take out an additional license a
traders. This does not include refners, VIII
must pay both licenses.
8. II manufacturers have an Office, depot
store-room, or agency, at place differen
from the place where the goods are made. o
il they sell the manufactures Of others, in addi
tion TO their own, they must pay traders a
well as manufacturer license. Thus, a to
bacconist who both makes cigars and keep
for sale goods in his line which he has pur
chased must take out both license, So mus
druggist, who also makes patent articles, o.
medicines, &C., for which he has private
formula or receips
A. Persons keeping bar-rooms or saloons
for the sale Of liquors, must take out liquor
dealers license. If they also furnish food
they must in addition take out an eating house
license; aud the sale Of cigars, &C., requires q
tobacconist's or retail dealers license besides.
Billiard tables require special license, aud
bagatelle tables are reckoued as billiards.
8. Commission merchants, who are also
ship or commercial brokers, are required to
take out two licenses. r
6, Grocers selling flour by the barrel or
salt by the sack, or any other article in the
original package, are reckoned as wholesale
dealers.
z. Stamps must bo attached to the papers
requiring them at the time Of their execution,
and must be obiteratei by the person writ.
ing his initials upon them. Telegraph dis
patches must be transmitted. But Rail Road
and Telegraph companies arc not required to
stamp their own dispatches over their own
lines. rs7HcJ sllI
8. Arrangements will be made with the
Collector Of this District to supply stamps to
parties desiring to purchase $50 worth or over,
at the rates OF discount establish by the Trea.
sury Department. ef-'f
o. Notes and bills Of exchange drawn for
certain sum with interest will be stamped
according to the principal sum. Foreign cur.
rency will be estimated at the real par Of ex
change; the pound sterling, for instance. at
the rate fixed for sovereigns, not at tho nom-
inal rate Of "a 43f, nor at the market rate of
exchange, which is now something above the
real par.
10. On and after October lst the follow
ing instruments must be stamped: All agree.
ments, apprasements, checks, sight drafts,
promissory nctes, inland and foreign bills for
exchange, bills of lading to foreign ports, pack
ages DC, per express, bonds, certificates OF
stock, or profit, or deposit in banks, Of dam
ages, and al other certificates, charter parties,
brokers mem o.andums, couveyances, mort
cages, leases, telegraph dispatches, custom
honse ontires and manfcsts policies Of insur.
ance-lfe, marire, and fire, and renewals of
same passage-tickels to foreign ports. ports,
powers of attorney, proxies, probats of wills,
protests, warehouse receipts, aud wrts or 9th
'r original process for commencing suit. Also,
patent medicines pcrfumer;es and playing
cards.
In reference to public houses and LIQUOR.
iealers exclusively, it is defined that in a tav.
'rn or public house whore liquor is sold, Ii.
lenses must be taken for each business. the Ii.
ense for the tavern to be according to the
entail, and the license for liquor in all cases of
etai TO be twenty dollars. BY retail is un.
lenstood any quantity under three gallons
10 sell above that quantity is wholesale, and
he license is one hundred dollars. Reslau.
ants which furnish bedding, and which keep
liquors, are required to obtain three licenses
lrst tavern license, secondly license for the
lquor bar, of twenty dollars, and thirdly H.
ense for tho eatingbar costing ten dollars,
' hen the receipt amount 10 or exceed one
housand dollars per year. Eating houses are
to keep confectionery without an
dditional license.
All dealers in liquor by retail are required
o pay license Of twenty dollars per year,
The penalty for refusal or failure to take out
license is fine Of three times the amou.t of
luty or tax imposed by the law, one half of
which goes to the the informer. The taxes
re, Of course, in addition TO the State and
ity licenses now imposed, and the accumula-
ion of expenses will materially affect the
mailer dealers, who abound in every part of
he city, The prosecution of delnquents is
made imperative on the Collectors who hold
he names and residences OF dealers, SO that
scapc from the penalty is next to impossible. ,
GovERNMENT STAMps.-The new Federal
tamp act goes into effect October let requr. :
ng government stamps to be used upon all
greements, contracts, bank checks, drafts or
rders for rbe payment Of any sum Of money,
xceediug $50, drawn upon any bank, bark,
erson or corporation, bills Of exchange, bills
'ding express packages, bonds of every des- !
ription, certificates Of stock, deeds of convey
nee, mortgages, telegraph dispatches, insu. !
ance policies, leases, mani;ests, powers of at !,
'ruey, and all legal instruments; and any /"
erson signing or issuing any instrument doc : :
ment, or paper without being duly stamped,
enoting the duty imposed thereon, or with =
ut having thereupon an adhesive stamp TO =
enote said duty, will be subject to penalty
$50, and such instrument, document or pa.
er, will be invalid and Of no effect. Orders
" Federal siamps may be seut to the Com :,
Missioner Of Internal Revenue, and there is
'me discount where a large qusntity is taken
once. Some upeasiness is felt among cap !, !
alisfa relafva IN tha "A r,, ta <,,,