Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-06-27
The New Tax RiIl.

There were in all, 3l5 amendments 10
the internal revenue or tax bill, reported on
Monday, the House having, through its COM
mittee of conference recorded from 253,
and The Senate, through its managers from
10 Of them. The remainder became a
subject of compromise as embodied in their
joint report, which was unanimously adopt
J 1 s 'lsgl " lejn fhe House the
following named members voted against ii:
Messrs Allen Of III, Browne Of r. j.,
johnson, Morton, Nugent, Pendleton, Shiel,
White of Ohio, Wycklife and Wood.
The bill only waits the Presidents APP
proval to become a law. and is TO take effect
the 1st of August The commissioner of
internal revenue is to receive salary Of
$4,000 per annum. Among the most inn
portant amendments to the bill, are the fol-
lowing:-On all mineral Goals, except such
MS are known to the trade as pea Goals, and
dust Goals, there are J cents per ton; pro.
yided that for all contracts for lease for coal
lands made before the lst of April, 1862
the lessee shall pay the tax. Tobacco, cav
cndish, plug, twist, fine cut, and manufac'
tured Of all descriptions, not including snuff
cigars, smoking tobacco prepared with al
the stems in, or made exclusively of stem
valued at more than 80 cents per pound, Il
cents per pound; valued at any sum no
exceeding 80 cents per pound, 10 cents PEE
pound; smoking tobacco prepared with al
the stems in, 5 cents per pound snuff
manufactured Of tobacco, dry or damp, o
all descriptions, 20 cents per pound cigars
valued at NOT over IS per thousand, sl.5t
per thousand; valued at over So and no
over $40 per thousand, 81 per thousand
valued over $40 and not over $40 per thou
sand, $3.50 per thousand; valued at owe
$50, $3.50 per thousand. On all cloth an,
all textile, or knitted, or felted fabrics, o
Gotten, wool or other materials, before tn
same has been dyed, printed, bIeeched o
prepared in any other manner, duty of
per centum ad valorem. On and after DC
tober next, tax of half cent must b,
paid on cotton. Whenever a duty is i'm
posed on any article removed for consump
ton or sale, it shall apply only to such ar
ticles as are manufactured on or before ii,
LIST Of July next. No duty is TO be levie
on any rates by judicial or executive off
GERS, making auction sales by virtue of judg
ment or decree of any court, nor TO publ
sales made by executors or administrator
Whiskey, 90 cents per gallon. No tax o
reciifed or mixed spirits.
The tax on watches and piano fortes
stricken out on horned cattle exceeding /
months old, slaughtered for sale, 80 cent
per head; en- all calves and cattle unde
that age, slaughtered for sale, cents
head; and on all hogs exceeding month
old, slaughtered Cor sale, when the rumble
thus slaughtered exceeds 20 in any on
year, 10 cents head steam railroads an
steamboats,, pay 3 per centum; railroad
using other power than steam, and ferr
boats, . per eentum, and toll bridges 3 p
centum on the gross amount of all receipt,
for every passport issued from the Office
the secretary of state, 50. When fhe an
ual gains. profit, or income, exceeds the su
of 5000, but not $4,000, duty Of p
centum on the amount above the first nam,
sum if the income exceeds SIC, 600, du
of 5 per centum upon all over 5000. Ar
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