Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-06-26
TIE EVENING STAR.
The Tax RfII.


The tax bill lately passed BY both Houses Of
Congfess goes into operation on the Rrst day CT
August next. The taxes imposed are Of the fol-
lowing different classes, viz:
l. tax on persons and corporations engaged
IN certain pursuits, for licenses
, tax on Inanufa tured articles, products
~ 20 Oe psla oy ine manufacturer or producer
when be sells such articles or products
3 duty on incomes Of individuals. railroad
others.
l. Duties - be paid for stamps, which the hill
T'quires 70 be affixed q certain papers medicines
uOCuDSnts, etc
Among the more important amendments uaIly
adopted were the following:
ga all mineral Goals, except such as are known
IN the trade pea coal and dust cosl there shall
be tax Of 3X cents per ton; p-Cvid ed that for all
contracts of lease for coal lands made before the
LIST NJ April, tS62, the lessee shall paw the tax
IoDScco-On cavendish, plug, twist, ane-c cut
8hd manufactured Of all descriptions, mot inclu-
ding snuh, cigars and smoking tobacco prepared
with all the stsms in, or made exclusively Of
stsns,) valued at more than 80 cents per pound.
10 cents per pound. Vaued az any sum not ex.
ceedin2 30 cents per pound, 10 cents per pound.
On smoking tobacco prepared with all the
e'ems in, cents per bound.
ON snuff, manufactured Of tobacco, ground dry
CT camp, cf all descriptions, 20 cents per pound
81 50 per thousand.
ca cigars valued at over IS, and not over SO
fer thousand, - per thousand.
On cigars valued at SO and not over $40 Der
thousand, S2.50 per thousand
On cigars valued al ever 800 per thousand
% so per thousand.
On al cloth and al textile, or knitted or fsIted
fabric or cotton, wool or other material before
the same has been dyed, printed, blesehed or
prepared In any other manner, duty CT three Der
Ienium ed vaiorem shall be charged.
On ana afier Oetober next, tx OF Il per cent.
shall be paid on cotton.
" henever a duty is imposed upon any article
y moved for consumption or sale. Ii shall apply
Only 70 such articles as are manufactured on OF
afer the LIST OF June next
No duly is To be levied on any sales by judicial
o. executive Officers making aucsion sales by virtue
q judgment or decree Of any court, nor 10
public sales made by executors or adminis.rators
Ga whisky 20 GEMS per gallon. There is no tar
On recnned or mixed liquors The tax on watches
and piano foTtss i, stricken out
On all horned cattle, exceeding IS months old
slang htered and for sale, so cents head
On all calves and cattle under that age slauqh b.
tered AID for sale, cents per head; and on all
LtSs, exceeding six months old, slaughtere and
- az, "nen the number thus slaughtered eI-
Cseos t@er'y N &ay one year, ten cents Per head
Ste-Ia railroads e7t steamboats, pay 3 per
ntuHi railroads. using ether power than steam,
so ie-Iy ooat', = per centuul, and toll bridge
CelPtS.
S-c-eJdTy of Stale 80
When ne annual gains, proa' or Income exceed
= >
CcntuIn on tie amount Of the f.st named SUN 1.
ice income exceeds $40 OJJ duiy Of per centum
upon all over $500
on any telegraph'c dispatch or message where
we charge for The fret ten words does not exceed
20 cents. cents where the charge for tie nrst ten
lords exceeds 20 cents, cents
h-ch policy Of insurance or other Instrument
~ Whatever name the same shall be made or re-
hE"ea upon a property OF any description,
|AttAef against perils by or fire, or by Peril
80 any kind, made 5y an irsurance company or
It's agents, p cents.
ihe dog tax OF - Ceats Is stricken cut
In computing the allowance or drawback uoon
articles manufactured excIusveIy Of cotton When
'Isof'ed there shall be allowed in addition to
W three per CePtum dgty which shall have been
J-ia on tie said articles, drawback Of five mills
per POUND; aSd in ali cases where the DUTY i'm
2 sed BY this act upon the cotton used In the
lEAnufacture thereof has been previously paid,
i-e amount OF tie allowance to be aSeertaintd In
SncG manner as Iaay be prescribed by the COM
missioner Of internal revenue, under direction q
the Secretary OF the Treasury.
20 much OF the act OF August last as !nrcsp, >
hHs. tax of tweEt, millions on the United State,
snell only be Reid 10 authorize the lew and col.
,ecuon u one tax to that amount ard no ot5er
TAX shall be levied under and by virtue thereof
,-h..l the Is Of April 1855, when the same shall
% IN fail force ard effect