Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-29
New Item. of Taxntion.

In consequence of the opposition manifested
by the different trades and manufacturing in
terests to the taxation of their particular
branches, the Committee of the House re-
solved, some time ago, to suppress all new
features and items that might In future be
added to the bill. A correspondent of the
Sunday Mercury, who is found of COAX,
sends to that paper the following list of sup
pressed items:
For smoking 3 cent cigar, 6 cents; other
Havanas in proportion.
Smoking ameerschaum-pipe 8 cents; if col
ored, Is cents.
For every quid of tobacco, 8 cents; if
begged from friend, cents.
Jersey champagne, 10 cents a bottle, (that
being Its full value); other foreign wines in
proportion.
Calling for drink, 5 cents; with pepper
mint in it, 3 cents extra.
Riding In city railroad car, cents; if
compelled to stand, 10 cents.
For wearing dollal.jewelry, 50 each article.
Boot-blacks, cents for each job.
Reading the speech of Congressman, 10
cents line, and three months imprisonment.
Attending church, so cents an hour; if
member, 25 cents. At Beecher's the prices
are to be the same as at first-class theatres.
On ministers attending billiard-matches, SO;
if enthusiastically received, twice that sum,
and drinks for the party.
For smiling on the Sabbath day, 25 cents
for the first one, and fifty cents for each fol-
lowing one.
For bowling to lady in the street, 10 cents.
All unmarried ladies S25 per year; Cali
fornia widows, $50 per year
For being poor, $40 month.
White shirts, 20 cents month; colored
ones, 81.
Buckwheat cakes are to pay tax OF
cents per dozen; with molasses on, 5 cents per
dozen.
For using an auger, 80 cents a month.
| For using a corkscrew, As cents month.
Deviled kidneys, cents dozen.
For looking over the fence, 10 cents.
License to drive your cow to pasture, so
cents; if over mile, IS cents.
For licking your wife, 10 cents each time :;
spanking the baby, 10 cents; walloping any
child over ten years of age, 25 cents.
License to boil the tea-kettle, 25 cents.
For scolding the servant-girl, 80 cents.
For license to catch bulheads. SIS; to catch
cells, Sc; shad, salmon, and sturgeon, SIS.
To open oysters, So; clans, $50.
! For privilege to SIT on the dock and cat4
sinners, 81 per month; if you lean against a
pole, Sl.50.
Salt mackerel, if caught in fresh-water
stream, 3 cents each.
To sit on the curb-stone and peddle apples,
! So month.
For the privilege of gathering peach-pits,
Ss month.
License to peddle peanuts, s25 year.
Snuf-boxes are to pay tax OF 81 per
year.
For every pinch of snuff given to friend,
cents.
For asking friend TO drink. S5 cents.
/ For PLAYING billiards. 25 cents.
+ For license 10 kill skunks, So year, and
one-tourth of the perfume.
4 Tax on moustaches, 50 month"; dyed,
the tax 10 be doubled.
On whiskers. others than those belonging to
eats and dogs So month.
For blowing the nose in the public streets,
IS cents; in country roads 90 cents.
To shoot marbles, 81; if China Alleys
are used. further tax of 40 cents.
To play euchre, Sl50 il the two bowers OF
trumps are held. further tax of So cents.
Hurdy -gurdes are TO pay tax of 81 a
tune.
Mocking birds, IS cents.
io sh''~e III une puohc highway, 10 cents;
if accompanied with unusual noise. % cents
; Snoring, 90 cents il at an evening meet
ing. 25 cents; in church, 81.
License to peddle fre-wood. 81 per month
License to beg cold victuals. $50.
License 10 gather bones. 50.
Every person taking an affidavit, shall be
assessed 25 cents.
Ordinary cursinc and swearing to pay five
cents an oath, and swearing TO be measured
by a Cursometer 10 be furnished by the Sec
retary of the Treasury.
what Can be Raised I'm a small
Garden.