Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-03-08
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The reader viii be Interested TO make himself
sequaiated with some oftne details Of tbs fol-
lowing Tax Bill, designed to supply the lubri.
eating material to keep the government ma.
chine in good working order. 1t was reported
on Mouday the Sd
II provides for the appointment by the Pre-.
sident of commissioner Of internal revenues.
with salary Of 5.Oo0 year, With suitable
number Of clerks.
Tue country TO be divided. as the president
may direct into convenient collection districts
withan assessor aDd'colleetor appointediby the
puesident for each, who shall have power 10
appoint such deputies assmay be necessary
The bin provides Ter a dbty on spurious H.
quors Of Is cents pr gall; ale and beer, 81 per
barrel stem or leaf tobacco. 3 cents per pound
Ito add. when ma uofactnred, cents, aud on
cigars 5. 10 and 20 cents per pound, according
to value on lard and Iinseed oils, burning fluid
and coal oil 5 cents per gallon refined coal
oil, 10 cents per gallsp gas, per 1000 feet 25
cents; bank note paper, 5 cents per pound
prinsaag paper, mills per pound upper Ieath-
er, cent per psand; soap, mills per pound !;
salt, cents per ZOE pounds sole leather, ]
cent per pound a0ur, 10 cents per barrel all
Othss manufactures, 8 per cent ad valorem
on rail road passengers, 2 mills per mile com
mutation tickets per cent; steamboat travel
ymill per mile; omnibus, ferry boats and horse
rsiisoaas, per cent on gross receipts from pas
sebgers : advertisements, per cent on amount
Of receipts sanoaliy for the use Of carriages
annually, from slto sio according to value
gold watches, 81 silver watches, so cents
gold plate, 40 cents per ounce silver plate,
cents per ounce billiard sables, $40; on
slaughtered cattle, 80 cents each hogs, 10 cts
saeA sheep 5 cents each.
Lieenees--GOF baskers. 500 auciioneers,
$40 wholesale dealers. $50 retail dealers in
H4eon $40 rOtsik dealers 10 goods, $40 !; rec
tifysrs. Sloos brewers, $50 hotels. inns and
taverps, graduated according 70 rental. from s5
$500 eating houses $40 commercial brok-
era $50 theatres. S1oO eircuses, 60 bowl
ing4alIeys Sc each Wholesale pedtlsrs, from
$54s $50; eoai-oil distiIlers, $50.
Inoeme--s per cent on all above $500, de-
oaSeiAB inc thCoa11 1catft4 lfo4n 0iflutHoeg &c.
which are ts1ea separately railroad bonds
and dsidsnds Of banks and saving Institutions,
5pereeat payments Of all salaries Of officers
10 the civil military, Or naval service Of the u.
staissI iiIzssssss::=>>,. senal0rz md members OF
coagfems 3 per cent lesaeisa and distributive
shsses of personal properly ofdeesased persons
from to per cent, according to the degrees
SstslaGiouship, and stamp duties ou all kiBdsol
lagatADa eommerciaI papers all patent medi-
eipsss tslsereph messages and all goods by ex-
press
These constitutional luxuries, the regulation
and snbjugasiou o. which seem to make such
burdens necessary. not only for one, bat sue
cesslop Of years, are likely to prove somewhat
expensive ones But We suppose hey mus. be
treated tenderly, and nursured With solieilude
eyen e lhe fisk Of another grappls when tAs
We 1llalI hage bad q little oppOrtupiiy 10 catch