Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-30
TIKI YANKEE TAX BILL.

The tax bill, passed by the Yankee Congress, now
only awaits Lincons approval to become law, and u
to take effect on the first Of August
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue is to receive
salary Of 81 900 per anuum.
Among the more important amendments to the bill are
the following:
On all mineral Goals, except such known in the
trade as pea coal and dust COAL cents per ton pro,
ded that for all contracts Of lease for coal lands
before the first of April 1862 the lessee shall pay tie
Tax.
ToRAoco-On Cavendish, plug, twist fin, cut srd
manufactured of all descriptions mot including snuff,
segas and smoking tobacco prepared with all the stems
in or made exclusively Of stems valued at more than
30 cents per pound 10 cents per pound; valued ct any
sum not exceeding 80 cents per pound 10 cents per
pound.
On smoking tobacco, prepared with all the stems In
cents per pound.
Ca snuff, manufactured of tobacco ground or damp,
of all descriptions, 20 cents per peuld
Ca segars valued at not over SIS per thousand 81 so
per thousand.
On segsrs, valued at over IS, and not over $40 per
thousand, 81 per thousand.
On segars valued at over So and.not over go per
thousand, 81 30 per thousand.
On segars valued at $40 per thousand so per
thousand.
On all cloth, and all textile knitted filed fabric of
cotton wool or other MATERIAL before the has been
dyed printed bleached prepared in any other man
ner duty Of per csntum I'D valorem shall be charged
On and after October next tax Of per cent. shall
be paid on cotton.
Whenever duty lie imposed upon any article removed
Tor cor sumption SALE Il shall apply only to such ar.
cles manufactured on or after the lst oil June
next
No duty is to be levied on any sales BY judicial or
ecutive officers making auction sales by virtue OF q
judgment decree OF any court, nor 10 public sales
made by executors or admins rators.
On whisky 20 cents per gallon. There is no tar on
recdfsd or mixed liquors.
The tax on watches and piino.forts is stricken ou,
Ga all horned CATTLE exceeding eighteen months old,
slaughtered and for ssle, so ctnLs q heal
On all calves and cattle under that age slaughtered
and for sale cents per head aud on all hogs exceed.
ing six months old, slaughtered and Tor SALE when the
number thus slaughtered exceeds twenty in any one year.
10 cents per head.
Steam railroads and steamboats, pay per centum
railroads using other power than steam, and ferry boats
| per centum, and toll bridges per centum on the
gross amount of all the receipts.
For every passport Issued from the office OF the Secre
tary Of State &c. When the annual gains, profit il
come exceed tho cum of 5000 but not $40 0O0 duty
OF three per ceDtum the amount Of the first nan
sum If the income exceeds $40 900, duty Of per
centum Oh all over 5000.
On any ttlegrapbic despatch or message, when the
charge fo the fret 10 words does not exceed 20 cents
CENT when the charge for the first ten exceeds
Each policy of insurance or other instrument, BY
Whatever name the same shall be called by which insur
auce shall he made renewed upon properly Of any de
scrpon whoher sgaiost psrls oy the by fire,
by other peril OF any KIDD made ny any insurance com.
psgy or its agents. 20 cent?.
The dog tax of % cssts is stricken out.
In computing the allowance drawback upon articles
Manufactured exclusively Of cottoo, when exported,
there shall b. allowed, in addition to the per ceDtum
duty which sbalI have been paid the said articles,
drawback OF mills per pound, 10 all css:s, where the
duty imposed BY this upon the cotton used In the
Manufacture thereof has been previously paid the
amount Of the allowance 10 be ascer,aned in such man
ner As may be prescribed by the Commissioner Of Inter-
nal Revenue, under direction Of the Secretary ei the
Treasury.
So much Of the act OF August las! as imposes direct
tax OF twenty millions on the United States shall only
be held to authorize the ltvy and collection Of one tax
10 that amount and no other shall be levied under
aud by virtue thereof until the lst Of April 1885, when
the same shall be in full force and effect.