The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-08-08

panY, or any person or persons, companies OF
corporations, for the payment Of money, ex-
ceeding S'2J, at sight or on demand, , cts.
Cheese is not to be considered manufacture
Chemical preparations, same as medicines.
Chocolate, prepared, per pound, cent.
Circuses, under which term is included every
building, tent, space, or acre, where feats of
horsemanship or acrobatic sports are exhibited,
for license, $50.
Claim agents, under which term is included
every person whose business is to prosecute claims
in any Of the Executive Departments of the
Federal Government, for each yearly license,
$40.
Clearance, stamp duty, % cts.
Cock movements made to run one day, 5
cts. Made to run over one day, each 10 cts.
Cloth, before it has been dyed, pGnted,
bleaehed or prepared in any other manufac-
tures3 per cent.
Ct'a all mineral, except pea coal or dust coal,
per ton, 81 cts.
| Coal gas, (see Gas.)
Coal oil, produced by the distilation of coal
exclusively, refined per gallon, cts.
Coal illuminating oil, refined, produced by
the tistllation of coal, asphatum, shale, peat,
petroleum. or rock oil, and all other bituminous
substances used for like purposes, per gallon, 10
cents.
Coal oil dstillers, under which term is in
chIded any person who shall refine, produce or
distill crude petroleum or rock oil, or crude
coal oil, or crude oil made of asphaltum, shale,
peat, or other btuminous substances, for each
license, $50.
CJal t;lr..produced in the manufacture of gas,
Cocoa, prepared, per pound, cent. 1
Coffee, ground, per pound, 3 mills.
CoiFee-All preparations Of which coffee
forms part, or which is prepared for sale as a
substitute for coffee, per pound mills.
Commercial Brokers, (see Brokers.)
Confectioners, under which term is in cluded
every person who sells at retail confectionery,
sweetmeats, comfits or other confecs, in any
building (coniectoners who have taken out
license as wholesale orretail dealers are not re-
quired to take separate lcense,) for each IL
cense, $40.
Confectionery, made wholly or in part of
sugar, per pound, cent.
Consumption entry at any Custom House,
not exceeding 500 in value, stamp duty, 90
900 800 50 cents.
Do do exceeding $500 in value, 81.
Contracts for each sheet or piece OF paper on
which written, stamp duty cents.
Do for the hire, use or rent OF any land, ten
ement or portion thereof under period OF time
not exceeding three years. stamp duty 90 cents
Do for period of time exceeding years 81.
Contracts, brokers' note or memorandum OF
sale of any goods or MERCHANDISE, stocks, bonds, !
exchange, notes of hand, real estate, or proper
ty of any kind or description, issued by brokers'
or persons acting as such, stamp duty 10 CENTS
CONVEYANCE. deed, instrument or writing !
whereby any lands, tenements, or other realty
sold, shall be granted, leased, assigned, transfer
red or otherwise conveyed to or vested in the
purchaser or purchasers, or TO any person or
persons by his. her or their direction, when the
value exceeds one hundred dollars and does not
exceed one thousand, stamp duty, 81. When
the value exceeds one thousand and does not eX- !
ceed two thousand five hundred, 81. Exceed !
inc two thousand five hundred and not exceed |
ing five thousand, So Exceeding five thousand
and not exceeding twenty thousand, SlO. EN-
ceedinr ten thousand, and not exceeding twenty !
thousand, $40, For every additional ten thou
sand. or fractional part in excess OF twenty
thousand, $50.
Coppcr. manufactures of not otherwise pro-
Yldcd tOr, ad paiorem, D per CENT
Cordials, medicinal, (same as medlclnes'l
Cosmetics, (same as mediclnes)
Cotton, raw, per lb', cent.
Cotton, manufactures of wholly or in part, |
not otherwise provided for, per ct.
Cotton umbrellas, 5 per ct.
Coupons, railroad, per CT
Deeds, whereby any lands, tenements, or 9TH
er things sold, shall be granted leased, assigned,
transferred or otherwise conveyed to, or vested
in the purchaser or purchasers, or to any per-
son or persons by his, her or their direction,
stamp duty, (samo as conveyance)
Deerskins. dressed and smoked, per lb., cts.
Dentifrice each package, Of the retail p1ce
or value of which does not exceed 20 cts. stamp
dutv. | cent. Exceeding 25 cents and not eX-
ceeding so cents, stamp duty 2 cents. Exceed
inp so but not exceeding IS cents, stamp duty
3 cents. Each package of the value OF which
shall exceed rs cents, and shall not exceed $l.O4
cts. Exceeding 81, for each and, every so cts
or fractional part thereof over and above 81,
an additional stamp duty of cts.
Dentists for license $40.
Despatch, telegraphc, when the charge OF the
first ten words does not exceed 20 cents, stamp
duty | cent. When it exceeds 20 cents, stamp
duty 3 cents
Diamonds, per ct.
Distilled spirits first proof per gallon, 20 cts
Distilled spirits--The duty on spirltuous IL
quors and all other spiriiuous beverages enume-
rated in the tax bi is to be collected at no low
er rate than the basis of first proof and shall be
increased in proportion for any greater strength
than the strength Of proof
Distilled spilits.-The term first proof is de-
clared to mean that proof Of a liquor which
corresponds to fifty degrees of Trallic's centesi-
NAL hydrometer, at the temperature OF 6o de-
prees of Fahrenhet's thermometer and in redu-
cling the temperature to the ndard of 10 and
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