Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-07-04
The New Tax Rill.

only awaits the slgnatureof the PRESIDENT
to become law, to go into effect the first
Of August. 1t has been so altered and
amended since its first introduction that
It is impossible as yet to decide upon its
merits; but the fact is encouraging that a
bill has passed. and that some measures,
however crude, are to be taken to pay the
vast expense of the war, besides the issue
of paper money. The vote on the bill
was unanimous in the Senate, and nearly
30 in the House.
The commissioner of internal revenue
is to receive salary of $4,000 per annum.
Among the most important amendments
to the bill, are the following On all
mineral Goals, except such as are known to
the trade as pea Goals, and dust Goals.
there are IL cents per ton; provided
that for all contracts for lease for coal
lands made before the LIST of April, 1862,
the lessee shall pay the tax. Tobacco,
csvendish, plug, twist, fine cut and man.
ufaotured of all descriptions, not including
snuff, cigars and smoking tobacco pre-
pared with all the stems in, or made ex-
clusively of stems valued at more than 80
cents per pound, Is cents per pound val
'ued at any sum not exceeding 80 cents
per pound, 10 cents per pound; smoking
tobacco prepared with all the stems in, 5
cents per pound snuff, manufactured of
tobacco, dry or damp, of all descriptions,
20 cents per pound cigars, valued at not
over So per one thousand, $3.50 per
thousand; valued at over SIS and not
over $40 per thousand, 80 per thousand;
valued at over $40 per thousand, and not
over $40 per thousand, $3.50 per thous-
and; valued at over $50, $3.50 per
thousand. On all cloth and all textile,
or knitted, or felted fabrics, of cotton,
wool or other materials, before the same
has been dyed, printed, bleached or pre-
pared in any other manner, duty Of 8
per centum ad valorem. On and after
October next, tax of half cent must
be paid on cotton. Whenever duty is
imposed on any article removed for con-
sumption or sale, it shall apply only to
such articles as are manufactured on or
before the LIST of July next. No duty is
to be levied Oh any rates by judicial or
executive officers, making auction sales by
virtue of a judgment or decree Of any
court, nor to public sales made by execu-
tors or administrators. Whisky 20 cents
per gallon. No tax on rectifed or mixed
spirits.
The tax on watches and piano fortes is
stricken out; on all horned cattle exceed
ing Is months old, slaughtered for sale,
80 cents head on all calves and cattle
under that age slaughtered for sale, 8
cents head and on all hogs exceeding
6 months old, slaughtered for sale, when
the number thus slaughtered exceeds 20
in any one year, 10 cents head steam
railroads and steamboats,, pay per cent
um; railroads using other power than
steam, and ferry boats, IL per centum,
and toll bridges 8 per centum on the
gross amount of all receipts; for every
passport issued from the Office of the Sec
rotary Of State So. When the annual
gains, profit, or income, exceeds the sum
of 5000, but not $4,000, duty Of
per centum on the amount above the first
named sum; if the income exceeds $lO,-
600, duty of 5 per centum upon all over
5000. Any telegraphic dispatch or mes
srge when the charge for the first ten
words does not exceed 20 cents, ! cent !;
when the charge for the first ten exceeds
20 cents, 8 cents. Each policy of insu-
rance or other instrument, by whatever
name the same shall be called, by which
insurance shall be made or renewed upon
property of any description, whether
against psrils by the seas or by
fire, or by other peril Of any kind,
made by an insurance company Or its
agents, 25 cents. The dog tax Of 81 is
stricken out In computing the allowance
or drawback upon articles manufactured
exclusively of cotton when exported, there
shall be allowed in addition the 3 per
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