The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-04-08
The Confederate Tax Bill.

The Richmond Examiner publishes the
Tax Bill which passed the House Of Rep.
resentatives and il now before the Fin ance
Committec of tie Confederate Senate. The
Eraniaer thinks il will receive some alter.
ntions in the Senate, but will probably not De
diminished ia The general amount Of Tax.
We coudease for our limited space some OF
the mos, material portions Of the bill -
When til. bill is completed and shall have
passed boti. branches of Congress We will
pubiisl, it in full:
tax "f one per cent. is levied on th.
value Of ali real aud personal property, mo-.
n-ys ami credits held on th. Is, January,
1868. a"d on the l,t Januar, Of .ach .uc
reed'ng Nesr thereafter, except p.rsnnnI
| property other than slave which a,rb Ell
taxed, m"ney or credits a. may bc employ.
ed ~ II business taxed uud-r this &c, or the
profits "f which are herein specially taxed :
Provided, that ~ tar shalt bs Imposed ty
virtue Of this section after u Census VI the
| C""ftd"rnc. shall be taken. nor after III.
expiration VI mree year, from the ir-,
mrs ing of the present Congress-; a tax OF
ten per cent. shalt be levied upon the valne
oi naval stores, cotton. tobacco and other
agricultural products not Owl ned by the pro
| duc.rs, on seed cotton the growth Of the
present year IA tnx of che per cent, per
pound, aud Oh tobacco in the leaf, tL.
gro"ih OF the Present year. a tax Of live
cents pound, and on all cotton and tobac.
c" IN the hands Of the producer or bailed,
the growth If former years, tax Of five
| per cent: Provided further, that on, hun.
dred p"u'.ds of .eed cotton for each mum.
Der Of The family growing it shall b. sx-
empt from taxation.
| Bankers shall pay five hundred dollar,
sud t"eniy per cent. upou ,heie gross pro.
| hts.
hrc;ioneers shall pay fifty dollars aud
two and a half per ce.,. Oh tn. gross u.
| Giuunt of sales.
| Wholesale dealers in liquors Of any and
every kind aud description shall pay two
hundred dollars and Nv. per cent. on tre
| gross amount uf sales
Retail dealer, IN l:quo Z, including disrIi.-
ed spirits, .ferm.nted liquors aud vine, ut
ever, descriptions, shall pay one hundred
dollars and ten per cent. on The giuss u.
| mount OF sale-
Retail dealers shall pay fty dollars aud
tw" "nc L"f per cent ON gross amount
of rnlrs. Persons selling groceries. goods,
wares or msrchandize or other things OF
foreign or domestic production. in les.
quantities than original pieces or P,csagr,
| shall be deeined retail dra ,er Mechanics
selling tho products of their own or rne.r
families 'ab'r, -hall be .xtnp, irom ..,-
| tax.
Wh"le-aio dealers shall pay Two hundr. ii
dollars aud Nv" and half per c.ni o. .nr
| gsO>s amount If sales
kerp"rs OF h"teIs, inns aud ta,erns -haii
pay t"xnly dollars, aid Two aud "a h If ,,..
cent. on the gross amount Of realized bust
| ness
Distiier- shall pa, t"" hundred dsN.r-
and twenty per cent on gross nm"un at
sales. Disiillcrs Of fruit. tor nim.t, day. or
less shall p'y sixty dollars aud hi'y cent.
per g"''"n ON Tie 'rst ten gallons. and tw"
| dollars gallon on all beyond that Quantity
Tobacco nis,s shall pay hfty dolln. ana
Two and hall per cent, on gross n,nu"ri
OF sales.
Theatres shall pay Ave hund ell dollar.
and h'e per cent. on all receipts, which Tax
"''A'' be paid BY The owner d the building
Each C'rcu" shall pay one hundred dollar.
aud ''" d"'i"rs for each exhibition Jug.
g'ers aud other persons e1h'b''i"g .h""s
shall pay nifty dollars
bowling Alloy" and Billiard Rooms oh"'i
pay tory dollars Tor each alley or tsbe
Livery Stable Keepers shall pay fifty dol.
lars and live per cent on gross receipts.
Cattle Brokers shall pay fifty dollars unn
Two and half per cent on amount Of sal.