Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-30
The Confederate Tax Bill.

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been passed by tie House of Representatives had pre-
| viousy passed the Senate, and is law.
1t imposes tax OF sight per cent upon the value OF al
naval stores se wines and spirituous liquors. tobacco
manufactured manufactured, cotton, wool, four
held owned the first day July next, and
family consumption for the unexpred portion of the
preceding the 1862 and tax of per upon
all moneys bank notes or other currency hand
deposit the lst of July next and the value of all cred
it's which the interest has land not employ
ed in business the income derived from which taxed
under the provisions of this provided, that all
owned held or dtposted beyond the limits of the Con
federae States shall be valued the rate of Ex
change Confederate Treasury notes The tax to be
sessed the lst day of july and collected the 1s day
of October next thereafter as may possible
Section 5th imposes the following year
ing the 3s of December 1862 and for each year therea
ter.
Bankers shall pay $500 Auctoneers retail Dealers tobac
corsts pedars cattle apothe photog
and confectoners $50 ard q per cenu gross
amount of sales made
wholesale dealers in liquors 500, and per csntum
gross amount of sales Retail dealers in liquors. $U0 aud
! 10 per centum on gross amount of sales.
Wholesale dealers In groceries, goods, ware merchsn
! die, etc. $500, and q per centun1.
Pawn brokers, money and exchange brokers $500.
Distillers 5000, and 20 centum Brewers sC0 and
| q per centum.
Hotels INNS tayerns and eating houses a5s class $500
fifth class $50 Every house where food refreshments
sod and every boarding house where there shall
six boarders or more shall be deemed an eating
Commercial brokers commission merchants, $780, and
Theatres $780, and five per all receipts Each
circus, $780, and $40 for each exhbition Juggers and
Bowling alleys and billiard rooms, $40 for each alley
table registered.
Livery stable keepers, lawyers physicians, surgeons,
Butchers and bakers, $40 and one per centum.
ALL persons engaged, intending engage in any bu-
sness named in the 9th secticn shall within sixty days
the pa sage OF the the time of beginning
register with the district collector the
name and residence OF each person. firm or corporation
time which, and the place and in which the
to be conducted &C. At the time of the registry
shall he he no
the next 3st OF December and such other may
due upon sales or receipts ia such business.
ANY person failing to make such registry ard pay such
tax shall additional all other upon his business
by the act pay double the amount of the specific
such business, aud like for every thirty days
Requires separate registry and tax for each hu,ne So
ing the same; but for storage goods at
place other Than the registered place of business
registry required upon every charge in the place of
Quoting registered business upon the death of
ness to another, but ad ditionsl tax.
Every registered and taxed s required to make
returns o. the amount of sales from the
the act 10 the 3Oth of June and thee months there
after.
service, of per when exceeding 81 500
vded that taxes shall be imposed h sary Of aOy
person receiving salary lot exceeding 81 600 per
the tax on annual between $500 and 81 500 lha
be FIVE per between 800 and S3 00O five per
So OOO and s. OGo per cent; between 5000 and
00O l23 per cent? over S0OO5 fifteen per cent subject
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cf real estate manufacturing and mining establishments
sufficient for necessary annual repairs
f rented cost of labor actually hired, and material
incomes from navigating enterprises the hire of the
sci allowance for and tear OF the same exceed
ing ten Fer cent incomes derived from tie sale OF
HerchandiSe other property the prime cost OF
transportation, salaries Of clerks and Of buildings
incomes from any other occupation the salaries clerks
rent cost of labor, material DC andi case of mutual in
companies the amount of loss paid by them duting
Incomes derived from ohe subject
to deductions whatever.
Sha Da
tenth OF the dividend and reserved fund annually If the
than twenty cent capital stock, Ooeeighth be
paid if than twenty per cent one-sixth The
be collected the 1 OF January and of each
thereafter.
tax ten per cent. a profits in 1852 by the pur
chase and sale of -four, corn bacon pork oss hay
SALT iron the manutacu of ron molasses made
of butter wooen cloths shoes boots blankets and
cotton cloths This is not to apply to regular retail bust
mess.
Each fame after 1eserviDg his fifty tushes
sweet and fifty bushels Irish potatoes one hundred bushels
corn, or fifty bushels wheat produced this year shall paw
and deliver TO ths Confederate Government of the
grain, potatoes forage noasses cotton WOOL and
tobacco produced After reserving twenty bushels peas
| or beans he shall deliver one tenth thereof.
Every farmer planter grazier tenth of the
slaughtered by him. in cured bacon, the of so
OF to 100 pounds of pork one per cent
the value OF all nett CATTLE horses mules used in cu
walton, and TO be paid by the the
beeVes sold to be taxed as income.
All hospitals, insane, deaf, and charitable asylums
churches schools and colleges exemp: from taxation
VERY UNHAPRY-We tell our readers a story hither
unedted, and which think will considered the
terrible for being grotesque One DoxDg day not very
long ago. laboriDg man and his wife overheard il
violent alteration in the street. TIE drunk and
he arrived at the lackamose stage of iuebriey
was sobbing piteousy. What's the matter querulous
lgasked his vile. ''I-I-rm unhappy" blubbered
the husband, Unhappy" the lady repeated with pro-
found expression of contempt; unhappy You were
drunk on sunday, you drunk on Monday, you are
drunk now, and you amt happy Whstmore do you want
| Do you t0an! TO be hanged :"-DGity Telegraph.