The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-03-20
The Amended Internal Taxes.
Table Of Rates Of Duties Levied 6y the
Act AmendatOry Of the Internal
Revenue Law. ,,.f 300


Act AlnendatOry Of the Internal
Revenue Law. ,-f ..yrrl
THE NEW LICENSE, STAMP AND OTHER
TAXES. 5 - da
We give below table of the newly-im-
posed taxes, conveniently arranged for
reference. Each class of persons or things
on which new or amended tax has been
levied is placed by itself, the items of each
having been arranged in alphabetical Or
der: ta#...
LICENSE TAXES. ..I.r. 8
architects and Cirl Engineers-Under which
term is included every person whose business it
is to plan, design, or superintend the construc-
ton of buildings, or ships, or of roads, or
bridges, or canals, or railroads, for Oh license
$40. .gss@ -t .s..a.
Builders and COntyHctOrs-Under which term
is included every person whose business it is to
construct buildings, or ships, or bridges, or ca
nails or railroads by contract, for each license
-S25. Prorided, That no license shall be re-
quired from any person whose building con-
tracts do not exceed $500 in any one year.
Batchers-Under which term is included eve
ryperson who shall sell butchers meat at retail,
for each license-$10. Procided. that butchers
who retail butchers meat exclusively from q
cart or wagon, by themselves or agents, shall
be required to pay So for each license, anything
in this act to the contrary Notwithstanding, and
having taken out license therefor, shall not
be required to take out license as peddler for
retailing butchers meat, as aforesaid; and pro-
Uided, further. that those whose annual sales do
not exceed 81 900 are exempt from license.
Carmen and IVdg0aeYs.-When the vehicle is
drawn BY more than one horse or mule, (under
which term is included every person whose
business it is to keep a cart, truck, dray, wagon
or other vehicle drawn by horses or mules, for
the transportation of goods, wares, merchan-
disc, or any articles or packages, for hire, or
for the delivery of goods, wares. merchandise,
articles or packages sold, for each license-$3.
Insurance Agents 0sd Brokers.-Under which
term is included every person who shall act as
agent or broker Of any fire, marine, life, mutu-
al, or other insurance company or companies.
Pr0cided, That no license shall be required of
any insurance agent or broker whose receipts,
such agent or broker, are less than the sum
of $500 in any one year, for each license-S1O.
Lottery Ticket De0lers.-Under which term is
included every person who sells or offers to sell
lottery tickets or fractional parts thereof to-
ken, certificate, or any device representing, or
intended to represent a lottery ticket, or any
fractional part thereof, for each license--$100.
Retail Dedlers-Under which term is includ-
ed every person whose business or occupation
it is to sell or offer for sale any goods, wares
or merchandise of foreign or domestic produc-
ton (not excluding drugs, medicines, cigars,
snuff or tobacco and whose annual sales do
not exceed $4,000. for each license-$1O.
Retail Dealers IN Liquors-$20.
.iacks assd stalions, oacsers of-for each licenae
$40.
Wagoners--Same as g Cartmen."
Wholesale Deaers-Under which term is un-
derstoOd every person whose business or occu-
patton is to sell, or offer to sell, any goods,
wares or merchandise, of foreign or domestic
production. mot excluding drugs, medicines,
cigars, snuff and tobacco or any person whose
annual sales exceed $25, 900; and the license
required by any wholesale dealer shall not be
for less amount than his sales for the previous
year, unless he has made or proposes to make
some change in his business that will obvious
ly reduce the amount of his annual sales: Pro
rqded, That any license understated may be
again assessed When the annual sales do not
exceed $50, 900, for each license-$25.
When exceeding $4,000, and not exceeding
500, 200, for each license-$50.
When exceeding 800, 900, and not exceed
ing $3.50, 009 for each license-$1O0.
When exceeding $250,O0O, and not exceed
ing $500, 100 for each license 5000.
When exceeding $780, 900, and not exceeding
S1,O00,00O, for each license-$3O0.
When exceeding 81, OO0,OOO and not exceed
ing 81, 900, 600, for each license-$5OO.
When exceeding &2OOO,OOO, on every 81
OO0, 900 in excess Of 81, 900, 0O0-$25O.
Wholesale Dealers in LquOrs-Same as
Wholesale Dealers"
MANUFACTURES, ARTICLES AND PRODUCTS.
Aorsings-Made of cotton, flax or hemp, or
part of either. or other materials per cent.
Asoninqs--When the cloth or material from
which such awnings were made was imported,
or has been subject to and paid q duty-1 per
cent
Castings Of Iroa-Not otherwise provided for,
per ton-S1 80.
ClOcks-3 per cent.
Clocks-Any duties which may have been paid
on clock movements, used for clocks or timepiec-
es upon which duties shall be assessed or paid,
shall be deducted from the 3 per cent. tag on
clocks and timepieces.
CLothing-Custom work. per cent.
ClOths-RemOved from the place of manufac-
ture prior to Sept /, 1862, on the increased
Values per cent.
Coal Illuminating Oa-Proved to have been
manufactured before Sept l, 1862.
COn-Al contracts for the purchase or sale
of gold and silver, coin or bullion, secured by
pledge or deposit, or other disposition of gold
or silver coin of the United States, if to be per-
formed after period exceeding three days.
shall be in writing or printed and signed by
the parties or their agents attOrnieS and shall
have one or more adhesive stamps, as provided
in the act to which this is an amendment equal
in amount to one-half of one per centum, and
interest at the rate of six per centum per an
mum on the amount so loaned, pledged or de-
posted and if any such loan, pledge or deposit.
made for period not exceeding three days,
shall be renewed or in any way extended, for
any time whatever, said loan, pledge or deposit
shall be subject to the duty imposed on loans
exceeding three days, and no loan of currency
or money on the security OF gold or silver coin
of the United States as aforesaid, shall be made
exceeding the amount in par value of the coin
pledged or deposited as security; and any loan
SO made, or attempted to be made, shall bel ut
terly void.
Coin-All contracts, loans, or sales of bullion
or gold and silver coin of the United States, not
made in accordance with this act, shall be
wholly and absolutely void and in addition to
the penalties provided in the act to which this
is an amendment any party to said contrad
may, at any time within one year from the
date of the contract, bring suit before any
court of competent jurisdiction to recover back,
for bis own use and benefit the money paid
on any contract not made in accordance With
this act
Coafectionery-Mad wholly or in part OF
sugar, same ''sugar candy"
C0pper-R6lled-1 per cent.
COtton-Raw or manufactured, the growth or
produce of countries beyond the Cape OF Good
Hope, when imported from this side of the
Cape, shall pay no greater duty than is i'm
posed on the same article when imported d.