Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-08-07
Taxes that are Taxes.


IL any one j. dissatisfied here. let him 20
% the sunny South. " that only remaining.
home Of liberty on this continent. as some
uncommonly idiotic person called 4 AZ the
recent Peace-at-any-price meeting in New
York Some Of the eopPerheads groan
dolefully AZ the taxes levied % support the
government and carry on the var for the
Union. II they disapproye Of the object.
that certainly makes the burden hard o.
bear; but we sincerely wish these grum-
blers could be transported across the lines
20 be taxed by their friend Mr.. Davis.
The Richmond sentinel q the 18th Nav
pubiishes Ia fll tie tax at % the rebr
Consrcss. The various parts are condens-
ed below. We recommend al Who a-c dis
satisfied with our taxes % rad this. ana
thcn say u they are ready 10 90 South.
The first section lcvic. a tax of EIGHT per
cent. on ihc salue of al naval stores. salt.
wines. spirituous liquors. tobacco manufar-
turci or unmanuiaciurcd. cotton. wool.
Hour. sugar. molasses. syrups. rice and
other agricultural productions. Banker
arc taxed 500; auctiouecrs 80. and . l-2
Ter cent. on the gross amount of their saies
Wholesale liquor dealers are taxed 500 and
" per cent Of their gross sales: retail IL
quor dealers pay 600 and 10 per cent. of
sro-s sales distillcrs pay 500 snd 20 per
CENT. of gross sales hotels AMI eating hous-
e. pay according o. the ycarly rental of the
property. from $50 a year down o. 80
theatrcs pay 800 and . per cent Of gross
sales; billiard rooms pay 80 for each IA
bic, butchers and bakers paw 80 and
Per cent Of gross sale, pcdiars paw so
ard - per cent. Of sales pho;o.raphers
lawyers. aPoiheoaries. doctors and coufec-
toners pay so each. with tax on an but
hwycrs and doctor. Of - per cent. of
sales. Incomes arr taxed as follows. over
800 and under 81 .joD wear. . per cent.
over - 800 and less than 5000 year. =
pr cent on toe frst $3.50. and 10 per
cent on the rest; over = .OO0 and lc.. than
5000. lo per cent. over = .0DO and l...s
than $1,000. l. - PR cent. over go
Voo. ~ per cent.
Farmer are taxed savagely. We copy
The provision verbatim
"Src. ~. Each farmer AMI planter I'm
ihe Confederate States. after re.crsinr for
D.. own use ffiy bushels Of sweet potatoes
and City Bushels Of Iri.b potatoes. one hun
dTcd bushels o. the corn or fifty Bushels Of
ale wheat produced ia the present year.
shall pay and deliver o. The Confederate
government. of the products of the present
year. onc-tcnth Of tho wheat. corn. oats.
re brrkwhcat or rice. sweet and Irish Do
tatocs. and of the cured hay AL fodder.
also orc-tcnth ~ tic sugar. molasscs made
az cane. cotton. wool AMI tobacco. tie cot
Con g.racd and packed .n some secure
manner. anil tobacco shipped AMI packet
'n boxes. to hc delivered ir h,m oa or be-
fore ile first day Of Ma-.i ia fie neztysar.
Zach farmer or planter. after rcs-r.in-
twcu'r bushels q peas or Lcan.. Lat NOT
pot more than twenty Iu.heI. q both. f.r
LIs own usc. shall deliver to thc Csuf-ler-
afc -.sclnmcut. for .it. u.e. one-tenth 81
thc peas. beans AMI ground peas produced
ani gathered D. bin dar.a- o.. present
year.~
Thrr is but one rpcc,cs o. property exc
cmpt from taVati3n-tie slaves. Est 81
the war continues aaoCeryear there will
le no slave. left fo Dol taxed. 81 ,,st in re-
ai.fy obs. exemption of fie slaveLoIIersui
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