Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-06-19
Taxes that nrc Taxes

If any one is dissatisfied here, let him 90
to the sunny Soutl, THAT only remain u.
home of liberty on tbi, continent" as some
uncommonly idiotic person called it at the
recent peace-at-any-price meeting in this
city. Some of tie coFperheads groan dole
fully at the taxes levied tn support the gov.
ernment and cary on the war Tor the Union
If they dlsapproye of the object, that cer-
tainly makes the burden hard to bear ; but
we sincerely wish these grumblers could be
transported across the lines to be taxed by
their friend Mr.. Davis.
The Richmond Sentinel Of the 25th May
publishes in full the tax act OF the rebel
Congress. The various parts are condensed
below. We recommend all who are dissatis-
he'd with our taxes to read this, and then
say if they are ready to 20 South:
- The first section levies tax Of eight
Per cent on the value OF all naval stores
salt, wines, spirituous liquors, tobacco manu-
ticturei or unmanutictured, cotton, wool
d1ur, sugar, molasses, syrups, rice and other
agricultural productions. Blnkers are taxed
$500; aucti0ncers $50, and IL per cert.
on the gross amount OF their sales: whole
sale liquor dealers are taxed $500 and pr
cent OF their gross sales; retail liquor deal.
er. pay 500 and 10 per cent OF gross sales
dis;illers pay $500 and 20 per cent of gross
sales hotels and eating hou,e. pay accord
ing to the yearly rental OF the property from
$500 year down to So; theatres pay
$50 and per cent Of gross receipts. to
bacoRsts pay $50 and FER cent Of gros,
sales; billiard rooms pay $40 for each table
butchers and bakers pay $50 and per cent
Of gross sales pcders pay $50 and .
per cent Of sales photographers, lawyers,
apothecarics, doctors and cjnicctioners ply
$50 each, with u tax on all but lawyer
and doctors OF 2 l. per cent Of sales. In
comes are taxed as follows over 500 and
under 81 800 a year, 5 pr cent; over ST.
500 and less than So 900 year ) pr cent.
on the frs; 81 500 and 10 per cent on Ia,
rest over $4,000 and less than s. 600, IL
per cent over IS 900 and les. than $40.
000, II IL Per cent over Sl0.0 900, II pet
cent.
Farmers are taxed savagely. We co ~ the
provision verbatim
. sFe H. Each farmer and planter in
the Confederate States, after rc,crying for
his own use 80 bushels OF sweet potatoes and
% bushels OF Irish potatoes, 100 bushels OF
the corn or 80 bushels Of the wheat produced
in the present year, shall pay aud deliver 10
the conted rate government, of the products
OF the present year, tenth Of the wheat
corn, oats, rye, bucSwheat. or rica, sweet
and Irish potatoes, and of the cured hay and
fodder; also one-tenth Of the sugar. molas-
ses made o. cane, cotton. wool aud tobacco
tie cotton ginned and packed in some secure
manner, the tobacco Shipped and packed in
boxes, to be delivered by him on or before
the first dry of March in the next wear
Each farmer and planter, alter rescrying %
bushels Of peas or beans, but not more than
p bushels OF both. for hi. own use. shall
deliver u the confederate government, for it.
own use, one tenth of the peas. beans ant
ground PEAS produced and gathered by bin
during the present year.
There is but one species of property ex
empt from taxation-the slaves. But If ii,
war continue another year there will he n,
slaves lief, to tie taxed; 50 that in reality
this exemption Of the sltyeholdcrs will no
benefit them greatly Tribune.