The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-04-08
THE CONFEDERATE TAX BILL.

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The bill 10 be entitled " an act to lay
taxes Tor the common defence, and carry
on the Government Of the Confederate
States" which was passed by the House
Of Representatives on the 23d instant, and
IS now pending in the Senate, provides
that tax Of one per cent. snail be levied
on the value of al real and personal pro.
perty, meneys and credits, except on such
personal property other than slaves which
have breg taxed. money or credits as may
be employed in business taxed under this
act. or the profits Of which are herein spe-
cially taxed.
Upon the value of all agricultural pro-
ducts not owned By the producers. ten per
cent ; cotton and tobacco, when 10 the hands
Of the producer. FIVE per cent.
Bankers shall pay $500 and twenty per
cent. upon the gross amounts Of profits on
the business.
Auctioners. tobacconists. cattle brokers,
peddlers. apctheearies, photogra piers and
c onfrotioners. shall paw $50. and 81 per
cent. on gross amount Of sales. The tax on
auction sales of stocks shall be one fourth
oi one per cent.
Wholesale dealers in liquors, 5000. and
i've per cent. on gross sales.
Retail dealers in liquors, 500, and ten
per cent.
Retail dealers in groceries. dry goods,
&c.. $50 aud q per cent.
Wholesale dealers, $500. aud 2I per
cent.
Pawnbroksrs. 5000. and twenty per cent
on gross profits.
D'stiIler-. 5000, and twenty per cent. on
grass sales.
Brewers. 500, and 81 per cent. on gross
sales.
Keepers Of hotels. inns and tayerns. $40
and q per cent. upon the gross amount re-
slized in business.
Keepers Of eating houses and boarding
houses. in which there are Al least six
boar,lers. $40, and ai per cent.
Money brokers. 5000. and 20 per cent
on gross receipts.
i CommerciaI brokers. 5000. and sl per
cent. up.n ali sales made.
Owners OF theatres. $500, and FIVE pei
cent. on all receipts.
Each circus, 500. and si0 for each sx
hibItion. JUggI.rs. $50.
On each bowling alley or billiard table
$40.
Livery stable keepers. $50. and five psl
cent. on gross receipts.
Butchers and bakers, $50. and one pc
cent. on sales.
/ LAWYERS, physicians. surgeons and den
lists, $50. and q per cent. 90 gross receipts
from their profession.
On all excess over s5 ,O60 Of net profit
81 any banker. auctioner, &C.. IL: PEI
cent. on al excess over s2O,0UO, IS pc
cent.
Salaries over 81 900 and under ~ ,50O
shall be taxed one per cent; over Sl,5eO
lso per cent.
Railroad and steamboat companies TO pa.
1--we pet cent. ON receipts from passengers
Two frnm freight.
Banks, savings institutions, gas. ielc
, graph. express AID manufacturing compa
nles. partnerships and individuals shall %,
- per rent. on all profits. dividends AM
J suns added TO surplus funds.
Insurance companies shall pay five pc
cent, quarterly, on gross receipts .ror
prtiniums.
On profits 90 all real or personal proper
y bought and suld during 1852. aud to i
April. 1865. except in due course Of busl
ness, ten per cent.
On all land, slaves, tobacco. naval stores
forage or provisions bought and sold, ate
iS April, sxcept to Confederate Govern
! ment, OF by persuns o. company taxed On
. der this act. II per cent.
Alter Is, January 1863. fourteen pc
, cent. on incomes or profits from all source
! other than from property on which Ia