The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08
WASHINGTON, June 26, 1864

HASHiNGION June 20 1904.
The following is the Tax bill as reported by
the Committee of Conference. It has Just
been completed. passed by both Houses, and
only awaits the signature of the President to
become law
TABLET /.
Auction sales-in gross amount-114 Of per
cent.
Bankers--using capital not exceeding $50,
for each license-$100.
Bankers-when using capital exceeding $780,
COO for each additional 81 900 in excess of
$50,000-S2.
Barytes-sulphate OF per 100 lbs.-12c.
Beer-lager beer, ale. porter, and similar fer
mented liquors, q bbl, if not more than 81
gals.-$1.
Benzine-refaed, produced by the distillaton
OF coal, asphaltum shale, peat, petroleum or
rock oil, g gal.-20c.
Benzole-refined, produced by the distillation
of coal, asphaltum, peat shale, petroleum or
rock oil. 2 gal.-20c.
Bicarbonate of sodas. per tb--5 mills
Bill heads and printed cards. per cent.
Boots and shOes-5 per cent.
Brass-5 per cent.
Brass, rOlled-3 per cent.
Bricks-3 per cent.
Candles-5 per cent.
Candy-sugar valued at not exceeding 20 cents
per pound-2 cents.
Candy-eXeeeding 90 and not exceeding 40
cents per pound-4 cents.
Candy-exceeding 40 cents per pound, or sold
otherwise than by the pound--10 per cent.
Caps-5 per cent.
Cassia-ground, and all limitations per pound
l cent.
Cement-Roman or waters per cent.
Chemical productions-all uncompounded not
otherwise provided for-5 per cent.
ChocOlate-prepared.p per pOund-115C.
Cigarettes made Of tobacco, enclosed in a paper
wrapher, valued at not over seven dollars
per hundred packages, each containing not
more than twenty-five cigarettes, one dollar
per hundred packages.
Cigarettes made wholly of tobacco and also on
cigars known as cheroOts, or short SKIES
valued in each case at not over six dollars
per thousand, three dollars per thousand.
Cigars, valued at over six dollars and not
over fifteen dollars per thousand, eight dol
lars per thousand.
Cigars valued at over fifteen dollars and not
over thirty dollars per thousand fifteen dol
lars per thousand.
Cigars valued at over thirty dollars per thou
sand and not over forty-fiye dollars. twenty
five dollars per thOusaud.
Cigars ut over fOrty-five dollars per thousand
forty dollars per thousand. aud the valuation
OF cigars herein mentioned shall in all cases
be the value OF the cigars exclusive of the
tax.
Clocks and timepieces, and clock movements,
when sold without being cased, five per cent.
RIGS Of cotton wool, or other material, be-
fore the same has been dyed, printed, or
bleached, and all cloth painted, enameled
shirred, t&rred, vanished or oiled-five per
cent
Clothing made TO order-in excess over six
hundred doli2rs-three per cent
CloJ. ing--ready nade-fve per cent
Clovcs-ground, and all limitations per pound
one cent.
CloTe stems-grcund, and all limitations. per
pOund-1 cent.
Coal-minera!s, except pea coal and dust coal.
per tons cents.
Coal tar-produccd in the manufacture of illu.
minating gas, and the products of the redis.
tilation OF the coal tar thus produced-ex-
empt.
Cocoa-prepared, per pound-1L cents.
Coffee-ground, and all ground substances for
coffee, or preparations of which coffee forms
part, per pOund-1 cent.
Coffee-Ungrounds substitutes for, per pound
Il cent.
Confectionerv-sugar, valued at not exceeding
twenty cents per pOund-2 cents.
Confectionery-eyceeding 20 cents, and not
exceeding 40 cents-4 cents.
| fectonery-exceeeding 40 cents per pound,
| or sold otherwise than by the pound-10 per
cent.
| Copper-ingots, pigs or bars-S per cent.
Copper-rolled-3 per cent.
| Cotton-upon which no duty has been levied,
| collected or paid, or which is not exempted
by law-per pound-2 cents.
Diamonds-(see precious stones-5 per cent.
Drawing tiles-3 per cent.
Emeralds-(see precious stones)-5 per cent
Engravers-production of-5 per cent.
Essential oils of all descriptions-5 per cent.
Fish and shell fish, in cans, kegs or air tight
packages-5 per cent.
Fruits-preserved-5 per cent.
furniture and other articles made OF wood,
sold in rough or unfinished state-5 per cent.
Furs OF all descriptions, when made up or
manufactured-5 per cent.
Gas illuminating, made of coal wholly or in
part; or OF any other material. when the
product shall not be above 100000 cubic
cents.
Gas-iluminatlng, when the product shall be
above 5OO,0 900 and not above 1000. 600 cubic
feet per month. per 1000 cubic feet~25
cents.