Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-16


The tax bill reported by the Committee Of
Ways and Means provides the following rates;
Coal Illuminating oil, &C., 90 cents per gal
Ion; ground coffee and substitutes, cent per
pound; molasses, syrup OF molasses, &c., 8 per
centum dd Vdlorem; sugars, and Q cents per
pound; paper Of all descriptions, per centum
dd Udlorem; salt, cents per 100 pounds; pig
iron, 81 per ton; blooms, slabs OF loops, $3.50
per ton; stoves and hollow ware, 50 per ton;
leather OF all descriptions, 5 per cent. dd Vdlo-
rem grape wines cts. per gal; all other wines
or liquors called wine, 25 cts. per gall; ready
made clothing, boots, shoes, &C., per cent.
dd vdloreaj manufactures Of cotton, wool, silk
and worsted, 2per cent. dd vdlorem; cavendish,
plug, twist and stemmed tobacco, 25 cents;
smoking tobacco, made exclusively of stems
and shorts, and refuse, 10 cents; snuff and
snuff -four, 35 cents fine cut S5 cents; cigars
valued at $40 per thousand. s5 per thousand;
at $50 to $40 per thousand, S12; valued at $40
10 S75 per thousand, S25; valued at over SIS
per thousand, $40. First proof spirits, sold or
removed for consumption prior to July /, 60
cents per gallon; after July and prior TO jan
uary 1, 1865, e.; amer January l, sl.25. Dis
titled spirits and refined coal oil may be eX-
ported without excise duty.
On all beer, lager beer, ale, porter, and other
similar fermented liquors, duty Of one dollar
for each and every barrel containing not more
than thirty-one gallons, and at like rate for
any other quantity or for fractional parts Of a
barrel, which shall be brewed or manufactured
and sold, or removed for consumption or
sale, &C., &c.
On mineral or medicinal waters, or water
FROM springs impregnated with minerals, one
half cent for each bottle Of not more than one
quart; when containing more than one pint,
but less than one quart, one cent.
On carriages, the rates are from one to ten
dollars, according to their value and uses.
On gold watches, composed wholly or In
part Of gold or gilt, kept for use, valued at one
hundred dollars or less, each one dollar; vaiued
above one hundred dollars, each two dollars.
Yachts, from Ave to one hundred dollars, ac-
eordng to tonnage.
Billiard tables kept for use, ten dollars Pro
vided, That billiard tables kept for hire, and
upon which a license tax has been imposed,
shall not be required to pay the tax on billiard
tables kept for use as aforesaid, anything to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
On plate, of gold, kept for use, per ounce
troy, fifty cents.
On plate, of silver, kept for use, per ounce
troy, five centsi Propided, That silver 81 oons
or plate of silver used by one family to an
amount not exceeding forty ounces as aforc-
said, belonging to any one person, plate be-
longing to religious societies, and souvenirs
and keepsakss actually given and received as
such and not kept for use, shall be exempt
from duty.
On ali cattle and calves exceeding three
months old, slaughtered for sale, twenty cents
per head.
On all cattle and calves under three months
old, slaughtered for sale, In cents per head.
On all swine Slaughtered Tor sale, when the
number thus slaughtered exceeds twenty in ont
year, ten cents per head.
On all sheep and lambs slaughtered for sale
five cents per head.
| Railroads and at ttVn nor cant nt
gross receipts. Other railroads than thosI
operated by steam, and ferries, two per cent
Bridges, five per cent. on gross receipts. Com
panies as above may add to their rates to pa!
said tax.
Express companies shall pay five per cent
on gross receipts.
Insurance parties one per cent. on gross re
ceipts.
ri Passports three dollars each.
: Telegraph companies five per cent. on gros
a receipts.
a Banks one eighth of one per cent each ha
, year upon average amount Of deposits. Ais
II one-fourth OF one per cent. each half year ppO
Ia average amount of capital stock beyonBth
n amount invested In United States bonds.
l. Two per cent. from gross receipts from lo
/ teries. Tickets must be stamped, and licent
/ to deal must be obtained, &c.
Advertisements three per cent. The dut
,t Imposed may be added to public advertisement
III MHSA lhlbo hlN hASu W law NO LdA upO
papers having less than two thousand circuli
10 tion.
!. Theatres, operas, circuscs, and museums al
to pay one per cent. on receipts.
ar For licenses, bankers with a capital of $50
i 900, each one hundred dollars, and for ovel
!, additional thousand, two dollars. Wholesa
4. dealers, whose sales amounts to $50 900, f
10 every additional thousand, one dollar. Reta
n dealers ten dollars Retail dealers In liquor
To- twenty dollars. Lottery ticket dealers, one hui
lie dred dollars. Horse dealers, ten dollars. Live
stable keepers, ten dollars.