Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-04-22
THE NEW TAX BILL.

tax is largely increased.
Ale and other similar fermented liquors
81 per barrel instead OF Coo Licenses
bankers Of a capital exceeding S50,o00. 81
for every additional thousand Wholesale
dealers whose annual sales exceed $50 900,
81 for every additional thousand; lottery
ticket dealers 500 instead Of $1,000: pro-
duce brokers $40 to $50 If the annual sales
or purchases exceed S25 900 cCstom house
brokers SO: brewers Of more than 500
barrels, $50 rectifers Of more than 500
barrels. S2j for each additional 500 barrels
hotels renting for $500 or lees $40 for
every additional 800 rent. IS. and the for
mer Classification OF hotels is abolished: real
state agents SO; conveyances SO; in
tellIgence Offices SO; foreign insurance
agents $50; gift enterprises 50; plumbers
and gas filters SO; miners so, referring
To persons employing Others to work in
mines general business SO. referring TO
all persons not otherwise classified whose
business or profession Yields more than 800.
Manufacturers articles and products;
candles 3 per cent (old 3c); coal Sc per ton
Ia d OIL, linseed oil. mustard seed oil, and
oil other animal or vegetable oils not other
wise provided for, Sc per gallon (old 2c);
Illuminating ga 20, 25, and Zoe per thous-
Hd c'. nc teet m place Of the existing scale
o.. Ia. l5'); coal Illuminating oil Doc per
DO lu-): cal oil refined and distilled
h, ..'.i Aci.rlytly 70 per gallon (pid Sr);
q ism turp'n'ine 2Dr: coffee, ground, L.
er pound Ola ; nil~); prppr. mus'agd,
lIn"ntu, cluve-, cassIa anu ginger, ground.
lc per pound; molasscs, of sugar cane, i've
ger cent sugar, brown, lc per pound r.
fined &c; confectionery, class y, ten per
cent (old 5 FER cent?; confectionery, Glars c,
not exceeding zoe per pound, DC ; not tx
c. ding Ace, &c chocolate and cocoa &c per
pound; starch made OF potatoes mills (1ld
| mill); made Of corn or wheat 3 mills
mrd- of rice OF other materials lc; gunplw-
der /, u and Sc in the place of the existing
scale; lead, white. 35c lold 25c) per hun
dred pounds zinc, oxide of, 80 per cent Odd
% per cent? per hundred pounds; barytes
l2c (Old l0c) per hundred pounds glue.
liquid, 4Oc Gold 25c) per gallon glue, ,oId,
lc per pound wood scre. 81 5 cents sd yalOr-
en-; clocks (old 81 per cent parasol, and
umbrellas (old 81 per cent; gold leaf per
pack lsc; soap not above sc per pound ,
mills, above Sc le, fancy soap Sc, soft soap )
per cent az yalOrem, and the previous cla,si-
fcatiOn Of SOAPS i repealed; chemicals not
vtherwise provided for. ) per cent ad val,r-
em essential OILS ) per cent hill heads,
caids and circulars per cent; books and
periodicals. except newspapers. per cen /;
productions ot sterltyIers, photographers and
engraycrs. . PER cent repairs OF engine-,
cars. c,uiigo- and 90, cr articles. , per leat
uu Increased value: repairs on sip> and
steamboats, > per cent: dressed building
stun, 3 pr cent; grave stun's > per e.. NJ ;
lIn- ami water cement ) pea cent ; brick
and draining tCAss 3 pT cent; mass, and
sI1r> Ivr cent; furniture aud .ytldcn aafc
Ier cent; sal, o. id 4c) per ..utrcl
DO .uds. ~.tli>. tents, 4 > I.er cent , ,lt
water and ali otter aitii.cIai mineral waters
o beverage Used Tor Ike purposes To Per
cent; iron. pig ore 81 per ton; bio ms.
siahs o. loops 81 50 per ton, and an aGdI-
iInal 81 80 1t not Ir,yIs4siy taxed a~ pig
iron iron. railroad, 3 (,ld Sl.5O) per t,n:
iron. rc-rolied, Sl5u (li 80; ot.,r irons
doubled steel s., $50 and $3.50, a-cri-
Ing to existing scale; gold. silver a.d quick
silver produced from mines 3 per cent iu coin
or bullion; copper and lead in iugot-,p.E> Of
bars and ,peltef and tras,.3 per cent; copper,
manufactures pi.w. enuot palI taXInIng 8 or
pig, per cen goat, lid, sheep, horse.
tos ami dog. ana nll other skins. rough OF
iHI>le!. 8 per cent; all leaJher-. hui-I,d,
or MI is4el ) Pr cent al valOrem, and
4as eAI-iu- classification Of leaJtsr- Is
llh>.,l wines. except manufactured
from E-aIcs. Do per gallon iuT>,
manufactured. : per cent; cloth and all
textile. shifted or iciJtd fabrics ; per
cent ID -: clothing, ready-made, . per
cent: ciprhuE. cust,m-maae. 3 per cent "a
ce-s ever 5000. steam enEirrs inciadnS
joe motives and marine engines, a peg e1t.
manut.r-ur.~ u1t otle. Wise Provided for
D.. r-ut
D.au ..u- tua i,w,iry ; (oid - per cent,
tlas> Were stones
.l .u.Hs; toHa.c'. m1uutlc-
,-- provided tor. y (pld ~
..... -rokiag made exclusively
.r.- lu ( .l - cents snuff and fine cut
.. cas- }. ei-ar, valued not over SO per
) q jW. not over so per 1000
- ('i. p, not over $40 So told 2.5O), not
over SIS per 1000 S25 (old 50), over SIS
per 1900 $40; the increased val4e OF arti-
cles Is deemed 4 manufacture, and a tax of
per cent is imposed on increased values.
The following articles are added to the list
OF exemptions laths, shocks, coke, parai
fine, whale and fish oil. silver bullion for
plater's materials.
Auction sales are taxed (old l-l0) of
per cent brokers sales so cents on every 100
shares, where the par value is 800 and
where the par value exceeds 500, SOC. on
each SO 900 worth; where the par value is
$50, 25c. on each one hundred shares for
each sale of bullion, sterling exchange, prom
issory notes or other securities not exceed
ing $4,000, so cents: for each additional
$4,000, 25 cents every unlicensed seller,
80 per cent; gold watches kept for use, val
ued at or under 500, 81; over 500, 50;
pianos from 50 10 So; yachts from IS TO
500 fold IS to Sl0); plate Of silver 5 (old
81 cents per ounce; cattle slaughtered, over
three months old. 20 cents under months
5 cents, swine 10 cents sheep and lambs 5
cents: railroads steamboats, and ierryboats, .
per cent on total gross receipts; bridges, tolls
(old 81 per cent; express business, 3 (old y
per cent. of gross receipts; telegrap cumpa
MES, gross receipts, ) per cent; bank depps-
is unchanged. hut made to include savings
hanks hank capital 1 Of PER cent semi
annually. except on capital invested in gov
c nmert bonds: lotteries, per cent. on
gross receipts; th,atcrs. operas, circusses
and maseumsare per cent. on gross receipts;
incumes (uld 81 per cent upon the excess
over 5000. p (rid ID only on incomes de-
rived from United States securities, and all 1
income tax TO cease after the year 1870;
dividends Of banks, trust companies, in |
surance companies and savings companies |
5 per cent; railroad bonds ) per cent
canal navigation and turnpike companies 5 1
per cent on bonds and per cent. on ciyid- /
ends government salaries above 5000 per |
cent; legacies from 81 to Sc on each 500 |
according to existing classification success
sion to real estate same scale as legacies; dis /
titled spirits, after the LIST Of July and prior /
to January 81 per gallon, and after Jan. .
81 % per gallon.
In stamp duties the following changes .
are made on the existing rates Agreements I
Or contracts. if more than one written on one I
sheet of paper, Sc. io- each agreement or
contract. leases, when the RENTS $500 or less, 1
soc; exceeding 300, soc for each additional /
5000; mortgages and assignment of mort |
cages the same az eonveyanccs in existing
law: probate Of will 81 for estates not exceed /
ing 81 600 IN value, and soc. for each addI- .
tional 81 600; receipts Tor money or delivery l
Of property, &c
Friction male e- lc. rer package not ex-
ceeding Sc. in salGc and IL. Ion every addi /
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