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

WASHINGTON, June 26, 1864
The following is the Tax bill as reported by
the Committee of Conference. It has lust
been completed, passed by both Houses, and
only awaits the signature of the President to
become law:
TABLE I.
Auction sales-in gross amount-I of per
cent.
Bankers-using capital not exceeding $5O, 1000,
for each license-$100.
Bankers-when using capital exceeding $50,
600. for each additional 81 900 in excess OF
$50,00O-S2.
Barytes-sulphate of per 100 lbs.-12c
Beer-lager beer, ale, porter, and similar fer.
mented mel liquors, . Dbl, if not more than 81
Benzine-refaed, produced by the distillation
of coal, asphaltum shale, peat, petroleum OF
rock oil, q gal.-20c.
Benzole-refned, produced by the distillation
OF coal, asphaltum, peat, shale, petroleum OF
rock oil, q gal.--2Oc.
Bicarbonate of sodas, per tb-5 mills.
Bill heads and printed cards. per cent
Boots and shoes per cent.
Brass 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
cents per pound-4 cents.
Candy-exceeding 40 cents per pound, or sold
- otherwise than by the pouud-10 per cent.
Caps per cent
Cassia-ground, and all limitations per pound
cent.
Cement-Roman or waters per cent,
Chemical productiOns-all unconpounded not
otherwise provided for-5 per cent.
ChOcOlate-prepared. per pound-1Lc,
Cigarettes made OF tobacco, enclosed in 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-fve dollars. twenty
five dollars per thousand.
Cigars at over forty-five dollars per thousand
forty dollars per thousand. and 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.
Cloths, and all textile or knitted and felted fab.
RIGS of cotton, wool, or other material, be-
fore the same has been dyed, printed, or
bleached, and all cloth painted, enameled,
shirred, tarred, vanished, or oiled-five per
cent.
Clothing made to Order-in excess over six
hundred dollars-three per cent.
ClotIing-ready made-ive per cent.
Gloves-ground, and all limitations, per pound
one cent.
Glove stems-grcund, and all limitations. Der
pound-1 cent
Coal-minerals. except pea coal and dust coal.
per tons cents
Coal tar-produced in the manufacture of il,u.
minating gas, and the products of the redis-
tillation OF the coal tar thus produced-ex-
empt.
Cocoa-prepared, per pound-111 cents.
COffee-ground, and all ground substances for
coffee, or preparations of which coffee forms
part, per pOund-1 cent.
Coffee-Unground substitutes for, per pound
Il cent.
Confectionery-sugar, valued at not exceeding
twenty cents per pound-2 cents.
Onfectionery-eXceeding 20 cents, and not
exceeding 40 cents-4 cents.
Confectionery-eXceeedi 40 cents per pound
or sold otherwise than by the pound-1O 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-3per cent.
Emeralds-(see precious stones)-5per cent.
Engravers- productions of-5 per cent
Essential oils of all descriptions-5 per cent.
Fish and she'll fish, in cans, kegs or fright
packages-5 per cent. :.
FrulCS-preserVed- Der 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-5pe per cent.
Gas-lluminating, made of coal wholly or in
part, or OF any other material, when the
product shall not be above 100000 cubic
cents.
Gas-illuminating, when the product shall be
above 300. 600 and not above s, 900 600 cubic
feet per month, per 1000 cubic feet-25
cents