Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-19
synopsis of the New TRx B,Ii.

crssHryia y !gSpPtaias !. SasjihupdFsd aud
sevsn'y-'hree sections. tiferty seven OF
which arr devoted u general provisions.
There is one provision u hich exempts
from dislraiul the tool or Implements OF a
trade or profession. one ,ssw,, arms and
provisions, household furniture kept for
use, and the apparel necessity tor u family.
Among the prominent feRtures of the
bill are the following:
In addition to duties payable for licea-
ses, there is t0ibe paid oniatl- spirits dis.
titled, and sold and remOysd for consump.
1ion or sale, if' first proof, prior to the lst
OF July next, duty of sixty cents per gall
Ion; on and after that dGfe, 10 the Isl Of
January, 1865 one dolEars On and after
JanhAty ss.l S65; one ti6Jis aud twellfys
five cents; provided, thsd6ty on all spirils
| shall be collected at no lower rate than
The bnsis of first proof, aud shall be in
creased in proportion for any greater
strength than of first proof
All distilled spirits aud refined conl oil,
upon which an excise duty ia imposed by
law, may be renewed without payment Of
duty pIoUided these articles, so removed,
shall be transferred directly from tue dis.
tillery or refinery TO II bonded warehouse.
All beerS lager bier, ale, porter, aud
other similar fermented liquOrs. by what.
ever name called, are to pay duty OF one
dollar per barrel of not more than thirty
one gallons.
All bankers are taxed US follows: Using
and employing capital not exceeding ihe
sum of S50,OOO, QUE hundred dollars for
each license; when using or employing
capital exceeding $50, ,OOO, tor every addi-
tiOnHl thousand dollars in excess az $50.
900, two dollars. '''''
Wien goods, wares aud merchandise
are sold by the manufacturer or producer,
or agent thereof having charge OF the
business, the following deductions ouly
may be allowed: l. Freight from place Oi
deposit at time of sale 10 place of delivery;
2. The actual commission paid, but not
exceeding thFee per centum. aud no CON.
mission shall be deducted when tue sale is
made at the place of manufacture or pro
ducIi0n.
Gu all mineral Goals, except such as are
not known in the trade, as pea coal and
dust coal, duty of five cents per ton is
imposed.
On lard oil, mnstatd seed oil, aud on all
animal or vegetable oils not exempted or
provided for elsewhere, whether pure or
aduIteraEsd, five cenIs'per gallon
Gas, ILLUMINATING, made Vt coal wholly
or in part, or Of auy other material, when
the product shall not be above 500 900 Gu
bic feet per month, pays duty OF 20 cents
per 1000 cnGic feet; when the product
shall be above 100000, and not exceeding
8. 900, 900 cubic feet per month, 25 cents
Un 1000 cubic feet; when the product
shall 'Os abovU 5 900. 900 cubic feet per
month, 80 ceuts per 1000 cubic ieet; pro-
vided that the coal tar produced in the
manufacture Of illuminating gas and the
products OF the rehabilitation Of the COAL
tar thus produced shall be exempt from
duty.
Illuminating oil and naptha, benzine and
beDzoii, refined, produced by Ihe dislilIa.
tiOn of coal, asPhaltuu, sbaIe, peat, pe-
tTOleum or rock oil, aud all other bitumi.
nous substances used Tor like purposes,
duty ottwenty cents per gallon; provided
that such oil, refined and produced by the
diAIiliaIion of coal exclusively, shall be
subject to pay dniy OF l2 cents per gal.
loui on spirits Of lurpenIIne, 20 cents per
gallon; ground coffee, aud on all ground
substances for coffee, or preparations Of
which coffee forms part, and 90 all un-
grOund Substitutes for coffee, duty
of Que cent per poundi ground pep.
per, ground mustard, ground Pimento,
ground cloves and ground Glove stems,
SHSoth Huh EAOuuu klukeE1 Huu hll
limitations OF the same, one cent per pound;
mOlasses, syrup of mOlasses, concentrated
molasses or meIado and cisiern bottoms,
produced directly from sugar cane juice,
duty Of five per cent ad valOtem; brown or
MuscoVadO sugar, not above No. 10,
Dutch standard in color, produced directly
from the sugar cane, aud not from sOr.
ghum or imPhee, other than those prUdu.
ced by the rehOcr, cent per pound. All
clarified, or refined sugAr above No. Is. |
Dutch standard, 10 color, produced directly
from the sugar cuue and not from
sorghum or imphee "a duty OF cents per
pound; on the gross amount OF sales Of 50.
gar ref0ers, Including all the products of
their mauuiAClOries or TehnerIes, IL per
cent. ad valorem; sugar candy ami ali con-
fectiOuery made wholly or ia part of sugar,
valued al not exceeding 20 cents, duty OF
2 cents per pound; cxceediug 20 and not
exceeding 40 cents per pound, 4 cents per
pound; when exceeding 40 cents pound
OF sold Otherwise than by the pound. 10
per ceut. ad vGIorem; chlcOlate. and cocoa,
prepared, cents per pound; sAIeratus
uud bicarbOnate of soda duty of mills
per pound; made OF corn or wheat duty
Of three uIIIls per pound; maue of rice or
any other materinl, II duty OF l cent per
pound; on white lead, duty of So ccnts
per 100 pounds; on, o4ide of Eiuc, "a duty of
IS cents per loo pUuudS; eu suIpbate of
barytes, ~, cents per loo pounds; on alt
printers and painters coIOrs, dry or ground,
in oil or paste, or with wafer, uOt other
wise provided for, 8 per cent. ad valoreu.
Glue and cement, made wholly or in part
Of glue TO be sold in the liquid state. 40
cents per gallon. Clocks anL time. pieces,
aud clock movements, when sold without
being cased, 5 per cent ad vnIorem. Um.
brellas and pnrasOls made OF cotton or silk,
or other material, 8 percent Ad val6sem.i
Gold leaf, lS cents per pack, contain
log not more than twenty books OF IS
leaves each.
Paper of all descriptions, including
pasttbOard, bihders board, ard tnrred pa.
per for roOfng or other purposes, per