Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-11-24
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed At the First session Of the Thirty.
Eighth Congress.
TPURIJC--\o. 1887

Passed at the First session OF the Thirty.
Eighth Congress.
PURuc-No. l4S.1
AN ACT to provide internal revenue
to support the government, to pay
interest on the public debt, and for
other purposes.
CONTINUED
Sec. 60. And be ii further enacted, That
all brokers, and bankers doing business AZ
brokers, shall be subject to pay the following
duties and rates of duty upon the sale of mer-
chandise, produce, gold and silver bullion,
foreign exchange. incurrent money, pfomisso.
ry notes, stocks, bonds, or other securities as
hereinafter mentioned and shall he subject to
all the provisions. where not inapplicablc
thereto, for the returns, assessment, collection
of the duties, and liens and penalties as are
prescribed for the persons. firms. companies,
or corporations. owning or possessing, or hav-
ing the management of railroads, steamboats,
and ferry-boats, that is to say Upon all
sales of merchandise, produce, or other goods
onecighth of one per ccntum: upon all sales
and contracts for sales Of stocks and bonds
one-twentieth of one per centum on the par
value thereof: and of gold and silver bullion
and coin foreign exchange, promissory notes
or other securities, one twentieth of one per
centum on the amount Of such sales. and of
all contracts for such sales Prorided. That
any person. firm, or company not being Ii
censed as n broker, or banker. or wholesale or
retail dealer who shall sell or offer to sell any
merchandise, produce, or gold and silver bull
lion, foreign exchange, incurent money,
promissory notes, stocks, bonds, or other Sc
curities, not bona tide Mt the time his own
property, and actually on hand. shall be liza
bic, in addition TO all other penalties provided
in such cases, to pay fifty per centum in addi.
ton to the foregoing duties and rates of duties
Sec. 100. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be levied annually, on every car.
riage, yacht, billiard table, gold watch, or
pianoforte, or other musical instruments, and
ON all gold and silver plate the several duties
or sums of money set down in figures against
the same rerpo.ti~oiy, or others~ise specified
and set forth in schedule A, hereto annexed,
to be paid by the person or persons owning,
possessing. OF keeping the same on the first
Monday of May in each year. and the same
shall be and remain lien thereon until paid.
Schedule 4.
Carriage. gig, chaise, phnton, wagon,
buggy wagon, carryall, rockaway, or
other like carriage, and any coach,
hackney coach. omnibus. or four
wheeled carriage, the body of which
rests upon springs of any descrip-
tion, which n,ay be kept for use. for
hire. or for passengers. and which
shall not be used exclusively in hus-
bandry or for the transportation of
merchandise, valued at fifty dollars
and not exceeding one hundred doll
lars, including harness used there
with, each one dollar ... 81 90
Carriages Of like description valued at
above one hundred dollars aud not
above two hundred dollars, each,
TWO dollars. ............... %
Carriages of like description, valued
at above two hundred dollars and
not above three hundred dollars,
each, three dollars s........ 8 90
Carriages OF like description, valued
above three hundred dollars and not
above five hundred dollors, each, six
Dhliars. ...... .................... o 90
Carriages of like description. valued at
above five hundred dollars, each,
ten dollars. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10 90
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. ............ 90
On gold watches, composed wholly or
in part of gold or guilt kept for use,
valuedat above one hundred dollars,
each, two dollars. rs...... . 90
On panofortcs, organs, melodions, or
other parlor musical instruments,
Kept for use, not including those
placed in churches or public edificcs,
valued at not less than one hundred
dollars and not above two hundred
dollars, EACH two dollars .. 90
When valued at above two hundred
dollars and not above four hundred
dollars. each, four dollars ~ 90
When valued above four hundred dol
lais, each, six dollars. ........ 6 90
On yachts, pleasure or racing boats,
by sail or steam, measuring by GUS
tom measurement ten tons or
less, each, five dollars. .......... 90
Exceeding ten and not exceeding twen-
ty tons, each, ten dollam. .l....,... 10 90
Exceeding twenty and not exceeding
forty tons, each, twenty Ave Az dollars IS 90
Exceeding forty and not exceeding
eighty tons, each, fifty dollars -. SO 90
Exceeding eighty and not exceeding
one hundred and ten tons, each,
seventy five dollars. .... IS 90
Exceeding one hundred and ten tons,
each, one hundred dollars 80. 100 90
Billiard tables, kept for use. ten dol
P,orided, That billiard tables kept for
hire, and upon which y license tax
has been imposed. shall not be re-
quired TO pay the tax on billiard Ia.
bles kept for Use as aforesaid, any
thing herein to the contrary not
withstanding. .....# .#
On plate, Of gold, kept for use, per
ounce. troy. fifty cents .......... so
On plate, of silver, kept for use, per
ounce troy, five cents ~ OJ
Prorided. That silver spoons or plate
Of silver used by one family to an
amount not exceeding forty ounces
as aforesaid, belonging to any one
person. plate belonging to religious
societies, and souvenirs and keep
sakes actually given and received az
such and not kept for use also, all
| premiums awarded a. q token of -a.
merit By any agricultural society,
corporation, or association Of per-
| sons. for any purpose whatever, s
shall be exempt from duty.
sLAUGHrxRED CATTLE, SWINE, AND SHEEP.
Sec. l0l. And be it further enacted. Tha
there shall be paid by any person, firm, com
pany, or agent, or employee thereof, the fol
lowing duties or taxes, that is 10 say:
On all cattle and calves exceeding thre,
months old. slaughtered, except when slaugh
tered for the hides and tallow exclusively
forty cents per head.
On all cattle and calves under three month.
Old slaughtered, five cents per head.
On all swine slaughtered, ten cents pc
head.
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