The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1864-01-05
Synopsis. of Decisions made by the
Secretary Of the Treasury. uIi-
der the Tax Law.

Il cD3tsis-tran book accounts are t. lja
taxed according to their true value on 1t
JHiy, that value to be itscettdiHei by t!r
Assessor in the best manner practicable.
under the circumstances OF eae!! ease, bY
the oath of the taxpayer aud any other
available evi,icnce.
-isScSSU,s tnny he recommended, bu! can
! not be appointed hy District Coilccj"r,. IL.
thc power to dPpoint such Is confined to
State Collectors.
-lrtic'cs taxed by Scc. l-t-tf any Of the
articles taxed 10y sec. ist u the lax Act
are sold by ANY person ~ firm whose hu-i-
nrss is required to b" registered by sec
oh the proceeds oi ss.ch sales vii! b" sub
jcct tu the sane ,aN rs tiiat imposed npon
the sales oi other articles by the same -
tabtisLmcnt. That Is. the payment of tn"
ni C,:'orcn. tax ui : pc cent. upon such ar
ticics does nat cNr!np; the Proceeds Of thciI
sale afterwards from DE tax Of - pen cent
under Sec. ,.
b,u.herS-- An insurance company in -"
cciv!ug and puying o'i the revenues at
State University. j. regarded m,r"i. ~ a
discussing agent and not - a banker. and
Is. therefore, 40: subject 10 the tax "n
bankers.
Bonds The interest on Confederate
bonds is tIXaO'" - income under sec. :.
/ Act 9Th .ipsi, 1853. lSrr crrdit~l
! Broke,$ are taxed hy Sec. : upon their
!
| I;y Sec. Il. the value "F al nraI
cat,l. horses. mules and asses. not used IN
cultivation Is taxed per cent, /" be ~.
! urnrI "u isi \uyclIhrr. and taA paid ON
Ist January next.
! G,.tou.-\o yalrc j. nN"I on cotton hy
| the pcpar llncu'. Ii i the duty Of I'll" per
son holding ;hr cotton, when b" make re-.
ag.rr, to return j; at it. true valur, nccu'd.
! ing 10 .ualitg and HE locality in which il
i l. IL Z,
( should -thW- be placed upon il. in ihr eli
nation Of III. Assessor, II viii u" the dat!
of that officer in each particular tax dis
/ uct, to place such value upon II. IL tn"
| same qg;titv Of cotton would demand IN
/ that market under ordinary circumstances
| of sale. That j., under CIRCUMSTANCES "t
voluntary and enforced sale. The sam"
RUE wiz apply to the articles ct """' ana
7 tobacco. Us wcil u, to every Other t1Nah.,
/ article. Cotton of the growth Of any yea
! prior tn lSG3 in the hands o. manUttctu'.
( crs on LIST iu!y, i liable t. pay tax 81 :
/ per cent. Manufacturers selling their "|u
/ fabrics by the piece. and other "'tri".. are
subject to hc taxed ~ whuIc-Hl" dealers
I Also, tn pay tax on their income "aH JOIN:
stock companies and c"rp"ran"nN l." pay
certain portion OF auuraN-hruIE-- set Hii.!;
a. dividend and reserve tund, according &"
, the per ceu;um Yielded 90 the capita.
stock.
( Cotton in Confederate states hyporh"-
Gated for good, in ruu"pr. Is !l'h." : tt>
! under &C -. me E''''N e" "','''l''i'
maj l.. 'h''r SF"sT ~"'''' AIRY az" 49,
:: per cent. 'iN WIN S".' n '"' o'''i'
rI'' S'"te-' u Ms, lou ''l IA i ,''.,
M""''H''' ':'''.;' " +
per cent tax. and an a2diiiou.l - Pr.
cent will be paid by the mex, person sci!
/ ing. and 80 ON. uru obey reach Z" ~"G
/ SINNER. u" n"' lf'h'N h''"'r ~ '"'- ".'4
utSs' n'LsoA or III IA 9','.''- '"''''' q" 80 %.
We '"N''t a, ~ ,,,, -
COME "a Nv. - '''' ''.'', 49, ",
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COL. ,...r,.7 ,.,i...-...- ~ -.
90 ... -
.,i H., .., .,
s,.', - i IA, - 49,, 1870.
80 ~ Wv - -.
~ 80 H.. ,t,I III ..a d. I.,
! 'c r 80, ,i'- '''
~ go"
80 90,
'"7''" " -. -, 1919 - -, -
i"'"|''N. "' ~ ''I'' w W. I'N j. .' '-'
=; an "'"iN ~ VI o.' !.'i "' ',,. b"
!''I' ~ - !" ~ - pc. ,'''. "'' ''''..'
l'"' "'-,4"r" W '"N Nh .'., ~. ''
{ t az, i''' 100 %'','
y! we LAW "H'' "H'.~ 70 ''''- ~
81 "H'1' ."t 'A''i - az. .,t'' i,'i''i'
ga l'. ere. i'C''''H u"i."- me !'a' %
= H''"Jct' ~ ~ 90 '"'' g. PC 49,
- I''''"''' H'''SI ia ~ ~ 40" ~i''" cav
G''"''> 7. """y'"S '','' az. '"' rue
'h''. I"l NJ. "'', - '"''u"r 80 '"' ''-' i'''
c'ht 'aA = "", i'''i OK c'S"''r "PI" "''f
Ht 'h,''.S' N"t ~ ~ 49, ~! ~ ''''"
pau p"' N"r ,., M luz - i';> t'"' "''"
pa'G, we Jay 'Al. ,'l"t. we "a i.'','
a."' "' credits 5 |"n- "'" I" 'n'h',
.ns prIhcpHI anu iu,ti' u n"l 'tiu, 90
".' s"Ist"t C'cn',H' anu t''' N"'"'
81 treu., '''"' tne '.9,H'I -, w.. 90, "'S
/ '!o' ""' W '"' !''' .'.u ~"
/ us ctIllpN'H III Il 'A-!'!'N> me income -!