The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-02-18
The rev internal Revenue Bill.

The amendatory Internal Revenue Bill,
reported from the committee Of ways and
means in the United States House Of Rep
reseniatycs on Monday, makes many chan
ges in the details of the present law
Among other things, it provides that in all
sales OF spirits hereafter made, q gallon
shall be taken to be gallon of first proof,
according to the standard set forth and de-
clared for the inspection and guaguing or
spirits throughout the United States.
Brandy distilled FROM grapes is to pay a
duty Of City instead twenty-five cents o
gallon; and distilled from apples and peach
es Que dollar and fifty cents gallon.
Tobacco, snuff and cigars, whether do
mcstic or imported, may be transferred
without payment of duty from bonded
warehouses, to be taken out iu payment OF
duty 'u5
Aiimannlactnred tobacco, snuff, or cigars
is required, before removed for consump-
ton, to be inspected and weighed, and a
stamp is to be affixed upon the box or 9th
er package, in the manner to be prescribed
by the Commissioners. All cigars are to
be packed in boxes, and all manufactured
tobacco, snuff, and cigars, whether domes-
tic or imported, which shall be sold or pass
out OF the hands Of the manufacturer and
importer. except in bonded warehouse,
without being inspected, shall be forfeited.
lie bill proposes to amend section nine
ty-nire of the present law, under the head
Of brokers'" by striking ont the words
rgold aud silver bullion and coin," and the
words Of "ail contractors for such sales,
and inserting in lieu thereof the words, cup
on any sales or contracts for the sale OF
gold and silver bullion and coin one-tenth
Of one per centum on the amount Of sales
or contracts"
Incomes are to be taxed on persons at
home or abroad FIVE per centum on the eX-
cess over six hundred dollars, and ten per
centum on the excess over three thousand
dollars
On any loan Of money, or any advance
Of money on security, whether represented
by note or otherwise, for every hundred
dollars or fractional part, stamp duty OF
two cents is required.
On all cotton on which no duty has been
levied and collected, and which is not ex-
empted by law, duty of six cents pound,
until July l, 1866, and on aud after that
date five cents, payable in coin.
In addition to the duties imposed in Sec
ttOu Uluely-lOuT vi LHe pT6ScuG 1dWJ IHSAO
shall be collected and paid on goods, wares
aud merchandise, except as hereinafter pro-
vided an increase of one fifth. or twenty
per. centum provided that this shall not
apply to coal Illuminating oil, refined and
naptha, benzine, and benzole, paper of all
description, printed books, magazines,
pamphlets, reviews, and similar publica-
tions, cotton manufactured tobacco, snuff,
cigars, cigarettes and cheroOts.
The ninety-fourth section, from which the
articles above named are excepted in the
proposed increase of duties, includes can
dies, minerals Goals, lard oil, gas made of
coal, spirits Of turpentine, ground coffee,
ground pepper, pimonto, molasses, sugars,
yarnish, glue, wood screws, umbrellas, par
asols, gold-foil, soap, preserved pickles,
photographs, repairs of engines, hulls of
vessels, slate, building stone, furniture, pig
and other kinds of iron, rvets, steel, steam
engines, copper, skins, leather, wines and
liquors, furs, cloths, ready-made clothing,
manufactures of cotton, diamonds and 9TH
er precious stones, bullion in lump, ingot
bar, or otherwise, and other articles in the
section.
The bill proposes duty on petroleum
Of six cents gallon. This before it is re
moved, is required to be inspected.
No firm shall employ others to manufac
ture tobacco, snuff or cigars without first
obtaining the requisite permit.
The amendatory internal revenue act il
to go into effect from and after the lst o
April next.