The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-16

the product required to be returned BY law BY any gas
gas consumed by said company or other party the o-
duct charged in the bills actually rendered BY the
until the thirtieth day OF April eighteen hundred and
ssea law are .oiSoa.sS 70 ia pS &c -.
feet on gas sold and all such companies which have
heretofore contracted 70 furnish gas TO municipal
authorized 20 add such tax such contract price, pro-
vded further that all gas furnished for lighting street
lamps or Tor other purposes and not and all
gas made for and used by any hotel inn tavern and
private dwelling house shall be subject tax whatever
the returns in any case shall DO 1ndersated or andere
mated II shall be the duty OF the assistant OF
the district to increase the same he shall deem just
and proper. And provided further, that Cos compa.
mics located within the corporate limits Of any city
or town, whether in the same district otherwise
located MS TO compete with each other shall pay the
rate Of tax imposed by law upon the company having
the largest production And provided further That coal
OF illuminating gas and te products Of the re-dsta
ton Of coal and the products Of tho manufacture OF
ammonlacal liquor thus produced, shall be exempt from
tax.
On Illuminating nbricating, other mineral oils,
marking than thiry.sx more than fty.nine
ntion rehabilitation, refining Of crude petroleum,
twenty per gallon; and all such oils between the
specific gravity, by aume's test of thrtysi2 and nifty
nine degrees Inclusive shall be doomed refined lumin
ating OIL and any person or persons who Tor the pur
pose o. SAFE or snail mix any n9av,Ss
tina, or either with tho other shall be deemed manu-
facturers Of Illuminating OIL and taxed as SUCH and SAID
oil thus Mixed either with or without further dsta'
ton shall be subject to tax of twenty cents per gallon
Il after said mixing or dsation, the product marks by
BaumG's ydrometer between said points Of thlrtysx
and fifty. nine degrees, inclusive.
On Illuminating, lnbricating, other mineral oils,
marking not less than hrysix nor more than fifty nine
degrees Baues hydrometer the exclusive product Of the
refining Of crude oil produced by single disllaton OF
coal, shac, asphanm, peat or other Unanimous sub
On oil, naphtha, benzne benzoe, orFasoline, mark
ing moro than ffty-ninc degrees Baume's hydrom-
eter the product of the dstilaon rcdisllaon or re-
nning OF crude petroleum. OF crude 81 produced by
single distiilaton Of COAL shale pni asphaltum or
Ion; provided that dstiiers and re0ners Of uminat
ing iabrcating or other mineral oil naphba benzine,
bcnzoe, or gasoline shall DO subject TO all the provls
ions of law applicable to dstlcrs Of spirits with regard
20 special taxes bonds, returns ments removing
to and withdrawing from warehouses, liens, penalties,
forferes wbacks and all other provisions des gned
for the purpose Of ascorang the quality distilled and
securing the payment Of taxes 80 far as The same
may ia the Judgment OF the Commissioner Of In
terna Revenue and under regulations prescribed by him.
be doomed necessary for that purpose And provided
further that dsters and reDners OF con or miner OIL
whose product shall not exceed twenty-five barrels per
day monthly average shall not DO required TO make
returns oftener than once in thirty days
On spirits Of turpentpe ten cents per gallon.
On coffee, roasted ground, all ground spices and
dry mustard and upon all articles intended for use as
substitutes for authorizations Of coffee, spices or
mustard, and upon all compounds and mixtures pre-
pared for salo or intended for use and sale as conee
spices or mustard or a substitutes therefor one cent
sand dollars In annual value Of product manufactured
shall apply any Of the above specified articles
toned in this paragraph
On moiaeses produced from the sugar cane, and not
from sorghum or mphec tax OF three cents por gallon
On syrup Of nioasses OF sugar cane juice, when
moved from the plantation concentrated molasses
melado and ciatern bottoms, OF sugar produced from
the sugar cane ana not nado from sorghum or i,nphee
tax Of threciouTths OF one cent per pound.
On sugars not above number twelve Dutch standard In
color produced from the and not from sor
ghum impheee other than those produced by the
finer, a tax of one cent per pound.
On sugars above number twelve aud not above number
eighteen Dutch standard color produced directly from
the sugar and not from sorghum or inphee tax
OF one and a half cent per pound.
On sIgar above number eionteen Dutch standard In
color, produced directly from tho sugar cane and
from sorghum or imphee tax Of two cents per pound
On the gros amount Of the sales of sugar retncrs In
Guiding all the products OF their manufactures
ncrics, tax OF two and one. haf OF per eentum
nd valoren provided that oysry person shall be
garded as sugar re1ner and pay the taxes required by
law. whose business 1t is to advance tho quality and
value OF sugar upon which tax duty has been paid,
o. other washing process or Iy any other chemical or
mechanical means who shall by boiling other
cess advance the qaay or value o. moasses conosn.
besn paid
On sugar candy and ali confectionery made wholly or
In part OF sugar. valued not exceeding twenty cents
per pound ihcudisG tho tax . tax Of two cents per
pound exceeding twenty and exceeding forty
pound when exceeding forty per pound including
the sold by the box package otherwise than
On chocolate and cocoa prepared ,a1 OF one and a
half cent per pound,
On gun cotton, TAX OF nvo per contum 40 vaIorem.
On eunpowder, and al explosive substances used for
mining, blasting, artillery or sporting purposes not
otherwise provided for when valued :. thirty;
i've per ccntum ad valorem and whom valued Of above
thirty eight cents per pound including the tar, atsx Of
On varnish or japan, made wholly or in part Of gum
copa, or other gums or substances, tax OF nve per
On glue and gcaiine Of all descriptions 10 the solid
state, tar Of one cent per pound
On glue and cement, made wholly or In part OF glue
- NJ fnrlu gQl
On pins solid head OF other, tar OF nvo per eentun
ad vaiorcm.
picres taken by the action Of light and not hereinafter
exempted from tax OF five per ccnum ad valorcm
On screws, commonly called wood Sorrows tax OF Ten
per centum al yalorem.
On clocks and timepieocs and clock movements,
when sold without being cased, TAX Of Ave per centum
on all soaps valued above three cents per pound
perfumed and salt water soap madc OF cocoa nut OIL
tax of Eve mills per pound.
on all per umed soaps tax OF three per pound
On al incorporated chemical productions not other
wise provided for tax I've per centum ad valcrem
On essential oils OF ali descriptions, tax OF ave per
cenum ad yslorcm.
On all furniture. other articles made Of wood, sold
the rough uhnished, not otherwise provided Tor
a tax 81 rye per al vaorcm; provided, that all
furniture. Other articles made Of wood, previously
aessod and tax paid thereon shall be assessed ax
per oentum nd vaorem upon the Increased value
only thereof when sold In finished condition.
On salt, of three cents per enc hundred pounds
On scales pumps larden engines and hydraulic rams,
q tax Of three per centumxDd yaiorem
On tin OF AL descriptions, not o'herwtse pro
vded for, tax OF Eve per cenium al valorcm
on all IRON not otherwise provided for, advanced be-
yoDd MUCK bar blooms slabs or loops and not advanced
beyond bars and band hoop aud sheet iron not thinner
than humber eighteen wire gauge, and plate iron
icss than onecishth Of inch n thickness tax OF
three dollars per provided that ton shall for all
tho purposes Of THIS ac be deemed and taken 70 be Two
thousand pounds.
on band hoop and sheet iron, thinner Than nussbcr
eighteen wire gauge plate iron Ices than onecishth Of
an inch IN thickness and nails and spikes not in
crdng nails lacks brads finishing nails usually put
up and cold 10 papers, whether IN papers or Otherwise
tax Of Eve doais Per tom provided, that rods bands,
hoops sheets plates spikes and nails not Including such
usually put papers as before mention a. nann-
facinred from upon which the tax Of three dollars
has been evcd and paid shall be subject only 70 tax
OF two dollars per In addition thereto, anything IN
this act 20 the contrary Notwithstanding
TN steel made directly from muck bar, blooms, slabs
or loops, tax OF three dollars per ton
On stoves and hollow ware IN all conditions whether