, 1866-12-04
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER
OF INTERNAL REVENUE. :
14EAsuEr DEPARTMENT, orr1uE or 1a7rnxA1 !

REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER
OF INTERNAL REVENUE. :
TnKAsuEx DEPARTMENT, orr1oE or r1rrnrn,j
NtT1ark, HAsn1xe1os, No, emLer 20, 1865.
h1ve delsyed the preparation OF nv ancu.l -.
ne sheu requtd av IN srasr .y CT ,he
sell ot tie latest EstnTns IRON tho officers OF tie
several sonecuon di.trtest and to present, 80 far
smsnded y !he aet Of july IS, Which mainly III tooR *
etset 90 The lft Of Augn.1 last.
Win the single exception Of the relief Of ra.a-
resolution of Ssy ISL he receipts Il lie ' iass
tsa, ~ 5sar we're IRON the law amended hy the
iu the history Of The once, he tabular satements
somp'ited in iss annual report substantially ex-
s1oant enUn9 she n,eseeds from va1ons sources, or
aekl ate amornt Is considerably in -1cess Of ths
sa9e res,on 'ne te 'esv S11e of ny and
who bad given thought 10 ,1e subject and were
post tshcnite Of tie sneeea:sa! operation Of he
Nv snw. in1e .3 excess eaIne largely hom marufae-
.sSett sas n{ The oPsR q
greater supply than was anticipated. The amo1pt
Itself Y not far short OF the revenue for thc two
Gets Of ihe riifh r 1snue fof he year Isb ffen
otsce. Indeed thr eniiic revenues q ine empise
eas tnose OF this Office onlT IN the snm Of
II cannot be denied that the payment Of this
e9omons " Las PREF Cd heavily upon NJ clssses
oy the reMemhcfanee lhat not only were The cur
teni expenses Of the Government deffa5ed there
oy, bnt ibat the national debt, incurred Tor the
uRlly WEARING o1. 49,
! haye thought It advisable to present slate
for the ratt 5tar, Of their prsneipai sorsees,
ip sonneetion @ With Ike esa,emen. lor the years
e ia aaa o H. may he made Of
A06EkqATK kEtE1F1s.
The aggregate receipts osintcrnN revenue wese
$li.1s flsSz
iis 1tlIss29.7
These amoans Include diaubasE: unon eoods
exported and aTonuts refunded a. enormously
culation and depotlts Of National RsnEs: A s ~
nA6Ks, 7Rus7 COMPANIES AHD sAy1sos Msr1rv-
1854. 1865. 1866.
and addi-
surplus. III ,M0l0.7a R,as1, cses $4,1s6ess =
Gtreu!auon- 3,G16.IG.SO 1,H3. 81 y991aa. ii
tsbBs'.1 teBSs1'.: &c., :o::.ea astsst!Ss sSS s935 s
4. During the yeas l>ei the tax upon Dividends VIZ
h.ee nrs per {. tten. While in 1855 and 1865 was
E1he ~ upon ci1cn,.tl6n and deposits vas IN.
creased tor he Ia,t,wo years. The dlminution Of
the feceips Is due 10 the conversion Of ,he state
a4 1 s.9 tsn, whsR M
to tie Treasurer Of Tie Ulited States. 0s''
- Capital Was azst taxed By thc act Of June %,
,sc; ;RAunoADe;
Dividends. ess7loss.as sa,a'o,sis.so s2,2@,o4 Is
bonds. .ss4.s5s.os ss1,reas1 1,sssaea
The receipts for 1864 were from he Tux at threc
II i've per centu1. HE iaw OF Jnns ~ III arss
II pos nnS Sdsy npon psos. carried TO the aseonpt
nHAf In tIn \ ~
deLds OF 1865 and 1876.
,s'eT3sez ~ eoxP4sH'. ~ ,s,,
Dividends and '0'
additions 10
psnRd.: .a5Ris,:. -; ;s''s,sea' s4essss s7s7,so1a
etre.tments. 5s3 ssss IL e6.,50s.o9 1,1G9, La
1hc taxation Of dividends of!nsu1auce compat1-
see dn5ins these three years was tho same az that
The tax upon The eross receipts Of premiums
anu assessments Waa one per centum fur the year
!sta afterwards, 1t was one and one-haH per
, TAX OF sALAn1Es or oIT1cE-ao1DEAs.
III 77Ss1'''--.--...'... ..... .....--. latG
issS issS........''''...-'.-.'..- ~ sa3 g g
lLe' 'a1 sas !bree per cen,um ior the yea 1sa,
annseaneny ss 9ss aFc, and waa uniformly imposed
ct sCtt per annunn. The increase for The year 1s6
aoovS nc pIelous year Is IN part due to the three
charged from lie miitary ard naval esry1ee. s i me
lafe settlements or many dsburning officers aud
the & large amonnts pnid as prize money for YES
Ing, that year.
H ass!9is1l
isoi533is
The receipts Of lsG5 were Increased By additions
those Of 1stG above those Of lS85 GJ tho use of
stamps In The States prior to that TIME IN rebel
lon During The lstt, ear the sum OF q, ~, 6a
stamps, and that Of f. 593 G5 - Tor starns frt,fn