The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-02-27
The New Internal Tax Bill.

The amendatory internal tax bill was reported yes
terday by representative Morrill,, from the committe.
on ways and means. Among the provisions are thu
following:
Butchers, apothecaries confectoncrs, and plumb
ers and gasftters whose annual sales exceed twenty
five thousand dollars, shall pay in addition to the spe
cal tax now required by law, one dollar for every
thousand dollars in excess of twenty-five thousand
dollars.
There is no special tax for butter and cheese.
| On all sugars produced from sugar cane and not
from sorghum or mphee other than those produced By
the rehner tax of one cent per pound. Refined Sd
gars and the products of sugar refined not nclud-
ing syrup or molasses, tax of per cent ad yao-
rem.
| Gunpowder, five cents per pound; for sporting, in
kegs one cent per pound blasting, in kegs or casks
| one halt cent pound.
Copper and brass tubes, instead Of FIVE per centum
al Valorem, are t. pay one quarter cent pound.
Cigarettes, cigars and cheroos of all descriptions
made of tobacco any substitute therefor the market
value OF which, including the tax is not over eight dol
lars per thousand, tax of two dollars per thousand
when exceeding eight dollars per thousand in market
value, including the tax, tax of eight dollars thou
sand.
Boots and shoes made, wholly or in part, of India
rubber two per cent ad valorem.
Brandy, made of grapes fifty cents per gallon.
Hats caps, and bonnes, of all descriptions two per
cent. ad valorem
The following, among other articles, are to be OK.
empt from internal taxation:
Alcoholic, ethereal and vegetable extracts wholly
for medicinal purposes
Bale-rope selnes, twine and lines of all kinds
Canned and preserved fruits, not including shellfsh
Carpetbag and caba frames, casks, barrels, tanks
and kits, made Of wood, including cooperaee Of all
kinds, and packing boxes and market boxes whether
made of wood Or other material
Castings of copper, iron brass, where the duty
has been paid on the material
Cast-ron hoow-ware and cast-iron hollow ware |
timed. enamolpU Unnamed Or
BLOCK trimmings, verges, pendulum rods etc.
Clothing made from material that has been assessed
and paid tax, not including articles woven in frames
or knitted.
Copper bottoms for domestic and culinary purposes
draining and water pipes, glue and gluten of all de-
seriptions, in solid cake.
Horse rollers, tenders, horse blocks on which tax
has been once assessed and paid and framed or made
up and fitted for use.
Leather of all descriptions, and goat, calf sheep,
horse, hog and dog skins, tanned partially tanned
Carried or i'll the rough.
Manufacturers of jute.
Molasscs, concentrated molasses, or melado and
syrup of moasses, sugar cane juice.
On naptha benzInc, or gasoline, making more than
ftynine degrees Baumes hodrometer the product of
he dstillaon, rehabilitation or refining of crude ne
roleum or Of cr&ie oil produced by single distiila-
ion Of COAL shale peat a0r"l.'--- ocfer bitumn-
u eutocanceS.
Pottery Of all descriptions
Salt.
Rock and root diggers excavators. !
Scales. +
Pumps. t
Sleds, wheebarrows, iandcarts Y
Soles and heeltaps made Of India rubber or other
Materials. !;
Steel of all descriptions n
Steam locomotives and marine engines, including +
oilers. r
Straw Or binders board and binders cloth r
Tags, marks and other tacks of cloth, paper or
retail, whether blank or printed n
Iinware for culinary domestic purposes t
tltramarine blue, varnish, etc.
Wagons carts and drays, made to be used for farm
g freighting OF numbering purposes and valued at
IS that two hundred dollars and washing, manglins
I'd clothes "rngins machines.