The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-07-24
'slernal Revenue Decisions.

7 7slernal Revenue Decisions.
alies who resides in the United Stasss,
am arefore liable to al NIon lShnnF-
al Sl6sapfofts, and income, is xhtitlda ITO Tfhe
OK sSaf ton Of one thousand dollars ofAhatsin-
seaE3eih the same manner and aundcr the same
eifeainstanees as a native bofnofa datursliz-
ed citizen. =.
The keeper of a hotel, IN, or tavern is la
BE to special tax as such If his annual gross
'sTteiipts exceed one thousand dollars, regard
less Of the amount of his not 3rofts.
salsseFy person who scissor sofersd orsale any
distilled spirits felanened liquors. Or vines Of
any kind; whose annual sales, including sales,
9of other merchandise, exceed twenty-five
thousand dollars, IS required t.. pay a Special
tax as "a wholesale dealer in liquors h It is
not sufficient for one who sells. ia, the same
shop distilled spirits, ,Ec.,to an amount not
exceeding twenty FIVE thousand dollars per an
mum, and "other merchandise" in addition,
to an amount not exceeding that sum, to pay
two special taxcs-ope as retail dealer and
the other as retail liquor dealer---if his COM
'bined sales Of liquors and other merchandise
exceed twenty-fv thousand dollars per an
mum. lie should be required to pay a spc-
dealer in liquors. .a,aiS s,
!. A dealer may purchase and sell agriculture
anaHtarmsa products at the place of business
designated in his special tax receipt, without
thereby rendering himself liable as produce
broker; but, ia dealer OF any mcnlher Of d
dealer, or any member Of frnii ofdaelcrs, not
having paid special tax as a numerical broker,
cattle broker, or peddler, travels, about the
country purchasing such products in the
manner sof a produce broker, he should be
taxed as d produce broker, il his sales do not
exceed ten thousand dollars per annum.1 IF
his-annual sales exceed that sum his liability
is that of commercial broker both as to spe-
cial tax and the ta4 ono twentieth Of one per
lccnt.supon the amount of his sales made else
where than at, his place business US o deas
Ier@s s4sssssa&sa8 ,ssks9ss ae0s - s4gus. ssnaa
A mnsannaufactursr Of bureaus may deduct
ffonlithe entlresross amount Of his sales there
of the actual cost of the marble tops and
looking glasses used in their construction,
provided a taxshas already eheep paid upon,
tlle tops and glasses; but no other deduction
should be- allowed 10 nos a..3s 4a,.g ,,zs.1
) ssThe amount paid out forsusual or ordinarys
repairs may besdeducted from incomes, but
no deduction can Be made for and amount paid
out for new buildings, permanent improve
ments or betterments made to increase the
value of any property or estate, Amounts
expended by the purehaser Of asbuilding in
repairing injuries whichs'oeeurred thereto
prior to his purchase are, so far as he is con
eerncd, 'betterments made togincrease the
yalue3' Of the properly gandshonld not be az
lowed as deductions from h is income.
as7z.2 The Sheep and tile Hog. issoJ ssl y
Good old La Fontaine Che got 'it,from Esop)
tells story. Of a sheep aud hog, With their
legs securely tied, who were riding towards
town in the same wagon. While the sheep,
following tie custom, OF her race, spoke never
word the hog WAS Squeezing, for dear life
20, stop your noise ."said the sheep at last,
her meek temper rifiea by her neighbours
deafening shrieks, s.stop your noise, you don't.
hear ms hallooiingg. Don't hear you pre-
piled the swine, ':of course not. There is
some chance tor you, They may have tied
you only to get Your wool; while poor nle5A
they arc after my bacon and fat, and he be-
gan hallooiny again, as emily an alarmed hog
can halloo. IN 10 sSsr fIl,esiJ .'t i iua ~
Friends and fellow citizens, says the Mos
bile Tribune. We Southern people are in che
fix of the swine above mentioned. Before
they had sheared Us. there was some hope
that our wool was allthe5 waited But now.
with our wool gones when they put fresh
thongs OH oar limbs it is full time to helloo.
for they are after cur bacon and fat $. Not
that halocing will help our cause in the sin, IT.
est degree but it is the only possible thing
left by which we may amuse ourselves lying
on our backs, as, We are with hands and feet
tied, and Thad.s Stevens with one knee OF
our breastygritting his teeth and feeling in
his breechesz pocket for more Irvine, or may
he for his butcherlkni fe.s.asss u ls lge' afr
On a former, occasion We said that. to at
tempt reconstruction understhe radical pro
gramme was like trying to get to heaven by7
the graeeaof the devils If they gcre admit
us into The fold it will besas wolves would ad-
NIT lambs, or,-since we started on ihog-h back,
las butcher admitssa ginto his slaag htsr
pen. They want our bacon and fat, and AL
that We eansdo, wkdes they are, swhetting, the
knife that will soon be feeling about ourwindi
pipes, unless God in his mercy strikes them
down unexpectedly5saH we caud oistoga muse
ourselves BY hailooinglkeda Fontaine's hog.
If We had wool on it might be as we'll tokeep
mum after the manner 81 the sheep s'2s''sss
When, however, IN the future, we scream,
laugh and whoop at radicalism, let no Wit Of
the radical party orsofb aryg other venture e
calt u.s. heg gessIIeaare Aeg oaAysin the maa-.
ntr IF squealing laug ching F. you will
while We are Jogging along towards the butch
crs stall. . =. I. '~.'2. sAs' sa'Hss