Evening star., 1867-03-18


:ure OF butter or cheese" In paragraph thir-
tv-two. by inserting after the words garden
and before the word "wno," the words or
travelling on foot and peddling fruits. vegeta-
eles, pies, cakes, and confectionery"
That sectiSn ninety be amended by in serting
after the wUd scigars," I" and before the first
provise in said section, the words ''and all pro-
ceedings relating to forfeiture and sale of dis
cigars"
Thatsection ninety four be amended as fol.
lows:
By striking out in the paragraph relating to
gas the words land until the thir..eth day OF
APrli, eighteen hundred and s,xtv-seven"
BY striking outl the paragraphs relating to
sugar and sugar refners," and inserting In
lieu thereof the words:
On all sugars produced from the sugar
cane, and not from sorghum or imphee, ether
than those produced by the refiner a tax of
one cent ler pound;
"On refined sugars, and on the products OF
sugar renneries, not in ncluding sirup or noas.
Uided, That every person shall be regarded as
sugar re1ner. and pay the taxes required by
law, whose business II IS to advance the quality
and value of sugar by melting and recry STALL
zation, or BY liquoring, claying, or other
was hing process. or by any other chemical or
mechanical means, or who shall by boiling or
other process extract sugar from or advance
theS quality or value Of moasses, concen-
traied molasses, or melado.
Also, in the paragraph relating to wood
screws oy striking out the word "teR" and in
Also by striking out the paragraph relating
10 "gunpowder," and inserting in lieu thereof
the following:
On gunpowder. canister powder five cents
per pound; sporting powder in kegs, one cent
per pound; blasting powder, in kegs or casks,
one half cent per pOund.''
Also, by striking out all from the words 9
"cigarettes or small CIGARS" in the first
paragraph relating 10 cigars, down to and in
cluGing the words "twenty per centum ad va
lorem on the market value thereof" IN the last
paragraph relating to cigars, and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
"On cigarettes, cigars, and cheroots OF all
descriptions, made OF tobacco or any substi-
tuie therefor, five dollars per thousand
That section ninety -four be further amended
so that in lieu OF the taxes new provided by
law upon the goods, wares, and merchandise
hereinafter mentioned, which shall be pro-
duced and sold, or be manufactured or made
and sold, or be consumed or used by the man.
ufacturer or producer thereof, or removed for
consumption or use, or for delivery for others
than agents Of the man ufacturer or producer
within the United Sta'e or Territories thereof
there shall be assessed, collected, and PAID the
following taxes, to be paid by the producer or
manufacturer thereof that is to say:
On boots and shoes, made wholly or in part
OF ta-rubber, two per centum ad valorem
On hats, caps, bonnets, and hoods Of all de.
crlptions, two per centum ad valorem.
On hoop-skirts two per centum ad valorem:
On leather OF all descriptions, and goat, deer,
calf, kid, sheep, horse, hog. and dog skins,
tanned or partially tanned, curried, finisn he'd
or In the rough, two and one.half per centum
ad valorem.
On manufactures exclusively Of glass, other
than window glass, three per centum ad va
lOrem.
On manufactures OF wool. or of which wool
1s The chief component material, or the com.
ponent material OF chief value, two and a half
per centum ad valorem.
That section ninety four be amended by
adding 10 the end Of said section the following
words: But tax shall be imposed upon the
redyleIing or reprinting OF cloLhs or other ar
ticles
That section nineiy.s be amended by in.
sertiAg after the words land all goods, wares
merchandise. and articles and before the
words made or manufactured from materi-
ais, the words ''not specially named and
taxed, and which are'
That section one hundred and three he
amended by striking out the word "three''
where il occurs in the second proviso and in
serting the words "two and half" and by
striking out the words .suntil the tnirtIeth day
of April, eighteen hundred ana sixty seven =
Thatschedule b, in relation to stamp duties
named in section one hundred and fifty one
he amended by striking cut OF said sched n lie
the words "legal documents" and all there.
after, and inserting in lieu thereof the folio W.
ing: "Precided, That the stamp duties i'm
posed by the foregoing schedule (B) on mani.
tests, bills OF laang, and passage tickets. shall
not apply 10 steamboats, or vessels plying be-
tween ports OF the United States and ports of
British Nerth America: And prorided further,
That all affidavIs shall be exempt from stamp
duty"
paragraph relating to s'prObste OF will" the
following words: ProUided, That no stamp
either for probate OF wills, or letters testamen-
tary, or of administration, or on administrator
or guardian bond, shall Ne required when the
value OF the estate and effects real and Der.
sonal, does not exceed one thousand dollars /:
ITorided, JartheT, That no stamp tax shall be
required upon any papers necessary to be used
Tor the coilCcuon from the government OF claims
by soldiers or their legal representatives of the
United States, for pensions, back pay, bounty
n r In in
ton OF taxes provided in This section shall take
effect on and arter March one, eighteen hmm.
cred and sixty seven.
SIC. 10. And be n further enacted. That the
act amendatory 10 the act entitled ssAu act To
provide internal revenue to support the gov
ernment to pay interest on the public debt, and
ior other purposes" approved June thirty,
eighteen hundred and sixty -four, approved
July thirteen, eighteen hundred and sixty six,
be amended as follows. viz:
That section ten be amended by adding after
Inc word ''pupils." ID the sixth paragraph of
saId section, the words '.but not Including dis
cigars"
Also, by striking ont in the paragraph relat.
ing TO monuments, after the word .monu-
stone"
That section eighteen be amended by adding
thereto the following: s.Prouided, That the ex
emptIon herein shall not apply to tobacco
snuf, and cigars Manufactured, or spirits dis
uneo, S or petroleum. refined, either in or for
That section nineteen Is hereby amended by
adding the following thereto: ..And ne suit for
the purpose OF restraining the assessment or
collection of tax shall be maintained in anv
court" '
That section rorty- three be amended by
striking out the last two sentences
Amend section forty e ight of the act relating
10 internal revenue, approved July thirteen.
eighteen hundred and sixty six, so as to insert
In the proviso the word s.thirds" after Ithel
word " halves" and before the word "ouar
teTIs]," and also amend 1t by striking out the
wolds - more than one-q quarter and not more
than one. half shall be accounted one half,
and insert "more than one-Q uarter and not
more than one third shal be accounted one
third. and more than one.third and less than
one-h half shall be accounted one-h half" Pro.
rided, That fractional parts OF barrels con-
tanning more than one quariie and not more
than one-hahshall be accounted one half. and
pay tax as such until June first, eig htee hun.
dred and sixty seven.
SIC II. And be IL further enacted, That on and
after March first. eighteen hundred and sixty
seven, In addition to the articles now exempt
by law. the articles and products hereinafter
enumerated shall be exempt from internal tax,
namely:
Alcoholic and ETHEREAL vegetable extracts.
when sohd and used solely for medicinal pur.
poses;
Bale rope, seines and netting for seines,
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