The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-17
PuRLIC ACTS.
CHAP acknowledgements.

CHAP CLXXXIV.-CoNTINUED.
An Act to reduce Internal Taxation and to
amend an Act entitled can Act to provide In
ternal Revenue to support the Government, to
paw Interest on the Public Debt, and for other
Purposes" approved June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and sixty-four, and Acts amendatory
thereof.
On molasses produced from the sugar-cane, and
not from sorghum or imphee, q tax OF three cents
per gallon.
On strip of molasses or sugar cane juice, when
removed from the plantation, concentrated mo-
lasses or melado, and cistern bottoms, OF sugar
produced from the ugarcane and not made from
sorghum or imphce, tax of threefourths of one
cent per pound.
dard in color, produced from the sugarcane and
not from sorghum or imphee, other than those
produced by the retiner, tax OF one cent per
pound.
On sugars above number twelve and not above
number eighteen Dutch standard in color, pro-
duced directly from the sugar-cane and not from
sorghum or imphee, tax of one and hall cent
per pound.
dard in color produced directly from the sugar
cane and not from sorghum o. lmphee, tax OF
two cents per pound.
On the gross amount of the sales of sugar ref
ners including all the products of their manutac-
tories or refucries, tax OF two and one half OF
one per cbntum ad valorem Provided, That eV-
ery person shall be regarded sugar retiner,
and pay the taxes required by law, whose business
it is to advance the quality and value of sugar up
on which tax or duty has been raid, by melting
and recrystallization, or by quoring, claying. or
other washing process, or by any other chemical
or mechanical means, or who shall by boiling or
other process advance the quality Or value of mo-
lasses concentrated molasses, or melado, upon
which tax or duty has been paid
On sugar candy and all confectionery made
wholly or in part of sugar, valued at not exceed
ing twenty cents per pound, including the tax,
tax of two cents per pound exceeding twenty and
not exceeding forty cents per pound, including
the tax, u tax of four cents per pound; when eX-
ceeding forty cents per pound, including the tax,
or sold by the box, package, or otherwise than
by the pound, tax of ten percentum ad valo-
On chocolate and cocoa prepared, a tax of one
and half cent per pound.
On gun cotton, tax of five per centum ad va
loren.
On gunpowder, and all explosive substances
used for mining, blasting, artillery, or sporting
purposes, not otherwise provided tor, when valu-
ed 1T tnirty-eight cents per pound or less lnclu-
ding the tax, l tax of five per centum al valorem
and when valued at above thirty-eight cents per
pound including the tax, Il tax of ten cents per
pound.
On varnsh or aran. made wholly or in part of
gum copal, or othergums or substances, Il tax of
five per centum nd vaorem.
On glue and gelatine of all descriptions, in the
solid state Il tax OF one cent per pound.
On glue and cement, made wholly or in part of
glue, sold in the liquid state, tax of forty cents
per gallon.
On pins, solid head or other, tax of five per
centum ad valorcm.
On photographs, ambrotypes, daguerrcotypes,
other pictures taken by the action of light and
not hereinafter exempted from tax, tax of five
per ccntum ad vaorcm
On SCREWS commonly called wood screws, 4 tax
of ten per centum ad yalorem.
On clocks and timepieces and on clock move
ments, when sold without being cased, tax of
five per centum nd valorem.
On all soaps valued at above three cents per
pound, not pertumed, and on saltwater soap
made of cocoa-nut oil, q tax OF five mills per
pound.