The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-05
THE NEW TAX LAW.
An Estimated Reduction Of Over
sac, 900, 900 In Internal Taxa
tion-The New Income Tax
The Free List Changes
In the Stamp Act,
Etc. Etc. Etc.

WASHINGTON, March 4-The President today
signed the act which passed both Houses of
Congress on Saturday night "to amend existing
laws relating to Internal Revenue;n better
known as the amendatOry Tax bill. The follow
ing is a correct transcript from the act of the
new rates OF taxation, together with CON-
plete list of the additional articles placed upon
the free list, and which are thus relieved from
further internal duty. In one or two instances
the rates will be found the same here as in the
old law. These instances are duplicated, from
the fact that spirited contest took place over
them, rendering 1t necessary to give the final re-
suit. In other respects the rates herewith given
are only the changes from the old law. The
most important chang es will be found in the
cigar tax and IN the tree list. The reductions
provided by the bill go into effect on March l.
1867. Tue following is an alphabetical list of
the subjects, and the new tax on the same:-
Apothecaries butchers, coniectioners,
plumbers and gas-htters. whose annual
sales exceed s25,0OO un addition TO special
tax taxi now rs9S,redl a.! tax AK for every thou, ,,o
Boots and shoes made wholly or in part OF
lndlarubber.......... per cent.
Buster q Cheese special TAX reaalTedj
scIiptons, made of tobacco any sub
stitute therefor per thousand. ....5 dollars.
abolished. and uniform rate established as gvenI
n0a SSts0n aa aag ss, pss tnes Zee cents, ns,
Distilled spirits, whisky; etc. gaon..2 doll lrs.
Gas comPaniesa% IS same as in old a1 pf but fv the
sSmtrs without limit of time CThe old law Limited
the time to April l, lsG7.)
GuDpowder for sporting purposes in kegs..i cent.
Glass, manufactures per cent
Grapes, brandy made from, per gallon......l dollar.
Hats caps, and hoods OF all descriptons2 per cent
Ioc6motive and marine engines per per cent cent
Leai9er e., Of & all Descriptions @ and goat deer.
finished. or partially in the rough per cent
from sorghum and imp6ee, per b...-,-....L cent.
1H per cent
Wool manufacture Of, where Wool is CHIEF
be imposed upon the dyepg Or ireedyenS sI
process Of their manufacture
TIE STAMP TAX.
The stamp tax is but little changed by this
D amendatory act. No stamp either for probate
OF will on letters testamentary or of fadministra-
tion, or on administrator or guardian bond, is
required when the value OF the estate and effects,
real and personal, does not exceed one thousand
dollars No stamp tax is required upon any
papers necessary to be used for the collection
from the Government of claims by soldiers or
their legal representatives of the United States,
for pensions back pay bounty, or for property
writs or other original documents by which any
suit is commenced in court and on confession of
judgment as well as stamp tax of twenty-five
cents on warrants of distress, are abolished.
.t THE FREE LIST.
The following list of additional articles have
been relieved from further taxation:-
Appe-paring machines.
Advertisements in newspapers.
Alcoholic and ETHEREAL Vegetable extracts when
solid and used solely for medicinal purposes.
lines of ali kinds.
Bar, rod hoop, band sheet and plate iron, and iron
Brush blocks.
Canned and preserved meats, Including shehsh
Carpet bag and caba frames.
Canned and preserved vegetables and fruits.
Casks churns. barrels, wooden brushes, and broom
eoopefsge Of ali Kinds bu&ss and plugs pacfing
boxes, nest boxes and match boxes whether made Of
beams, splitbotom chairs and turned materials for
the same unmanufactured aud saddle trees made of
wood, and match boxes heretofore made on which
Castings of iron, copper, or brass made for ma.
chinery, cars or scales and castings made to form
TAX tax is assessed and paid.
e9d oT 9sFSn SGw
Clock trimmings namely-Cock work, clock pill
lars sash 1HS!enngs r6 for clocks winding Keys Verses
Clothing or articles of dress not specially enume,
rated MADE by sewing for the wear of men. wome or
children from cloths or fabrics ON which tax or duty
Copper bottoms for articles used for domestic and
Doors, window sash, blinds, frames, and sls of
Drain, gas and water pipe made Of wood or
Fabrics, the produce of hand-lOoms.
Frames and handles for saws and buck saws,
Glue ana geatine of all descriptions, in the solid
Glue or cement made wholly or in part of glue in
Horse.rakes .horse-powers, tedders names, scythe-
snatns hhyi0fKs: noes ana portable grinding mills
duty has been paid.
Licorce and licorce paste,
Magnesium lamps.
Manufactures of jute,
Molasses concentrated molasses.
Melado or spsar,cane juice and cistern bottoms.
on naPtha benzlne, benzole. or gasoline, marking
prouuct OF the dlsllllaton or redstRton refining
Of crude ReItr3le1m or Of crude oil produced by
other btuminous substances.
Palm-leaf and straw, bleached. split prepared OF
adorned by being braided or woven but not made up
Potato hooks, potato diggers. pitchforks, manure
Pottery Of ali descriptions, including stone eartben
brown and yellow earthen and commOn:or grey stone.
ware.
Pumps. garden engines, and hydraulic rams.
Rock and root diggers or eXcaVaLors
Root beer and other small beer.
school.room seats and desks, blackbOards, ant
sieds, wheelbarrows, and band-carts, ana fenc,
Soap, common brown in bars, sold for less thar
seven cents per pound
saws (buck). t
the manufacture.Qt gins.
Soles and hee-taps made OF india-rubber, or o
Inda-rubber and other materials.
Shellhsh of all kinds.
ShirI-fronts bosoms wristbands or cufsf shirt
spIa al springs, used In the manufacture of furniture
stove polish, or other manufacture exclusively
sleel Of all descriptions whether made from muck
bar blooms, slabs, loops, or otherwise.
Tags for merchandise and direction. made of clotl
paper OF metal, whether blank or printed
Thimble-skeines or pipe-boxes made OF irOn
Ultramarine blue.
Wagons carts, ahd drays made TO he used for farm
ing or lumber purposes.
chimes zinc washbOards spinning ana dsS Wheel
hand reels, hand looms, wooden knobs,
WiTe-cloth.
II is provided that the exemptions aforesai
shall, in all cases, be confined exclusively
aoid ARTICLES I'm the state and conditiOn .aoofe :