New-York tribune., 1868-05-13
GEN. scHENCKs TAX BILL.
SUMMARY OF TIE PROVISIONS OF THE AMENDED



WASHINGTON, May 12-The object of the new
Tax Bill reported to-day in the House by Gen. schenok
IL indicated by iis tte namely An Act to reduce into
one act and amend the laws relating TO internal
taxes" Tho first part Of the bill covers 60
sections In regard 10 general matters IL changes
the Internal Revenue Bureau into n Department
tho chief officer OF which IA TO be Commissioner whose
annual salary Is 20 be $1,000 tho Assistant Commissioner
n salary Of $4,000 six Deputy Commissioners with
salary each OF $500 per annum solicitor ny salary OF
messcngers. Tho Commissioner has power TO appoint
and remove all Collectors Assessors, Assistant Assessors
sureryl,or. OF Revenue Inspectors, Gaugers, store
Keepers and other officers ana clerks provided or IN ts
act who shall seyeay give bonds Tor INC faithful per
The Commissioners Is required to organize systeyIor
the distribution Of labor aud duties IA MS pS h
be referred whatever relates TO particular class ei Suo
J6oa No. All that relates special tar sd ar., ass aud
gros, receipts No 2Ai that relates TO s.smlA 40 % hI
sBi ober Corporations No 4A that relates to the taxes on distilled
.Pin & s9 @ o ,6,sd haaof. 10 6-G bonds
Of ,erus aHd others and The keeping anu eheA' '
new class of officers Is oreated-the same as recon-
mended by special Gus twV ", Io rs be
assigned 10 each Judicial District ot the country ~ Is
~ he revenue and 10 report from time TO time the man
ner In which busEess Is transacted Dy ASsessols ah
crtors They are also invested with the power to rotate
or change from place 10 place all the suD-Ohieefs'
such as inspectors, gaugets anu s'oloihoJIP
rsd TSs hin preSerbes the duties OF aud
sant assessors and the method IN which taxes shaii
o assessed and also those OF collectors ana deputy o9
ieetors and the method OF the collection OF taxes ~
provides proceedings where seizures a9 t % o
Comes necessary I'm Insure the COLLECTION OF te
tax together with the regulations Tor tho cOhduchk o
SUITS remission Of taxes ana the 70 u frauds
and penalties and drawbacksi anu tue u loulth
division OF the act enDsSes , r6 ~ the exeeniion
and filing OF bonds The hfth contains severl OF hsce
laneous sections bringing tTYetsr ts ppovSos Of law re-
lating 10 each separate department In tneso vse1 %
the bin i Is claimed viii have greaesupenoy over tne
sStin9 satutes superiority which, In TACT character
zes the entire bill. The next department. embraces 'ne
tbese ia Greatly Increased probably double Inc rates
are very generally advanced, although some occn
MS section the Manufacturers tax OF ~ per
$1,000, onelih Of one per tDot to stamps
which has not been greatly amenuen iuo
department embraces Passports and taxes on
the articles mentioned in what Is known as oceT n "a
Which includes carriages, watches and pianos Inc Ola
in W Of gross receipts Is abandoned, aud IN place
thereof each source OF taxation stands Dy iISeu hne
hi provides snuff, manuiaeture9 OF IoSaToO' Sw
or oi aty substitute for tobacco, ground dry damp
pickled scented or otherwise, OF al ueaot IA
wf Tne Annr when sold or removed for consumption shall
be- taxed snuff aud shall be put 1P IN psiKgs All egbnS
STAMPED In the manner as snul ,a On a. tSnc
obacco fine cut plug or twist on gu smoking s0o1oI0 no.
not made exclusively OF stems & V condition TO be- con
ahmed or otherwise prepared wlthout tno uso VI ~
machine instrument ana Wienouts t,nSs q, mannfao
9ured tobacco not herein otherwise ployueu oi' i e
| % lncn uOunQ AL bmOkllS tVDaeNN
iyeiv ~ stemE on all fine cut shorts the ieiuso VI o
nt chewing tobacco which can Do passe1 thlVvusss
dla of lG meses to the square lnch ana on MI teiuse
scrons and sWeepings Of tobacco 40 pod
ond After tile passage - this act al mahuIectuIeu
iohaceo Is 10 DO put up and preparvG ny lhe %
s t sale or removal for sale or consumption III
narkages of the following descriptions ana ia ho e'ner
manner: o., a . O .oA IA anna. (exeept yellow snuff.
Al r opfon msauacusr be pu, up In oaade hos
i 10 noapdS each All hneeat chewing tobacco na Al ose
Sd Tobacco Otherwise provided 10Y IN paeke. o. 3
heeng tobacco may ~ lne oPuon S
80 Dsnns.etue be In wooden packages OF ~ ~ u " "
saeh All nokng tobacco al hnecui shorts whe lean %
d tToush riddle Of is meahes 70 the square Ana ~
and sreepnn tobacco 10 packages Of . ana
an s'ycpdsB plug and wsf tobacco In wooden beIs o.
dmsnsions Outside measure-Egbths nehes
S IA inches deepi Thirds 10 inches square aud 10 hcnss
t.s ilinehes square and u inches deep re.qnans ~ .
,s and no inches deep and package shal hAIs
stLa thereon the and place OF
~ number Of the mandatory and th Bess ~
va ~ net weight tobacco In each box fIo'ue n
A,sans Of packages shall not eppy 70 o %
s eears all descriptions made OF
k.,as thereof per honsandI aad the Comsoni u I
ns nav prebe regulations for the inspecion I'm - ~
~ snd Fafettes collection OF The ar thereon
vSrsent be elective for the prevention oi Hauu'
ofsueh tAh ~. an. .ax IN IN
THE law provides for the collection OF the tI on
hacco I'm all s manufactured forms, by means ", s
~centnR such as Is intended for expOrtattvn,,
Stsnns are 10 bo affixed to the packages On IN haer
onors there IA substantially no chahko. smIia,
iarer beer weiss beer, ale, porter vi W cailed
nnors by whatever such liquors n,ag DO 20 thar al
~ q, for every barrel containing NOS more hai
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