Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-04-11

much more stringent. we give UeloW, Such
portions of the law as are deemed of import
unce in this quarter.
TIE WAY IrIs DONE railroadwise, and, as
experience shows otherwise in this plundering,
rapacous world, is somewhat forcby, but per-
hars not unfaithfully stated in the following
extract from recent number of the " y Tri-
btYac- When we are brought to think in one
direction upon these matters, it rather makes
one feel as if he, at least would avoid becoming
victim to such greed, but when we reflect a
moment, and think how the world goes, that
through all the ramifcations of society, plum
der and pelf is the great object of life, and that
the shrcwdest and sharpest in the science of
manipulating the rest of the world and render
ing ii personally, ( &pursonly advantages, are the
clearest fellows, and the common and the pal
pabIe fact, that life is game, and that law,
egisl ,iion and craftsmanship physic, philoso-
ply and ethics, railroads, telegraphs and ex-
presses, politics, patent-righis, and parsons, all
have an eye to the main chance, and craft and
management is the engrossing thought, the
thing becomes irrcsistaby ludicrous, and we
good-nalurdedly accept the situation, and de-
tcrnline to run tie gauntlet and take our chan
ces in the world as it soes.
Be it enacted, DC, That sections 81
and 95 OF the act entitled Gan Act to
provide Internal Revenue, to support
the Government, to pay interest on the
Public Debt, and for other purposes"
approved June l3, 1864, and all acts
and parts of acts amendatory of said
sections, be and the same are hereby re-
pealed, except only so much of the said
sections and amendments thereto as re-
lates to the taxes imposed thereby on
gas made of coal, wholly or in part, or Of
any material, on illuminating, lubricat-
ing, or other material oils or articles the
products of distillation of coal, shale,
peat, asphaltum, or other bituminous
substances; on wines, therein described, |
and on snuff and all other manufacturers
of tobacco, including cigarettes, and
cheroots, provided that the products of
petroleum and bituminous substances
herein-before mentioned, except illumi-
mating gas, shall from and after the pas
sage of this act, be taxed at one-half the |
rates fixed by the said section o.
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Sec. 4. That every person, firm or COR
poration who shall manufacture by band |
or machinery any goods, wares or mer-
chandise (breadstutfs and unmanufactur-
ed lumher excepted) not otherwise speci-
ally taxed as such, or who shall be eDga-
ged in the manufacture or preparation
for sale of any article or compounds not |
otherwise specially taxed, or shall put
up for sale in packages, with his own
name or trade mark thereon, any articles
or compound not otherwise specially
taxed, and whose annual sales exceed !
$4,000, shall pay, Tor every additional
81 600 in excess of $4,000, 50; and the
amount of sales i'll excess of the rate
Of $4,000 per annum, shall be returned
quarter-annually to the Assistant Assess
or, aud the tax on excess of S., 900 shall
be assessed by the Assessor, and paid
9uarter-yearly in the months of January,
April, July and October of each year, as
other taxes are assessed and paid; and
the first assessment herein provided for
shall be made in the month of July, 1868
lOl tlJC bDkSC khOAtHS IbGu nSAG pE6CSeu-
ing.
SEC. 5. That every person engaged
in carrying Oh the business of distiller
who shall defraud, or attempt to defraud
the United States of the tax on the spir-
its distilled by him, or any part thereof
shall forfeit the distillery and distilling
spparatuses used by him, and all distilled
spirits, and all raw materials for the pro-
duction of distilled spirits found in the
distillery, and on the distillery premises;
and shall, on conviction be fined not less
that $500 nor more than 5000, aud be
imprisoned not less than six months nor
more than three years.
SEC. 6. That if any officer or agent
and acting under the authori-
ty OF any revenue law of the United
States shall be guilty of gross neglect in
the discharge ofany of the duties of lis
office, or shall conspife or collude with
any other person to defraud the United
States, or shall make opportunity for
any other persons to defralid the United
States, or shall do or omit to do any act
with, intent to enable any person to de-
raud the Erited States, or shall make
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