The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-10-01
INDIRECT TAXATIONi
OR HOW TIE POOR MAN
PAYS HIS TAXESI

In those days OF oppressive dTect
taxation, and Of exemption from
taxation Of .he Bonded wealth of
the country, il is well to know what
every consumer, whether rich or
poor, whether laborer, farmer, mes
chanic, business man, or man of
leisure, pays in the way of indirect
taxes.
Undor tho Protective Tariff sys-
tenn, which the Republican party
has put IN force, every consumer
pays tax, We give below a state
ment rs to what thrs tax is on o
number Of the articles il common
use and, when il Is remembered
that all duties on imports are paid
in gold, the consumer will see that
he is enormously taxed in an indi.
rect manner, even If he Is not worth
dollar IN taxable property
l. On teas Of ali kinds, twenty
five cents per pound.
2. On all sugar not above num-
Der twelve, Dutch standard in col.
OF, three cents per pound.
3. On all sugar above No. twelve
and not above number fifteen, Dutch
standard IN color, three and u half
cents per pound.
t. On all sugar above number iif-
teen, not stove dried, ana not above
number twenty, Dutch standard in
color, four cents per pound.
5. On all refined sugar in form of
loaf, lump, crushed, powdered, pull
ycrizcd, or granulated, and all stove
dried, or other sugar above number
twenty, Dutch standard in color,
five cents per pound: Provided,
that the standard by which tho col
or and grades of sugar are TO be
regulated shall be selected and fur.
nished to the collectors of such
ports Of entry as may be necessary
by the Secretary Of the Treasury,
from time to time, and in such man
ner as he may deem oxpedlent,
6. On sugarscandy, not colored,
ten cents por pound. On all other
confectionery, not otherwise provI-
ded for, made wholly or in part, OF
sugar, and on sugars after being re-
fined, when une:ured, colored, or in
any way aduterated, valued at 30
cents per pound or less, fifteen cents
per pound. On all confectionery,
valued above thirty cents por
pound, or when sold by tho box
package, or otherwise than by the
pound, fifty per centum ad valorN
ON.
Z. On molasscs from sugar cane
eight conts per gallon. On syrup
of sugar-cane juice, melado, con
contrated melado, or concentrated
molasses, two cents and half per
pound PROVIDED, that all syrups
of sugar or sugar cane, cane juice
concentrated mOlasses, or concen-
tratod malado, entered under the
name of molasses, or any other
name than syrup Of sugar, or ofsu
gar cane, cane juice, concentrated
moiasses, or concentrated malado
shall be liable to forfeiture to the
United States, and the same shall
be forfeited.
8. On tobacco in leaf, unmanutac,
tured and not sLemmed, thIrty-tivC
cents per pound.
0. On tobacco manu- featured OF
all descriptions, and stemmed to-
bacco, not otherwise provided for
fifty cents per pound.
10. On plmonto, and black, white
red or cayenne pepper, fifteen cents
per pound on ground pimento anC
pepper of all kinds, eighteen cents
per pound.
II, On salt in sacks, barrels, ant
other packages, twenty-five cents
per one hundred pounds. On sail
IN bulk, eighteen cents per one
hundred pounds,
IL On rice, cleaned, two and {
hal! cents per pound or uncleaned
two cents per pound.
13. On blacksmIth's hammers
and sledges, axles, or parts thereof
and ,,oIoohl MON in coeIinoe M