Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-08-04
Important TO Tax-parors.


The Assessors in the several district,
have been officially notified OF the cban,a
IN internal revenue assessments. in accor
dance with the provisions of the law re-
garding the subject, to take effect on tb,
first day of October next. Tho followius
are some of the taxes imposed by tie inter
nal revenue laws, which are repealed aftel
that date:
TOBACCO, SPIRITS, ETC.
That on and after the LIST day of October
1870, the several taxes imposed by the in
ternal revenue laws now in force, saving
and excepting such taxes on sales as are bJ
existing law paid by stamps, and the taxes
on sales of leaf tobacco, manufactured to-
bacco, snuff, cigars, foreign and domestic
distilled spirits, and wines, imposed bysaid
act, approved July 90, 1865. and acts
amendatory thereof, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
That IN all oeses whero tobacco is requir-
ed TO he put mp in wooden packages as
provided by section sixty-two Of an act en-
titled 'An act imposing taxes on distilled
spirits and tobacco, and for other purDos-
es, approved July 20, 1868, 1T shall be
lawful for the Commissioners of Internal
Revenue TO allow the same tc be put up in
metallic packages: Proraied, That they
shall be- constructed with such corrucations
for receiving and protecting the revenue
stamps az The Commissioner may approve
PEoanssoRY NOTES, RECEIPTS, ETC.
That on and after the 1st day of Octo-
Der, 1870. the stamp tax imposed in Sched-
ule Il, on promissory notes for a sum less
than one hundred dollars, and on receipts
for any sum of money. or for the payment
OF any debt, and the stamp tax imposed in
Schedule G ON canned and preserved fish.
be, and the same are hereby, repealed
And no stamp shall be required upon the
transfer or assignment of q mortgage
where it, or the instrument it secures.
has been once duly stamped. And
the proprietor or proprietors Of ar
ticles named in said Schedule c, who
shall furnish his CT their own due or design
for stamps to be used especially for his or
their own proprietary articles. shall be al
lowed the following commissions, namely
On amounts purchased at one time CT not
less than $50, nor more than $500 per
centum; and on amounts over $500. 10
per centum on the whole amount purchas.
cd: Prouided, that lueifer or friction
matches, and cigar lights, and wax tapers,
may be removed from the place OF manu-
fscture for export to foreign COUNTRY
without payment of tax, or affixino stanps
thereto, under such rules and regulations
as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
may prescribe; and all provisions of exist
ing laws inconsistent herewith, are hereby
repealed.
INCOMES.
That there shall be levied and collected
as hereinafter provided, for the
years 1870 and 1871, and no longer, a tax
of ~ per centum upon the gains, profits, |
md income of every person residing in the !
United States, and of every citizen of the |
United States residing abroad, derived from |
my source whatever, whether within or |
without the United States, except as here |
after provided, and a like tax annually upon /
he gains, profits, and income derived from |
my business, trade, or profession carried |
'n in the United States by any person re-
'iding without the United States ana not a |
,itizen thereof. or from rents of real estate |
within the United States owned by any
person residing without the United States |
md not a'citizen thereof.
WINES AND LIQUORS.
On and after the 31st day Of December,
$40, in lieu of the duties now imposed by |
aw on the articles hereinafter enumerated 1
,r provided for, imported from foreign
there shall be levied collected |
md paid, the following duties and rates oi /
luties:
On champagne and all other sparkling
vines, in bottles, six dollars per dozen
,ottles containing each not more than one
luart and moro than one pint; and three
lollars per dozen bottles containing not
more than one pint each and more than
me half pint; and one dollar and fifty cents
,er dozen bottles containing one-half pint
ach or less; and in bottles containing
more than one quart each. shall pay, III ad-
lition to six dollars per dozen bottles, al
he rate of two dollars per gallon on the
quantity in excess of one quart per bottle:
Provided, That any liquors containing more
han twenty-five per cent of alcohol which
hall be entered under the name of wine,
hall be forfeited to the United States:
Ind provided further, That wines, brandy,
nd other spirituous liquors imported in
'ottles, shall be packed in packages con
aiming not less than one dozen bottles ir
ach package; and all such bottles shall
'ay an additional duty of cents for each
'ottle; no allowance shall be made for
'feakage unless such breakage is actually
by count and certified 10y Gus
ON house appraiser; and so much OF seq
ion SO of an act entitled ''An act to regu-
ate the collection of duties on imports and
onnaGe." approved March 2, 1899, rs pro-
ided for allowance for leakage and break
ge. is hereby repealed.
On brandy and on other spirits manufac-
ured or distilled from grain or other mate
ials, and not otherwise provided Tor, 50
'er proof gallon: PrOoided, that each and
very gauge or wine gallon of measurement
hall be counted as at least one proof gal
on; and the standard for determining the
roof of brandy and other spirits, and of
vine or liquors of any kind imported. shall
'e the same as that which is defined in the
econd section OF the act imposing taxes
N distilled spirits and tobacco, and for
'ther purposes, approved June 20, 1868.