Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-06-10
INTERNAL REVENUE.
A Summary Showing Of the TaKer Re
PcRied by Congress-, July IL, 1870.

pcRied ~ congress- July ii, Ab1S.
AS considerable doubt exists in re-
gard to the exact status of the Inter
nal Revenue laws, we print the fol-
lowing summary showing the taxes
repealed by the Acts Of Congress,
approved July II, 1870, and, the tax
cs still in force.
TAXES REPEALED.
From and after October 1st, 1870,
taxes on sales, saving and excepting
taxes on sales paid by Stamps, AVID
taxes on the sales OF leaf tobacco,
manufactured tobacco, snuff, cigars,
foreign and domestic distilled spirits
and wines; also the taxes imposed in
Schedule A, on carriages, gold
watches, billiard tables, gold and sill
yer plate; special tax on boats, barg-
es and flats; tax on legacies and sue
ccssiOns; on passports and on gross
receipts; stamp tax imposed in
Schedule B, on promissory notes for
less sum than one hundred dollars,
and on receipts for any sum of mon
cy, or for the payment Of any debt
stamp tax imposed in Schedule G, on
canned and preserved fish, she'll fish,
meats, fruits and vegetables.
From and after May Let, 1871, all
special taxes imposed by section 70,
act of June 80, 1864, as amended by
section 9, act Of July l3, 1866, and by
section 2, act of March 2, 1867, ex-
ccpt the special tax on brewers i'm
posed by said section.
TAXES STILL IN FORCE.
Special taxes (or license tax on
distillcrs, rectitiers, wholesale and re-
tail liquor dealers, manufacturers Of
stills, manufacturers Of tobacco and
cigars, dealers in manufactured to-
bacco and cigars, dealers in leaf to-
bacco; also taxes on distilled spirits,
fermentcd liquors, tobacco, snuff, and
cigars; on all wines, liquors or com
pounds known or denominated as
wine, and made in imitation Ofspark-
ling wine or champagne, but not
made from grapes grown in the Uni
ted States; on all liquors not made
from grapes, currants, rhubarb or
berries grown in the United States,
but produced by being rcctified or
mixed with distilled spirits, or by
the infusion of any matter in spirits,
to be sold as wine or by any other
name taxes on sales of leaf tobacco,
manufactured tobacco, snuff, cigars,
foreign and domestic distilled spirits
and wines; stamp tax on brokers
sales Of stocks, bonds, gold and sill
yer bullion and coin, promissory
notes or other securities; stamp tax
imposed in
SCHEDULE
on agreements or contracts, bank
checks, drafts or orders for the pay
ment ofmoney, bills Of exchange,
promissory notes when for greater
sum than one hundred dollars, bills
of lading, bills of sale of ship or ves-
sci, bonds, certificates, charter par
! ties, brokers contracts, convCyancCs,
entries of goods, etc., insurance pol
icies, leases, custom-house manifcsts
mortgages, powers of attorney, pro-
bate of wills or letters of administra.
tons, protests; also stamp taxes in.
,Oscd in
sCHEDULBC,
on medicines, perfumery, cosmetics,
friction matches, wax tapcrs, cigar
lights and playing cards, whether OF
domestic or foreign production
taxes on incomes above two thousand
dollars per annum; also taxes on in
terest or coupons paid on bonds OF
other evidences of debt issued and
payable in ono or more years aftcl
date, and on the amount of all divi'
dends of earning, income or gain;
hereafter declared by any bank, trust
company, savings institutions, insur
ance company, railroad company, ca
nal company, turnpike company, ca
nal navigation company and slacl
water company, and on all undivided
profits Of any such corporation
which have accrued and been carnCt
and added to any surplus, contingcn
or other fund. These latter taxes ar,
to be paid only during the year 1871