The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-12-05
Fiscal Figures Without End.


The report of the commissioner of
interne1 revenue shows that the aggre-
gate receipts from all sources for the
year ending June last, exclusive Of the
| direct tax upon lands and duty upon the
capital, circulation and deposits of ma
tional banks, were S114, O75, 456. This
amount includes the sums refunded and
| allowed on drawbacks. The total
amount on drawback was $50, 346 on
spirits, tobacco and general merchan-
die There were refunded for taxes IL
legally assessed and collected 1913, 667. /
The receipts from the several sources
relating to distilled spirits were for the |
year 1872. $40, Ats, SIG; for 1873, $751;
O99, 371. The increase in the receipts |
from the gallon tax on distilled spirits |
is SIC, 032, 726; from the special tax of !
rectifers and dealers in liquor 81, O94, 264. |
| A part of this increase was, however,
offset by a loss of nearly 800, 900 du-
ring last year by the reduction of the
value OF stamps for spirits other than
tax paid stamps from 25 to 10 cents each
and by further loss of little over S.
600. 600 by the repeal of certain taxes
relating to spirits. The production of
spirits during the fiscal year ending
June so, 1873, was in taxable gallons
Total production from materials other
than fruit, So, 236, 567; total production
| from fruit, 1914, 800. The tax collected
, + on spirits withdrawn from warehouses
r during the fiscal year was 81, 232, 49,
235. During the fiscal year of 1873
$41, 1O2, 921. Tax on spirits withdrawn
t for export during the fiscal year 1873,
I 1871, IS, O41, The tax received on inni-
tation wines during the year ending
June 80, 1873, was $35, Isl; on fermented
: liquors at 81 per barrel for the years
y 1872 and 1873, it was S., OO9, 869, and
. $89, 91O, 1928 respectively.
a The total receipts from tobacco for
q the fiscal year ending June 80, 1878,
: were $34, 1886, 3O3. Compared with the
e total receipts for the fiscal year ending
e june 30, 1872, there was a decrease of
I collections on manufactured tobacco of
< all descriptions of $1,172, 917. There
= was an increase in total receipts from
If the manufacture and sale of tobacco,
le snuff and cigars In all their forms over
d the receipts from the same source fol
a. the preceding fiscal year of $3.50, 1872
I'd One hundred and sixty millions fom
I'd hundred and fifty thousand nine hun
ne dred and thirty-four pounds are give1
ar as the actual product of the year, 81
e. faras such products have been reported
g and showing an increase over the an
er nual productions reported for the fsca
o. year of 9, $50, O79 pounds.
CHI The number of cigars, cheerots, etc.
on which taxes were collected duriag tn
he fiscal year, ending June 80, 1873, 1907,
"a 134, GAG, showing an excess over tn
is number reported for the preceding fsca
on year of 279, 328, 674. There was an in
Of crease of 544,O 69 pounds of exporte
tobacco during the fiscal year, exceedin
nd the commissioners estimate by 81, O75
ed 456.
o 90. It is estimated the total receipts fo
rs, the current fiscal year will be 800, 600
5a Is 600. The plan adopted of abOlishin
the the offices of assessors and assistar
pie assessors reduced expenses 81, 062, 80
,ort lower than the estimated reduction III
ned der the so district plan, and 81, 060, OC
ing lower than the appropriation for 1877;
the under the old system. The estimate
of the fiscal year of 1875 show a fu.
sus ther reduction of S., 458, or 81, O69, AZ
with less than the appropriation for the fl
: of cal year of 1873, S1,O72, 285 less tha
> of the estimate for 1874 on the so distri,
plan.
the The commission recommends thu
this collectors salaries be fixed at amour
,i hJl ranging from 81, 500 to S.. 900, and ST
; an pervisors' salaries at 81, 900 per aunun
in and repeats the suggestions containe
we'd in the report of Nov. 81, 1872, that Sc
btiV ton A of the act of July 20, 1868, /
oing making the minimum penalty smalle
9 ew- such penalty being now fine of n,
ned less than 81 900, with not less than s
1es7 months imprisonment.
ON The commissioner recommends Iegi
ing ing lation limiting the time TO July 1, 1877
ton within which documentary stamps /
.1 ri1et sued under schedule B, of greater d
ould nomination than two cents, may /
, ann presented for redemption.
0, is The report concludes with the SUI
gestion made in his last annual repor
y of that the amendments of June 20, 1856
VI Of relating to the special taxes of deale
tier in liquors, should be made more e