Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-27
The Annual Report OF the Internal Rev.
enue commissioners.

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The Annual Report Of the Internal Rev.
enue Commissioners.
The report of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue shows that the ag-
gregate receipts from all sources for
the year ending with June last, exclu-
slve OF the direct tax upon lands, and the
duty upon the capitals, circulation and
deposits of National Banks, were $114, =
O75, 456. This amount includes sums
refunded and allowed, on drawbacks.
The total amount on drawbacks was
$52,346 On spirits, tobacco, and gen.
era! merchandise, there were refund
ed tor taxes illegally assessed and COL
lected, $6l8, 667. The receipts from
the several sources relating to distilled
spirits were, for the year 1872, $49,-
475, SIG; for 1873, $50, ,371. In
crease IN receipts from the gallon tax
on distilled spirits, $1O,1O8, 276; from
special tax on rectifers and dealers in
liquors, 81, ,094, ,264. A part of this in
crease was, however, offset by the loss
of nearly $500, 600 during the last year
by the reduction of the value of stamps
for spirits other than tax paid, stamps
from 25 cents to 10 cents each, and by
the further loss of little over $8,
O0O, 900 by the repeal of certain acts
relating to spirits, leaving balance of
more than 81, ,5OO,O 900 increase in re-
ceipts from all sources relating to
spirits.
THE PRODUCTION OF SPIRITS
during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1873, was, from materials other than
fruit, sc, 236, ,567 taxable gallons; total
production from fruit, $2,9l4, 800. Tax
collected on spirits withdrawn from
warehouse during the year 1872, $32,-
457, ,235; during the year 1873, $4i, lO2, :
921. Tax on spirits withdrawn from
export during the fiscal year 1873, ST.
651 ,041. The tax receipts on imitation
wines during the year ending June 80,
1873, was s., 551; on fermentcd liquors
at $1.00 per barrel, for the years 1872
and 1873, was Sc, 009, 969, and Sc, 91O, 823
respectively.
THE TOBACCO TAX.
Total receipts from tobacco for the
fiscal year endiLg June 80, 1873, we're
$34, 1886, ,3B. Compared with the t.tal
receipts for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1872, there was decrease of co]lec-
tiOns on manufactured TOBACCO of all
descriptions Of 81, IL, ,917. There was
an increase in the total receipts from
the manufacture and sale of tobacco,
snuff and cigars, in all their forms, over
the receipts from the same sources for
the preceding fiscal year of $3.50, 1872.
One hundred and sixteen millions, four
hundred and fifty thousand, nine hun
dred and thirty -four pounds are given
as the actual product of the year so far
as such product has been reported,
and showing an increase over the an.
nual production reported for the
preceding fiscal year of 9,180,O79
pounds. The number of cigars, che
roots, etc., on which taxes were COL
lected during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1873, was $1,8O7, 1874, ,6!6,
showing an excess over the number re.
ported for the preceding fiscal year Of
279, 1928, 684. There was an increase ol
544, ,074 pounds of exported tobacco
during the last fiscal year. The aggre.
gate receipts for the last fiscal year ex.
ceeded the Commissioners estimate by
"a, ,O75, 456. It is estimated that the
total receipts for the current fiscal veal
will be 800, 100000.
EXPENSES.
The plan adopted of abolishing the
Offices of Assessors and Assistant
Assessors reduced the expenses g..
062, ,827 lower than the estimated
reduction under the -cic.hty.district
plan, and $1,000, 600 lower than the
appropriation for 1873 under the old
system. The estimates TOR the fiscal
year 1874 show further reduction OF
50, 478 (2), or 81, ,O69, 45S less than the
appropriation for the fiscal year 1873,
and 81, ,072, 2S5 less than the estimate
for 1874 on the eighty-district plan.
The Commissioner recommends that
Collectors salaries be fixed at amounts
ranging from 81, 500 to IS, 600, and Su-
pervisors' salaries at 81, 900 per annnm,
and repeats the suggestion contained
in the report of Nov. 81, 1871, that Sec
tion Al Of the act of Ju4y 20, 1868, be
amended by making the minimum pen
atty smaller, such penalty being now a
fine of not less than s., ZOO, with not
less than six months imprisonment.
The Commissioner recommends legis-
lation limiting the term to July l,
1874, within which documentary stamps
issued under schedule b of a greater
denomination than 2 cents, may be pre-
sented for redemption. The report
concludes with the SuppestiOn made, in
the last annual report, that the amend
ments of June 6, 1872, to Sec. So Of the
act of July 20, 1868, relating to special
taxes of dealers in liquors, should be
made more explicit.
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neighbor if he was not afraid his house
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