Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-04
Internal Revenue Report.

The report of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue shows that the aggregate receipts
from all sources for the year ending with June
last, exclusive Of the direct tax upon lands
and the duty upon the capital, circulation and
deposits of National Banks, were S114, 075, 456.
The amount includes sums refunded and
allowed on drawbacks. The total amount on
drawbacks was $50 346. On spirits, tobacco,
and general merchandise there were refunded
for taxes illegally assessed and collected,
S616,667. The receipts from the several
sources relating to distilled spirits were for
the year 1872 $40. AIS. SIC; for 1878, $50, 099,-
ST. Increase in the receipts from the gallon
tax on distilled spirits, SIC, LOIS, 276; from the
special tax on rectifers and dealers in liquors,
81, 094, 264.
by the loss of nearly $500, 900 during the last
year, by the reduction of the value of stamps
for spirits other than tax-paid stamps, from
Is cents to 10 cents each, and by the further
loss Of little over IS, 0O0. 900 by the repeal Of
certain acts relating to spirits, leaving balance
of more than %, 500, 600 increase in receipts
from all sources relating to spirits.
The production of spirits during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1878, was. from materials
other than fruit, s. 236, 567 taxable gallons !;
total production from fruit, 2, 914, 500. Tax
collected ON spirits withdrawn from warehouse
during the fiscal year 1872, S32 457, 235; during
the fiscal year 1873. S41, 1902 921 tax on spirits
1873, 81. 651, 041. The tax received on imita-
ton wines during the year ending June 80,
1878, was 50 ssh on feImented liquors at 81
per barrel, for the years 1872 and 1873, was
IS. 009. 500 and IS, 910, s23 respectively.
Total receipts from tobacco for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1873. were S34, $50. 303
Compared with the total receipts for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1872 there was a decrease
of collections on manufactured tobacco of all
descriptions of S1,172 917. There was an in
crease in the total receipts from the manu-
facture and salo 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 hundred
and thirty-four pounds are given as the actual
product of the year, so far such products
have been reported, and showing an increase
over the annual production reported for
the preceding fiscal year Of 9,1S0,079
pounds. The number of cigars, cheroots
etc., on which taxes were collected during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1873, was
1907, 134, Gao, showing an excess over the num-
Der reported for the preceding fiscal year of
279, 32S, 674- There was an increase of 544. 064
pounds of exported tobacco during the last
fiscal year. The aggregate receipts for the
last fiscal year exceeded the Commissioners
estimate by S4,076.4 56. 1t is estimated that
the total receipts for the current fiscal year
will be 500, 0O0 600.
The plan adopted Of abolishing the offices
of Assessors and Assistant Assessors reduced
expenses 81 ,062, S27 lower than the estimated
reduction under the sighty-district plan, and
81. O6O, 900 lower than the appropriations for
1878 under the ole system. The estimates for
the fiscal yesr 1874 show further reduction
Of S9,47S, or 81, 069, 458 less than the appro-
priation for the fiscal year 1873, and 81, 072,-
2S5 lees than the estimate for 1874 on the eighty
district plan. The Commissioner recommends
that Collectors sal;ries be fixed at amounts
ranging from 81 SOC to IS, 900, and Supervisors
salaries at "a, 200 per annum, and repeats the
suggestion contained in his report Nov q.
1871, that Sec. A Of the act Of July 90 1868, be
amended by making the minimum psnalty
smaller, such penalty being now a fine Of not
less than $1,000. with not less than six
months imprisonment.
The Commissioner recommends legislation
limiting the time to July /, 1874, within
which documentary stamps, issued under
Schedule B, of q greater denomination than 2
cents. may be presented for redemption. The
report concludes with the suggestion made in
the last annual report that the amendments
of june 6, 1872, to section SO, of the act of
July 20. 1868, relating to special taxes of deal
ers in liquors, should be made more explicit.