The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-09
NEW YORK'S INTERNAL REVENUE.
The Amount Collected During
the Year 1873.
Manufacture Of Cigars - The Western ststa
Ahead in Distlling SpiritS-Licensss
and Special Taxes

The city Of New York. for the purpose OF collecting
internal revenue, Is divided into I'VE districtA
since the passage OF the act OF June Q, 1872 ~
whicn taxes we're removed from large number al
articles, and 10y which. also, many branches Of ~
dustry were exempted from paying license bust
ness IN this department or the government has
fallen on to considerable extent. The income
tax expired with the year 1871, and on the LIST a.
October last all documents, legal or otherwise
with the exception OF bank checks or drafts. 70
CURED no federal stamps. The repeal of the tar
on gas took effect In August, 1872 Inrerna1
revenue is now almost entirely derived from ehe
sale and manufacture OF alcoholic and lermentea
liquors and tobacco, and from the operations al
banks and bankers. The impost on matches
proprietary medicines, periurnery and cosmetics
yields but small revenue, and 1t seems the large
manufacturers do not complain OF it's existence.
but rather desire 1t to be- They are benefited By
the advantage OF capital which shuts out continued
competition on the part of persons OF small mcana
The internal revenue, with the exception ofcenses
and tax on banks, is collected by the sale
OF stamps, which afnxed to the packages OF tho
commodity which is by the law required to pay
excise. The ONCE OF assessor was abolished by The
act or Congress above referred to. The entire
business each district Is now performed by oOa-
lector and deputies and clerks There is little or M
spirits manufactured in New York In consequence
produce the article at much less cost than u
could be made here. There is no doubt SONS
illicit distination is carried on in Brooklyn and In
this city, but the revenue officers keep sharp
lookout Tor those who venture to infringe upon the
law. The total amount Of internal revenue col
lected in the city OF New York during 1873 waa
$7,03l, 200 The number OF barrels OF beer, ale and
porter tai gallons each) manufactured VA
1,3SaS46. The number OF national banks In tha
city Is 81, State 20 and savings A. Private bank
ing houses that receive deposits ana issue drafts
are about 100 but the exact figure could not b
readily ascertaned. Their dealings with the IN
ternal Revenue Departments carried on to greaa
extent directly with Washington. The proposttoa
OF Senator Sumner to abolish the ONCE OF Commits.
sioner OF Internal Revenue and reduce the systeu
to sale Of stamps ia not looked upon with much
favor by the ocers of the department in this city.
Appended is statement OF the rates ofgeneral and
special taxes and of the operations Of the deparss
ment the five districts during the past IL month";
GENERAL TAXES
Under the present Internal Revenue law the tan
on all kinds OF distilled spirits Is 10 cents per gaa-
lon on wines, liquors compounds known a.
wine, but not made from grapes, &C., grown II
the United States in bottles or packages contatns
ing not more than pint, 10 cents; same in boz
ties less than quart, 20 cents; cigars and che.
roots OF all descriptions, domestic or imported, g
per 1000; cigarettes weighing not over three pounds
per 1000, 81 so per 1000 cigarettes, weighing over
pound: tobacco OF all kinds, 20 cents per pounds
per month, LA Of one per cent; savings bank
| deposits, u Of one per cent per six months; bank
capital, per month, IDA OF one per cent; bank
circulation, per month 1-12 of one per cent banks
on amount OF notes Of any person. state panX use0
for circulation and paid out, 10 per cent.
Under this head comes the license paid BY wholss
sale and by retan liquor dealers, pedlers Of ~
| hac n
| liquor dealers, $25; wholesale liquor dealers, $l0of
manufacturers OF stills SO; manufacturers o o. C.
ers in Leaf tobacco annual sales over 81 600. ths
tax is $50; peddlers OF tobacco, according to mode
manufacture less than 500 barrels, $50; over 80
barrels 500: retail dealers In malt liquors, $9ea
wholesale dealers, $50.
On proprietary medicines and preparations, O
price % cents cent; not exceeding 81, 4 cents
and for every additional 80 cents or fractional part
are faxed the re
| matcnes in boxes OF 100 or less, cent Playing
cents PET Be-
is a discount OF seven and half per cent alloWe0
on all purchases Of ie I LIQUOR stamps
| The FIRST Second and Fourth wards Of this city
constitute the Thirty-second Collection distrck>
The greater portion Of the banking institutions q
the metropolis is Included within its limits. The
ONCE is at No. 50 Cedar street. The Assessor, -
operation Of law in June last, and the Collector,
Mr. NJ. b. Blake, took charge Of all the business Ct
the district. The number OF cigar manufacturers -
ia; tobacco manufacturers, 9; brewers, and dr.
tiiers, 80. The total revenue collected during lS5o
| was 81, 81, 0o3, under the following heads
Domestic manufac tured tobacco and .Sz -
Imported tobacco ana cigars S6i
Fermented liquors. 49,
Bankers. 49,
| MISCELLANEOUS.
| A, one time the number OF divisions In tho
Thrty-second district was rs but the reduction a
taxes ana the consequent diminution Of labor have
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force IN other parts OF the city has been proper
| tiOnately cut down. The large receipts for taxes
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