Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-11
The New Revenue Bill.

The text Of the revenue bill reported to tho
House of Representatives yesterday is as fol-
lows:
A bill to further protect the sinking fund and to
provide for the exigencies of the govern ment.
Be it enacted, &C., That from and after tho
date of the passage Of this act there shal! be eV
led and collected on all distilled spirits or which
the tax prescribed by law shall not have been
paid. and whether the said spirits shall then be
in distiilery, bonded warehouse or not, tax of
one dollar on each proof or wine gallon when
below proof, to be paid By the distller, owner
or person having possession thereof before re-
muvai from the distiilery or bonded warehouse,
and so much OF section 1851 Of the revised sta
tutes of the United States as is Inconsistent here
with is hereby repealed: Prov ide |, that in ad-
diton TO the tax Of seventy cents per gallon I'M
posed bv law now existing there shall BE- levied
and collected a tax Of fifteen cents, be!ng one
half the increase OF tax under this act on each
| and every proof, gallon, or vine gallon when
be.ow proof, of domestic distilled spirits, manu-
featured and placed in bonded warehouse prior
to the day when this act shall take elect and
Leld in bonded warehouse at tn It time, AID on
all such spirits then held BY distil!ers, rec.f:rs
or wholesale dealers, having III their possession
or under their CONT oil distilled spirits III stamped
packages and any person who shall CELL trans
fer or otherwise dispose Of any such distilled
spirits after this act takes effect until a: addl-
tionsl stamp, to be especially provided Tor THIS
purpose by the commissioner OF Internal reVen-
ue. denoting payment Of the additional tax OF
fifteen cents per gallon herein imposed, is pur-
chased and attached to the package or packages
containing the same in such manner as the com
missioner of internal revenue shall prescribe,
shall be subject to and pay penalty OF one dol,
lar for each and every gallon so removed, ana
the spirits 90 removed shall be forfeited to the
United States And provided further, that on
all brandy gin, rum and on all compounds and
preparations of which distilled spirits is a COM
ponent part of chief value, embracing all forms
of distilled spirits imported from foreign coun-
tries on which the duty, rs Fixed IN the revenue
statutes, is 81 per gallon, the duty hereafter to
be levied, collected and paid Shall be - ~ per
Sec Sec That section 1868 of the revised SITS
ties be and the same is hereby amended By
striking out the words ~ cents per pound and
inserting in lieu thereof the words "a cents per
pound !: provided that the increase oftsx herein
provided for shall not apply to tobaccoon which
the tax under existing law shall have been PAID
when this act takes effect.
Sec 8. That so much Of section 3437 IS i'm
poses stamp tax on friction matches, lucier
matches, or other articles made IN part OF WOOL
and used for like purposes, be and the same Is
hereby repealed, to take effect on and alter the
lat day of July, 1915.
Sec 4 That on all mossses, (not including
tank bottoms, syrup Of sugar, cane JUICE me-
lsdo or concentrated melado) and on sugars, &C
ed from foreign countries, there shall be levied,
collected and paid, in addition to the duty now
imposed in schedule &C. section 1904 OF the
revised statutes, an amount equal to 70 per cesI
of said duties as levied upon the several grades
therein designated. o
Sec That so much of section 2503 Of the re-
yised statutes rs provides that only ninety per
centum of the several duties and rates OF duty I'M
posed on certain articles therein enumerated by
section 25O4 shall be levied, collected and pad
be, and the same is hereby, repeated ana the
several duties and rates of duty prescribed IN
said section 1854 shall be and remain as by that
section, levied without abatement OF ten per
centum, as provided in section 2oO3.
Sec s. That the increase of duties provided
by this act shall not apply to any goods, wares
or merchandise actuslly on shlpooard ana Dound
to the United States on the l0te day of F~brus-
~, 1875, nor on any such goods, wares or mer-
chandise on deposit in warehouses or pubic
stores at the date of the passage o. this act
4 SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A RADICAL
STATE SENATOR Upon the complaint OF Mr.
Robert Beattie, prominent Republican, OF
Manchester, Justice Watts yesterday issued
warrant against Senator Samuel +. Maddox,
of Chester field, charging him with taking aud
carrying away $4S, the property OF the COM
piainant The following copies OF papers, DOW
10 the possession oil MIR. Samuel NJ. Page,
counsel Tor MT. Dealtle,SuO" uo" Lhe Lupuc} III
question came to ba the property OF Mr.. Beat
tie
Chester, Chesterfield county, Va,
September sd, 1874
S. C. Davis, Sec. Senate of Va:
Sir: Please issue to John Amb Smith or
order certificate for last eight days pay due me
as Senator during the month of January, 1872
last eight days pay due me IN February, 1875
and for the last nine days pay that may become
due to me for service rendered in the month OF
March, 1875, l having fully assigned and set
over the same to his use, for value received,
Very respectfully, your obcdient servant,
SAMUEL F. MADDOX,
State Senator 3lst District, Va.
l hereby assign, for value received, the with
in order to Robert Besttit, ESQ., and ask as a
personal favor that Mr.. Davis will see it paid.
j. AMBER SMITH.
Richmond, September 80. 1874
Please psy to the order of William A. Jenk-
ms Cashier ROBERT EEATTlE.