River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-19
Changes in tho ReYenne.


The text Of the revenue bill reported
to the House by Dawes is as follows:
A bill to further protect the sinking
fund and TO provide for the exigencies of
the government:
BE IL enacted, &c, That from and af.
ter the date Of the passage of this act
there shall be levied and collected on all
distilled spirits on which the
tax prescribed by law shall
not have been paid, and whether the said
spirits shall then be in distilery, bonded
warehouse or not, tax of one dollar ON
each proof gallon, or wine gallon when
below proof, to be paid by the distiller
owner or persons having possession there
of, before removal from the distillery or
bonded warehouse, and so much of section
3,25l of the revised statutes Of the United
States is inconsistent herewith is hereby
repealed: Prouided, that in addition to
tax of 10 per cent per gallon imposed
by law now existing, there shall be lew
led and collected a tax of fifteen cents,
being one half increase of tax under this
act, on each and every proof gallon or
vine gallon, when below proof, or domes-
tic distilled spirits, manufactured and
placed in bonded ware house prior to the
day when this act shall take effect and held
in bonded warehouse at that time, and on
all such spirits held by diStillers and rec
filters or wholesale dealers, having in
their possession or under their control
distilled spirits or stamped packages; and
any person who shall sell, transfer. or
otherwise dispose of any such distilled
spirits after this act takes effect. I'M
I'll an additional stamp to be
especially printed for this purpose by the
commissioner Of internal revenue, denot-
ing the payment of the additional tax of
10 cents per gallon herein imposed, is
purchased and attached to the packages
or package containing the same in such
manner as the commissioner of internal
revenue shall prescribe. shall be subject
to and pay a penalty of one dollar for
each and every gallon so removed.
And spirits 80 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 component part of chief value, en-.
bracing all forms Of distilled spirits i'm.
ported from foreign countries, on which
the duty as fixed in the revised statutes
at - per gallon, the duty
hereafter 10 bS levied
collected and paid shall be $3.50 per
proof gallon.
sAec. ,. That section 3,36s of the re.
yistd statutes be and the same is hereby
amended by striking out the words TWEEN.
ty cents per pound and inserting in lieu
thereof, the "a cents per pound; provid.
ed, that the increase Of tax herein pro.
vlded for shall not apply to tobacco on
which the tax under the existing law
shall have been paid when this act takes
effect.
Sec. 3. That so much Of section 3,437
as imposes a stamp tax on friction match.
es, luclter matches, or other articles made
IN part of wood and used for like pur.
poses, be and the same is hereby repealed.
to take effect on and after the LIST day of
July, 1875.
See. 4. That on all molasscs not includ.
ing tank, bottom syrup Of sugar cane
juice, melado or concentrated melado.
and ON sugars according To the Dutch
standard IN color imported from
foreign countries, there shall be
levied collected and paid in addition 10
the duties now imposed IN schedule nine.
section 1904 of revised statutes on
amount equal 20 % per cent. Of said
duties as levied upon the several grades
therein designated.
"A Chicago dispatch Of the 10Th saws
i has transplred that the contract bo.
tween Albani and the Strakosch Bros.
was cancelled to-day w mutual consent.
and she left tonight for Europe. She
was receiving $3.50 in gold per night.
which they claim was more than they
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