The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-19
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1878

and cigars and be far better for the trade
The greatest thing for manufacturers, and
especially for wholesale dealers and iobbers,
Is the proposed removal of the makers name
from cigar boxes, In place OF which each man.
ufactory will be numbered and the boxes
marked with that number. The Com mission
err of Internal Revenue has approved this
change. and the Committee on Ways and
Means have decided to pass it,
Heretofore it has been the law that each
cigar manufacturer should give bonds In 800
for every, cigar maker In his employ, said
Mr.. Straiton In conclusion. "1his has also
been changed, so that the largest bond re-
guired will be $4,000. The greatest objection
to the new law will he the keeping OF two sets
Of books one TO be open for government In
spectoa at all times This will require more
clerical labor for which the manufacturer
will receive no compensation, and in cases
where d man Is SO disposed will give him an
opportunity Of defrarding the government.
The revenue system Of Russia Is described
In the Russische Revue of st. Petersburg.
The poll tax introduced by Peter the Great
still exists. The mobiles were exempted be-
cause they had to serve in the army, but the
other 100000 male inh 'bitants of Russia in
1922 had each to pay 30 copeks TO raise the
sum necessary to maintain the army. The
copek Is the One-htndredth part of roubIe,
which is worth S0.734 In American gold. The
poll tax has varied in rate, and now runs In
the different provinces from ] rouble and IS
copeka to roubes and 81 copeks. In
some of the cities the poll tax has been
replaced by q land tax. The peasants
pay for the lands they occupy rents
that correspond to those the serfs used to pay
to their masters in money, produce or labor.
The rate at first WIS ~ Copeks for each man.
but 1t has been raised, and now ranges from
Is copeks TO 3 roubles and 30 copek. 1t Is
really land tax. but it is assessed on the
person. The government collects an add
tional Tux Of IA to 40 copeks q man MS q com
munal assessment. There are many excep-
tions from taxation, which are generally SO
arranged as TO encourage industry The fore
going are the direct taxes. Indirect taxes are
levied as follows; /. On liquors. The product
is taxed by making the tax proportional to
the distiling capacity. There Is also license
tax on the retail liquor traffic, varied accord
ing to the size of the town where the sales are
made q SAT-; 80 copeks for each l6 kilo-
grammes. This tax is likely to be given
allowed only In cities. and must have
permits from the government They are
closely watched. The tax Is collected by
stamps, rs is done in the United States, and
amounts to about 80 per cent ad valOrem. 4.
Sugar. s. Stamp taxes'and registration fees.
The stamp taxes are of two kinds, fixed and
proportional There are two fixed stamp
taxes. one Of copeks. which Is put on all
shares of stock and other similar papers, the
value of which does not exceed 50 rOuhles, ard
the other of 40 copeks, put on shares of
portional stamp tax is. for bills Of exchange
to Q per cent on the amount, and for re-
newals Of loans and for loans on security.
one-quarter of per cent on the amount. The
registration fees are 1 per cent on sales of
real estate.