The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-10
UnItoa States internal Revenue Taxes


UnIted States Internal Revenue Taxes
A statement has been recently prepared
by the Internal Revenue Bureau, Showing
the articles and occupations which arr
taxed by the United States under the In
ternal Revenue laws as recently amended
by Congress. AS demagogues frequent,
attempt TO deceive the people, by pretend
ing that the masses are heavily taxed by
the National government, especially thai
the national taxes Cypress the poor, THU
official list ottaxable articles is one which
everybody should read and preserve fol
reference. The list Is as follows;
Deposits in bank, or with persons, etc.,
engaged in the business Of banking.
Deposits in savings banks. tSavings
banks are now exempt from tax on $1,000
Of savings deposits made in the name oil
and belonging 10 any one person, thus ex.
empting the percentages Of. all poor per.
sons.
Capital Of banks, ETC., and capital EN-.
ployed by any person In the business oil
banking beyond the average amount in.
vested in United States bonds,
Circulation issued by any bank, ETC., or
person, per month.
Banks, etc., on amount Of notes OF any
person, State bank, or State banking asso.
citation, used for circulation and paid out.
Banks, bankers, Oh associations, on
amount OF notes Of any town, city or mu.
ntelpal corporation, paid out by them.
Every person, firm, association other
than National bank associations, and
every corporation, State bank, or State
banking association, on the amount oil
their own notes used for circulation and
paid out by them.
Every such person, firm, association,
corporation, State bank; or State banking
association, also every National bank as.
ISOLATION, on the amount OF notes Of
any person, firm, association other than a
National banking association, or OF any
corporation, State bank, or State banking
association, or OF any town, city, or mu.
nlclpal corporation used for circulation
and paid out by them.
Bank check, draft, order, or voucher
for the payment Of any sum Of money
whatsoever, drawn upon any bank, bank
er, or trust company.
Medicines or preparations.
PertumerieS and cosmetics.
Friction matches:
Wax tapers.
Cigar lights.
Playing1cards,
Spirits distilled from apples, peaches, or
grapes.
Spirits distilled from materials other
than apples, peaches and grapes.
Rectiters of any quantity less than 500
barrels.
Rectifers Of 500 barrels or more.
Wines, liquors, OF compounds known
or denominated swine, and made in i'm
itation OF sparkling wine or champagne,
but not made from grapes grown in the
United States, and liquors not made from
grapes, currants, rhubarb, or berries grown
in the United States, but produced by be.
ing rectitied or mixed with distilled spirits,
Retail liquor dealers.
Wholesale liquor dealers.
Manufacturers OF stills.
Stills or worms, manufactured.
Stamps for distilled spirits intended for
SAPSAtt
Stamps, distillery warehouse.
Stamps, for rectiied spirits.
Stamps, wholesale liquor dealers.
Stamps, special bonded warehouse.
Stamps, special bonded warehouse, IRE.
warehousing.
Stamps, for imported spirits.
Cigars and cheroots.
Cigarettes.
Manufacturers OF cigars.
Snuff Of all descriptions, domestic or i'm.
ported, and snuff flour sold or removed fol
use, per pound.
Tobacco, chewing aud smoking.
Dealers in leaf tobacco.
Retail dealers in leaf tobacco.
Dealers in manufactured tobacco.
Manufacturers Of TOBACCO.
Peddlers OF tobacco.
Fermented liquors.
Brewers.
Retail dealers in malt liquors.
Wholesale dealers in malt liquors.
This list comprises al the articles and
occupations which are taxed by the United
States internal revenue. 1t will be noticed
that these taxes fall almost entirely upon
articles Of luxury and upon rich corpora
tons and capitalists. Not one OF the nee
e~ssaries or even OF the essentials Of life Il
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