Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-12


CURED by law to be paid by manuiac.
turers Of and dealers in leaf tobacco, re-
J tail dealers In leaf tobacco, dealers il
| manufactured tobacco, peddlers Of to
oacco, snuff aud cigars, and mAnuflc.
turers Of snuff and cigars, are repealed
after July l., and all stamps issued shall
be redeemed.
| All laws imposing an internal revenue
tax upon spirits distilled from apples,
peaches or other fruits are repealed from
the 1st day of July.
| Ali laws which impose any special taxes
upon manufacturers OF stills, wholesale
| and retail liquor dealers and wholesale
and retail dealers in malt liquors, are re-
pealed from the lst OF July.
The Secretary Of the Treasury shall
grant permission to sny firm, individual
or corporation to withdraw from bond
alcohol or any spirits containing alcohol
subject TO internal revenue tax, In speci-
fed quantities Of not less than 800 proof
gallons, without payment of internal rev.
enue tax on the same or on spirits from
| which it may have been distilled for the
sole purpose of use in such Industrial
pursuits as shall he specified in the per-
NIT.
Penalties are provided for violation Of
the above provisions where there is in.
tention to defraud. Weiss beer contain
ing less than q per cent alcohol shall
not be subjsct 70 internal revenue tax.
The tax on distilled spirits shall be so
cents per gall n and rebates are allowed
to that which has paid the present tax out
Of the treasury.
The most important changes IN tie
chemical section are SIS follows:
Alcoholic purfumery, 81 per gallon aud
% per cent. I'D yalorem; bOrax, refined,
cents; Rowan, Portland and other n.y.
drsulic cements, 6 cents, and chlorpform
80 cents; medical essences, tinctures,
ETC., so cents; dyes, coal tar, 10 cents
per pound and 10 per cent. ad valorem;
sulphuric and nitric, so cents per pound;
gel6tine glue, ETC., 20 per cent. ad yAlo:
rem; indigo extracts, I cents per pound;
csrmine, 10 cents. llnseed oil, 20 cent?,
cotton seed Gil, 10 cents per gallon; cas-
tor oil, 40 cents; plaster Of paris, ground,
81. so per ton; soap, CASTLE, Il cents per
p iund; toilet 10 cents; soda bicaTbonate,
Ii cents per pound; turpentine spiriIs,
10 cents.
All the above are reductions. The
chief eazthern and glassware changes are
metals the chief changes are as follows
Anthony, ! cents per pound; copper
ores, ! cents in each pound Of fne cop
per contained; old copper and clippings
for remanufScture. cents; composition
metal and iDgots, plates or bars, "a cents,
Iron ore, 20 cents per ton, as at present,
bat new provision is added fOr0iddiDg
deductions in duty on account OF moist
ure.
Pig iron ia unchanged.
Bar iron, rolled or hammered, compris-
Ing fats not less than one inch wide,
thick, cents per pound, comprising
| fOurths Of an inch In diameter,
/ fourths Of an inch square, $40 cents;
comprising fats less than one inch vide
or less than three-eighths Of one inch
thick, round iron less than three fourths
OF one inch and not less than seven six
teenths of one inch in diameter and squsre
iron less than three-fourths Of one inch
square l cent. Round iron in coils or
rods less thsn seven siXteenths of one
inch Ia diameter lilo of cent. Rolled
iron or steel fence wire rods, cola Or
loops, valued st 81 cents or less per pound,
l cent. Bars or shapes of rolled iron not
especially enumerated or provided
for in this set 10 cents per pound,
Provided that all iron in slabs, blooms,
loops or other forms less finished than
iron in bars, and more advanced than
pig iron, except castings, shall be rated
az iron in bars, and pay duty accordingly,
and none of the above iron shall pay less
rate duy Than 80 per centum ad valorem.
Provided further that al iron bars,
blooms. bilIets, or sizes or shapes Of any
kind, in the manufacture Of which char
coal Is used as fuel shall be subject to
duty of not less than 1922 per ton.