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The New Tax Bill

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Parent Issue
Day
21
Month
March
Year
1862
Copyright
Public Domain
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The Cotnmittee of Wiiys and Means, after a long dehiy, have reported a bilí for internul tnxution, in vvhich it is proposed to levy the following rates of (ut jes ; Amount of Tax. ArticUs Taxcd. $ Ct. Ml. Spiritous liquors, per gallon, 15 and beer, per bbl., 1 Stem or le-it tobáceo, per lb. 3 "When mftnufftOtured, addiditiontil per lb , 5 Segars, per lij., accorJing to) 5 yalue, ) 20 Lanl, Linaeed oil, burning fluid, per gal. Coal oil, ler gal. b Rtíñnod coivl oil, per gal. 10 Ia, per 1,060 f eet, 2o in)p notepapir, per lb. o 'ri;itiiig popei, per Jb. j oap, per lb. ■ alt, ;er 100 lbs. 4 Soie leatlier, per ib. fpper leather,p lb. Ja riayr, pr bbl. lu All olber manufactures, per cent ml valorein. 3 lailr md passengers, per mile oflravel, Do. commutation tickets, per ent.. 3 Steamboat pa=scngrs. per nina Oninibuss 8, ferry boals and bon ra4lroftdt, per cent o groas reeeipM, from pussengera, J Advertisements, per cent, en annual r.cipt, 9 Jarriages, (.trannuni, I to 10 }old walches, 1 3ilyer ■ 5" Gold piale, per ounce, 50 Silver plata, per uunee, 3 Jilliard taoles, I' Shmgiiteied eattle, per ead, 0 íoga, per 1) ;ad, 10 iheepi per head, 5 Licenses - Bankers, 100 Auctiuneera, 20 Wholesale dealers, 50 ïetail liquor dealers, 20 [tetail dealen in goods, 10 Pawnbrjkera, 50 HeCtifler, 100 Jrewers, 50 Hutels, inns and tayerns, or.ding to rental, 5 to 20G Sa ing houses10 3oinmerci;il brokers, .50 Other brokers, 20 Theatres, 100 Cue uses, i0 Bowl'ina; alleya, each, 5 Wholcsale peddlers, 50 Other peJdlcrg, 5 to 20 Coal oil distillcries, ?P - On all ove-r &600, rxcrpüng income f rom dividends, which nre taxed eparaíely, per year, 3 Rallroad bonda, dividends of banks and savings institulione, per cent. 3 All ulariea of officers in tb.e civil, militar}' and naval servlee, aao Senators and Members 01 Congres 8, per cent. 3 LegacieB & iistributive sliares of personal i'.roperty of de.ceaoed persons, aeeording to degree of relutionsliip, per cent. 1 to 5 And ütamp duties on all kinda of legal and commercial papers, all patent medicines, telegraphie messagea, and all gooils by expresses, Tho bill is expeetod to produce, at least oue huadrod millioo dollars.

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Michigan Argus