The Daily Dispatch: may 1, 1862., [Electronic resource], Yankee "War Tax" upon Newsapers.

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Yankee "War Tax" upon Newsapers.

--Yankee papers are grumbling, against the ‘"war tax"’ imposed upon them by Congress. The mode in which they are taxed is very novel and effective:

In the first place, there is a tax of three mills per pound, or about 15 cents per team, upon the while paper. Secondly, there is a tax of five per cent, upon annual receipts from advertisements. Thirdly, there is a stamp duty upon telegraphic messages; fourthly, comes a tax of three per cent upon the aggregate income of the newspaper establishment, Fifthly, taxes on gas, oil, glue, and several other items; and sixthly, a tax of three per cent on job printing.

The Daily Dispatch: may 1, 1862. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. may 1, 1862. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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