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Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): entry taxes
he single tax (q. v.) theory, advocated by Henry George (q. v.) and others, taxation should be solely on land value, exclusive of improvements. The development of the present system of federal taxation is shown below: Duties laid upon spirits distilled within the United States from foreign and home material, March 3, 1791, followed by an act further regulating these duties and imposing a tax on stills......May 8, 1792 Execution of the above laws leads to the whiskey insurrection in Pennsylvania......1794 Duties imposed on licenses for selling wines and foreign distilled spirituous liqors by retail; 8 cents per lb. on all snuff manufactured for sale within the United States; 2 cents per lb. on sugar refined within the United States; and specific duties as follows: On every coach, $10 yearly; chariot, $8; phaeton, $6; wagons used in agriculture or transportation of goods, exempt by act......June 5, 1794 Duties laid on property sold at auction......June 9, 1794 Taxes on sn
United States (United States) (search for this): entry taxes
Taxes. In the United States taxes for the support of the federal government are mainly indire common defence and general welfare of the United States, subject to restrictions, no capitation ories laid upon spirits distilled within the United States from foreign and home material, March 3, 1 cents per lb. on sugar refined within the United States; and specific duties as follows: On every s liquors; and on sugar refined within the United States......July 24, 1813 Act passed imposing Direct tax of $6,000,000 laid upon the United States annually......Jan. 9, 1815 Internal-revry, and paste-work manufactured within the United States......Feb. 27, 1815 Direct tax of $19,99allowing States to tax public lands of the United States after they are sold by the United States..United States......Jan. 26, 1847 Direct tax of $20,000,000 laid annually, and apportioned to the States by act c., salaries of officers in service of the United States, advertisements, incomes, legacies, busine[1 more...]
Henry George (search for this): entry taxes
6 Internal-revenue taxes reduced by acts of July 14, 1870, and June 6......1872 All special taxes imposed by law accruing after April 30, 1873, including taxes on stills, to be paid by stamps denoting the amount of tax, by act......Dec. 24, 1872 Internal-revenue tax on tobacco, snuff, and cigars increased, and former tax of 70 cents per gallon on distilled spirits raised to 90 cents, by act......March 3, 1875 Internal-revenue tax on tobacco reduced by act......March 1, 1879 Henry George's Progress and poverty, advocating the Single-tax theory, published......1879 Act passed reducing internal-revenue taxes, and repealing tax on banks, checks, etc., matches, and medicinal preparations......March 3, 1883 Special tax laid on manufacturers and dealers in oleomargarine, and a stamp tax of 2 cents per lb. laid on the manufactured article......Aug. 2, 1886 Special internal-revenue tax on dealers in tobacco repealed, and tax on tobacco and snuff reduced by act......Oct.
1814 AD (search for this): entry taxes
Feb. 27, 1815 Direct tax of $19,998.40 laid on the District of Columbia annually, by act......Feb. 27, 1815 Acts of Jan. 18 and Feb. 27, 1815, repealed......Feb. 22, 1816 Act of Jan. 9, 1815, and Feb. 27 repealed, and direct tax of $3,000,000 laid on the States, and direct tax of $9,999.20 laid on the District of Columbia......March 5, 1816 Duties on household furniture and watches kept for use removed by act......April 9, 1816 Acts of July 24, 1813, and Aug. 2, Dec. 15 and 23, 1814, repealed......Dec. 23, 1817 Act passed allowing States to tax public lands of the United States after they are sold by the United States......Jan. 26, 1847 Direct tax of $20,000,000 laid annually, and apportioned to the States by act of Congress (one tax to be levied previous to April 1, 1865)......Aug. 5, 1861 Act passed to provide internal revenue to support the government and to pay interest on the public debt, imposing taxes on spirits, ale, beer, and porter, licenses, manufac
June 9th, 1794 AD (search for this): entry taxes
nsurrection in Pennsylvania......1794 Duties imposed on licenses for selling wines and foreign distilled spirituous liqors by retail; 8 cents per lb. on all snuff manufactured for sale within the United States; 2 cents per lb. on sugar refined within the United States; and specific duties as follows: On every coach, $10 yearly; chariot, $8; phaeton, $6; wagons used in agriculture or transportation of goods, exempt by act......June 5, 1794 Duties laid on property sold at auction......June 9, 1794 Taxes on snuff repealed and duty laid on snuff-mills......March 3, 1795 Duties on carriages increased by act......May 28, 1796 Duties laid on stamped vellum, parchment, and paper by act......July 6, 1797 Direct tax of $2,000,000 laid, proportioned among the States......July 14, 1798 Act to establish a general stamp-office at seat of government......April 23, 1800 Duty on snuff-mills repealed......April 24, 1800 Repeal of act taxing stills and domestic distilled spirit
June 5th, 1794 AD (search for this): entry taxes
8, 1792 Execution of the above laws leads to the whiskey insurrection in Pennsylvania......1794 Duties imposed on licenses for selling wines and foreign distilled spirituous liqors by retail; 8 cents per lb. on all snuff manufactured for sale within the United States; 2 cents per lb. on sugar refined within the United States; and specific duties as follows: On every coach, $10 yearly; chariot, $8; phaeton, $6; wagons used in agriculture or transportation of goods, exempt by act......June 5, 1794 Duties laid on property sold at auction......June 9, 1794 Taxes on snuff repealed and duty laid on snuff-mills......March 3, 1795 Duties on carriages increased by act......May 28, 1796 Duties laid on stamped vellum, parchment, and paper by act......July 6, 1797 Direct tax of $2,000,000 laid, proportioned among the States......July 14, 1798 Act to establish a general stamp-office at seat of government......April 23, 1800 Duty on snuff-mills repealed......April 24, 1800
October 1st, 1890 AD (search for this): entry taxes
eorge's Progress and poverty, advocating the Single-tax theory, published......1879 Act passed reducing internal-revenue taxes, and repealing tax on banks, checks, etc., matches, and medicinal preparations......March 3, 1883 Special tax laid on manufacturers and dealers in oleomargarine, and a stamp tax of 2 cents per lb. laid on the manufactured article......Aug. 2, 1886 Special internal-revenue tax on dealers in tobacco repealed, and tax on tobacco and snuff reduced by act......Oct. 1, 1890 Act passed to refund to the several States and Territories the amount of direct tax paid under act of Aug. 5, 1861......March 2, 1891 Income tax appended to the Wilson tariff bill and passed with it, becoming a law......Aug. 27, 1894 Declared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court......May 20, 1895 Congress passes a war-revenue act, imposing taxes on a large number of articles, in consequence of the declaration of war against Spain, which was approved by the Pres
July 14th, 1870 AD (search for this): entry taxes
gs, railroads, steamboats, ferry-boats, railroad bonds, banks, insurance companies, etc., salaries of officers in service of the United States, advertisements, incomes, legacies, business papers of all kinds, like bank-checks, conveyances, mortgages, etc......July 1, 1862 Act to increase internal revenue passed......March 7, 1864 Act of Aug. 5, 1861, repealed......June 30, 1864 Act passed to reduce internal taxation......July 13, 1866 Internal-revenue taxes reduced by acts of July 14, 1870, and June 6......1872 All special taxes imposed by law accruing after April 30, 1873, including taxes on stills, to be paid by stamps denoting the amount of tax, by act......Dec. 24, 1872 Internal-revenue tax on tobacco, snuff, and cigars increased, and former tax of 70 cents per gallon on distilled spirits raised to 90 cents, by act......March 3, 1875 Internal-revenue tax on tobacco reduced by act......March 1, 1879 Henry George's Progress and poverty, advocating the Single-
July 14th, 1798 AD (search for this): entry taxes
follows: On every coach, $10 yearly; chariot, $8; phaeton, $6; wagons used in agriculture or transportation of goods, exempt by act......June 5, 1794 Duties laid on property sold at auction......June 9, 1794 Taxes on snuff repealed and duty laid on snuff-mills......March 3, 1795 Duties on carriages increased by act......May 28, 1796 Duties laid on stamped vellum, parchment, and paper by act......July 6, 1797 Direct tax of $2,000,000 laid, proportioned among the States......July 14, 1798 Act to establish a general stamp-office at seat of government......April 23, 1800 Duty on snuff-mills repealed......April 24, 1800 Repeal of act taxing stills and domestic distilled spirits, refined sugar, licenses to retailers, sales at auction, carriages, stamped vellum, parchment, and paper after June 30......April 6, 1802 Act passed imposing duties of 1 per cent. on sales at auction of merchandise, and 25 per cent. on ships and vessels, on licenses to distillers of spiri
December 23rd, 1814 AD (search for this): entry taxes
icenses to retailers of wines, spirituous liquors, and foreign merchandise, and on notes of banks, etc., bonds and obligations discounted by banks, and on certain bills of exchange......Aug. 2, 1813 Direct tax of $3,000,000 imposed on States by counties......Aug. 2, 1813 Duties laid on carriages and harness, except those exclusively employed in husbandry......Dec. 15, 1814 Fifty per cent. added upon licenses to retailers of wines, etc., and 100 per cent. on sales by auction......Dec. 23, 1814 Direct tax of $6,000,000 laid upon the United States annually......Jan. 9, 1815 Internal-revenue tax of $1 per ton imposed on pig-iron; 1 cent per lb. on nails; also tax on candles, paper, hats, umbrellas, playing-cards, boots, tobacco, leather, etc., and an annual duty on household furniture, and gold and silver watches, by act......Jan. 18, 1815 Internal-revenue tax on gold and silver and plated ware, jewelry, and paste-work manufactured within the United States......Feb. 27,
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