The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 47 |
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Page 24
The wells varied in depth from sixty feet to six hundred feet ; the Einpire spring
was of the latter depth , with a hoso leading from it to a reservoir three hundred
feet higher , and the pressure of the gas which issued with the oil , forced it up the
...
The wells varied in depth from sixty feet to six hundred feet ; the Einpire spring
was of the latter depth , with a hoso leading from it to a reservoir three hundred
feet higher , and the pressure of the gas which issued with the oil , forced it up the
...
Page 59
... 19,221 23,278 21,162 34,007 44,147 42,474 Revenue col . lected on the
Ottawa . $ 110,998 143,351 148,090 184,718 150,368 167,313 197,514 156,800
182,850 203,540 219,533 THE SUPPLY OF COTTON . In a circular just issued
1862.
... 19,221 23,278 21,162 34,007 44,147 42,474 Revenue col . lected on the
Ottawa . $ 110,998 143,351 148,090 184,718 150,368 167,313 197,514 156,800
182,850 203,540 219,533 THE SUPPLY OF COTTON . In a circular just issued
1862.
Page 60
In a circular just issued by Messrs . Neill BROTHERS , of Manchester , the
downward progress of the stocks of American cotton since the highest point of
last year , is illustrated roughly by the following quarterly table , to which is
appended the ...
In a circular just issued by Messrs . Neill BROTHERS , of Manchester , the
downward progress of the stocks of American cotton since the highest point of
last year , is illustrated roughly by the following quarterly table , to which is
appended the ...
Page 68
AU the notes to be issued were made a legal tender , but none except the
demand notes , were made receivable for customs . Under these laws , $
60,000,000 in demand notes , receivable for customs , have been issued , and $
90,000,000 in ...
AU the notes to be issued were made a legal tender , but none except the
demand notes , were made receivable for customs . Under these laws , $
60,000,000 in demand notes , receivable for customs , have been issued , and $
90,000,000 in ...
Page 69
In order to retain the average excess at this maximum , it may be well to provide
by law that , of the United States notes hereafter authorized to be issued , there
shall be always reserved in the treasury , or from issue , an amount of not less
tban ...
In order to retain the average excess at this maximum , it may be well to provide
by law that , of the United States notes hereafter authorized to be issued , there
shall be always reserved in the treasury , or from issue , an amount of not less
tban ...
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Page 96 - And the better to accomplish the object of this act, namely, to promote the public interest and welfare by the construction of said railroad and telegraph line, and keeping the same in working order, and to secure to the government at all times (but particularly in time of war) the use and benefits of the same for postal, military and other purposes, Congress may, at any time, having due regard for the rights of said companies named herein, add to, alter, amend, or repeal this act.
Page 530 - That if any person or persons shall make, sign, or issue, or cause to be made, signed, or issued, any instrument, document, or paper of any kind or description whatsoever, without the same being duly stamped, for denoting the tax hereby imposed thereon, or without having thereupon an adhesive stamp to denote said tax...
Page 206 - The commissioner of Internal revenue under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury...
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Page 87 - An act [to amend an act entitled an act] to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Page 247 - ... or interest, therein, transferred by deed, grant, bargain, sale or gift, made or intended to take effect in possession or enjoyment after the death of the grantor or bargainer, to any person or persons, or to any body or bodies, politic or corporate, in trust or otherwise, shall be, and hereby are, made subject to a duty or tax, to be paid to the United States...
Page 88 - Company"; and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and shall be able to sue and to be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in all courts of law and equity within the United States, and may make and have a common seal; and the said corporation is hereby authorized and empowered to lay out, locate, construct, furnish, maintain, and enjoy a continuous railroad and telegraph...
Page 305 - An Act to Provide Internal Revenue to Support the Government, to pay Interest on the Public Debt, and for Other Purposes...
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| Title | The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 47 Volumes 345-348 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 |
| Editor | William Buck Dana |
| Contributor | Isaac Smith Homans |
| Publisher | F. Hunt, 1862 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 20 Nov 2007 |
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