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1.

The New National Tax Law.

No more complete title known. The booklet was filed for copyright July 3, 1862, and was advertised(1) about two weeks later. It contains 128 pages and was sold for ten cents.

2.

New National Tax Law. Revised.

Advertised(2) September 16 and September 27, 1862. No copy seen.

3.

Citizen's Edition of the New National Tax Law, Complete. (Fig. 145).

Copyrighted by Beadle and Company, 141 William Street, 1862.

130 pages, no advertisements except on the wrappers. There are decisions from the Treasury Department dated Oct. 1, 1862, and the advertisements are of booklets issued no later than August 4 and August 6, 1862. 6 ½ by 4 3/8 inches in size, with buff wrappers.

4.

The National Tax Law of July 1, 1862, and the Amendatory Act of March 3, 1863. 12mo., 124 pages plus four pages of advertisements. Beadle & Co., 118 William Street.

Advertised(3) March 26, 1863. Copyrighted 1863. 6 3/8 by 4 ¼ inches in size, with buff wrappers.

5.

The Tax Law Decisions, Alphabetically Arranged, Together with a Complete Stamp Directory. Prepared from the Official Form, with Citations, Foot-Notes, and References. Beadle & Co., 118 William Street, London, 44 Paternoster Row.

Filed for copyright March 16, 1863. Size 6 3/8 by 4 1/8 inches, 77 pages. Advertised February 7, 1863(4)

6.

National Tax Law of June 30, 1864. Beadle & Co., 118 William Street.

Copyrighted July 27, 1864. Advertised July 29, 1864.(5)

7.

The New Tax Law as passed by Congress and Approved by the President, July 4, 1864.

It is possible that this advertisement refers to the same edition as the preceding. No further details, and no copy seen.

8.

The National Tax Law. A Complete Summary of Rates and Imposts as Amended by Act of March 3, 1865.

Beadle & Co., 118 William Street.

Copyrighted April 6, 1865. Orange cover, no cut of dime on front, 67 pages, plus one blank page. Size, 6 3/8 by 4 1/8 inches (Fig. 146).

9.

The National Tax Law, being the Amended Act of July 20, 1866. Interpolated with the Acts of June, 1864 and March, 1865. Official certified copy. Beadle & Co., 118 William Street.

Orange covers, same size as preceding. Issued August 20, 1866.(6) 80 pages.

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New National Tax Laws


Notes

1

Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, XIV, July 19, 1862, 272.

Harper's Weekly. VI, July 19, 1862, 464.

New York Tribune, June 28, 1862. "Will issue soon." July 22 advertised as already out.

2

New York Tribune, September 16, 1862.

Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 27, 1862.

3 New York Tribune. "Ready today."
4 Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, XV, February 7, 1863, 320.
5 New York Tribune, "Ready at noon." In an advertisement, July 26, the Tribune stated that "Over 200,000 copies sold of the Citizens' edition of the former law."
6 New York Tribune, "Ready today."

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