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L., page 11); act April 21, 1S58, section 2 (P. L., page 385); act 

 May 16, 1857, section 2, (P. L. page 549); act March 31, 1864 (P. 

 L., page 171; act February 16, 1806, (P. L., page 50); act March 

 11, 1846, section 8, (P. L., page- 115); act March 22, 1861), (P. L., 

 page 477); act April 17, 1861, (P. L., page 354); act February 3, 1824, 

 sections 7 and 8, (P. L., 1823-24, page 21); act March 11, 1846, section 

 1, (P. L., page 114); act April 16, 1845, sections 3-5, (P. L., page 496); 

 act March 13, 1847, (P. L., page 340); act April 12, 1859, (P. L., page 

 543); act March 11, 1846, sections 2-6, (P. L., page 114); act April 21, 

 1858, section 9, (P. L., page 387); act January 23, 1849, sections 3-5, 

 (P. L., page 686); act April 9, 1861, section 5, (P. L., page 269); act 

 May 13, 1856, section 11, (P. L., page 569). 



AMOUNT OF TAXES COLLECTED OR RETURNED FOR STATE PURPOSES 

 FOR THE FISCAL TEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 1899. 



Tax on capital stock, |4,567,962 24 



Tax on bank stock, 550,310 17 



Tax on gross receipts, 753,933 13 



Tax on gross premiums, 42,354 18 



Foreign insurance companies, *646,774 75 



Tax on loans, 1,295,120 01 



Bonus on charters, 780,087 45 



Tax on net earnings or income, 96,126 06 



Tax on collateral inheritances, 933,575 01 



Tax on personal propert}^, t2,764,25S 48 



Tax on writs, wills, deeds, etc., 144,040 62 



Mercantile licenses, 518,148 65 



Wholesale liquor licenses, 448,686 74 



Retail liquor licenses, 536,892 31 



Brewers' and distilk^rs' licenses, 244,235 19 



Bottlers' licenses, 156,822 09 



Billiard licenses, 42.466 25 



Eating house licenses, , 17,794 24 



Brokers' licenses, 29,787 95 



Auctioneers' licenses, 14,325 45 



Peddlers' licenses, 1,296 70 



Theatre, circus, etc., licenses 18,582 66 



Notaries public commissions, 22,150 00 



Fees of public officers 178,840 18 



Total, $15,804,570 51 



*One-half this amount was returned to the treasurers of the several cities 

 and boroughs of the Commonwealth, under section 2, act June 28, 1895, (P. L., 

 page 410), to be used as a fund for the relief of disabled firemen. 



tThree-fourths of this amount was returned to the several counties of the 

 Commonwealth, under section 3, act June 8, 1891, (P. L., page 233). 



