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Encyclopedia > Revenue Act of 1862

The Revenue Act of 1862 (July 1, 1862, Ch. 119, 12 Stat. 432), was passed by the United States Congress during the American Civil War and signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The United States Statutes at Large, commonly referred to as the Statutes at Large, is the official source for the laws and resolutions passed by Congress. ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate Dick Cheney, R, since January 20, 2001 Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, R, since January 6, 1999 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups (as of January 4, 2005 elections) Democratic Party Republican Party... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was an American politician who served as the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ...


Income between $800 and $10,000 was taxed at a 3 percent rate. Higher income was taxed at a 5 percent rate.


The income tax was to be withheld by the employer. In the United States income tax system, employers are required to withhold a portion of each employees income and pay it directly to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. ...


A permanent tax collection agency and the office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue were established. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, or IRS Commissioner, is the head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. ...


Inflation-adjusted numbers

Corrected for inflation by CPI [1]: In economics, a consumer price index (CPI) or retail price index (RPI) is a statistical time-series measure of a weighted average of prices of a specified set of goods and services purchased by consumers. ...

1862 dollars 2005 dollars
$800 $15,445
$10,000 $193,058

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1862 Regulations of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service (11844 words)
The organization of the revenue service, and a general outline of the duties of the persons employed in it, are contained in the act (known as the Collection Act) of 2d March, 1799, particularly in the 98th, 99th, 100th, and 101st sections.
Whenever any vessel is captured or seized by a revenue cutter, it shall be the duty of the commanding officer thereof to carefully preserve all the papers and writings found oil board the prize, and to transmit the whole of the originals, unmutilated, to the collector of customs of the port, in conformity to law.
Crews of revenue vessels are to be mustered at quarters at nine or half-past nine o'clock a.
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