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Tax rates were 3% on income exceeding $600 and less than $10,000, and 5% on income exceeding $10,000. [8] This tax was repealed and replaced by another income tax in the Revenue Act of 1862. [9] After the war when the need for federal revenues decreased, Congress (in the Revenue Act of 1870) let the tax law expire in 1873. [10]
May 23 – South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 8th U.S. state (see History of South Carolina). June 21 – New Hampshire ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 9th U.S. state (see History of New Hampshire), the Constitution goes into effect.
The Civil War Income Tax and the Republican Party, 1861–1872. (New York: Algora Publishing, 2010) excerpt; Stabile, Donald. The Origins of American Public Finance: Debates over Money, Debt, and Taxes in the Constitutional Era, 1776–1836 (1998) excerpt and text search; Thorndike, Joseph J. Their Fair Share: Taxing the Rich in the Age of FDR.
The first federal income tax was established by the Revenue Act of 1861. It was modified to be a progressive tax by the Revenue Act of 1862, and a Commissioner of Internal Revenue was established to enforce tax collection. The income tax was then increased by the Revenue Act of 1864. [111]
Dust Storms, "One of South Dakota's Black Blizzards, 1934" Shelterbelts of trees are established in East River to reduce erosion from dust storms. 1935. Flandreau Indian Reservation established per the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. 1936. Dust Bowl - Dallas, South Dakota 1936. Following a severely cold winter, a severe summer heat wave hits ...
The Plains Political Tradition: Essays on South Dakota Political Tradition (South Dakota State Historical Society Press, 2011). Lindell, Lisa R. " 'So Long as I Can Read': Farm Women’s Reading Experiences in Depression-Era South Dakota” Agricultural History 83#4 (2009), pp. 503–27. online; Lundy, Gabriel.
If you’re wondering about what you might have had to pay for back in the day or how you might benefit now, take a look at some of the strangest taxes. The weirdest American tax laws and what ...
Delaware and New Jersey ratified in 1787, and Georgia ratified on January 2, 1788, all by unanimous votes. Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland, and South Carolina all ratified by large majorities over the winter and spring of 1788. It was more controversial in other states, with Massachusetts only ratifying by a narrow vote of 187–168.