The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-10-09
THE NEW TOBACCO LAW.
Il Goes into Effect in January and will
Make trouble.

Make trouble.
The tobacco clause of the tariff bill
which was rushed through Congress
at the end of the session reduces the
tax on manufactured tobacco and
snuff from 8 cents to & cents per
pound The tax on cigarettes and
cigars is unchanged. specLaItax
on leaf tobacco, manufactured to-
bacco, cigars, cigarettes &c are re-
pealed. Dealers must register with
the revenue Collector tn 'ir names and
places of business under Il penalty of
$4,000 All peddlers must give a
$500 bond as surety of fair dealing.
Failure to do this subjects them to
$500 fine and six months imprison-
ment.
This law goes into effect on JAM
uary LIST, 1891, and provision is
made for the payment of rebate to
dealers of two cents on the pound
for all stamped packages of tobacco
in unbroken package that they may
have on hand January LIST. No
amount less than five dollars will be
paid and all rebates will be paid in
revenue stamps The claim for re-
bates must be filed in the Collectors
office within sixty days after January
LIST. Retail dealers are permitted to
sell in any package other than the
original package. Cigar manufac-
turers are permitted to pack in boxes,
not used before for that purpose, not
more than ID nor less than II cigars
as sample boxes Only 500 bond.
including that paid for employment
of hands, is required of cigar manu-
facturerS.
Tobacco planters are required to
keep an itemized statement of all
sales and furnish it to revenue officers
whenever they demand it. If farm
er refuses to furnish this statement,
or makes false statement he will be
fined not exceeding $500.
And this is the law!
The Republicans promised to abol-
ish the revenue laws, but they have
not done so. Instead, they have
made them worse Farmers who can
not read and write well enough to
keep an itemized statement OF their
sales are now liable to be jerked up
and fined $500.
Is this right?
If not, then you ought not to vote
the Republican ticket, for the Repub
lican party made the law.
The T. G. Investment Co.
New business enterprises are start
ed in Winston every day.
The Twin City Investment Co. was
organized Tuesday with a paid in
capital of $25 900 and the privilege
to increase this to 100000. The
officers elected are JAS. A. Gray presi-
dent, H. E. Fries vice president, w.
A. Blair treasurer, and A. H. Eller
secretary. In addition, there were
five directors elected.
This company's object is to buy,
improve and sell real estate and to
aid in the material prosperity of
Winston-Salem by attracting men
and money here and by establishing
such enterprises as they think advis-
able
This organization was needed. 1t
has come and some of the best and
wisest men of our town will direct it's
fortunes.
Here's good luck!
The County Fathers
Z The board of county commissioners
of Forsyth met Monday and Tuesday
but transacted no business of special
to the county beyond the
settling with sheriff Boyer for 1889
aud accepting the resignation OF Mr..
J. w. Fries. Mr. Fries rendered his
resignation because of his prolonged
absence in Europe. The Board or
dered that meeting Of the county
be called for the first
Monday in November to select his
Mr.. p COX Ill
Mr., Peyton Cox, Democratic candi-
date for Register of Deeds, is quite i'll
oftyphoid fever and it is now posi-
BILE that he will not he able to make
the county canvass.
We trust that his friends, through
out the county, will see to it that he
loses nothing by his affection. Put
in some extra work for him wherever
W.,