Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-09
THE TOBACCO : TAX.
SENATE BILL SECTIONS wrTu pr.
spEcT TO 1T.
THE IMMUNE REGIMENTS.
acceptance Of Radford Company
Urged by Representative otey-Ac-
ton In Behalf of ,tesxr~ II m
aon' Heth Tyler and j. II. Branch,

eiaL)-When asked to-day the status OF
the tobacco tax in the revenue bn sa,-
stor Martin said; There is a strong dis
position TO reinsert the retroactive clause.
OUT we are fighting II. and It is difficult
TO say what will be the result"
30 many people wish to know the ex-
act language Of the tobacco-tax sections
In the Senate bill that 1 give them. as
follows:
Section 2. That there shall, in lieu of
the tax now imposed by law. be levied
ana collected a tax OF II cents per pound
upon all tobacco and snuff, however pre-
pared, manufactured. and sold, or re-
moved Tor consumption or sale; and upon
cigars and cigarettes which shall be
manufactured and Sold or removed for
consumption or sale, there shall be levied
ana collected the following taxes, to be
PAID by the manufacturer thereof-name-
~, tax OF $50 per thousand on cigars
or all descriptions made Of tobacco, or
any substitute therefor, and weighing
more than three pounds per thousand
ana or per thousand on cigars made of
tobacco or any substitute therefor and
weighing not more than three pounds
per thousand; and a tax of $3.50 per
thousand on cigarettes made OF tobacco
or any substitute therefor, and weigh
ing more than three pounds per thousand
or tobacco or any substitute therefor
and weighing not more than three
pounds per thousand provided that in
addition to the quantity of tobacco and
snun, in packages, now authorized by
law, there may be packages thereof con-
tanning one and three-fourths ounces and
three and one-half ounces.
DEALERS.
Section 8. That from and after July l.
1898, special taxes on tobacco dealers and
manufacturers shall be, and hereby are.
imposed annually as follows, the amount
of such annual taxes to be computed in
all cases on the basis of the annual sales
for the preceding fiscal year:
Dealers in leaf tobacco whose annual
sales shall not exceed $1,000 pounds shall
each pay 81. Dealers in leaf tobacco
whose annual sales shall exceed $1,000
and shall not exceed 100000 pounds shall
pay $l2 and If their annual sales shall ex-
coed 10000 pounds shall pay S24.
Dealers in tobacco whose annual sales
shall exceed $1,000 pounds shall each pay
SIP.
Every person whose business it is to
SELL or offer for sale, manufactured to-
bacco. snuff, or cigars shall be regarded
as a dealer in tobacco: provided, that no
manufacturer of tobacco, snuff, or cigars
shall be required TO pay a special tax as
dealer in manufactured tobacco and
cigars for selling his own products at the
place of manufacture.
MANUFACTURERS.
Manufacturers of tobacco whose an
nual sales shall not exceed 5000 pounds
shall each pay Sc.
Manufacturers OF tobacco whose an
nual sales shall exceed 5000 and shall
not exceed 100000 pounds shall each pay
manufacturers Of tobacco whose an
nual sales shall exceed 100000 pounds shall
each pay &4. -,
eoloe ebaU not exceed 10000 cigars shall
each pay So. 1870,
Manufacturers Of cigars whose annual
sales shall exceed 100000 and snail not
exceed 100000 shall each pay $12.
Manufacturers Of cigars whose annual
sales shall exceed 10000 cigars shall each
pay S24. -.
business or occupation for which special
taxes are imposed by TINS ACT, Wllnout
having paid the special tax herein pro
yided shall besides being liable to the
payment of such special tax. be deemed
guilty Of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
Viction thereof shall pay fine OF not less
than 800 nor more than 500, or De I'M
prisoned not more than six months or
both at the discretion Of the court.
STAMPS.
"sec 4 Until appropriate stamps are
prepared and furnished, the stamps mere
tofore used to denote the payment OF the
internal-revenue tax on fermented liquors
tobacco. snuff, cigars, and cigarettes may
~, AIMED or imprinted with a suitable
device to denote the new rate OF tax, ana
shall be affixed 10 all packages contain
ing such articles on which the tax I'M
posed by this act is paid. And any per-
son having possession of unaffiXed stamps
heretofore issued for the payment OF tie
tax'upon fermented liquors, tobacco snuH'
CIGARS or cigarettes, shall present the
same 10 the Collector of the district, VINO
shall receive them at the price pald 1or
such stamps by the purchasers ana Is
sue in lieu thereof new or imprinted
stamps at the rate provided by TINS act
THE RADFORD IMMUNEs.
REPRESENTATIVE Otey called on the Sec
ratarv Of War and Colonel Petit to-day,
urging the acceptance Of the company OF
iromunes organized at Radford by Cap
toin Hugh c. Preston. Colonel Petit as
eured Major Otey that he would give the
natter Immediate attention, and he had
no Doubt that Captain Preston's company
would soon be mustered into service.
Two more companies Of immunes for
Colonel Pettit's regiment left here TO-
dav for Fredericksburg, under the COM
mand Of Captains Newberry and Long
etreet. The latter who is a son Of Gene
rol Iongstreets, will not remain with
tho company. as he has been appointed
major i'm the army by the President This
makes three companies OF immunes from
the district, and still another Will be or
ganlzed and added to the command now
assembling at Fredericksburg.
F.B. GORDON.
representative Otey also saw several
heads of departments and General