The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20
THE WAR REVENUE BILL
Where Uncle Sans Fighting
Money Is Raised.
THINGS SUBJECT TO STAMP TAX.

grams. Railroad Tickets. Medicines, Oh
and sugar-The Bond and seiguiorag,
Features.
An Act 10 Provide Ways and Means e
Meet War Expenditures and For Other
Purposes.
BE il enacted by the senate and house OF
representatives of the United States OF
America In congress assembled, That there
shall be paid, in lieu of the tax of 81 now
imposed by law, a tax of 81 on all beer
lager beer, ale, porter and other similar
fermented liquors, brewed or manufac-
tured and sold or stored in warehouse, or
removed for consumption or sale within
the United States, by whatever name such
liquors may be called, for every barrel
containing not more than 81 gallons. and
at like rate for any other quantity or
for the fractional parts of a barrel author
lied and defined by law And section 1899
OF the revised statutes Is hereby amended
accordingly, provided. that a discount Of
~ per centum shall be allowed upon all
sales by collectors 10 brewers OF the stamps
provided for the payment OF said tax.
Special Taxes.
sec. 2. That from and after July |. |
ISIS. special taxos shall &c and hereby are |
imposed annually os fclloUs-that is 10 !
say:
/. Bankers using or employing a capital
not exceeding the sum Of $4,000 shall (
pay $50. When using or employing a capt.
tai exceeding $4,000, for every additional
$1,000 in excess Of s2j, 600, So and in esti-
mating capital surplus shall be included.
The amount OF such annual tax shall in
ali cases be computed on the basis of the
capital and surplus for the preceding fiscal
year Any savings bank having no capt.
tai stock and whose business is confined
TO receiving deposits and loaning or in
vesting the same for the benefit of its de- :
positors, and which does no other business I
of banking, shall not be subject to this S
tax. s
9. Brokers shall pay $50 Every person. I
firm or company whose business it is TO
negotiate purchases or sales of stocks. S
bonds, exchange, bullion, coined money. II
bank notes, promissory notes or other Sc p
curltles for themselves or Others shall be d
regarded as broker, provided that any &
person having paid the special tax as a | pi
banker shall not be required TO pay the Ii
special tax as a broker. nc
.. Pawnbrokers shall pay $50. OF
4. Commercial snokers shall pay 500. 70
o. custom house brokers shall pay $40. OF
.. Proprietors of theaters, museums and of
concert halls in cities having more than nh
%, 600 population as shown by the last &c
preceding United States census shall paw
100.
4 The proprietor or proprietors of cir -
uses shall pay $780, oil
8. Proprietors or agents of all other 20
ublic exhibitions or shows for money pu
hall pay SO, and but one special tax shall 20
Q required for exhibitions within any one SUI
tate, territory or the District of Columbia. ~.
y. Proprietors of bowling alleys and ! s "a.
llllard rooms shall pay So for each alley o H
table no
Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes and SNUFF ~
Sec .. That there shall, in lieu of the
TX now imposed by law, be levied and dis
ilecIed TAX OF IL cents per pound upon in
i tobacco and snuff, however prepared
anuiactured and sold or removed fer VIII
assumption or sale, and upon cigars and or
garettes which shall be manufactured | sol
III sold or removed for consumption or me
le there shall be levied and collected the VIII
lowing taxes, TO be paid by the manu- thi
,turer Overwhelmingly, a tax of 81. so sta
thousand on cigars of all descriptions star
lde OF tobacco or any substitute there OF
ana weighing more than three pounds BIZ !
thousand, and of 81 per thousand on cf I
'ars made OF tobacco or any substitute | den
'refor and weighing not more than ! shA
rec pounds per thousand, and a tax Of I $50
oo per thousand on cigarettes made Of MOI
"Cco OF any substitute therefor and | cOul
ighlng more than three pounds per | pap
'usahu' ana sl.0O cents per thousand on / shal
arettes made of tobacco or any subst.- 9TH
therefor and weighing not more th1n | tho
&c DOnnHg fhgYt.or.,G &
vldes for smaller packages and tobacco :,
loved from the factory or custom. hous. pan.
ore the passage Of this ae5 bearing t.iy srau
nps must pay tax equal ~ one-baf wild
difference between The tax already fcie
| and the tax levied lA this act uron be
h articles don,
&c. g. That from and after July stan
:, special taxes on tOI lcco dealers and have
iuiacturers shall b. az heIeby are irp. law.
"a annually a. follows the amount Of cert
q annual taxes - ~ computed in all edne
, on the iEi,is n rhe annual sales for pay
preceding fiscal year. Dealers in leaf simi
ccD p, 1'-e annual sails 30 not exceed tran
~ 80 ssl@I each Jay e.. Dealers part
~ t,-s--cc 81 hose annual sales exceed who
~ -i-- ~ Igf gxossd 10000 pounds SELF
Z I-F ~ aid = f1elr annual sales ex. Their
-.''-f'. Io1ucs s1aIl pay S24 Deal the
= 'i-iiI, - f'iet annual sales exceed So
:. ir5-nls stall each pay az. Manu-. recoi
.ft1e ~ b).agCg whose annual sales do or d,
szSsfsl 5000 pounds shall each nav unle
14al,--z',i urers ~ tObacoo whose an afno
ssles ezosed o. 600 and do not exceed cclee
JJ9 pounds shall each pay Sl2. Man the !
: 1rers ~ tDbaooo whose annual sales instr
81 10000 pounds shall each pay s24 or $
ufactuIers II cigars whose annual afiix
az hpl eAeeed 100 600 cigars shall be n
pay -. Manufacturers Of cigars Sc
~ annual sales exceed 100 600 and do doc1
sXcocd zoo DO0 cigars shall each nav shall
Manufacturers Of cigars whose an effec
sales exceed 200, 900 cigars shall each descr
go demo
ld every person who carries on any struI
ness or occul patton for which special legal
are Implied by this act, without ing q
ny paid tnc special tax herein proyid- duly
hall, besides being liable to the paw. SCI
of such special tax be deemed guilty ccrtit
misdemeanOr and upon conviction Office
of shall pay gine Of not more than or b
or be- imprisoned not more than six town