Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-15
THB WAR TAX BILL.
How America Will Have
to Pay the Fiddler.
POWDER BURNING VERY EXPENSIVE.

All K.nds of Luxuries Catch 1t Heavy
Almost Every Business or Profession
Comes In For Direct or Indirect
Share of the Burden.
The following are the principal
provisions of the war tax bill as
agreed to by the conference COM
mittee and which within the next
10 days will become law:
The tax on beer is increased from
81 per barrel, the present rate, to 81
per barrel. But a rebate of Is cents
is allowed for leakage, so that the in
crease is really only IS cents per
barrel.
The present tax of 6 cents pound
on tobacco is doubled. The provision
taxing at the same rate the stock on
hand, for which the house stood out,
was compromised so that tobacco man
ufactured and stamped subsequent to
April Is shall pay tax of 8 cents per
pound, with proviso excepting the
stocks which do not exceed 1000
pounds IN the aggregate.
Cigars pay tax of $3.50 per thou
sand, an increase of 60 cents over
present rates, and cigarettes, $3.50, an
increase of so cents. Stocks on hand
in excess of 10000, manufactured or
imported and stamped after April Is,
pay a tax of 80 cents per thousand on
cigars and 25 cents on cigarettes.
Smoking tobacco may be put up in
one ounce packages and manufactured
tobacco in packages containing l, 2, 3,
%, and 1-3 ounces in lieu of 2, 3, and
4 ounces as at present.
Tobacco dealers and manufacturers
pay yearly taxes of from S6 to S24
according to the amounts of their
sales for the preceding year.
Beginning July 1, bankers pay
special tax of $50 per year on capt.
tai of S25, 900 or less, and 50 for each
additional $1,000 of capital. Stock
brokers pay S5; pawnbrokers, $40 !;
commercial and ship brokers, $50 !;
custom house brokers, $40; theatres,
museums and concert halls in cities of
more than 5000 population pay $l00 !;
circus proprietors 500 bowling alleys
and billiard rooms, SIS for each alley
or table.
After July l, Stamp Taxes-Bonds,
certificates Of Indebtedness and certi-
fcates of stock, cents on each 500
of original issue, and on sales, agree
ments to sell, memoranda of sales or
deliveries or transfers or for memoran-
dunn for future delivery, 9 cents for
each 500 face value }; where the trans
fer is by certificate the stamp is to be
placed on the transfer certificate. A
penalty of $500 to 81, 900 fine and six
months imprisonment is provided for
violations.
Transactions on board of trade, pro-
duce and other exchanges, for present
or future delivery, on every 500 or
fractional part, cent; bank checks,
2 cents; bills of exchange, domestic,
and domestic money orders, for each
S1OO or fractional part, 2 cents; bills
of exchange, foreign, for each 500 or
fraction, 10 cents.
Bills of lading, express or freight, l
cent. A provision makes but one bill
of lading necessary on bundles or pack
ages of newspapers when inclosed in
one general bundle at the time of ship
ment. Failure to furnish bill Of la
ding, duly stamped, subjects the rail-
road, steamboat or express company
to fine of $50 for each offence.
Telephone messages, l cent for those
for which charge of Is cents or more
is made.
Bonds of indemnity, so cents.
Contracts for real estate, merchan-
disc, stocks, ETC., 10 cents; deeds,
transfers of real estate, ETC., for each
500 in value, so cents.
kilograms, cent. The companies
incur a penalty of $50 for failure to
atfix a stamp on each telegraph mes
sage transmitted, excepting only Off
cial dispatches of telegraph or railroad
companies sent over their own wires,
and official business of the government.
Life insurances policies, S cents for
500 of insurance, to be paid at the
inception of the policy. Fraternal,
beneficiary. society, and other cooper
ative associations are exempted. Fire
and marine insurance, upon the
amount of premium charge, one-half
of l per cent, on each dollar or frac-
ton. Cooperative and mutual COM
panies, fire insurance companies not
for profit, are exempted.
Lease for land or tenement for one
year or less, 25 cents; exceeding three
years, 81.
Mortgage, exceeding $1,000, 25
cents; exceeding $500, % cents for
each $500.
Proxies, 10 cents; power Of attor-
ney, 25 cents; protest, % cents.
Medicinal proprietary articles and
perfumery, cosmetics and other small
er articles, one-eighth of l cent for
each 5 cents in retail price. Articles
in the hands of dealers on July may
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