The western recorder., 1898-06-23

me new war revenue bill Is aireadr IN
enect and from Maine to Mexico the peo-
PIC thfoush direct taxes are paying the
e1pehses OF the war with Spain. The Sec
se.ary OF the Treasury gives the following
yates when the various provisions OF ths
new revenue law 20 into effect:
July l-Adhesive stamp taxes.
| July l-A1l special taxes
Aug. R-Aduiterated flour tax.
| June H-All other provisions of the law
Inc Following Is a list OF the articles on
s snien tAxes must be paid: Beer, banks.
ueposits, checks. certificates of debt bills
et exchange. bills of lading. receipts,
u,atts, brokers. amusements. billiard ta-
oies, bowling alleys tobacco, cigars. Gig
srettes Insurance policies, leases. custom
mouse .nanifests. mortgages fore gn pas
shBe tickets, proxies, power OF ATTORNEY
p'o.ests OF notes. ETC.. warehouse receipts,
medicines. chewing gum wines, petroleum
ehu sugar refneries. palace and parlor car
seats. sleeping car berths, inheritnnces
shu iegacies. sales and transactions, teie-
pnone messages. kilograms. indemnifying
oonus certihcates of stock, certificates Of
uamage. charter parties contracts and
brokers' notes. memorandums OF sale.
custom house entries and Withdrawals,
mixed flour tea
The following list gives the principal
arueies OF consumption with the tax that
snsIi be paid by each. The revenue rails
"a eoa Iron from this source Will approximate a.
10000 day:
beer and Ale c............ak m barrct
to"Aeco'''''.. lie n pound
cisnrs. ..-...-...... 81 per 900
cigarettes, ...-...,... $500 per 1000
BANK checks. .................2c stamp
Manifests of express package. ..1o stamp
Long distance telephone call. ... lie
"es'np" mersage.- .'.........-.... lie
indemnifyinK bond. .......... Moe
Life-insarsnce policy. for each 500. Zoe
beneht Society Insurancc-sO per cent.
of hrst weeks premium.
Fire Insurance Onc-hnIf of per cent.
on each dollar Insured.
i'easc-one year, e5c; years, soc; over
years, 81.
Morteage-Under $1,000. abc; for each
$500 over 1890. e5c.
Passage to Foreign couptrIe.-Not ex-
ceedins $50, 81; not exceeding 500,
%, over $50, 50.
Patent Medicine-For ch 30 value, one
eighth of per cent.
Perfumery-For each SC value, one-eIghth
of per cent.
wine. lie "a mint
OIL and sugar-Refners are taxed one
fourth of per cent. on gross receipts
exceeding sa5O.0OO.
mixed Flour. ...............4c barrel
fea' '.-...-... .1oc n pound
The additional tax on all fermented iiq-
uors stored in warehouses and already
stamped Is to be assessed and collected.
Brewers are allowed 7ik per cent discount
on stamps purchased. Other taxes that
went Into effect with the signing of tho
Dill are an additional tax OF cents
pound on tobacco and snur, an addition
al 80 cents thousand on cigars and
cigarettes weighing more than three
n ths. "a u..I n. 4l.u-
al 30 cents thousand on cigarettes
weighing not more than three pounds to
the Thousand. A one ounce package of
smoking tobacco, and one and two-thirds
ounce. two and one-half ounce and
three and one-third ounce packages
OF tobacco and SNUFF are author
lied In lieu OF two, three and four
ounce packages. Dealers having n stock
on hand In excess Of 1000 pounds OF tobac-
co, or 5000 cigars or cigarettes. stamps
affixed subsequent 10 April Il Mt the old
rate, must make returns to collectors
within thirty days for assessment of a
tax equal to one-half the difference be-
tween the tax already paid at the time
of removal from the factory and the new
rate. The excess on hand only is to be
returned, and the tax will be assessed on
the excess. which will be paid to collect
ors after notice. No additional stamps
are to be affixed TO such stock on hand.
Upon gross receipts OF persons. firms.
companies anu corporations engaged In
refining petroleum and sugar, or owning
or controlling any pipe line for trans
porting oil or other products In excess of
$3.50. 900. n tax OF one-quarter of cent an
nually is Imposed. which is now in effect.
Returns are to be made monthly.An i'm
port tax of 10 cents a pound Is Imposed
upon tea. which takes effect Immediately
The following special taxes take effect
on and after July 1: Bankers, gradual
ed, $50: brokers. $50; pawnbrokers. $40;
commercial brokers. $50; custom house
brokers, $40: proprietors of theaters, 800:
proprietors of circuses. 800: proprietors of
shows for money $40. proprietors OF bowl
ing alleys and billiard rooms. for each al
ley or table, IS: dealers In leaf tobacco
graduated. minimum, Sc; dealers in tobac-
co whose sales exceed $1,000 pounds. sf2;
manufacturers OF tobacco. graduated
minimum, Sc; manufacturers of cigars,
graduated. minimum. Sc; manufacturers
and packers of mixed -four. s12. The last
tax Is not imposed until sixty days after
the passage OF the act, which would make
1t effective Aug. 70. 1893. All persons en-
gaged In the business on that date are re-
quired to make returns before the end of
August and pay the special tax. reckoned
from Aug. l. 1898. TO the first day of July
following.
Wall Street Hit Hard.
1t will delight the hearts OF many per-
sons TO know that the Cigarette fends"
must contribute very largely to the tax.
On the 1900, 900 900 cigarettes which they