The age-herald., 1898-04-24
MEASURE TO RAISE
 FUNDS FOR WAR Has Been Completed and Introduced in
 the House. r WILL PROVIDE A MILLION
Additional License Placed on Dealers
 in Tobacco.
A BOND ISSUE IS CONTEMPLATED
Tax Made on Photographic Messages and Ton mage of Ships Certificates of Indebt- edness to Be Issued By Sec
 retary of Treasury.

r Washington, April 2s-The war measure, which was today agreed upon by the repub- lican members fof the house ways and means committee, was introduced just be- fore adjournment this afternoon.
 It lis estimated that it will provide about ,$1OO,OOO0OO in revenue. sThe tax on beer ale and fermented liquors is increased from s1 to $2 barrel, but no rebate for unused beer or destroyed stamps is allowed. The tax on tobacco and stuff is increased to 12 cents per pound, upon cigars $4 per 1000 weighing more than three pounds per thou sand $4 upon cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per thousand, and $2 on cigar cites weighing less than three pounds per thousand, with compensating tax of half that amount (which is the amount of the increase) upon the stock of cigars and ci- galcttes on hand.
 The following licenses are placed on to- baeco dealers: Dealers in leaf tobacco whose sales do not exceed $10,0 $4S: deaI- CTS in tobacco whose sales do exceed s1O0Oo S4.s0 per sl. QUO in excess of that amount
 The provision of the stamp tax includes proprietary medicines and preparations, a tax of l cent on all packages, boxes, bot ties, etc.. which retail at 25 cents or less, cents between 9 and 50 cents 8 cents be- tween 50 and 75 cents cents between 70 cents and $l, andf or each 50 cents or frac- tion thereof above that amount an addi- tional cents.
 Perfumery and Cosmetics
 The same schedule applies to perfumery ana cosmetics Chewing gum is to pay 1 cent Tor packets retailing at cents and cents for package exceeding cents. Gin ger ale and mineral waters are to pay 1 cent per pint and wines cents per pint.
 Bonds, debentures or other certificates of indebtedness after June 1 issued by any association, corporation, etc., to pay 5 cents each $100 or fraction thereof is- sued and on all transfers of shares or cer- tifeates of stocks cents on each $1OO of face. On bank checks and drafts exceed ing S20 cents.
 Bills of exchange, drafts at sight or promissery notes for circulation not ex- ceedng Sl00 5 cents; between $100 and $20o, 10 cents; between s200 and $3.50, 15 cents; between 1850 and $500, a5 cents; between $500 and $50 20 cents; between S750 and $1. OOo $40 cents; between s1.o 900 and $2OOO, sl; between g 800 and s5.900, $150, and for each $2,5o0~ ~h excess of 8 00), H.
 E ~Roreign bills of exchange, letters of ~credit. including express money orders to pay the same rates as bills of exchange or promissory notes, except where drawn in sets of three more, when for each bill of each set, where the sum payable does net exceed $150, cents
 A Graduated Scale
 Above that there Is 8 graduated scale running s1 for $7.5O0 and 30 cents for each $2,5OO; kxls of lading, receipts for goods, merchandise, etc., for export, 10 cents each; express packages, cent upon all such that pay not to exceed 25 cents; be- tween 25 cents and $1. cents; in excess of $1, cents: indemnifying bonds 50 cents; all other bonds required in legal proceed ings, 25 cents; certificates of profits on each s1OO of face value, 2 cents; certificates of damage or otherwise issued by port war den, 25 cents.
 A s300, ,0OO, 900 loan Is provided in the new tariff in the form of per cent. 1O-20 bonds; Sf0O 900 900 certificates of indebtedness to bear per cent. are also provided for
 Certificates of deposit of of money or trust companies, cents for sums not ex- ceeding $10O; cents above that amount Certificates of other descriptions, 10 cents; charter contracts for ship, vessel or steam er which does not exceed 300 tons, $3, or between 300 and 600 tons, $5; exceeding 600 tons, $10; memorandum of sale Of goods, stocks, bonds, real estate or property of any kind issued by brokers, 10 cents; con- veyances, when the consideration exceeds $100 and does not exceed $500, 50 cents; be- tween $500 and $10O $1; between $1,Oo0 and g, 300, s2; between $5 000 and $10,O00, s1O; be- tween s10,0OO and $2OO0O, s20; for each ad- ditional s10,000, $1o.
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