Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
THE WAR TAX BILL.
The President Attaches His sigma
ture and It Becomes a Law.
how war FUNDS WILL Be RAISED.


Bullion.
WASHINGTON June lathe speaker
Of the house and vice president OF
the senate signed the war revenue
bill yesterday and it then went TO the
white house and the president attached
his signature and made it law. The
bill is as follows:
Tax on Beer, Fermented Liquors, Etc.
A tax Of ~ on all beer, lager beer, ale, porter
and other similar fermented liquors, brewed or
manufactured, and sold or stored In warehouse,
or removed for consumption or sale for every
barrel containing not more than 81 gallons, and
Of q like rate for any other quantity or frac-
tional parts Of barrel, with discount Of "
per cent on all sales by collectors to brewers
Of the stamps provided for the payment Of the
tax
Special Taxes from July l.
First-Bankers employing capital not ex.
oeeding s25,0OD $50; employing o capital ex-
ceeding a25, OOO for every additional u ,OOO ",
surplus included In capital Second Brokers,
w, but any person having paid special tax as
bank shall not DO required TO pay special
tax as broker Third Pawnbrokers, s2O
F0urth-Commercal brokers. t20 Fifth-Cus-
tom house brokers' 40 Sixth-Pr0prietor OF
theaters, museums and concert halls In cities
Of more than u, 900 population 200 This does
not include halls rented or used occasionally
for concerts or theatrical representations
Seventh-Circuses, 400 No special tax paid
In one state Is to exempt exhibitions from the
tax In another state though but one special
tax Is to be imposed for exhibitions within any
one state. neutrality-suspicious. or agents Of
oil other public exhibitions or shows for money,
not enumerated horr 80 Ninth Bowling
alleys and billiard rooms, 81 for each alley or
table.
Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes
In lieu Of the tax now imposed by law o tax
Of II cents per pound upon all tobacco and
snuff, however prepared manufactured aud
sold, or removed for consumption or sale; upon
cigars and cigarettes manufactured and sold
or removed for consumption or sale, the follow
Ing taxes to be paid by the manufacturer
@60 per 1000 on cigars weighing more than
three pounds per 1000; II per 1000 on cigars
weighing not more than three pounds per 1000
$3.50 per 1900 cigarettes weighing more than
three pounds per 1000, md slbO per 1000 on
cigarettes Weighing not more thnn three pounds
Dor 1000; provided, that In lieu OF the two,
three and four-ouncc packages Of tobacco and
snufi now authorized by law, there may be
packages thereof containing one and two-thrds
ounces, two and One-half ounces, und three and
One-thlrd ounces respectively and In addition
to packages now authorized by law there NAV
be packages containing one ounce OF smoked
tobacco
Insurance.
Life-On each policy for each 300, 10 cents on
the amount insured Policies on the Industrial
or weekly plan ~ per cent Of the amount Of
the first weekly premium Is charged Frater-
mol, beneficiary societies and orders farmers
purely local cooperative companies, employees
relief associations, operated ON the lodge system,
local cooperative plan, organized and con-
Quoted solely by the members thereof for the
exclusive benefit OF It's members ana not for
proiit are exempted Insurance (inhrinc In
lana, hre)-Each policy, one-half OF one cent
on ench dollar Co-operativo ind mutual COIN
panies are exempted Insurance Casualty
fidelity and guaranteo) Each policy and each
pond Tor tho performance OF the duties OF any
ONCE or position or other obligation Of the ma
ture OF indemnity and each contract or obliga-
tion guaranteeing the validity Of bonds or
other obligations Issued by any state, coun-
W municipal or other pubic BODY or guaran-
teeing titles 10 real estate or mercantile cred
us executed or guaranteed by any surety COM
pany upon the amount Of premium charged,
one.hali OF one cent on each dollar Lease,
land or tenement not exceeding one year, %
cents exceeding ono year and not exceeding
tnree years. on cents exceeding three years,
81 fassago ticket from d port In the United
STATES TO q foreign port II costing not exceed
lug Wv u. oostlnH more IMAM fSo ana not OK
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.aA oh uncertainties anu ieeac'es exceeding
e"WV On personal property II proV'oou as lol-
.ows' oh su"is po'wooh aiV'VV hhu '-o'"V.
Flrst-oh dement's 10 inc hheai issue or lineal
eneestors proIher OF SISTER OF the deceased az
tne rue OF 10 cents ior every sioo secohd-To
tno uoscenuaht Vi protner OF SISTER Nv tne
iSue OF ehoo ior every eiou Thlru-To the
propner OF sister OF INC iather OF mother or
tne oescehuaht OF prother or sister OF the
iatner OF mother ~ the rate OF @ior every floo
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cies or nrorer,, nossn ,u at, ,ha 49, 49,
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'.' "'"'''' """ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
peaiers IN leal TOBACCO whose annual salesdo
NOT exceed o"ooo pounds each vi THOSE whose
annual sales exceed oo'ooo ana not lOoWO
pounds eiS anu II 'ne'r annual safes exceed
ioo'V pouhus ~ dealers III other tobacco
whose annual sales exceed oO'Ooo pounds, VIZ
Those selling their own products at the
place OF manufacture are exempted from
this tax' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF tobacco whose
annuhl safes 40 n0l exceed 0O'OVO pounds, ~
Manufacturers Whngo enlpo oyonod sn an