The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-14

DsIIsfs i Retail


III Wilson. Esq, United States
Gibt y internal revenue collector for this
4 IN MI Z u Ii the city today In speak
\ 81 u i Post Representative he stated that
q 1Selred 10 call the attention OF dealers
0t0yae Of paragraphs In Collector
E1nhak11s circular, which has heretofore
bsci publish<d In The Post. The para
Gsanhs are as follows:
t'Fcf and upon every packet, box, bot
ne, Tot. or phiA1. or osher esclosure. con-
tstna,iE MY pills. powders, tinctures,
tfcAchcs, or lozenges, ayIups cordials, BIT
hfs. anodynes. tosiics, plasgers, llnlmcn,s.
e.lyes. ointments. paste. drops, waters
( texcept natural spring and carbonatcd
material spring waters). essences. spirtos,
oils and all rnsdi,inal prepnatlons and.
,toniDuhiss-As whatsoever, wherein tne per-
son making OF preparing me aa.ne n..s or
claims to have ans priyale formula, sec'tt
or occult arr for making or me preparing
of the same, or has or CLAIMS 20 nave any
executive right or title 10 The maktu.s o.
pfepailrlg The same, or which are prepared,
uttered, vendeu, or exposeI for sue under
any letters patented, or trade mark, or
which, II prepared by any forIitr.a pun
recommended to tne lub.ic by The makers.
vend'ers. or propiistois thereof as pro-
,piietary medicines, or medicinal articles
or preparat.0is. or as refiteai~s or as spe-
cities Tor any disease. diseases, or alfec-
tons. whatever affecting the human or
animal body, as follows;
w here such packet. box. bottle, pot.
uhial. or other enclosure, With it's com
SenEs shall not exceed at the retail p.ice
nf value. the sum OF 5 cents, IS of | csnt.
Where such packet, etc. shall exceed 0
cents and not exceed - cents, rs OF 1
cent. Where such packet, &c. Shall cx-
coed 10sccnts, and not exceed 10 cents, SIS
OF | cent Where such packet, etc, shall
exceed Is. and shall not exceed % cents,
h-S of ! cent. &c b. included under schei-
ule tB are such articles as psrfunery,
cosmetics and ctilur similar articles; also
any essence, extract, to'le, water, cos
metlc. vnselinc, petroleum, hair Oil, 10
made, hair dye. hsdr dtpssing. bair re-
st0rer. tooth wash. demtIi.ice, tooth paste.
aromatic cachcus, or any SIMILAR substance
or articles, chewing gum or substitutes
therefor; Tor and upon each box. carton,
iar. or other package containing chew ns
gum OF not more than Sl00 Of actual retail
value. 4 ceLEl9. l. oxera gng s 90 OF retail
vafre. for each additional dollar or frac-
tionai mart thereof, 4 cents. Sparkling or
othu wines. when Bottled for sale, upon
each bottle containing one pint or less, l
cent containing more than one pint
cents
y Stamps should be Cancelled by writing
the initials across the face of same Civ
ing date of cancellation. Documentary
staTaps should be applied TO all bank
checks. notes. deeds, in fact to all papars
OF legal nature.
Mr.. Wilson, IN speaking along this line.
said: Every retail liquor dealer who buys
wines either by the jug, keg or barrel and
then bottles /. for sale should place upon
each bottle containing QUE pint or less
cent: containing more than one pint.
cen s. III is more than reasonably pre-
sumed that every dealer clearly under
Stands this by this time, and failure to
dn SO now Is direct violation of the
law The correct and unfailing usage of
proprietary and documentary stamps are
lust rs important, necessary and hlud.ng
as are postal stanps to letters. Every
linror dealer should have a Supply OF pro-
uretpry stamps on ham1 as we'll rs n
stock OF goods The one f. JUS. as abso-
Iitelv essential as the other and 90 positive
" hand in hand together It Is not eS
nccted that all stock on hand should be
slammed, but stamps should be momon-
tarilv available SO that lefore sales are
made they can be nstantaueouely stamped.
Sliamps OF all Determinations can he Sc
cured bv writing 10 Hon. Webster Flnna-
gan. collector, Ausi1. Texas All orders
should be accompanied by funds to cover
the same and no checks or posinge stamps
will be accepted Dealers In Galveston can
get STAMPS at the revenue office. Twen
tieth and Postofflce,