The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-06-17
WAR TAX MEASURE.
Details Of the Bill Passed by Con-
gress to Create More Revenue.
House Adopts the Conference Report, IBz
TO 1O7, the Division Being Practically
Party LInos-COmplste Abstract
Of the Measure

/ pubIicans voted against the conference report
/ and i've democrats VOtedfOr It The following
| IS z complete abstract Of the bill, giving every
/ item and rate ana contains everything save de-
l tails Of administrative features It provides
l that the act shall take eject On the day sue
ceeding the date OF its passage except as other
| wise specially provided for:
/ A tax Of 3 on all beer lager beer, ale, porter
| and other similar fermented liquors, brewed OF
Il manufactured. and sold OF stored IN warehouse,
| OF removed for consumption sale, for every
| barrel containing not more than 81 gallons, and
/ 81 Ike rate FOR any other quantity or frac-
| tiOnal parts Of barrel, with q discount Of -
/ per cent on all sales BIZ collectors TO brewers
! Of the stamps provided for the payment Of the
/ tax An additional prOvisO was added as fol-
| lows, By the conference That the additional
/ tax imposed in this section all fsrmented
| liquors stored in warehouse, 20 which stamp
/ had been affixed shall be assessed and collect
! ed In the manner now provided By law for the
| collection Of taxes not paid By stamps"
Special Taxes from July 1.
/ First-Banke-s employing q capital not eL-
/ ceeding jz5.OOJ, $50; employing a capital eL-
cecding SIS 900. for every additional $1,000, g
| surplus included IN capital SeCOnd-BrOkers,
] SO. but any person having paid special tax as
/ g bank shall not be required TO pay a special
4 tax as q broker -PawnbrOkers, go.
i FOurth-COmmercial brokers. s2O Fifth-Cus-
/ tom house brokers. so SiLth-PrOprictOrs OF
| theaters, museums and concert halls in cities
| Of more than 1903 population, fICQ This does
| not include halls rented or used occasionally
| for concerts or theatrical Representations
Seventh-Circuses- &fJl No special tax paid
/ n one state Is TO exempt exhibitions from the
1 tax in another state. though bus one special
/ tax is to be imposed f0- exhibitions within any
! one state Elghth-PrOprietOrs or agents Of
all other public exhibitions OF shows for money,
/ not enumerated here. so. Ninth-BOWIiug
| alleys and billiard ROOMS, $ for each alley or
/ table
! Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes
| In lieu Of the tax now imposed by law a tax
] Of NJ nor Hrf
| SNUFF, however prepared, manufactured and
/ sold, or removed for consumption or sale upon
/ cigars and cigarettes manufactured aud sold
| or removed for consumption or sale. the follow
/ ing taxes TO be paid by the manufacture;
| 81 90 per 900 on cigars weighing more than
/ three pounds per 1000; 81 per loo on cigars
I Weighing not more than three pounds per I.0J9;
I g 90 per coo cigarettes weighing more than
! three pounds per loo, and $50 per Loo On
/ cigarettes weighing not more than three pounds
/ Ter 1,OlJ; provided, that in lieu Of the two.
/ three and fOUr-ounce packages Ct tobacco and
| snuf now authorized by law, there may be
/ Packages thereof containing one and twO-thirds
| ounces, two and One-haIf ounces. and three and
/ One-thiTd ounces respectively, and in addition
/ TO packages now authorized by law there may
\ be packages containing one ounce Of smoked
/ tobacco The commissioner Of internal revenue
/ is authorized % employ internal revenue agents
/ in addition 20 the number now authorized.
Insurance
/ Lffe-Ou each policy for each 100. 10 cents on
{
[ or weekly plan, - per cent Of the amount Of
l the first weekly premium is charged Frater-
Il nal 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 its members and not for
! profit are exempted Insurance (marine, in
land. freJ-Each policy, One-half OF one cent
I on each dollar Cooperative and mutual COM
/ panies are exempted Insurance Casualty.
/ fidelity and guaran ee)-Each policy and each
/ bond for the performance OF the duties OF any
Office or position or other obligation OF the ma
{ tUre OF indemnity. and eacd contract or Obli.a-
/ EOn guaranteeing the validity OF bonds or
I other obligations issued by any state. cOun-
I u. municipal or other public body. or guarau-
toeing titles to real estate or mercantile cred
! its, executed or guaranteed by any surety com
pauy upon the amount OF premium charged.
/ One-half o. one cent on each dollar. Lease,
I land OF tenement not exceeding one year. .
Contsi exceeding one year and not exceeding
] three years, 80 cents; exceeding three years.
81. Passage ticket from port in the United
States to o foreign port II costing not exceed
idg $50. g. Costing more than $50 and not ex-
Cesding 50, q Costing more than SEQ, s.
( Proxy for voting az an election f0r-esicers Of
any Incorporated company, EXCEPT EsEgiOus,
charitable OF literary societies OF pQsyfs GENE
tsries, 10 cents w
InherItaneo Tsx,-/
/ A tax on fnheritances and legacies exceeding
:
lows On sums between SiIOJO and t25, 0O0:
I First-On benefits 70 the lineaI issue or lineal
ancestors, brother OEsisteref 8he deceased. st
the rate OF 8 cents Tor eTeTy-Ef09 SecOnd-TO
the descendant Of a=br7fheE=55Zslsser at the
rate OF sL5J for every Si38=IhEFd-TO the
1 brother OF sister otzths Ian gEzuEmOther. or
TIE descendant Of 1=bE5EH}sEzHE zztsEzT OF the
i1ther or mother CT the rata OF fareyery 500.
FOurth-T0,the bFot HEEzIzsIzE5F=55z the grand
father or gru1 e1uOL lEzE=ga=azf OF the
brothsF- Ur s=sseza5E= 5ls=ErzasEItfsr OF grand
Z mother <4-for- eFery-s zifth-To those Of
any other degree % collateral consequently or
strangers In blood OF Q body polite OF c0rpOr-
ate, at the rate Of IS for every sI0l All Ie-l-
CT any state OF territory % hu ,baEd or wife aFe
exempt from tax or duty The tax is made
lien upon the property until paid and it Is re-
luirsd that tie tax shall be satisfied before the
iezatee is paid
Certificates OF indebtedness: Tho secretary
u the treasury is authorized % borrow from
time to time at o rate Of interest not exceeding
per cent such sums as in his judgment nav
be necessary 10 meet public expenditures, aud
20 issue certificates Of indebtedn IS in deuom-
nations Of so OF some multiple OF that sum
Each certificate is made payable az such time
not exceeding one year from The date Of its
issue, as the secretary Of the treasury may
prescribe; provided. that the amount OF such
certificates outstanding shall at no time exceed
iigq0OLOQ
Tcbaeco DeaIers and aIanuraeturers-
Dealers IN leaf tobacco who's annual sales do
not exceed =, UoJ pounds each. So Those whose
annual sales exceed 5O.COJ and not ICOU 600
pounds. s12, and II their annual sales exceed
10000 pounds. S24 Dealers in other tobacco
whose annual sales exceed Loo pounds. So
Those selling their own products at the
place OF manufacture are exempted from
this tax Manufacturers OF tobacco whose
annual sales do not exceed 5000 pounds. IS
. ! Manufacturers whose sales exceed q. 90
pounds and rot iLC,O pounds. So Manu-
factursrs whose sales exceed ICO.OlJ pounds
I 80 Manufacturers Of cigars whose annual
sales DO not exceed 100 O31 cigars. 90 AIanufac-
turers whose sales exceed lO9,CO and not 90
: cigars sI2 Manufacturers whose sales exceed
10000 cigars. s2L Any PERSIA who carries On
the business for which special taxes are i'm
posed b. this act without having paid the spc-
cial tax is made guilty % j misdemsanor. the
penalty being dae OF from SOD % so or i'm
priSOnmeat Tor not more than six months. or
, both
Schedule A-StarnD Tzzes-
! I Bonds debentures or certificates OF indebted
) neSS by any association company or corpora
! lion on ca n sIO OF lace value or fraction
thereof. cents and on each original issue,
whether On organization or reorganization. or
, Certificates Of stock bE auy such association.
) company OF corporation. on each sf0O OF face