The Mena star., 1898-06-15
WAR TAX MEASURE.
Details of the Bill Passed by Con- gress to Create More Revenue.
House Adopts the Conference Report. 15S to lO7, the Division Being Practically Party yLInes-Compiete Abstract
 of the Measure.

or the house and vice president of the senate signed the war revenue b. Il yesterday and it then went to the white house and the president attached his signature and made 1t law. The bill is as follows:
 Tax on Beer, Fermentsd Liquors, Etc.
 tax of s2 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 31 gallons, and at a like rate for any other quantity or frac- tional parts of barrel with a discount of TX of the stamps provided for the payment of the tax.
 Special Taxes from July 1.
 First-Bankers employing capital not ex- ceeding s25 900, $50; employing a capital ex- ceeding S25 900, for every additional sl, ,O00, g. surplus included in capital Second Brokers, $50 but any person having paid special tax as a bank shall not be required to pay special tax as a broker. Third-Pawnbrokers SEQ Fourth-Commercia brokers SEQ Fifth-Cus- tom house brokers, si0 Sixth-Proprietors of theaters, museums and concert halls in cities of more than 25, 900 population, sl0o This does not include halls rented or used occasionally for concerts or theatrical representations Seventh-Circuses, S1O1 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 Eighth-Proprietors or agents of all other public exhibitions or shows for money, not enumerated here S10. Manufacturing alleys and billiard rooms. s for each alley or table
 Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes.
 In lieu of the tax now imposed by law, a tax of 2 cents per pound upon all tobacco and snuff, however prepared manufactured and 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 manufacturers: S26O per 1000 on cigars weighing more than three pounds per f,O00; Si per LOCO on cigars weighing not more than three pounds per l,000; s3 6J per l.O00 cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per 1000, and si50 per 1000 on cigar ties weighing not more than three pounds per l.000; provided, that in lieu of the two thrc" and four-ounce packages of tobacco and snun now authorized by law. thero may be pagl ges thereof containing one and two- thirds ounces, two and one-half ounces. and three and e-th!rd ounces respectively, and in addition to naciages now authorized by law there may be packages containing one ounce of smoked tobacco
 Insurance.
 I,fe-On each policy for each sl00, 10 cents on the amount insured. Policies on the industrial os weekly plan, 40 per cent of the amount of thf first weekly premium is charged. Frater- n:ti. beneficiary so cieties and orders. farmers purely local cooperative companies, employees relief associations operated on the lodge system, local cooperative plan. Organized and con- ducted solely by the members thereof for the exclusive benefit of its members and not for profit are exempted. Insurance t::iartre iii- land. fire)-Each policy. onc-half of one cent on each dollar. Cooperative and mutual com panies are exempted Insurance Casualty fidelity and guarantee) Each policy and each bond for the performance of the duties of any once or position or other obligation of the na- ture of indemnity, and each contract or obliga- tion guaranteeing the validity of bonds or other obligations issued by any state, coun- ty municipal or other public body. or guaran- teeing titles to real estate or mercantile cred- it's executed or guaranteed by any surety com pany upon the amount of premium charged one- half of one cent on each dollar Lease land or tenement, not exceeding one year. 25 cents; exceeding one year and not exceeding three years, so cents; exceeding three years eL Passage ticket from . port In the United States to 0 foreign port if costing not exceed idg $50. ei. Costing more than s30 and not ex- ceeding $50, & Costing more than s60. s. any incorporated company except religious charitable or literary societies or public ceme- teries. 10 cents
 Inheritance Tax.
 tax on inheritances and legacies exceeding s10,0 900 on personal property Is provided as fol- lows: On sums between tl0,0OO and s25 900: First-On benefits to the lineal issue or lineal ancestors. brother or sister of the deceased, at the rate of 75 cents for every sl00 Second-To the descendant of brother or sister at the rate of sl.50 for every sl00 Third-To the brother or sister of the father or mother. or the descendant of brother or sister of the father or mother at the rate of s3 for every si00 Fourth-To the brother or sister of the grand father or grandmother of descendant of the brother or sister of the grandfather or grand mother, A for every HOO. Fifth-To those of any other degree of collateral consanguinity or strangers in blood or body polite or corpor- ate at the rate of s5 for every &100 All lega- cies or property passing by will or by the laws of any state or territory to husband or wife are exempt from tax or duty.
 Tobacco Dealers and Manufacturers.
 Dealers in leaf tobacco whose annual sales do not exceed 50, GOO pounds each, s6 Those whose annual sales exceed 50000 and not 900 pounds. SIP. and if their annual sales exceed 100000 pounds. SPA Dealers in other tobacco whose annual sales exceed 500o0 pounds, si2 Those selling their own products at the place of manufacture are exempted from this tax. Manufacturers Of tobacco whose annual sales do not exceed 50,0O0 pounds s6 Manufacturers whose sales exceed 50.000 pounds and not 100, OO0 pounds, si2, Manu- facturers whose sales exceed 100000 pounds, so4 Manufacturers of cigars whose annual sales do not exceed 100 00o cigars, s6 Manufac- turers whose sales exceed i00 GOO and not 200 900 cigars, fi2 Manufacturers whose sales exceed zoo, 900 cigars S24
 Schedule A--Stamp Taxes
 Bonds, debentures or certificates of indebted ness by any association. company or corpora tion, on each sl00 of face value or fraction thereof cents and each original issue, whether on organization or reorganization, or certificates of stock by any such association, company corporation, on each slO0 of face value or fraction thereof, cents. and on all sales. or agreements to sell. memoranda Of