The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-10

| Washington, June 9-The war reve@
nue. bill, as agreed upon by the con-
ferees of the house and senate, will no
doubt become a law. The bill provides
that the act shall take effect on the
day succeeding the date of its passage,
except as otherwise specially provided
for. The following is an abstract of the
provisions of the bill:
a tax of 81 on all beer, ale, porter and
other similar fermented liquors, for
every barrel containing not more than
81 gallons; and at a like rate for any
other quantity or fractional part of a.
barrel.
SPECIAL TAXES FROM JULY 1.
1. Bankers employing a capital not
exceeding $25,000 $50; employing a cap
ital exceeding $4,000, for every addi-
tional thousand dollars, 81, surplus in
cluded in capital. Savings banks hav-
ing no capital stock and whose business
is confined to receiving deposits and
loanlng or investing the same for the
benefit of their depositors, and which
do TO other business of banking, are
not subject to this tax
2. Brokers, $50, but any person having
paid the special tax as a, bank shall not
be required to pay the special tax as a
broker.
3. Pawn broker $40.
4. Commercial brokers, $50.
5. Custom house brokers, $40.
6. PrOprietOrS of theatres, museums
and concert halls in cities of more than
$4,000 population, 500. This does not
include halls rented or used occasion
ally for concerts or theatrical repre-
sensations.
T. Circuses, 500, to be paid in each
state in which exhibitions are given.
s. ProprietOrs- or agents of all other
public exhibitions or shows for money
not enumerated here, SO.
9. Bowling alleys and billiard rooms,
So for each alley or table.
TOBACCO, CIGARS, ETC.
In lieu of the tax now imposed by
law, a tax of y cents per pound upon
all tobacco and snuff, however, pre-
pared; upon cigars and cigarettes man
ufactured and sold, the following taxes
to be paid by the manufacturer:
Three dollars and sixty cents on CT
garS Weighing more than three pounds
per LOCO; 81 per 1000 on cigars weigh
ing not more than three pounds per
1000; $3.50 per 1000 on cigarettes weigh
ing more than three pounds per 1000,
and $3.50 per 600 on cigarettes weigh
ing not more than three pounds per
1000.
The compromise provisO in regard to
the taxation of the stock on hand pro-
vides for a tax equal to One-half the
difference between the tax already paid
on such articles at the time of removal
from the factory or custom house, AID
the tax levied in this act upon such
articles. Dealers having on hand less
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bacco, and 10000 cigars or cigarettes on
the day succeeding the date of the pas
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necessity o. making returns, ana Jrus
relieved from the necessity of paying
the tax.
TOBACCO DEALERS AND MANU-
FACTURERS.
Dealers in leaf tobacco whose annual
sales do not exceed $4,000 pounds, each
Sc Those whose annual sales exceed
so, Geo, and not 100000 pounds, So. and
if their annual sales exceed 100000
pounds. $24.
Dealers il tobacco, whose annual
sales exceed $4,000 pounds, $12.
Those selling their own products at
the DiaCe of manufacture, are exempted
fl ON this tax.
-.-4lll-letcu~rerS of tobacco whose an
rual sales do not exceed $4,000 pounds,
S.
Manufacturers whose sales exceed 5o,-
lVU, anu llOl lUu.utU l0QuQS, Sl4- I4cA14l1-
facturers of cigars whose annual sales
do not exceed 100000 cigars, Sc. Manu-
facturerS whose sales exceed 100000 and
not 1000 cigars. II. Manufacturers
whose sales exceed 100000 cigars, $24.
INSURANCE.
Life-On each policy for each 800, 10
cents on the amount insured. Policies
on the industrial or weekly plan, 40 per
cent of the amount of the first weekly
premium is charged. Fraternal, bene-
ficiary societies and purely local Coop
erative companies, employees relief
associations operated on the lodge sys-
tenn or local cooperative plan, organ
lied and conducted solely by the MEM
bers thereof, for the exclusive benefit
Of it's members and not for profit, are
exempted
Insurance (marine, inland, fire-Each
policy, One-half of 1 cent on each dol
lar 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 Office or position, or other obliga-
ton of the nature of indemnity, and
each contract or obligation guarantee
ng the validity of bonds or other Obli-
cations issued by any state, county,
or other public body, or guar
litleS 10 real estate VI HSA-
camille credits, guaranteed by any
surety company upon the amount of
premium charged, one-half of cent on
each dollar.
MISCELLANEOUS TAXES.
Lease, land or tenement, not exceed
ng one year, % cents; exceeding one
year and not exceeding three years, so
,ents; exceeding three years, 81.
Manifest for custom house entry or
clearance of cargo for a foreign port.
f the registered tonnage of such ship,
TeSSel or steamer does not exceed 800
ons, 81; exceeding 800 tons and not ex-
.eeding 600 tons, So; exceeding 600
ons, S..
Mortgage of real estate or personal
property exceeding $1,000 and not ex-