Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-06-17
Effects of the War Tax.

Those who have not felt any material
effect upon their own interests resulting
from the war up to the present time will
have an opportunity to do so now that the
war revenue bill has become law and the
taxes on household necessities laid under it
are about to go into effect. allow will this
bill affect e?" is the question that every.
one naturally asks.
The tea drinker, in looking over the SEIZED.
ule, will find that the tax on tea has been
fixed at 10 cents pound. Already the re-
tail price has advanced from to 8 cents a
pound, and is likely to keep steady pace
with the new conditions imposed by the
tax.
Cigarette smokers will find a higher price
demanded for their favorite brands in the
future. The tax on cigarettes is 81 so a
thousand, and 1t will probably lead to an
advance of | cent box on cent goods, or
result in a smaller box for the same old
price. The tax on tobacco has been ad.
vanced to 10 cents pound and on cigars
to $3.50. In the case of the latter little
change in the price will be likely to occur,
but 1t may be that the smokers will have to
put up with an inferior grade Of goods.
The chewing gum tax is cents on the
81 worth, and the girls who derive such
passionate comfort from this article may
either have to pay a few cents more per
package or put up with fewer or smaller
sticks oil the article.
Medicine bottles under the new law are
taxed cents each, and this is likely to re
suit in more economical use OF the articles
and the clearing out of medicine chests in
order TO bring into service the thousands OF
old bottles that have been discarded but can
be cleaned up and made To do service in .
definitely
Circuses will be taxed 800 year, In con.
sequence of which the small boys OF the
country will have some reason to rebel, but
will no doubt submit eventually, even if the
admission prices should be advanced. This
is not likely to occur, as the tax Is small and
the circus that is worth anything at all can
well afford to pay the price and feel that
1t is performing a patriotic duty by doing
80.
The tax on kilograms of cent and on
telephone messages of 1 cent will largely
increase the revenues of the Government
and will probably have to be paid by the
people. 1t is already given out that the tel.
egraph companies will compel the senders
of messages to put 1-cent stamp on and
the telephone companies contemplate sim
liar plan.
II you own stocks or bonds you will have
to pay 3 cents on each 800 of the sales of
the same, and ank checks will be taxed 3
cents each also.
A $1,000 life insurance policy will cost the
holder 81, and on fire insurance policy the
cost will be one-haf per cent on the pre-
MUM.
Legacies received during the war, If they
are large enough, will no doubt be none the
less welcome because you will have 10 pay
10 cents on every 800 so received.
A 25-cent stamp will have to be placed
on every lease, and on mortgages of $1,000
to $500 similar stamp will have to be
placed and an extra stamp for every $500.
On other legal papers the rates will range
as follows: Power Of attorney for real estate
deals, 25 cents; proxies for voting. for Of
ficers Of corporations, 10 cents protests of
notes or bills, % cents; receipts for money,
over %, cent warehouse receipts, 80 cts
Proprietors OF theatres, museums, aud con.
cert.halls are taxed the same as clrcuses-
800. But promoters of lesser exhibitions
ATE only taxed $40 each.
People who indulge 10 luxurles will nnd
that ample provision has been made for
display Of patriotism on their part. For in.
stance, man who takes sleeping berth in
palace-car when he goes on his summer
vacation will tind that the tax is cent
stamp. A cabin.ticket for a trip abroad
will have to bear IS stamp.
To indulge In a mortgage will cost %
cents more under the new law than Il did |
before, and the bankers will have to pay
800 year, besides the tax of 90 a thousand !