Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-10
WAR REVENUE BILL.
Details Of the Measure as 1t Will
Probably be Enacted Int0
= Law.


WASHINGTON, June 9.2The war reve-
nue. bill as agreed upon by the conferees
of the house and senate will no doubt be-
ccme a law. The following Is a-complste
abstract of the bill. giving every item and
rate and contains everything save details
OF administrative features. It provides
that the act shall take effect on the day
succeeding the date of its passage ex-
cept as otherwise especially provided for.
"A tax Of q on all beer, lager beer. ale,
bciter ana cthkr similar fermented4 4iiquors.
bfewed or manufactured and sold or stored
in warehouses, or removed for consump-
.tion or sale. for every barrel containing
not more than thirty-one gallons; and at q
like rate for any other quantity or frac-
-ticnal parts Of barrel with discount
of ~ per cent on all sales by collectors
+ to brewers of the stamps provided for the
payment Of the tax. An additional pre-
viso was added as follows. by the confer
THAT the additional tax imposed In this
section on all fermented liquors stored in
rehouses, to which a stamp had been
affixed, shall be assessed d and me C collected IN
collection Of taxes not paid by stamps.
Special Taxes From July 1.
First-Bankers employing q capital not
exceeding 25,000 $50; employing a capital
Q,0OJ, Sc, surplus included in capital The
amount of such annual tax to be- comput-
ed on the basis of the capital and sur
plus for the preceding fiscal year: Sav,
whose business is confined to receiving de-
posts and loaning or investing the same
Tor the benefit of their depositors and
which do no other business or banking.
are not subject to this tax.
Second-Brokers, $50; but any person hav-
Ing paid the special tax as a bank shall
4. tt,a NaI ApNr
Third-Pawnbrokers, $40.
Fourth-Commercial brokers. So
Fifth-Custom house brokers, SO.
Sixth-Proprietors of theaters. museums
and concert halls IN cities Of more than
Is 900 population, 500.
This does not include halls rented or
used occasionally for concerts or theatre
SeverthICircuses, 800. 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 -ex-
hfbitions within any one state. '-s--'
Eighth-Proprietors or agents Of all other
public exhibitions or shows for money. not
enumerated here, $40. 49,
Ninth-Bowling alleys and billiard rooms
y for each alley or table.
Tobacco and Cigars.
In lieu of the tax now imposed by law
n tax of u cents per pound upon ali to-
.oecco ana 6nuU. noWeVer-prepareQ, man
ufactured and sold, or removed for con-
sumption or sale; upon cigars and cigar
ettes manufactured and Sold or removed
for consumption or sale. the following
taxes to be paid by the manufacturers:
$3.50 per thousand ON cigars weighing more
than three pounds per thousand; 81 per
fhousand on cigars weighing not more
than three pounds per thousand; $500 per
thousand cigarettes weighing more than
three pounds per thousand and $3.50 per
thousand on cigarettes Weighing not more
tfsan three pounds per thousand: provided
that in lieu of the two. three and four
ounce packages Of tobacco and SNUFF now
authorized by law. there may be packages
thereof containing one ana two-thirds
ounces, two and one-half ounces and
three and one-third ounces. respectively,
and in addition TO packages. now author
tied By law there may b. packages con.
tanning one ounce OF smoking tobacco.
The compromise In regard to the taxa
tion OF the stock on hand Is as follows:
There shall be assessed and collected with
the exceptions hereinafter in this section
provided for. upon all the articles enumer.
ated in this section which were manufac-
tured. imported and removed from factory
or customs house before the passage of
this act bearing stamps afixed to such ar
ticles for the payment OF the taxes there
on and Cancelled subsequent to April Il.