The Meeker herald., 1898-06-25

shall be paid by each. The revenue rails
I'd from this source will approximate a.
ZOO. 900 q day:
Dssr aud Ale. % . barrel
| Tobacco. ....... .........12c . pound
Cigars. % per 1000
Ci6srsttea. ea........,.... oS.66 per 1000
Bank checks. .....'...... Sc stamp
nAnifests of express package. ..Ie stanp
Long -distanos telephone call. ....... 1e
Telegraph message NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1e
Indemnifying bond. d................ 500
Life-insurancs policy. for each 500. loo
BENEFIT society Insurance-4o per cest.
of nrst weeks premium.
Fire Insurancs One-half Of 1 psr ooat.
On each dollar Insured.
LeAse-One year. 800; 3 years, 500; ever
) years, 81.
MortgsSo-Undsr $1,000. 3se; for seeh
$500 over $1,000. sBc.
Fassess to Foreign Countries-Nst sx-
seedins $50, 81; not exceeding $50.
%. over $50. ob.
Ratsat Medicins-Far each So value, o.s-
eighth of psr cent.
Rsrfumsry-Kor each &c value, oas-slghtA
Of 1 Dsr ssat.
| WinS' ....''..''... ..........1s . plat
OIL ssd slgar-ReHnsrs are taxed one
fourth of per cent. On gross roceipts
exceeding 0sSO.OOO.
A1sd Flour. ...............As barrel
Tea. 100 . pound
The additional tax on all fermsnted lia-
uors stored in warehouses and already
stamped IL to be assessed and collected.
Brewers are allowed ~ per cent discount
on stamps purchased. Other taxes that
went into effect with the signing of the
bill are an additional tax of cents .
| pound on tobacco and snun, an addition
al % cents thousand on cigars and
eisarsttes weighing more than three
pounds to the thousand and an addition
A 70 cents . thousand on cigarettes
Weighing not more than three pounds to
the thousand. A one ounce package Of
s0oSing tobacco. and one and twe-thirds
ounos. two and one-haif ounce and
thfss and one-third ounce packages
oE tobacco and snun are author-
lesd in lieu Of two. three and four
ounce packages. Dealers having q stock
On hand in excess Of 900 pounds Of tobac-
| 60. or 5000 cigars or cigarettes. stamps
amxed subsequent to April II at the old
| rate. must make returns to collectors
within thirty days for assessment of q
tax equal to one-half the difference BE-
tween the tax already paid At the time
| sf removal from the factory and the new
| rate. The excess on hand only 10 to be
the excess. which will Be paid to collect
efs after notice No additional stamps
are to be Afnxed to such stock On hand.
Upon gross receipts Of persons. hrms.
companies and corporations engaged in
refining petroleum and sugar, or owning
or controlling any pipe line for trans
porting oil or other products In sxosss Of
ps5o. 900. . tax of one-Quartsr Of cent AZ
nually 10 imposed. which 10 now in eject.
Returns are TO b made monthly.A An i'm
port tax Of 10 cents . pound is imposed
upon tea. which takes effect Immediately.
The following special taxes take effect
on and after July l: Bankers. graduat-
ID, ~: brokers'. $50; pAwnbrokers. ~:
commercial brokers. so; custom-h house
brokers. 30; propristors OF thesters. s1oo;
shows for money. 80; proprfetors Of bowl
ing alleys and billiard rooms. for each al
Icy or table. IS: dealers in leaf tobacco,
graduated. minimum. y: dealers in tobae-
% whose sales exceed 5000 pounds. N,
manufacturers Of tobacco. graduated.
minimum, y; manufacturers of cigars,
graduated. minimum, %; manufacturers
and packers Of mixed flour. ~. The last
tax 10 not imposed until sixty days after
the passage Of the act which would make
It elective Aug. L. 1898 All persons en-
6aSsd In the business on that date are ~
Quired to make returns before the end Of
August and pay the special tax, rsokonsd
from Aug. l. 1880. to the first day Of July
following.
wall Street Hit Hard.
It will delight the hearts Of many per-
sons to know that the 'ctsarstts nsnds''
On the Sooo. .0oO0 0os cigarettes which they
annually consume the tax viii amount
to about 100000 more than now. Al
ready the dealers are announcing their
new price lists. Packages Of six cigar.
sttes Of the standard cheap brands viii
- sold for the same price - packages Of
ten are now being sold for. Men of money
who hold seats on the exchanges will
have to pay their share toward hslpinG
Uncle Sam win his tight aeainst Spain
also. The tax on the trfnsaetions Of the
New York stock exchange alone viii
amount to 100000 . year and the other
Exchanges will pay In proportion. Prob
ably S.0oo.ooe will be raised In that way IN
that city alone. The government wfii gst
about 0.ooe.oeo more from the people on
Manhattan Island alone through the doub-
Eng Of the inheritancs tax. which ranges
from your liueal ancestors or dssosndants
to Per cent on the fortune left you By
your wifs's unclss brothers aunt or other
distant relative.
Then there b the tax on the big corpora
tons and trusts to be collected, but they
oay they WI not pay It. and will hGAt
the matter In the couftA An attempt 10
smharrass Uncle Sam in war time Il 4
serious matter. The trusts had better 70
slow and pay their way. The people Sen-
erally. howsvss. seem quite willing to help
Uncle Sam to raise money.
The tax stamp Of eighty cents on every
Q.ooe Of iifs Insurance II expected to draw
oo.eoo.e 900 year from the life Insurance.
companies. but the nre and marine insur-
aaos companies will not contribute noeS
tAeu uAoeAeee q year.
Every vessel of over 900 tons satsrsus
~ tax Of d and this with HraduatsA
GhaRW0D on thA merchandise Nae1laA -