The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-02
MANY HAVE NOT
PAID THE TAX
WILL HAVE REVENUE AUTHOR.
ITIEs AFTER THEM.
They Must Pay a Penalty of Fifty
Per Cent. and if the Cash is Not
Forthcoming the Property Of the
Person Owing the Tax will be Sold
Collector Penman has Received n
Circular Showing the Liability of
Medicinal Preparations.

Saturday was the last day for the
payment of special taxes imposed by
:he War Revenue act without a pen-
atty. MI taxes not paid up to the close
OF business hours on that day are liable
to collection with a penalty equal to
90 per cent. of the tax.
In order to give every possible facil-
ity for payment, the internal revenue
office in this city was kept open all of
saturday instead of being closed at
noon, the custom on that day. Despite
this consideration n number of persons
neglected to pay and the so per cent,
penalty will be demanded of them.
collector Penman is powerless to re-
init the penalty excepting certain cases
where returns were made during the
month. In such cases there is provis-
ion for thirty days of grace. The reve.
nue. books for July were closed Satur-
day evening and the work OF recapitu-
lation begun. To remit penalties would
involve an alteration of book work,
etc, which could not be thought of.
Receipts at the Scranton office were
large during Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, but the work of ascertain
ing the totals for the month will be
delayed until deputies can make their
penalty and other returns and make
up for the delay and confusion imposed
upon them by the new act.
WILL SELL PROPERTY.
The tax and penalty will be collected
by selling the property OF the persons
assessed if necessary. There is no way
of renting either the tax or penalty.
This applies to the treasury depart
ment as well as to collectors, although
the former may absolve the neglected
person if he has made proper returns
during the month.
Following is a list of the persons
liable to these taxes; Bankers, brok-
ers, pawnbrokers, commercial brokers,
| custom house brokers. proprietors of
theaters in cities of more than %, 600
| inhabitants, proprietors of circuses or
| other exhibitions where feats of horse
manship or acrobatic sports or theat-
| rical performances are exhibited; pro-
| prietors or agents of all other public
| exhibitions or shows, proprietors of
| bowling alleys or billiard halls, and all
| manufacturers and dealers in tobacco" &"
Collector Penman said last night that
| the work of enumerating the persons
| liable to the special taxes had been
| greatly facilitated by the use of the
mercantile appraisement lists. These
| lists We're used as directories. Deputy
collectors We're notified by Collector
| Penman to inform all persons whose
names appear on the list and who are
liable to the special tax, that payment
or returns would be due before Aug
l. This notice Is not required by law
but 1t was given by direction Of Col.
| lector Penman for the information OF
persons who might be ignorant of the
law, something which would avail then,
nothing as an excuse, however
| HAVE MADE RETURNS.
| The result was that most of the per.
sons. whose occupations made them
liable, have made returns. Deputy col
lectors will now begin the work of in.
vestigation calculated to determine the
identity OF those who have been over.
looked.