Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-06-30
md WAR REVENUE BILL
ussre Uncle Sans Fighting
Money Is Raised.
rnas SUBJECT TO STAMP TAX.

Railroad Tickets. Medicines, on
sur.r-Ths Bond and seignioraxe
Tsstureh
!, Act to Provide Ways and Means to
vsat War Expenditures and For Other
Purposes
'.ssaptatiyes Of the United States Of
.rsriCs in congress assembled, That there
mi he paid, in lieu of the tax of 81 now
rnosed by law, tax of % on all beer,
y, beer. ale, porter and other similar
'smonted liquors, brewed or manufac-
IA and sold or stored in warehouse, or
moved for consumption or sale within
ss limited States, by whatever name such
I,nors may be called, for every barre.
'rtaipine not more than 81 gallons, and
like rate for any other quantity or
!, the fractional parts of barrel author
"a and defined by law. And section 1889
Il ire revised statutes is hereby amended
'.oDrdinely, provided, that a discount Of
ID uer centum shall be allowed upon all
.'ios nv collectors to brewers of the stamps
Dnyided for the payment Of said tax.
Special Taxes.
Coz 2. That from and after July /,
,s6 special taxes shall be and hereby are
nOOsed annually as follows-that is to
&py:
| Bankers using or employing a capital
boz exceeding the sum of $3.50 shall
|sy $50. When using or employing a capt.
4 exceeding s25, 900, for every additional
\ 900 in excess of $25, 900, 80, and in esti-
hating capital surplus shall be included.
The amount of such annual tax shall in
M cases be computed on the basis of the
npital and surplus for the preceding fiscal
.mr Any savings bank having no capt.
Al stock and whose business is confined
b receiving deposits and loaning or in
ksting the same for the benefit of its de-
bositors, and which does no other business
banking, shall not be subject to this
IT.
q Brokers shall pay $50. Every person,
|frm or company whose business it is to
negotiate purchases or sales Of stocks,
bonds, exchange, bullion, coined money,
bank notes, promissory notes or other Sc
mrities for themselves or others shall be
regarded as q broker, provided that any
prson having paid the special tax as a
banker shall not be required to pay the
pecial tax as broker.
!. pawnproKers snail pay Sso.
= ooinmerciai proke,s sna,i pay sSo.
o. custom nouse prohers silaii pay eio,
froprieeors Vi 1nea'ers, museums anu
Mncert nalis IN cities having inofe 'nai
|@wV popua.ion as SHOWN ny .ne ias'
|lfseding oniteo Scaoes CENSUS snaii pay
|llOO
Inc proprietor or proprieoors OF cir-
cuses shall pay 500.
proprletors OF agents OF all otner
|pnDlc exhibitions or SHOWS ior money
snail pay slO, and but one special TAX snail
required Tor exhibltions WITHIN any one
Hae territory or the District OF Columbia.
proprietors OF bowling aiieys ana
mliard rooms snail pay 20 ior eacn aiiey
VI '0Oie'
Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes and SNUFF.
Sec. & That there shall in lien of the
tax now imnosed Inv law he levied and
collected A tax If 10 cents ner mound upon
all tobacco and snuff however nrenared.
m.rutao.,,. ~ - ~ .e.sis -.
copsumntion or sale and unon CIGARS and
Cigarettes which shall no manufactured
and sold or renewed for consnmption or
sale there shall he levied and collected the
following taxes IN he Maid nv the manu-
lecturer thereof-namalv n tax of az go
Der thousand on cigars If all dissertations
made If tobacco or onv snbst;tuta tbere-
for and WEIGHING mora than three mounds
Der thousand and az a. nor Thousand on
cigars made of tohacco or anv snhstitute
therefor and weigb;ng NOT more than
three pounds ner thousand and a tax of
$3.50 per thopsand on cigarettes made of
tobacco or any Substitute therefor and
Weighing mora than thrae Mounds per
thousand and a 5ocants nor thousand ON
cigarettes made az tohacco or any suhsti-
tute therefor and ,voigh;ro not moro than
three pounds nor tbonsand The law also
puyides for smaller naclrages and tobacco
removed from, tha soatorr, e. custom house
before the nassage Of this act hearing tax
stamps mnst nav t.x aonal 10 one,haIf
The difference hot,raa1, a. ~ already
paid and tho +ov levied =, this act ,uos,
'uch articles
Sec. 4 That from, and after Julv /
n,s speciai taxes on tobacco dealers anu
lOsed annually as f,,,,o,rs tho amount Of
uch animal taxos 20 he connuted in all
ases on tbe hasis Of tbe ANIMAL sales for
be preceding fiscal voor. dealers in leaf