Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-23

ties weighing not more than three I
,ounds per THOUSAND. Z
Provided that IN lieu OF the two, |
hree and four-oEnce packages Of I
obaceo and snuff now authorized by
aw, there may be packages thereof,
one and twO-thirds ounces,
TWO and one-half' ounces and three
and one-third ounces, respectively,
and in addition to packages now au-
thorized by law there may be pack
ages containing one ounce Of smoking
tobacco.
Stock On Hand.
The proviso in regard to the taxa |
ton Of the stock on hand is as fol-
lows:
There shall be assessed and col !
Iected. upon all the articles enuuserat- |
ed in this section which were manu-
featured, imported and removed from
factory or custom house before the
passage of this act, bearing stamps
affixed to such articles for the payment
Of the taxes thereon, and cancelled
subsequent to April il, 1885, and
which articles were at the time OF
the passage Of this act held and in
tended for same by any person,
tax equal to one-half the difference
between the tax already paid On such
articles at the time of removal from
| the factory or, custom house, and the
| tax levied in this act upon such
articles. Dealers having on. hand less
/ lie M
| tobacco and 10000 cigars or cigarettes
on the day succeeding the date of the
passage of the bill are relieved from
the necessity of making return, and
thus relieved from the necessity Of
paying the tax.
Tobacco Dealers.
Dealers in leaf tobacco, whose an
nual sales do not exceed $4,000 pounds,
each, Sc; those whose annual sales
exceed 50,0O0 and not 100, 900 pounds
s12, and if their annual sales exceed
LOG, 900 pounds, s24; dealers in other
tobacco whose annual sales exceed
so 900 pounds, S12. Those selling
their own products at the place o.
manufacture are exempted from hi:
tax.
Manufacturers of tobacco whose an
+ nual sales do not exceed 81, 900 pounds
, Sc: manufacturers whose sales eX
, coed $4,000 and not 100000 pounds
: S12; manufacturers whose sales ex
coed 10O,Q 900 pounds, S24; manufac
turers of cigars whose annual sales d.
= not exceed 100000 cigars, Sc; manu-
! e L.
and not 100000 cigars, $12; manu-
4 facturers whose sales exceed 200, 90
cigars, S24
o Inheritances and Legacies.
4 A tax on inheritances and legacie
f exceeding $4,000 on personal propert
, is provided as follows:
On Sums Between $4,000 and S25
00O.-First-On benefits to the lines
issue or lineal ancestor, brother @
sister, of the deceased, at the rate c
is rs cents for every 800.
If Second-To the descendant of
n brother or sister, at the rate Of S1.5
d for every 800
N Third-To the brother or sister {
h the father or mother Of a descenda1
n of a brother or sister of the father {
h mother, at the rate of 50 for ever
800.
y, Fourth-To the brother or sister
10 the grandfather or grandmother or
,o descendant Of the brother or sistt
&c of the grandfather or grandmother,
n for every 800.
If Fifth-To those Of any other degrt
re of collateral consanguinity or stran:
n ers in blood, a body polite or co
q porate, at the rate of s. for ever
- S10O All legacies or property pas
or ing by will or by the laws OF al
state or territory to husband or wi
Al are exempted from tax or duty.
On sums ranging between $25, o.
and 100000 the rates of tax are to
multiplied by one and one-half; {
IS those ranging from 100000 to $5O{
10 900 the rates are to be multiplied
o. two; on those ranging from $500, o.
rs to S1,000,00O the rates are to be multi
ct piled by two and one-half; and {
r. those above $1,000, 900 the rates a
IL to be multiplied by three. The t;
OF is made a lien upon the property u
de til paid, and it is required that t
ng tax shall be satisfied before the lie
It, atee is paid
ay Proprietary Medicines.
Mt
al Upon every packet, box, bottle, .
or phial or other Enclosure contai
ing any pills, powders, tincture
troches or lozenges, sirups, cordia
is bitters, anodynes, tonics, plaster
to liniments, salves, ointments, paste
as drops, waters Except natural spril
to waters and carbonate natural spril
an waters), essences, spirits, oils and {
he medicinal preparations or compos
ry tions, whatsoever, made and sold,
he removed for sale by any perst
ly wherein the person making or pr
he pairing the same has, or claims
be have any private formula, or al
nd exclusive right where such packt
d. ETC., does not exceed at the rets
ed price five cents, one-eighth of Of
he cent tax; when the retail price
between five and ten cents, one-four
of a cent; between ten and fifte'
cents three-eighths of cent;
er tween fifteen and twenty-five cent
RS five-eighths of a cent, and for ca
I'D additional twenty-five cents in val
ed fve-eighths of a cent tax.
ry Perfumery and cosmetics and 9th
81 similar articles used as application
ny to the hair, mouth or skin, or othe
OF wise used, where the packet, DO