The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-24
THE VICES OF MANKIND
WILL, PERFoRCE, RENDER A
PATRIOTIC DUTY.
Beer, Whisky and Tobacco Will Bear
the Brunt of the Attack-Other
Articles Taxed - Bond Measure
Covering S5oo,ooO,ooo Attached
to the Bill.

! the house the war revenue measure
which the Republican members of the
| ways and means committee have pre-
pared. It is the intention Of Chair
| man Dingley to press the bill on Mon
day and he hopes to have it through
the house before adjourning on Tues
| day. 1t is probable that this pro-
gramme Will meet with opposition from
the Democrats. who have not been
consulted in it's preparation and who
will not have an opportunity to see
it until it is presented to the full COM
mittee on Monday morning at 10
o'clock. They are inclined to think
that they have been most unfairly
treated. AS it is distinctly a war
measure. in which they are expected
to acquieSce without opposition, they
believe they should have been con-
suited in it's preparation. The Demo-
Gratis have already decided to offer an
income tax amendment. Chairman
Dingley estimates that the measure,
| as framed, will raise between 100000
900 ard S100, ZOO 600. Tea and coffee,
railroad tickets and petroleum, all of
which were considered at different
times as subjects for taxation, are not
touched in the bill. The revenue to
be derived is distributed as follows:
Fermented liquors, $35, 000, 600; to-
bacco, SIS, 0O0, 900: cigars, IS, 900, 900; to-
bacco licenses, $4,000, 000 stamp tax on
documents, kilograms, ETC., 100000;
tonnage tax, 100000.
BEER AND TOBACCO.
The tax on beer and fermented
liquors is increased from 81 to 81 a
barrel, but no rebate for unused beer
and destroyed stamps is allowed. The
tax on tobacco and snuff is increased
to u cents a pound, upon cigars to 81
per thousand, weighing more than
three pounds per thousand, and 81 on
cigars weighing less than three pounds
per thousand, 81 upon cigarettes
weighing more than three pounds per
thousand and 81 on cigarettes weigh
ing less than three pounds.
4 compromising tax of half that
amount, which is the amount of the
increase upon the stock of cigars and
cigarettes on hand. The following
licenses are placed on tobacco deal
ers:
Dealers in leaf tobacco whose sales
do not exceed $4,000 shall pay a
S24 license. those whose sales exceed
Sl0,GOO s4S; dealers in tobacco whose
sales do not exceed $4,000, S4.Se; in
excess of that amount SO.
The provisions of the stamp tax in
clude proprietary medicines and
similar preparations, q tax of cent
on all packets, boxes, bottles, etc,
which retail at - cents or less; cents
between % and so cents; 3 cents he
tween so and - cents: 4 cents 'afv'-T->7
70 cents and 81 and for each 80 cents
or fraction thereof above that amount
an additional : cents.
It IS else provided that il addition
to the quantity Of tobacco ard snuff
in packages, row authorized by law,
there may be E package of smoking
tobacco. containing one and three
fourths ounces: and Ia addition TO the
number now authorized by law IN
packages of cigarettes, there may Dc
package containing eight ard 10
cigarettes each.
EVEN CHEWING GUM
The same schedule applies to per
fumery and cosmetics. Chewing gum
is to pay l cent for packets selling for
cents, and > cents for packets eX-
ceeding 5 cents. Ginger ale and mineral
waters are to pay / cent per pint, and
wines . cents per pint. Bonds, deben-
lures and certificates of indebtedness,
after June /, issued by any association,
corporation, etc, are to pay cents on
each 800 or fraction thereof issued,
and on all transfers of shares or GER
tificates of stock cents on each 500
of face On bank checks and drafts
exceeding 500 2 cents. Bills of eX-
change. drafts on sight or promissory
notes for circulation, not exceeding
500. cents: between 500 and 5000. 10
cents: between $500 and $3.50, 10 cents;
between $3.50 and $500. 20 cents; $500
and $3.50. 80 cents: $3.50 and $1,000, 80
cents; 81 coo and $500. 81; $1,000 and
S.. 600. $50. and for each 81, 800 in ex-
cess of $4,000, 81.
Foreign bills of exchange, letters of
credit Gncluding express money orders)
to pay the same rate as bills of eX-
change or promissory notes, except
when drawn in sets of So or more. when
each bill of each set, where the sum
payable does not exceed $3.50, 3 cents.
Above that there is q graduated scale
running 81 for $500, and 80 cents for
each 81, 500 additional. Bills OF. lading
for goods. merchandise. etc, for export,
10 cents each; express packages, ] cent
upon all such as pay not to exceed 20
cents; between % cents and 81, cents;
in excess of 81, cents. Indemnifying
bonds, 80 cents; all other bonds re-
quired in legal proceedings. 20 cents;
certificates of profits on each S100 of
face value, . cents; certificates of dam
age or otherwise issued by port war;
den, 25 cents.
OTHER, THINGS.
companies, 2 cents for sums not exceed
ing 500; cents above that amount
Certificates of other descriptions, 10
cents: charter contracts for ship, vessel
or steamer which does not exceed 300
tons, 81; or between 800 and 600 tons,
So; exceeding 600 tons, $40; memoran-
dunn of sale of goods, stocks. bonds,
real estate or property of any kind is
sued by brokers. 10 cents; conveyances,
when the consideration exceeds S100
and does not exceed $500, so cents; be-
tween $500 and 81 900, 81; between 81, 600
and $500, 81; between $1,000 and S1O.-
for each additional $4,000, So
Topographic messages. except press
cent on messages below
the charge of 20 cents. and 8 cents
where the charge is above 90 cents
On the entry of goods of custom
houses for consumption, not exceeding
500 in value, % cents; between 500 and
$500, 10 cents; exceeding $500, 81; entry
for withdrawal of goods from bonded /
so cents; life insurance
policies. not including accident policies.
for 1000, 20 cents; marine and fire in
surance, % cents; leases, for a period
ceeding that period, 81; clearance pa
pers for cargo destined for foreign
port. if the tonnage of the ship does
not exceed 800 tons, 81: between 900
and 600 tons, SO: exceeding 500 tons, So
Mortgages not exceeding $500, 80
cents: between $500 and $1,000, 81; be-
tween $1,000 and $3.50, 50; between
81, 500 and $1,000 So; between $1,000 and
SIC, coo, $40; between $4,000 and 800 900,
s15; for each additional $4,000. $10 pas
sage ticket for foreign port, if less than
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