Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-22
WAR REVENUE
MEASURE.
Taxes Everything Except
Government Bonds.
Coins 81, 100000 Silver Dol
lars a Month.

4be JlD"ln3 Is cO'npleto HD-
stract Of the war revenue bull, giving
every item and rate and contains
eveTy thing save details Of the admin
istr-tive textures. It provides that
tho act shall take effect on tie day
succeeding tho date cf its p ssage
except Is otherwise especially provid-
Ell for.
A tax o! 81 on eli beer, lager beer,
ale, porter and al similar fermouted
liquors, brewed or manufactured,
and sod Or slowed in warehouse, or
removed for consumption or sale, for
every barrel containing Eot mere
than thirty -cns gtllops: and at a
like rate for any other quantity or
fractional part of barrel, With u
discount Of y per cent an all sales
by collector to brewers oftbe stamps
provided for the payment Of Ire tax.
An additional proviso was added, es
follows, by tho conference:
SPECIAL Taxes FROM July l.
First-Benkers employing cap1-
tai not exceeding $25 900. $50: en-
ploying a capital exceeding $25 900,
for every additional 81 900, 81, SIR
plus included in capital
Seconi-BroK ,rs, So, but ny per-
son having paid the special tax as a
bank shall not be required to pay
the special tax as broker.
Third-Pawnbrokors, $40.
Fourth-CJmmercial brokers, $40.
Fifth-Custom house brokers', $40.
Sixth-Proprietors Of theaters,
museums and concert halls in cities
of more than $4,000 population,
500. This does not include walls
rented or used occasionally for con-
cert or theatrical representations.
Seventh. $I0O. No spec
ial tax paid IN one state is to exempt
exhibitions from the tax in another
state, though but one special tax is
to DO imposed for exhibition within
any o'e state.
Eighth-Proprietors or age1ts of
all other public exhibitions or shows
not enumerated hore, so.
Ninth-Bowliog alleys and billiard
rooms, s. for each alley or table.
TOBACCO, CIGARS AND CIGARETTES.
In lien Of the tax now imposed by
law, tax of II cents per pound upon
all tobacco and snuff, however pre-
pared, manufacture and sol or re-
moved for consumption or sale; upon
cigars and clsatot;es manufacture
and sold or removed for consumption
or sale, the following taxes to be
paid by the manufacturer; $500
per ,OGO on cigars weighing more
than 3 pounds Per 1909; 81 per
LOCO on cigars weighing not more
three pounds per 1880; $3.50 per
LOCO on cigarettes weighing more
than three pounds per coo, and
$3.50 Fer LOCO On cigarettes weigh
ing not more than three pounds per
LOCO; provided, that in lien Of the
two, three and four ounce packages
OF tobacco and snuff now authorized
by law, there may be packages there
OF containing one and tWo-third oun-
ces, two and one-third ounces and
three and ono-third ounces resnec-
lively, and in addition to pscksges
now authorized By law there may be
packages containing one ounce Of;
smoked tobacco
The commissioner of internal reve
nue Is authorized to employ internal
revenue agents in addition to the
number now authorized.
INSURANCE.
Llfe-On each policy for each 500.
III cents On tho amount insured
Policies on the industrial or week.,
plan, 40 per cent of the amount OF
the first weekly prem um is charge d.
Fraternal, beneficiary societies end
orders, farmers purely local cooper
stlve companies. employees relief
associations, oppersted on the lodge
system, cooperative plar, Organized
aud conducted solely by the members
thereof for the exclusive benefit of
its members and not FOR profit :,
are exempted.
Insurance (msiine, inland, fire)E
Each pclley, ons-half Cf / cent on
each dollar. Cooperative AID mus
tuai companies are exempted.
Insurance Casualty, fidelity and
guarantee)-Each policy and each
bond for thu performance Of tho du-
ties OF any oflice or position or c.her
obligation IT the nature of indemnity
and each contract or ob;igat,or,
guaranteeing lie validity of bonds or