Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16
WAR REVENUE BILL.
House Adopts the Conference Report
by a Large Vote.
Five Republicans Against 1t. Five Demo-
Gratis for It-Detans OF the Bill as 1t
VIII Pass Senate and Reach
the President.


amendments to the war revenue bill Five re-
publicans voted against the conference report
and five democrats voted for it The following
Is complete abstract of the bill, giving every
item and rate and contains everything save de-
tails of administrative features 1t provides
that the act shall take effect the day sue
ceeding the date of its passage except as other
wise specially provided for:
A tax of az on all beer, lager beer. ale. porter
and other similar fermented liquors, brewed or
manufactured, and sold or stored in warehouse,
or removed for consumption or sale for every
barrel containing not more than 81 gallons. and
at a like rate for any other quantity or frac-
tional parts of a barrel. with discount of ~
per cent on all sales by collectors to brewers
of the stamps provided for the payment Of the
tax An additional proviSo was added. as fol-
lows, by the conference; THAT the additional
tax imposed in this section ali fermented
liquors stored in warehouse to which stamp
had been affixed, shall be assessed and collect
ed in the manner now provided by law for the
collection of taxes not paid by stamps"
Specia! Taxes from July L.
First-Bankers employing a capital not ex-
ceeding 200, $50; employing capital ex-
ceeding S25. 600, for every additional 81 ,O00 s.
surplus included in capital Second-Brokers,
$50. but any person having paid special tax as
a bank shall not be required to pay special
tax a broker. Third-Pawnbrokers s20.
FOURTH Commercial brokers. $40 Fifth-CuS-
tom house brokers. $40 Sixth-Proprietors of
theaters, museums and concert halls in cities
of more than % 900 population, 200 This does
not include halls rented or used occasionally
for concerts theatrical representations.
Seventh ircuses, 800 No special tax paid
in one state is to exempt exhibitions from the
tax in another state, though but one special
tax is to be imposed for exhibitions within any
one state Eighth-ProprietorS agents of
all other public exhibitions or shows for money,
not enumerated here. s1O Ninth Bowling
alleys and billiard rooms, s. for each alley or
table.
Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes.
In lieu of the tax imposed by law, a tax
of IL cents per pound upon all Tobacco and
snuff however prepared, manufactured and
sold. or removed for consumption or sale: upon
cigars and cigarettes manufactured and sold
or removed for consumption or sale the follow
ing taxes to be paid by the manufacturer:
So so per 600 cigars weighing more than
three pounds per 1000; 81 per 1000 cigars
weighing not more than three pounds per 900;
B. 80 per 1000 cigarettes weighing more than
three pounds per 1,000 and S150 per 1000 on
cigarettes weighing not more than three pounds
per !, 900; provided that in lieu of the two
three and fOur-ounce packages of tobacco and
snuff authorized by law, there may be
packages thereof containing one and two-thirds
ounces. two and one-half ounces, and three and
one-third ounces respectively, and in addition
to packages now authorized by law there may
be packages containing ounce of smoked
tobacco. The commissioner of internal revenue
is authorized to employ internal revenue agents
in addition to the number now authorized
Insurance..
Life-On each policy for each $780, 10 cents on
the amount insured Policies on the industrial
weekly plan 40 per cent of the amount of
the first weekly premium is charged. Frater-
nal beneficiary societies and orders. farmers
purely local cooperative companies, employees
relief associations, operated on the lodge SYSTEM
local cooperative plan. ''organiZed and con-
Quoted solely by the members thereof for the
exclusive benefit of its members and not for
profit, are exempted. Insurance (marine, in
land. fre)-Each policy, one-half of cent
each dollar. Cooperative and mutual COM
panieS are exempted Insurance Casualty,
fidelity and guaranteei-Each policy and each
bond for the performance of the duties of any
office position other obligation of the ma
ture of indemnity, and each contract or obiiga-
ton guaranteeing the validity of bonds or
other obligations issued by state coun-
ty municipal or other public body, guaran-
teeing titles to real estate or mercantile cred
its executed or guaranteed by any surety COM
pany upon the amount of premium charged
one half of cent each dollar. Lease,
land or tenement, not exceeding one year, p
cents; exceeding one year and not exceeding
three years, 80 cents; exceeding three years.
81. Passage ticket from port in the United
States to a foreign port, if costing not exceed
idg $50. 81. Costing more than $50 and not ex-
ceeding $50, 50. Costing more than $50. IS.
Proxy for voting at election for officers of
any incorporated company. except religious
charitable or literary societies or public ceme-
teries, 10 cents
Inheritance Tax.
A tax on inheritanceS and iegacieS exceeding
SO, 900 on personal property is provided as fol-
lows: On sums between 10000 and as, COO:
FirSt-On benefits to the lineal issue or lineai
ancestors. brother or sister OF the deceased. at
the rate OF 30 cents for every 100 Second-TO
the descendant of brother or sister at the
rate of $3.50 for every 800 Third-To the
brother sister of the father mother or
the descendant of a brother sister of the
father mother ut the rate of 10 for every 300.
Fourth-To the brother sister of the grand
father or grandmother of a descendant of the
brother or sister of the grandfather or grand
mother. IA for every 400. Fifth-To those of
any other degree of collateral consanguinity or
strangers in blood body polite or corpor-
ate at the rate of IS for every 100 All lega-
cies or property passing by will or by the laws
of any state or territory to husband or wife are
exempt from tax or duty. The tax is made a
lien upon the property until paid. and it is re-
quired that the tax shall be satisfied before the
legatee is paid.
Certificates OF Indebtedness: The secretary
OF the treasury is authorized to borrow from
time to time at a rate of interest not exceeding
per cent such sums as in his judgment may
be necessary TO meet public expenditures, and
to issue certificates OF Indebtedness in denom-
nations Of $50 or some multiple OF that sum
Each certificate is made payable at such time
not exceeding year from the date of its
issue. the secretary of the treasury may
prescribe; provided. that the amount OF such
certificates outstanding shall at no time exceed
E100, 0010 JO.
Tobacco Dealers and Manufacturers
Dealers in leaf tobacco whose annual sales do
not exceed 900 pounds each. So Those whose
annual sales exceed $4,000 and not 100 O0C
pounds. s12 and if their annual sales exceed
loo, 900 pounds, S24 Dealers in other tobacco
whose annual sales exceed 80 900 pounds So
Those selling their products at the
place of manufacture exempted from
this tax. Manufacturers of tobacco whose
annual sales do not exceed SO, GOO pounds 81
Manufacturers whose sales exceed 80, Co
pounds and not 10000 pounds, Sl2. Manu-
facturerS whose sales exceed 100 900 pounds
ga Manufacturers of cigars whose annua
sales do not exceed 100. 000 cigars, So Manufac
turers whose sales exceed 100 coo and not 200 O0l
cigars, tl2- Manufacturers whose sales exceed
200 coo cigars. s2L ANY person who carries OF
the business for which special taxes are i'm
posed by this act without having paid the spe