The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-11
POLICIES ARE EXEMPT.
Fraternal and Beneficial
Orders Do Not Pay
War Tax.
FUNNY EXPRESS DECISIONS
Common Carriers Must Put
On Stamp, but There Is No
Law to Compel Them

Low NY OC1A-ESA
Jersey City's thousands of members OF
~oara+ .raars .,;l, 10 Interested in the fol-
- 80 aanlfoaHon
lowing letter explaining ens app'lso
OF the war Ia% act 70 uie stie =
Treasury Department. Office of the Conn
missioaers of informal Revenue, WASH
ingtOn, b G.. Y 4. H5s.
al. o. III. W.. Camden, N. j.:
Sir-You ask for q decision N regard
to the rights Of yeur organization unner
the exemntion from taxation made III the
| act Of June 10. 1893.
It is understood that the name Of your
organization Is the Ancient order Of
United WorkmeD, and that it is a purely
fraternal Beneficiary society, doing BUSH
The terms Of the exemption Of such
societies as contained IN sc1edule = 81
| said act, are to be found under the head
of Life Insurance which after taxing
Fade 81 h tha nr5v ugn9I Of this section
shall not apply to any fraternal bone
fciary society o. order, or farmers p paIs-
Y HSs TX openioves, relief association,
onoratea on the lodge system or local co-
operative plan. orgaTized and ~conaucteaS
soielN pns .is ~ i3s mer1hers ana not
! for profit.
1t is conceded that your organlzallpn
comes Walnil n,e ytands 70 The r,nlicies.
- f ne insurance issued by you. other
! wise you are subject to the same stamp
taxes % any other ompai
al1on IN, ansv,e,. vonr letter in detail, as
| elbows
~ Application for memnersRlp. Il, or
bellencia4S csil'lea'
q, checks. drafts or other modes of
payment to the Grand Lodge are sup %
Jeet 70 ehe S ~ narse !" dra wing the same.
en vvarranfs drawn on the Beneficiary
fund in settlement of death claims are
subject to me slannp eaN 4, re General
fund. in settlement Of bills against the
grand. lodge. are subject TO the stamn
tex. aroos of
9{ A ~ ,raafs az death themselves are
NOT subject to the stamp tax.
hespeaeIa4isfp sroTT commissioner
y 2
RMS declsloh noL onis aas 49,
Ancient oreer 81 Cntleu sasasaia, ~
affects every ila'sl+ia. aNe
sahazaslon ~ 'ls Ilunsa pasran,,a cal
Al the olace q i'teipa - raaa.ts
ieetor hueaai ! $500 whasa AN II
slohet 9eote &c +ba stsmns
was 70 pay L 49, ~ ,oooi,t
redulren ~ q = -
glVen ~ aha,a;so.
! ns 49,, 80 t,a rommis-
IL : - raa,,saa - snrniqb the shin
Siphei = L.,, e,a5t.r ~ recaint
20 ~ - sa,s - AZ this he In
fah;ii+,, and If he refuses
Ids for rarsnortation ex-
aand,@}on tbat tbe owner or Ship
,er saal, nav tbe sum necessary to pur-
-, - ~ ~ INNS in addition
80 ans+opoarv charge for the trans
sa44tan ~ r,sr rever,,e law provides
- ran,aa,, nor Dies any internal revenue
-
a. ro,,la soon, that IN such cases the
aurswod na,tiac must denend upon the
1880, ~ sta+,,tes law Of the State de-
aa;n. +ba ohl,oations Of common car
49,
4 1suuar saia tbat II, his opinion every
49, ,Tt,o ia nsnorts goods under a
franebisa and go, nav Il required to ac-
aaat 800 sro,o ! simmer unle-s thew are.
~ as,garo,,s 3characters
sefara,oa ), n,onav orders sent bv.
laaasat ~ r,,l;nos ~ tba washington
ss4sa.s+tas = ,bats a,e,a,. e,,cb money or
49, t. axables a. tha. rate of TWO cents
sah Tt.,sse haae,, s,,onpestea that detee-
asa- - datai1ea- q aseertatn If these or
49, totnas d,,lY stsnoed also,if large
s..aa a,nan4es doing . money order
49,. ! aarina tbe tax IN tho. same
- ,asssa a+ataa +ba+ n ,von1d ha well 70.
= = 10 49,