The evening times., 1898-07-30

AhG CiOB0 Vi 0u8AncAS III tue 1ulcIuhl
Revenue Bureau of the Treasury De-
partment and throughout the country
today. will mark the expiration Of the
time limit within which the special taxes
under the new revenue law may be paid.
without penalty tax. In other words. all
persons coming within the pale Of the
measures special assessments will have
to pay taxes or make returns to the rev.
enue collectors Of their respective dis
per cent additional will be imposed upon
each DELINQUENT for such failure.
According to the provisions of the
measure. bankers were the first persons
named as being required to pay a special
tax. Bankers employing capital not
exceeding $500 were to pay $50. and
when using a capital exceeding SIS. 900.
for every additional $4,000 In excess OF
that amount. s. should be paid.
Reports from various parts of the coun-
Try show that. though today is the last
day. there has been no great rush OF
bankers to pay their taxes. 1t has been
enormously stated that this was because
the banking fraternity and the moneyed
interests were lacking I'm patriotism. and
about to evade the law.
Inquiry at the Office Of the Commission
er of Internal Revenue this morning by a
reporter of The Times ELECTED the state
ment that this Is not the case. The bank
ers of the country have been served with
notices directing them to make returns
to their respective collectors of internal
revenue of the special taxes that will be
due on their capital and revenue. These
returns will be filed at the Office of the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue in this
city. and when approved sent back to the
collectors. and then paid by the bankers
and credited by the collectors. II any
persons deliberately fail or refuse to
! make returns. as required under the new
arrangement, they will suffer the penalty
o. 80 per cent.
The list of special taxes due. according
to the statement made TO The Times re-
| porter. in the office of the Commissioner
| Of Internal Revenue this morning. is. in
| addition to the tax required Of the bank
| ers. as follows:
Brokers. providing they have not been
| required to pay tax as bankers. must
| pay a special tax of $50.
Pawnbrokers must pay a special tax of
| So
Commercial brokers must pay so.
Custom-house brokers must pay So
OF theaters. museums. and
l,copcert, halls. .,in.-cities of a population of
2.o09 must pay 500.
Proprietors of circuses must pay 500
Proprietors or agents of all other ex-
hibitions or shows for money must pay
| $10
Proprietors of bowling alleys and bill
Hard rooms must pay s for each alley or
table.
I Tha nj nuytf, far
posed on tobacco dealers and manufac-
| turers. and returns must be made by them
| today:
Dealers in leaf tobacco whose annual
| sales exceed $1,000 pounds must each pay
| special tax of IS.
Dealers In tobacco, whose annual sales
exceed 5000 pounds must pay ST.
Dealers in leaf tobacco. whose annual
sales exceed 5000 pounds. but do not ex-
| coed 100000 pounds must pay $2i
Manufacturers OF tobacco whose annual
| whose annual sales are between $1,000 and
| 10000 pounds. SO; whose annual sales
| exceed 10000 pounds se4.
Manufacturers of cigars whose annual
| sales do not exceed 10000 cigars. S.:
whose annual sales are between 100. 900
| and 10000 cigars. $l2: whose annual sales
| exceed 200.0o0. $e4.
/ ESScTy pcTSOu hHOSc DuSlHcSS II IS 10
| sell or offer for sale manufactured to-
| bacco. snuff or cigars is regarded as a
dealer In tobacco by the law.
| Every person who carries on a business
| for which special taxes are imposed by
| the war revenue act and who fails to pay
| the special tax will be liable to the pay
ment of the tax, and also shall be DEEM
| ed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
| conviction will be required to pay a fine
| of not more than $500 or be imprisoned
not more than six months or BOTH at the
| discretion of the court.