The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02
REGISTERING FOR TAXATION.
THE LAST DAY TO GET ON THE
LIST PASSED.

Special Taxes Which Savannah Bus
mess Men Paid Last Year and
which They VIII Have to Pay
Again This Year in Order to Help
Defray the Expense of the War
with Spain and the One Now in
Progress in the Philippines-These
Taxes Are in Addition to the Va
riOus stamp Taxes of Which Sa-
vannahians Paid $13O,OOO Last
Year.
Yesterday was the last day for all deal
ers liable for the special internal revenue
taxes, and who intend doing business dur
ing the ensuing year to register with the
internal revenue collector or his agents.
The governments fiscal year begins on
July l, and all dealers liable to special
taxes are required to give notice of their
intention to engage in the various lines
Of business for which taxes are required
on or before July l. For failure to COM
ply with the law the collectors are requir-
ed to enforce a penalty of so per cent. adj
ditonal tax.
1t is estimated that there are about 800
firms in Savannah which are liable to
these special taxes, varying all the way
from a few dollars TO several hundred
dollars each. AS some of these firms pay
two or more taxes on different lines of
business the actual number of concerns
paying these taxes may be something I'M
der 800. AS registration can be made
either at the Office of the collector at At
i
or the stamp deputy at Savannah, it is
not possible to ascertain the exact num-
Der of these firms at present.
Savannah pays a good round sum into
the federal treasury in these special taxes
In addition to the $4,000, which her bust
ness men and citizens pay for all classes
OF revenue stamps, from a 1-cent stamp
on a check or telegram to the $40 or $50
which is sometimes required for a large
deed. In addition 70 revenue stamps the
following taxes are paid here by firms
and individuals engaged in the businesses
named
Brewerles, 500; rectihers, 500; retail
liquor dealers, S25; wholesale liquor deal
ers, 500; dealers in malt liquors. incud-
ing breweTies, retail so, wholesale, $50;
still manufacturers $50 and $50 on each
still and worm manufactured; retail deal
ers IN oleomargerine, $4S, and wholesale
dealers, $3.50; retail dealers in filled cheese
M2, and wholesale dealers, $3.50; manufac-
turers and packers Of mixed -four, Sl2;
banks, $50, and 50 on each $1,000 of capital
over $25 000 theaters and music halls 500
each; brokers, $50; commercial brokers
including merchandise and ship brokers'
so; pawnbrokers, $40; billiard and pool
tables, s. each; bowling alleys S. for each
alley dealers in tobacco and cigars, where
annual sales exceed 5000 pounds, $l2; less
than 5000 pounds. S.; manufacturers OF
cigars, Sc to S24, according to output.
With the exception or the taxes on
liouor dealers all the taxes just enum-
Grated are new features introduced with
the war revenue act a year ago. To-
, gether they take quite a sum of money
out of the pockets Of the business men,
There are three wholesale dealers in
oleomargerine here who pay $3.50 each,
which gives some idea Of the amount
Of oleomargerlne that Is disposed OF In
this section. The liquor and tobacco tax
es, Of course, catch the largest number,
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