The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-30
WAR TAX IS
ALMOST PAU
StampsNotNeeded
After July
First.
CIRCULAR TELLS
CHANGES MADE
Collector Chamberlain Has Ad.
vices From Washington
Concerning Law.

Tn. stamp tax. which has been the
bane OF the citizens OF the United
States and OF this Territory since the
beginning OF the Spanish war. Is pau
after today. All the additional tax i'm
posed by the war revenue bill is no
longer coliectable. Collector Chamber
lain having received an official circular
telling OF the changes made by the act
OF Congress OF April Il. 1902
Besides the entire repeal OF the war
revenue Law. the tax Is also reduced on
fermented liquors and on tobacco. a
rebate IL also allowed on all original
packages OF tobacco and snufr which Is
now IN the hands or the dealer. and
these merchants viii have TO make
their application for refund TO Revenue
Collector Chamberlain.
The changes as affecting the Terri
tory OF Hawaii made by the act OF
April Il. which goes 1 nto effect
her. tomorrow. are briefly stated In
the following circular letter received by
Collector Chamberlain:
To Collectors OF Internal Revenue and
others:
Alteration In called To the act OF Con-
gress approved April Il. isoe entitled An
Act TO repeal war-revenue taxation. and
for other purposes" This act. 30 Tar as
"a relates 10 internal revenue. takes effect
July I. 1907
The following changes are made In the
Law now Ia rorce-
TAXES REPEALED on AND AFTER
JULY ]. isoc.
Special taxes Of
bankers.
Dealers In grain. securities etc. under
paragraph :. section = act OF March :.
1901 CoFoksrs. class -;
Pawnbrokers:
custom-hOusc brokers.
Proprietors OF thcaters. etc.
Projectors % circuscs:
Proprietors OF public exhibitions or
shows for money.
Projectors % bowling alleys or bill
Hard rooms:
Dealers In leaf tobacco:
Dealers In tobacco.
Manufacturers OF tobacco:
Manufacturers OF cigars.
tSee sections : and 5 OF the actJ
Stamp taxes on
Instruments. papers. or documents: Is
sues. deliveries or transfers OF stock. and
sales and agreements OF sale or agree
ments TO SILL stocks. products. or mer-
chandise. Schedule A.
Wines Schedule b
Seats IN parlor or palace cars. ana ocrtns
IN sleeping cars.
Excise taxes on persons firms. COM
panies. and corporations engaged in refin-
ing petroleum and sugar.
Taxes on ieEacies and distributive
shares OF personal property.
(See section OF the actD
The estates OF all persons. dying prior
20 July I. 1872 will be subject to the
legacy tax. even az the distribution ~ not
made until after that date. CSection So
TAXES REDUCED.
Fermented liquors.-The tax on fer
mcntcd liquors Is reduced To 81 per barrel
(Section ID
snufr and tobacco.-The tax on snun
and tobacco Is reduced TO cents per
pound. (Section -
CiRarettes--Thc tax on cigarettes weigh
Ing more than : pounds per thousand ts
reduced 20 80 per thousand. (Section 30
a drawback or rebate Is allowed on all
original and unbroken factory packages
Of smoking and manufactured tobacco and
snum held by manufacturers or dealers
on July I. 1890. TO the amount Of differ
encc between the higher rate paid and the
tax imposed by this act. tScction -
No discount In allowed on sale OF stamps
for fcrmCntCd liquors. or for tobacco or
snuff. (Scction - The discount on the
sale cf stamps for fcrmented liquors
which was allowed by the war-revenue
set was repealed by the act OF March ?.
Tho provisions 81 the present law.
relative 20 MIXED -four. remain unchanged.
cxcept-a slight change Ia made In the
definition Of mixed -four. tScction 3.
amending section . OF the wAr-revenuc
act. ns nmcudcdD
RiEuts accrued or liabilities incurred
prior Co the repeal are not affected. (Sec-
ton II % the United States Revised
StatutcsD
J. W. YERKES.
Commissioner.