Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-20

The president Is empowered to en-
ploy such persons as may be required
TO secure information to assist the
president in the discharge of the duties
imposed upon him, and information
whichNwill be useful to the officers of
the government In the administration
of the customs law.
The reciprocity treaty with Cuba Is
not affected by the maximum and mini
mum provision. The president Is en-
powered also to abrogate those reci-
procity treaties which can be terminal
ed by diplomatic action. 1t Is made
his duty to give 10 days notice after
the bill becomes a law Of his intention
TO bring those treaties to an end.
All other treaties which contain no
stipulation In regard to their termina-
tito by diplomatic action, shall be alb
wogated by a notice of six months from
or product of, or manufactured in the
PHILIPPINE stands from material the
growth or product of the Philippine
islands or the United States. or both,
or which do not contain foreign ma
terials to the value of more than 20 per
cent of their total values"
Rice is the only exception to the free
provision, but restrictions are placed
upon sugar and tobacco. The free i'm
portation Of sugar Is limited to 300, 900
ton a year. On wrapped and filler
tobacco when mixed, the annual limi-
cation is 500, 900 pounds, on filler tobacco,
1000, 900 pounds and on cigars $50, 900.
"A provision Is included in the bill which
sevies on all articles upon which any
foreign country pays a bounty or grant
4 upon its expectation, an additional duty
equal to the amount of such bounty.
Must 30 Stamped.
It is required that all imported
articles capable of being marked
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shall be stamped with the name OF
the manufacturer and the country
Of origin.
A very elaborate provision for the
the president to those countries, the
notice dating from April 80, 1909. on
which date Secretary Knox notified for
eign governments that the United
States would soon ask them to enter
into new tariff r~elations.
Provision Is made for the establish
ment or q customs cour of appeals
with headquarters at Washington.
1t will comprise a presiding judge
and four associate judges at salaries
OF $4,000 a year. There are to be ap-
pointed to conduct government cases
before this court. a special assistant
attorney at ST. 1000, a deputy assistant
attorney general, at $500. and four
attorneys at $4,000 each.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE TAX
ON TOBACCO IS AMENDED. MAX
ING THE RATES ON CHEWING
AND SMOKING TOBACCO 8
CENTS A POUND. NO CHANGE
WAS MADE IN THE TAX ON CT
CARS, EXCEPT THOSE WEIGHING
UNDER THREE POUNDS PER 1000.
WHICH WE'RE INCREASED FROM
"a TO 20 CENTS PER 1000. THE
RATES ON CIGARETS WERE IN
CREASED TO SIPS PER 1000. A
PROHIBITION AGAINST THE USE.
OF COUPONS OR SPECIAL GIFT
PLEDGES is INCORPORATED IN
THE NEW LAW.
The provision granting farmers the
free sale of leaf tobacco places a re-
striction on the retail dealer which
REQIRES HIM TO RECORD EVERY
SALE AMOUNTING TO TWO
POUNDS OR MORE TO ONE PER-
SON IN ONE DAY.
To Prevent Frauds.
A number of other ironclad require
ments are included in the redraft of
this section adopted by the conference
committee, by which II was intended
TO prevent any frauds upon the in
ternal revenues and at the same time
give as much for a local market as
possible I o the tobacco growers. The
grower has commended for unrestricted
sale OF amounts up to 10 pounds.
Foreign built yachts are subjected to
an excise tax of { gross ton. which
IL to be collected annually. on the 1rst
day Of September. In lieu Of this ~
else tax the owneg OF . foreign bu1fs