The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-12

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
which will 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. It 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-
ton by diplomatic action, shall be alb
rogated by a notice of six months from
or product of, or manufactured in the
PHILIPPINE islands 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 h 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 inn
portation of sugar Is limited to 300. 600
tons a year. On wrapped and filler
tobacco when mixed. the annual limi-
tation Is 100000 pounds, on filler tobacco,
l,000,O00 pounds and on cigars $50, 900.
A provision Is included in the bill which
Ievies on all articles upon which any
foreign country pays a bounty or grant
upon it's expectation, an additional duty
equal to the amount of such bounty.
Must Be Stamped. r.
1t Is required that all imported
articles capable of being marked
without impairment of their value
shall be stamped with the name of
the manufacturer and the country
of origin. < .s
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 relations.
Provision Is made for the establish
ment of a customs court of appeals
with headquarters at Washington.
It will comprise a presiding Judge
and four associate judges at salaries
Of $4,000 q year There are to be APP
pointed to conduct government case
before this court, a special assistant
attorney at SIC, 900, 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
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 IS CENTS PER 1000. THE
RATES ON CIGARETS WE'RE IN
CREASED TO $1.25 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 o!
this section adopted by the conference
committee, by which 1t was INTENDED
to prevent any frauds upon the N
ternal revenues and at the same time
give as much for a local market as
possible to the tobacco growers. The
grower has contended for unrestricted
sale of amounts VI to 10 pounds.
Foreign built yachts are subjected (
an excise tax of 81 per gross ton, Whicf
is to be collected annually on the mrs
day OF September. In lieu of this ex.
else tax the owner of a foreign Dull