The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-21
INCRE ASED TAX
ON TOBACCO TRADE
Fee on Manufactured Product 8
Cents Pound After
July L.

Collector of Internal Revenue NJ. K.
Lowry. in charge of this district. yes.
terday received from the Treasury
Department at Washington an order
applying to the enforcement OF the
increased tax on manufactured tobac-
CO. which goes into effect July 1.
On and by July /, 1910, the tax
increase from 6 to cents per pound
on manufactured tobacco will so i'm
mediately into effect.
On and by July /, any and all re-
venue stamps. of old denominations,
whether used or unused, shall become
valueless. On and after July 1 any and
all packages of manufactured tobac-
CO. stamped with revenue stamps of
the old and obsolete varieties found
In any bonded factory or mandatory
shall be held by the government as
improperly labeled. or taxed. until such
times as the old revenue stamps be re-
placed by new
To avoid inconvenience. manufacture
ers are expected to submit their stock
to inspection by the Federal inspec-
tors together with all obsolete re-
venue stamps After the inspection
Federal officials will give instructions
how to make out the proper FORMS for
reclamation from the government of
the total value of all such used or un-
used revenue stamps as shall have been
destroyed by the Federal revenue in
spectors in bonded factories in pur-
suauce of Instructions from Washing
ton.
Can Remove Old stock.
One important part of the order,
which is signed by Royal E. Cabell,
United States commissioner Of reve-
t,,4 H,t MI aolr Of nm q
tured tobacco, stamped with old reve-
nue. stamps, bearing the present per
cent. tax. which are removed from
bonded factories before midnight or
June 80, 1910, and carried by the own
ers, or manufacturers, In warehouses
or storehouses outside of the bonded
factories where they were manufac-
tured, will not be subject to the new
Scent tax, nor Will their revenue
stamps he destroyed.
short time ago the internal reve-
nue. office in Richmond had on hand
more than 100000 in revenue stamps.
on hand throughout the United States
These will be valueless when the new
regulations go into effect, and will be
destroyed by order of the government
Collector Lowry has also received
instructions that on and by July
special revenue stamps will be provid
ed for cigars, in packages containing
as few as five and ten. Under the old
law packages containing twelve were
| the smallest. Lists containing the
various dimensions of the several Sc
stamps are now In the collectors Of
| fee. This information is OF interest
| to the tobacco trade.
| Packages now authorized manufac-
| tured tobacco and snuff shall be put
| up in packages of 12. "a. I, 1 IA.
/ IL, 1 "a. ., 2 Ia, 2 IL, 2 IA, 8,
8 IA. L., ga. 4. 6, Z. S, 10. IL, II
and 16 ounces; also snuff in bladders
and in jars containing not exceeding
| 90 pounds. and cavendish, plug, twist
| tobacco in wooden packages not ex-
ceeding 200 pounds, net weight. The
/ tax on manufactured tobacco and snuff
| per pound.
Cigars and Cigarettes.
Cigars Weighing more than three
pounds per thousand, in packages OF 5.
S, 10. 10. 10. %. so, 100. 200. $50 and
500 cigars. will be taxed SO per thou
sand Cigars weighing not more than
three pounds per thousand. IN pack
ages OF 5, s. 10. Is, 90. so and 100 little
cigars. the tax has been increased from
54 cents to rs cents per thousand
Cigarettes weighing not more than
three pounds per thousand, in pack
ages containing 5. S. 10. 90, so and
100 little cigarettes, the tax has been
increased from 81 cents and s1.os to
one rate of Sl.25 per thousand. Cigar
cites weighing more than three
pounds per thousand. In packages con-
tanning 5. S, TO- l5 20, so and 100
large cigarettes. the tax has been In
creased from SO to $3.50 per thousand.
The above changes in rates apply
to packages removed from bonded
premises of factories or custom
house after midnight of June 30. 1910.
but not tobacco snuff, cigars and
cigarettes in the hands of jobbers and
dealers. which are removed from fac