The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-14
UNCLE SAM DEMANDS
COIN FOR Smokes"
Cigarmakers Are to Be Denied
Privilege of Making Their
Own Cigars.
If They Do They Must Pay Tax to
the Observation-Disclosures
Gets Orders.

Have you ever visited a friend in
cigar factory, and had him make
for you a nice, big, fresh, juicy
"smoke"? If you have, the chances
ture. Old Uncle Sam, who is soar
ing about watching for leakages in
his tax receipts, has put the ban on
unstamped Smokes"
In bulletin just issued to COL
lectors of internal revenue, a copy
of which has been received by local
cigar manufacturers, holds that the
removal of unstamped cigars from a
factory by Workmen and other per-
sons as smokes" is in violation of
the provisions of the federal law"
The bulletin gives implicit instruc-
tons to agents of the government in
) plain language and says:
Must Enter 'SmOkes."
There exists among certain manu-
facturers Of cigars and cigarettes an
erroneous impression that cigars and
cigarettes known as smokes may be
given to employees each day, which
cigars and cigarettes are not taken
from regularly stamped packages, but
from stock, without the same being
entered in the manufacturers &C
| count, and without being packed and
! stamped before removal from the
| bonded factory premises, as required
by law and regulations. This prac-
| tice, wherever it exists, must be at
| once discontinued.
The removal of cigars or cigar
cites without the payment of the tax
due thereon from the bonded prem
ises of cigar manufacturers by CT
gar makers, or other persons en-
ployed by such manufacturers, is a
violation Of the provisions of section
1897 Of the revised statutes, as
amended, which statute reads as fol-
lows:
! Law Is Quoted.
whenever any cigars are removed
from any factory. or place where ci-
gars are made, without being packed
visions Of this chapter. or without the
proper stamp thereon denoting the tax
or without stamping. indenting: burn
! ing. or impressing into each box, in a
legible and durable manner, the num-
Der of the cigars contained therein
the number of the mandatory. anc
state. or without properly atkins
thereon and canceling the stamp de-
noting the. tax on the same, or are
sold, or offered for sale. not properly
boxed and stamped, they shall be for
feited to the United States. And every
person who permits any of the above
described offenses shall be fined FOL
each offense not less than one hun.
dred dollars nor more than one thou.
sand dollars. and imprisoned not less
than six months nor more than two
years.
The plea advanced that it has been
customary among manufacturers oil
cigars to permit their workmen an6
employees to remove from their bond.
ed premises as smokes cigars upo:
which the tax has not been paid car
not be accepted as in any degree
paliating an act which is expressl,
forbidden by the statute above re-
ferred to.
Where it is discovered that CT
gars or cigarettes have been thu!
unlawfully removed from the factor,
full and complete report should b,
made to this office. This report mus
include the number of workmen EN-
ployed in the factory, the number o
| oAAOn0o ACA4OFSu udlly Oy eaCl
workman or employee. and the az
gregate number of such smokers re
moved during the two years imme
d1ately preceding the date of tina ex
animation. =
| Check Up for Two Years. .
| 1.-The utmost care should be take1
In making up the total number Of ci
gars or cigarettes found to have beef
removed as smokers during thi
period of two years, in order that tn
assessments to. be made to cover tn
tax thus evaded may be based upo
correct and accurate, figures State
ments. under oath, should be oh
tanned from the manufacturers fore
man and such other persons as hav
knowledge of the number Of cigar
or cigarettes that have been thus un
! lawfully removed from the factor
premises in the manner above indt
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