New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-11-18
Consumer Must
Pay the Freight
NEW REVENUE LAW SHOWN IN
ITS EFFECT ON RAILWAY
TARIFFS.
HEAVY PENALTY ATTACHES TO
81 NoN-oBsERvANcE OF
REGULATIONS.

DecemOefFHSC Is almost mere ana with
it will come the War Tax to be paid.
This tax will affect great many different
articles and business transactions but the
provision which will probably come
nearest home to the general consumer is
thelone dealing with freight. 1t is quite
probable that merchants will feel obliged
to advance prices somewhere to come
out even and this, of course, will come
out of the ultimate consumer. The tax
on beer does not affect the whole people
nor do those in relation to the tax on
legal papers for the big majority Of the
people will have nothing to do with them
but no shipment of freight amounting
to as much as FIVE cents for the charges
may be billed out without the stamp.
This means every shipment as. the
minimum freight charge is IS cents.
Each bill Of lading, no matter how much
freight it covers viii carry l cent
revenue stamp.
The provision Of the law governing
this matter reads substantially as follows:
bill of Lading or Manifest-The Rail-
way Company must in every case issue
to the shipper, or his representative, a
bill Of lading, manifest. or other evidence
OF receipt, Tor each shipment for trans
portation. The shipper, or consignor,
shall attach and cancel, to each bill of
lading or manifest, stamp of the value
of one cent" It will be noticed that the
consignor pays, not only 'the freight"
but the tax charge as well. The penalty
attaching for the failure Of the, Railroad
Company to issue the bill of lading is $50.
The Railroad Company is also liable to
the same extent for allowing bill of
lading to pass without stamp attached
while the consignor who fails to attach
such stamp is liable to a fine of 500.
Other provisions of the law which
concern the railways deal with the tax
on passage tickets sold in the United
States to passengers going by any vessel
to a foreign port or place and with parlor
car tickets. The tax in such instances
will be $1.00 for, amounts of passage
exceeding $40 and under $50. $500 for
amounts of passage exceeding $50 and
under $50. $500 for passage tickets
costing more than $50. No tax is
assessed on tickets costing less than $40.
Parlor car seat and berth tickets are
taxed at the rate of cent for each and
the company selling same must pay the
tax.
Another provision of the law that will
affect a large proportion of the business
of the country is the one relating to the
charge on all telephone and telegraph
messages costing Is cents or over. The
tax will be cent for each such message.
This does not apply to the messages of
railroad companies concerning their own
affairs or service when sent over the
wires on its own railroad. This provision
will probably cost the big mills here more
than their shipments on the railroads do
as they make great use of the telephone
and telegraph to out of town stations
handling their fours and wheat.
Following are few of the noteworthy
provisions Of the law.
Promissory notes, and for each re
newal of same, for a sum not exceeding
$4,000, 2 cents. For each additional
$4,000, or fractional part thereof. in
excess of $4,000, cents.
Protest of any note, bill of exchange,
acceptance, check or draft, Is cents.
Bonds, debentures or certificates Of in
debtedness, issued on and after the first
day of December, 1914, 5 cents on each
$4,000 of face value, or fraction thereof.
Certificates of stock, on each original
issue, cents on each $4,000 of face
value, or fraction thereof.
Certificates of stock, on each original
issue, cents on each $4,000 of face
value, or fraction thereof.
x Deed or conveyance of real estate. If
the consideration exceeds $4,000 and
does not exceed $4,000, so cents. For
each $4,000 additional, or fractional part
thereof, in excess Of $4,000, 80 cents.
Certificates required by law (not other
wise specifed), 10 cents.
Entry Of goods or merchandise at any
custom house for consumption or ware
housing, not to exceed $4,000 in value,
rs cents; exceeding 10000 and not
exceeding $4,000. so cents; exceeding
$500 in value, 500. HI: # ~
Entry for Withdrawal Of goods or
merchandise from customs bonded ware