The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-02
HERE ARE THE NEW WAR
TAXES


passed by congress to supply the de-
ficiency caused from falling off in
custom house receipts because of the
European war went into effect.
Here are it's leading provisions:
One 5-cent stamp will be attached
to all debentures and certificates of
Indebtedness of any association,
company or corporation on each
500 or fraction. Stock certificates
Will pay a similar tax.
All promisory notes will pay
cents for each 800 or fraction.
Deeds, mortgages and other public
documents will be taxed likewise.
All taxable document filed after De-
cember | must bear stamps in the
proper amounts or otherwise the fl
ings will not be legal. A deed will
not convey a clear title to property
unless the stamps are attached.
All newspaper publishers will be
required to pay one cent for each
bundle OF paper sent out of the
county in which the paper is pub
lished
But the editors are to be trusted
for their share of the tax. They
will be required at stated intervals
to submit sworn statements to the
collector of internal revenue of the
number of bundles they have ship
ped and attach the required value
of stamps to their statements.
All insurance policies excepting
life, health and accident will be
taxed at the rate of two cents for
each 500 on the face value of the
policy.
All tobacco dealers and manufac-
turers of all kinds of tobacco, as
cigars, snuff and cigarette will have
to pay a license tax.
Banks will have to pay 81 per
$1,000 on their capitalization and
surplus.
Considerable revenue also is ex-
pected from pool and billiard halls
and bowling alleys. Such institu-
lions will have to pay IS annually
for each table or each alley. Pri-
vate clubs wherein tables or alleys
are not operated for a profit will be
exempted.
Brokers who have not paid as
bankers will be assessed $50 per
annum. Pawbrokers will pay $50
commercial brokers $50, warehouses
brokers $40 and commission mer-
chants $40.
Proprietors of theaters will be as
sessed according to the seating ca
pacity of their houses. Houses
seating not more than $50 will pay
$25 yearly; from $50 to 500, $50;
from 500 to 500, SIS; and more
than 500, 800.
All circuses will pay 500 for
each State in which they exhibit.
All other public exhibitions or
shows given for profit will pay $40
each.
steamship passage to foreign
ports will bear the following rates:
One dollar for each ticket costing
$40 and not more than $40; SO for
each ticket costing $40 and not more
than $50; IS for each ticket costing
more than $50. Tickets costing
less than 800 will not be taxed
Entries and Withdrawals of goods
from United States custom houses
and bonded warehouses also will be
taxed at the rate of 25 cents for
values up to 500; so cents up to
$500 and 81 over $500 for entries,
and SO cents each for all withdraw
ais.
Telephone and teleeraphic mes
sages will be taxed l cent for each
charge of Is cents or more. The
telephone companies will be re-
quired to collect from their patrons
and pay to the government. Or
they can absorb the charges them
selves and make the payments. The
companies will be trusted to make
correct reports.
Seats in parlor cars and berths in
sleeping cars will pay one cent
each.
Perfumery, cosmetics and other
drugs will pay in various proper
tions. Patent medicines will not
be taxed as in 1898. y