The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-22
oGeGAr o. COTTON REll9p
MADE OAsis ron srRUoolg
AGAINST LEGISLATION.
uuxURlES HARDEST mt
0GER, WINES, coR0iALo, PGRfUa1-
cav, COSMETICS AND CHEW.
ING GUM ARE TAXED.
Jester. Newspaper un,o. New. Service.

Washington The administration
war revenue bill levyinE approximate
ly 100000. 10000 additional taxes. to
meet the emergency caused by the
war In Europe. was passed by the
Senate. 81 to 22. after southern Demo
Gratis in coalition with Republicans Of
the Senate desperately fought to In
postpone consideration OF
the measure. because cotton relief leg
islation had been decisively defeated.
The main provisions OF the 100000
OvO0O war revenue bill are as follows:
Tax on beer. 3l.75 4 barrel; recti'
fled whiskey, cents gallon: all do
mestic still wines. 8 cents q gallon.
and IS cents q gallon on all grape
brandies used in fortification thereof:
champsgnes. 25 cents a quart; carbon
ated wines, 10 cents . quart; liquor
and cordials. "a cents gallon; bank
ers, 81 per $1,000 Of capital. surplus
and undivided profits: .pawnbrokers'
$50 q year; commercial brokers, wv;
commission merchants. $50; custom
house brokers. SO: proprietors OF the
aires, museums and concert halls WIN
seating capacity of not more than 3oo'
s25 a year; not exceeding 900 capacity
$50; not exceeding 1000. SIS; more
than 1000, 800; circuses. 500. 9th
er amusement proprietors or agents
except Chautauquas. lecture lyceums'
agricultural or industrial fairs or ex-
hibitions under religious or charitaole
auspices-$1O: bowling alleys and bill
lizard rooms, IS for each alley or table
speeia! Tobacco Taxes.
Special annual taxes on tobacco
dealers and manufacturers:
Dealers in leaf tobacco, from Sc to
s24: dealers in tobacco. $3.50 for each
store: manufacturers of tobacco. with
annual sales not exceeding 100000
pounds, Sc; not exceeding 100000
pounds. $l2; not exceeding 4oo'ooo
pounds, $24; not exceeding 1,OOo,ooO
pounds, 500; 100000 pounds. $500:
lOOoo,OOO pounds, 5000; 20.OO0,000
pounds. $1,000; exceeding 2o.ooO.o0o
pounds, $2,496.
Manufacturers Of cigars, whose an
nua sales do not exceed 100000 ct-
cigars. $12; 100000, $50:. 5000, 900.
$3.50; 10000, 900, GOO; 4o,0oo,ooO, $1,000;
exceeding 4O,O0O,00O, $2.49G.
Manufacturers of cigarettes with an
nual sales not exceeding 100000 ci-
garettes, s12; 100000. $24; 100000.
$50; 10000, 900, $12O; 10000, 5000:
1c0,OOO,O 900, $1,000; exceeding 100000
0GO. $2.496.
Levies on Perfumery.
Stamp taxes as follows:
Perfumery, cosmetics and similar
articles from one-eighth OF cent for
each scent package to five-etgths OF
a cent on each 25-cent package and
five-eighths of cent for each addi-
ticnal 25 cents in value; chewing gum.
4 cents for each $40 Oof value: spark
ling wines not otherwise taxed, l
cent for pints and cents for all larg-
er containers.
Bonds certificates of Indebtedness
Of certificates of stock, 8 cents for
each 800 of value: sales, agreements
to sell. ETC., 2 cents on each 500 OF
value; exempting agreements OF de-
pcsit on stock certificates as collat-
eral for loans: board Of trade sales OF
agreeenmts to sell, cent for each
800 Of value: promissory notes, =
cents per 800; express and freight
bills Of lading, ! cent each; newspa
per shipments taxed on month;
sworn statements OF publishers (shir
ments within the county of publica
tion exemptedD l cent per shipment;
telegraph and telephone messages,
cent each: indemnifying bonds, 50
cents; certificates of damage. etc. %
cents; certificates Of profits, .. cents
for each 800; certificates Of damages,
etc., 25 cents; all other certificates re-
quired by law, 10 cents each; broker
notes. memorandums of sale, ETC., 10
cents; conveyances, so cents on values
between, 800 and $500 and 50 cents
for each additional $500 OF value; Gus
tom house receipts. 25 cents to s1.o0
on values ranging from 500 to more
than $500; custom house withdrawal
entries, so cents each.
Marine and fire insurance policies,
l cent on each dollar of premium, CO
operative and mutual fire insurance
exempted; casualty insurance, / cent
on each dollar Of premium.
Passage tickets sold in the United
States to foreign ports not exceeding
$50 in cost, IS; more than $50, So;
tickets less than SO exempted.
Power of attorney, 10 cents; pro
tests of notes. etc, 25 cents; parlor
car seats and berths, l cent.
Maximum estimate of annual reve-
nue., $1O7,O0O,OOO; minimum estimate.
based on possible slump In beer pro
duction, $92 ,0OO,0 900.
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