The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-01
TOBACCO MUST BEAR
PART OF COST Of WAR
Special Revenue Act, Effective To-
Day, Will Cost Richmond
$4,000 Per Annum.
GRADED TAX ON MANUFACTURE
Bankers, Brokers and Those Engaged
IN Various Amusement Enterprises
Must Also Pay Share Of burden
Caused by War.

'Iigssf SsANSCn w NdFs
) tho city arc reached by tho war tax
recently passed by Congress and
y which goes into effect to-day. The
tobacco industry Will be particularly
hard hit. although bankers. brokers.
3 commission merchants. pool-rooms.
: bowling alleys and theatres will also
suffer by tho new special taxes. Rich
i nond. II IL estimated. will pay $780,
QUO extra into the government Golfers
annually while the law Is effective.
Tho tax which becomes effective to.
I day Is n special tax and not stamp
tax. 1t will De paid in advance In
the manner of other taxes. and must
{ be paid before the end of the month
to avoid 80 per cent penalty Depu.
tx+Collector Curtis NJ. Dozier will
and Division Deputy Collector r. y.
x Southward is I'm charge of the noti-
flcation OF those liable to taxation.
TOBACCO INDUSTRIES
WILL PAY LARGE TAX
The new tax will be felt here strong.
y ly,4 on account OF the tobacco indus
tries. Manufacturers OF cigars, ciga-
retteS and tobnccos, dealers In leaf to-
hacco and retailers and wholesalers are
all subject to the extra levy. The tax
on the manufacturers Is graduated
one. and ranger from 50 to s2,4o6. In
accordance with the amount OF business
done during the year. There are sew
eral manufacturers in each class who
will pay the maximum. while mono will
pay the minimum, or near the bottom
price. There arc seven cigar manufac-
& turers; two cigarette manufacturers.
eleven tobacco manufacturers and three
leaf tobacco dealers. They Will pay
treasury. There are also twenty-five
tobacco dealers, and nearly 500 chops
or stores where tobacco Ia sold, each of
which Is to betaXed $3.50 q year, maxi
ing nearly $4,000 In NIL.
Banks Will be charged 81 annually
d or each $1,000 of ca pital stock and sur
plus. Richmond will yield $4,000 n
year from this tax. Fifty 1.-TWO brokers,
3 ffty-one commission merchants and ten
pawn brokers will add approximately
$4,000 more. Five theatres will pay
$500 each, and fifteen more will average
$50 more, making a total of 1916 In all.
-Four bowling alleys Will contribute
$3.50. and twenty-five pool rooms will
pay about $500.
COLLECTOR MONCURE
ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE
The schedule announced yesterday by
Collector r. G. l. Moncuro follows:
Manufacturers of cigars whose sales
do not exceed 100000 shall pay SO: 100,-
600 and not over 100000 shall pny Sc:
100000 and not over 100000 shall pay
Sig, 100000 and not over 100000 shall
pay sac; 100000 end md not not over 5,ooo.o
20.oo0.oo0 shall pay $500; 2o,0oooo0 and
nor over 100000 shall pay $1,000:
over 100000 shall pay s2.4se.
manufacturers OF cigarettes who's
sales do not exceed 100000 year
ahall pay SIC; l,o00.oeo and not over
1000 600 shail,pay s24; 100000 and not
over 100000 shall nay SEQ: 100000
snd not over 100000 shall pay $40:
10,d0o.00U and not over b0.000.000 shall
pay 5000; 100000 and not over TO-.
0G0 shall pay $2.496.
Dealers In Leaf tobacco. whose an
/, nual sales are less than 1000 pounds.
no tax. Whose annual sales are 50.-
$4,000 to. 100000 pounds. Sle year;
more than 100000 pounds a year. SEA
4 year.
manufacturers of tobacco, who sell
less than 100000 pounds. Sc n year:
who sell 100000 and not over 100000
100000 pounds, s24 year; 100000 and
not over 100000 pounds, $50 a year:
100000 and not over 100000 pounds.
san1 year: 5000, 300 and not over
b 100000 pounds. &500 year: TO-
E00o,O 900 and not over 100000 pounds.
S2.4s6 q year.
BANKERS. BROKERS' AND
THEATRES ARE TAXED
Bankers shall pay 81 annually for
each $1,000 of capital employed and
ESTIMATED capital, surplus and undi-
vvIded profits shall be included The
Aamount OF the annual tax will be COM
fputed on the basis Of the capital, sur
Iplus and undivided profits for the pre-
feeding fiscal year.
Brokers, whose business II Is to ne
Igotiate purchases or sales OF stocks.
bonds. exchange, bullion. promissory
Snotes or other securities, shall pay $50
year. Commercial brokers negotiat-
ing sales or purchases OF goods. pro-
duce or merchandise. or negotiating
freight for shippers shall pay SEQ n
year.
Pawnbrokers. have to pay an annual
tax Of $50. and custom house brokers
S$10.
4 Theatres with seating capacity OF
ESQ or less will pay s25 a year; 500
capacity, $50; 500 capacity, SIS; more
Ethan 500 capacity. 500 year. This
sscale includes motion picture houses
Il Circus proprietors will pay 800. and
proprietors or agents of all other public
Exhibitions or shows for money not
&enumerated in the section will pay $40
"a year.
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