The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-08
The Lover Of Wine Will Have to Pay
Considerable Extra for His Fa-
vorite Vintage JhIs
Year.
MURPHY GIVES WARNING
Says His ONCE VIII Assist In All
Ways Possible But People Must
Keep Their Own
eeoks.

Inc local man VINO mas 066u IN the
habit OF buying wines each fall will
find that his liquor bill will be con-
siderabiy higher this year than In
other years. owing to the war rev.
enue tax which has been imposed on
the people This WIN apply to wines
made locally or In this vicinity ~
we'll a. to those which comes from
scrosS the watsr or from California.
Louis Murphy, OF Dubuque. collec-
tor Of internal revenue for Iowa, de,
clares that a great many Iowans will
md themselves In . peck Of trouble
unless they make sure now of what
IL required of them under the new
war revenue emergency act. my Of
nee wants to give taxpayers all the
help It can" says Collector Murphy.
"Bvt there are some things the tax
payers necessarily must do for him
self. One OF these 10 to keep his own
books.
Many OF the provisions Of tho act
are already in effect, some becoming
effective on october 20 last and 9TH
ers on November I. Still others will
be effective on December / next. No
stamps have as yet been received by
me, and expect none until the mid
die Of November. Then hope to be
able to supply all demands.
Until the stamps are received all
dealers In wines, cordials. liquors. etc.
selling to the consumer. must keep
account of all such sales dating from
October 20 last. Later they will be
called upon to pay the tax on such
sales
The Taxes on wines.
The new law imposes upon all
still wines, domestic and imported,
when sold or offered for sale or con-
sumption. taxes AZ follows: On each
bottle containing Y pint or less. Y
cant; y pint, n cent; ! pint. l cent;
/ quart, 2 cents. On still wines in
all other containers, cents per gal
Ion. Upon all domestic and imported
champagne and other sparkling or
artificial carbonated wines when sold
or offered for sale or consumption
the tar shall be upon each bottle
containing u pint or less, s cents;
1 pint, 10 cents; quart, 20 cents;
and on all other containers at the
rate Of 20 cents per quart On all
liquors. cordials. ETC., domestic and
imported, the tar shall be collected on
each bottle containing not more than
n pint, ~ cents; I pint. 3 cents, I
quart, 6 cents; and on larger con-
tainers a tax at the rate Of "a cents
per gallon.
The Special Taxes.
THE special taxes become effective
on November 1. These AFFECT many
persons, firms and organizations
hitherto untaxed. Among these ara
banks, which shall annually pay 31.00
for each $1,000 OF capital, surplus and
undivided profits employed in the
business. Brokers shall pay $1,000;
by brokers is meant every person.
firm or company whose business II IL
to negotiate purchases or sales Of So
curities. Pawnbrokers shall pay
$4,000; commercial brokers, $50; Gus
tom house brokers, $1,000; commits
sion merchants, $4,000.
"Proprietors Of theatres Of every
kind, where a charge for admission
Is made, shall pay IS follows: For .
theatre with seating capacity OF
more than $50, $500; With = seating
capacity not exceeding 500, $4,000;
with seating capacity not exceeding
500. S755.00; with q seating capacity
Of more than 800, $1,000. Circuses
shall pay $1,000. Proprietors Of all
other public exhibitions or shows for
money, $1,000.
"Proprietors Of billiard and pool
rooms and bowling alleys shall pay
$500 for each alley or table.
Taxes on Tobacco.
Every dealer IN tobacco, whose
saaes exceed $4,000 Ger annum shall
pay for each store or place in which
tobacco IL sold, $3.50 per annum.
Every person whoee business Il Il TO
sell or offer for sale tobacco, snuiR.
cigars or cigarettes. shall be regarded
az . dealer in tobacco. A graduated
tax is imposed on manufacturers Of
tobacco. However, no manufactures
Of tobacco, relling his own product at
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