The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-03
Revenue Offices Swamped With Or
ders--Bapks Have Received Small
Lots Dealers Ready to Pur-
chase Stamps if Available
WRITE COLLECTOR
FOR PROPER BLANKS
Remittances Being Returned With
Blanks To Get Blanks First
is the Best Method Par
tial List Tax Articles

The government at Washington has
notified revenue collectors throughout
the country to make it plain to the
people that the government has no
intention Of prosecuting anybody sub
1ect to the war revenue tax who shows
he is willing and ready to buy and
pay for stamps. The collectors Of
fices in all the revenue centers of the
United States are swamped with or
ders for stamps in their districts and
1t will be many weeks before the or
ders in hand can be filled
The bureau of engraving and print
ing at Washington is utterly unable
to meet the unprecedented demand for
these war stamps although working
night and day. All collectors have
been advised as follows:
Date all special tax returns Novem-
Der 30 until your are able to handle
applications promptly, unless you have
information that no effort was made
to file same prior to that date. If un-
able to supply demands for documen-
tary stamps for bills Of lading permit
shipments to go forward, have record
kept, and affix or cancel stamps when
received. Notify railroads.
The drug stores in Chickasha (prac-
tically every article they sell is sub
iect to the stamp act) have their
money and applications in for some
time and still no stamps The banks
have been in receipt of small lots for
personal use but late orders are still
untitled All dealers in manufactured
tobacco whose sales amount to 5000
per annum are subject to a tax of
1920. Many dealers here are unable
to get the stamps though ready and
willing to pay.
Hubert l.. Bolen, collector at Okla
homa City, is returning remittances
from Chickasha with proper reiuisi-
ton blanks issued by the government
enclosed to be filled out and returned
to his office. In order to expedite re-
ceipt of war tax stamps it is best to
write him for the necessary blanks,
fill them out and return with proper
remittance to cover the amount called
for. Even this method will not bring
the stamps quickly as the revenue col
lectors office is far behind on account
of the already recorded demand.
Marriage licenses must carry war
tax stamp. The county court is with
out a supply as yet, though anticipat-
ing an arrival any day. Order your
blanks first, fill them out and mail
with remittance to Hubert L. Bolen,
collector, Oklahoma City, Okla. Then
wait until the stamps arrive.
Briefly, some of the things which
will require a stamp tax are the FOL
lowing: Agreements Of sales, agree
ments to sell stock; assignments, ale,
beers, wines, grape brandy. bonds,
brokers note, certificates of profits Of
corporations, certificates required by
law, chewing gum, cigarettes, cigars.
champagnes, perfumes, cosmetics.
damage certificates, deeds of realty
transfers, entry of goods at custom
houses, freight shipments, indemnity
and personal bonds, palace or parlor
car seat or berth, passenger ticket by
sea, power of attorney promIssory
notes, protest OF notes, sales or agree
ment to sell stock and voting powers
or proxies.