The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-24
WAR TAX ON ALL
BILLS OF LADING
SHIPPERS BY FREIGHT OR En-
PRESS WILL HAVE TO YIELD
REVENUE TO UNCLE SAM.
BECOMES Effective DEC. IST

| Local E(dIlFOdu OliCOIS 6tiiu HAPACSS
Companies Will Keep a Supply on
Hand. Tax on Many Other Things
Will Have to BE Paid.
The attention of all Shippers is
called to the fact that, effective De-
cember list, 1914, a United States
revenue stamp of the value\ of one
cent must be affixed to bills of lading
or express receipts covering each and
every shipment made by freight or
express, as provided in the war tax
bill passed by the last congress.
These internal revenue stamps are
to be purchased by the shipper, as
he is to pay the portion of the tax.
The local railroad offices and express
office will have and keep a supply on
hand for the public and it is prob
able that a supply will be kept by the
postoff1ce or some other institution TO
be designated by the government lat
err. This kind of stamp is to be can
celed by writing or stamping across
the face the initials of the user and
the date. The provision of this law,
of course, applies to shipments by
water as well as rail.
The following is an extract of that
portion of the act referred to in the
foregoing:
Express and freight: 1t shall be
the duty of every railroad or steam
boat company, carrier, express com
pany or corporation or person whose
occupation is to act as such, to is
sue to the shipper or consignor, or
his agent or person, from whom any
goods are accepted for transporta-
ton where a charge exceeding five
cents is made a bill of lading, mani
fest or other evidence of receipt and
forwarding for each shipment re-
ceived for carriage and transporta-
ton, whether in bulk or in boxes,
bales, packages, bundles or not so
inclosed or included; and such ship
Der, tOuSlSuOIp agent vi pCloO1l GAit'Al
duly attach and cancel, as in this
act provided, to each of said bills
of lading, manifests or other memo
randum, a stamp of the value of one
cent. Any failure to issue such bill
of lading, manifest or other memo
randum as Herein provided shall sub
iect such railroad or steamboat com
pany, carrier, express company or
corporation or person to penalty OF
$4,000 for each offense.'
Other Federal Tax.
Along the same line, unless the
special tax payers liable under the
new federal internal revenue laws
hurry along with their payments they
will incur the penalty of increased
taxes and be liable to whatever other
action may be deemed advisable in
the premises, according to an author
itative statement.
Everybody selling tobacco, cigars,
cigarettes, snuff, ETC., is liable to the
new internal revenue tax of $3.50 per
year, provided their sales exceed
5000 per year. This will affect yir-
tually all dealers throughout this
section. Brokers must pay at the
rate of $50 per year, pawnbrokers
$50, commercial brokers $40, Gus
toms house brokers $40, proprietors
OF motion picture houses, theatres
and other public exhibition places
are taxable on a sliding scale, rang
ing from $40 to $500 Pool rooms
and billiard rooms are taxable s. Cor
each table and bowling alleys at the
same rate Commission merchants
come in for 500 tax, while dealers in
leaf tobacco must pay on a sliding
scale; so must manufacturers. of to-
bacco and cigars. The tax on wines,
beer and other drinks is well known
as to the increase levied by the new
act.