Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-03

FostllB over ID cents are just. a few
those who will be affected.
= Fire insurance is afYected by I'll
new law. in that the person holdir
the policy will be required to pay /!
addition to his premium a tax amour
ing to liz a cent on each dollar of or,
MUM.
Beginning Dec. l any person who.
insurance premium for fnstan,
amounts to $50. will be required whs
he goes to pay it to buy reven,
stamps to the amount of 10 cent
which must be affixed to the recei,
and cancelled by the whiting of I'll
PAYERS name and the date across I'll
face of the stamp.
The companies have been notifie
that in all cases the policyholder is rt
quired to pay the tax. and that the
will not be allowed to do so.
Cooperative and mutual fire insu,
ance companies are exempted. Casual
ty insurance Is taxed at one cent d
each dollar of premium. The rate d
marine insurance is also one cent d
each dollar of premium.
Moving picture houses and all kind
OF theatres must pay a special Feder
tax. Those with seating capacity d
ESQ must pay s25. those of not moi
than 500 are to be taxed $50, up to sd
are taxed SIS and those of greater cd
pacity 500. 5J
Speaking of the tax of one cent d
all telephone messages costing
cents. and over, Manager A. T. Stew
art of the telephone company said
THE law requires the telephorl
company to collect this tax, in add
ton to the regular charge for the med
sage. Notification of this next tax
being sent out with the bills to all sub
scribers and other notices have bed
placed near all public telephones.
THE new law applies not only to al
messages on which the initial rate
10 cents or more per message, but ald
to all messages on which the tod
charge for single conversation, ir|
GLIDING overtime, amounts to Is cent
or more. Thus while call at tn
initial rate of five cents or ten cent
bears no tax, should the conversatid
be prolonged over the period whid
would make the aggregate charge 1
cents or more, the tax of one cent
imposed,
"A subscriber making a toll cal
from any of the automatic pay sta
tions viii be asked by the operator 1
Please drop one cent Federal tax
the 25-cent slot When the penn
drops, it will be heard by the operato|
I'm cases where calls are made frol
subscribers coin box telephones, til
one-cent charge in each case will d
billed to the subscriber just as I'd
calls are billed" ss.s
RAILWAYS.
The Maine Central Railway has al
ready sent out its circulars explainiI
to shippers of goods, that tax of on
cent will be levied on all shipments
which the charge exceeds five cent
The Grand Trunk Railway has sent
all its agents In Maine a similar circJ
lar. Some of the things that will
affected By this tax for shipment al
baby carriages. baskets and bundle
collins. dogs. guns, theatrical para
phernalia Personal baggage. baggaa
CT excess size or value, and corpses al
not taxed.
In the case of the railways the shit
per procures his stamp. or may PR
cure his stamp from the static
agents, who are authorized or will
authorized to have them on hand Il
sale. The stamp is attached to II
bill of lading and Cancelled by the shiI
per himself by writing his name an
the date across the face of it.
The Grand Trunk circular states ths
all cream and milk offered for shiI
ment in baggage cars on passengt
trains must be accompanied throug
TO destination by a tag supplied b
shipper, attached to one of the car
which is a part of the shipment an
which must contain the informatio
as to It's destination. ETC., and
which must be affixed at expense
the shipper a one cent revenue staml
One tag must he made out for eac
lot of milk and cream shipped by or
consigner to one consignee at on
place. usaF
Shipments of newspapers are sui
ject to the tax, but the publisher pay
the tax direct to the government.
STEAMSHIP TICKETS
Each ticket sold In the United State
reading over water lines to a port c
place outside of the United States
including Mexico and Canada, mts
bear revenue stamps of 81 where tn
fare or the proportion accruing
the water lines is over $40, and nc
more than $50. and Is graded proper
tionately for higher rates. &Aaf
No stamp is required when the far
or proportion accruing to the waite
lines is less than $40. The passenge
provides and the agent sees that u
requisite revenue stamp is affixed~t
the ticket or order covering the pas
sage and that it is cancelled. II NOR
than one person is included in the OF
der the tax is paid by each person.
TOBACCO DEALERS. ~
Tobacco dealers whose sales amour
to more than 5000 in year have .te
day (Dec. y in which to pay $500 COY
ering their portion of the tax UP
the end of next June. If 1t is not pal
today (Dec. - or II the application fo
the tax stamp which is to be dispiaye
in their stores is not made today (De'
u, they will have charged A.S0, whic
otherwise would be the fee for tn
whole year.
Tobacco dealers are not required t
stamp their sales, the stamp whic
they will display in their shops an
OF - l.