The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
WAR LEVY PASSED
BY THE SENATE

Washington, ID. C.-The admins
tration war revenue bill, levying APP
proximately $1OO,OOO,OOO additional
taxes to meet the emergency caused
by the war in Europe, was passed by
the senate, "a to 22.
The amendment to the war revenue
bill proposed a government issue Of
$25O,O00,O00 in per cent bonds to
purchase cotton.
The main provisions of the war rev.
enue included in the senate bill are:
Tax on beer, $1.75 a barrel; rectified
whiskey, . cents gallon; all domes-
tic still wines, cents a COLON, and
55 cents a gallon on all grape bran
dies used in Notifications thereof;
champagnes, 25 cents a quart; carbon
ated wines, 10 cents a quart; liquors
and cordials, "a cents gallon bank
ers, 81 per thousand Of capital, sur
plus and undivided profits; pawn bro.
kers, $50 year; commercial brokers,
500 commission merchants, So; Gus
tom house brokers, $40; proprietors
Vi anu COuGCll
halls with seating capacity of not
more than 300, $25 a year; not ex.
ceeding 900 capacity, $50; not exceed
ing 1000. SIS, more thon 1000 500;
circuses, 500; other amusement pro-
prietors or agents each of Chautauqua
lecture lyceums, agricultural or indus
trial fairs or exhibitions, union, re-
ligious or charitable auspices, $40;
bowling alleys and billiard rooms, 81
for each alley or table.
Special annual taxes on tobacco
dealers and manufacturers: Dealers
in leaf tobacco, from Sc to $24 deal
ers in tobacco, $3.50 for each store;
manufacturers of tobacco with annual
sales not exceeding 100000 pounds, Sc,
not exceeding 200 900 pounds $12, not
exceeding 100000 pounds $24, not ex-
ceeding 100000 pounds $50, 100000
pounds 5000, 10000, 900 pounds 5000,
20,O00,0OO pounds, $1,000, exceeding
2000O,O0O pounds $1,000. manufacture
ers of cigars whose annual sales do
not exceed 100000 cigars SO, 10000
cigars Sc, 100000 cigars $12, 600, 900
cigars $50, 100000 $3.50, 20 900, 900
$500. 100000 81 200; exceeding 49,.
100000 $4,000, manufacturers of cigar
cites with annual sales not exceeding
100000 cigarettes $12 100000, $24;
o,VUO 700, $40; 100000 $120; 81.
900 900, $500; 1OO,0OOOOO, $780, ex-
ceeding 1O0,O00,0OO $4,000.
Stamp tax as follows: Perfumery,
cosmetics and similar articles from
&c for each &c package to &c on
each % cent package, and &c for
each additional rs cents in value;
chewing gum, 4c for each 81 of value;
sparkling wines not otherwise taxed,
1c for pints and &c for all larger con-
tainers; bonds, certificates of indebt-
edness and certificates of stocks, &C
on each 500 of value; sales agree
ments, etc, &c on each 800 of value;
exempting agreements of deposit on
stock certificates as collateral for
loans, board of trade sales or agree
ments to sell, lie for each 500 OF
value, promissory notes, &c per 500;
express and freight bills of lading, 1c
EACH newspaper shipments taxed on
monthly sworn statements of publish
ers shipments within the county Of
publication exempt, &c per shipment;
telegraph and telephone messages
Qong distance) 1c each; indemnity
bonds, sc; certificates of prof
its, &c for each 800; certificates Of
demurrage, etc., 25c; all other certifi-
Gates required by law, 10c each; bro
kers' notes, memoranda of sales, ETC.,
10c; conveyances, SOC on values be.
tween 500 and $500 and &C for each
additional $500 of value; custom
house receipts, 25c to 81 on values
ranging from 500 to more than $500;
customs house withdrawal entries, SOC
each; marine and fire insurance poll
cies lie on each dollar of premium; CO.
operative and marine fire insurance
exempted; casutlay insurance, 1c on
each dollar Of premium; passage ticb-
cts sold in the United States to for
eign ports not exceeding $50 in cost,
81, not exceeding $50 in cost, SO, cost
ing more than $50 IS, tickets less
than $40 exempted; power Of attorney
10c; protests of notes, ETC., 25c; par
lor car seats and bertns, 1c.
Maximum estimate Of annual reve-
nue., $1O7, 100000; minimum estimate,
based on possible slup in beer pro
duction, $92,0Oe,00O