The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-24

war revenue I'LL J" AAASAA AA<ss, -
,assed by Congress and signed .
he Presid lent is now in effect as I
most OF Its features.
The exceptions are the specis
axes In Section 8 on bankers
brokers' and proprietors of theater
md circuses and the tax on tobas
o dealers and manufacturer
vhich will go into effect by specia
on November 1, an
tamp taxes in Schedules A and E
The stamp taxes are the one
hat will affect the average man o
he street. They will not go int
fleet until December /. Ther
re a few other exceptions, bu
hey are unimportant.
kdhesiye Stamp Taxes EnectiV
December 4.
The adhesive stamp taxes ar
he ones which in most cases wi
all directly on the average citizer
Here they are:
Bonds, debentures. certif1-
Gates Of indebtedness by any
association, company or cor
DOIdI1On, A0W ASSCsAsSssp
par value, each hve cents. ~
Sales or agreements to sell
stock. 800 par value, each
Two cents.
Agreement of sale of pro-
ducts or merchandise on e1-
change. each 800. one cent.
Promissory notes. except
hank o+a. for circulation
and renewals, each 500. two
cents.
Bundles shipped by freight
and express. one cent.
Telegraph and telephone
companies. one cent on each
message over fifteen cents.
Senders OF telephone or
telegraph messages on eacn
over is cents. one cent:
Certificates of profits OF
corporations, ETC., and trans
fer thereof. face value each
500, two cents.
Damage certificates. ETC..
TWENTY-FIVE cents.
other certificates required
by law. ten cents.
Brokers' note or memoran-
DUN OF sale, ten cents.
Deeds or realty transfers
valued between 500 and
$500, fifty cents.
Deeds. same, each add1-
tiona1 $500. fifty cents.
Entry of gods at custom
house 500 value, twenty
f1ve cents.
value. fifty cents.
Ditto. exceeding $500 val
Entry for withdrawal Of
goods from customs bonded
warehouse, fifty cents.
insurance of property.
new or renewed policies.
each 81 one-half of a cent.
policies of insurance or
bond OF nature OF indemnity
for loss, each 81. one cent.
Passenger tickets by sea
to foreign ports costing less
than $40, one dollar.
Ditto. not exceeding $50.
three dollars.
Ditto. exceeding $50. hve
Perfumery, cosmetics. etc.
gasoline. hair dyes, tooth
washes, graded in values of
Ave cents up to Is cents.
each five cents of value, one
eighth of cent.
Ditto. valued from 10 TO
rs cents. five-eighths OF a
Ditto. each additional IS
cents retail. five-efghths OF a
cent.
less than 81 a unit. four
tenths of a cent.
Ditto. each additional 81.
four-tenths of q cent.
voting powers or proxies.
Power to convey real es-
tate. protests. twenty-nve
Palace or parlor car seat
or berth, one cent.
The conference COMMITTEES
the telegraph and telt
.hor1e tax to require the compan,
8 collect II from the person pay
10 for" the massage. in lieu Q
he word, SENDER.
The goyerpment will collect tn
car ticket tax from IN
ompanies.
The tax imposed under the nel
aw shall not be levied after DE
ember 81. 1915.
Taxes ON Drinkables.
rhe principal feature of the Ia,
. the tax on beer. Whicn VIII Q
& 90 a barrel, or 80 cents NOR
han is imposed under the LAY
6et existed up to today. The ia
! ! ! stamp revenue. and is to b
n,nosed on "all beer. lager beel
Ia porter and other similar fe1
i ented liquor, brewed. manufac
nrad. sold or stored In ware
'nmse. or removed for consumT
i'm or sale. within the Unite
;tates. by whatever name sue
i0uors shall be called.
The new law also taxes al
titled wines. domestic and i'm
,orted when sold or offered TO
ale or consumption. as follows:
Per bottle or quarter pint
or less. Ia cent.
Bottles containing more
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