The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-27
COLLECTOR MONCURE
WORKING ON SCHEDULES
Impossible as Yet to Say What War
Revenue Act Will
Produce.
PROVIDES SPECIAL TANEs
Tariff on Beer Immediately Effective.
That OH Various Forms Of Broker
age Goes Into Effect November 4,
and Stamp Tax December I.

In order that they may familia rike
themselves with the classifcations con-
tanned in the new war tax bill. Collec-
Tor of Internal Revenue AIoncure has
issued orders to all division deputies to
work day and night. Not until further
notification Is received from Washing
ton will there be any effort to increase
tho number of deputies, provision for
which is made in the new bill. There
rave been no collections made yet. but
the deputies Will bogin their work as
soon as tho stamps are received from
the printer.
The war tax bill comprises taxation
on wide variety or businesses and ar
ucles Of merchandise. Only the in
creased tax on beer became INN ediately
operative. The special taxes go into
effect on November l. They are In the
nature OF license tax on bank rs,
brokers. commission merchants, pawn
brokers. commission brokers and Gus
tom house brokers and ON the proprie-
tors of museums. theatres. concert halls,
rool and billiard pariors, circuses and
other public exhibitions. except that
those which are OF purely eleemosy-
nary or educational character are ex-
cmpt. The stamp taxes go into effect
OH December ].
MUST REPORT ON ALL
WINES SLOWED IN WAREHOUSES;
AS to the tax on wines. 1t ia eS-
planned that all dealers, Wholesale and
retail, having taxable wines In their
possession before the commencement OF
business on October 81. are required to
report to The Collector OF Internal Rev
enue al wines sold for consumption.
There Is an additional tax OF cents a
quart OH nil stilled Wines such as port,
sherry, catawba and others OF a like
character; 20 cents on champagne, do
m estic or imported, and on other spa rk :
ling and artifciaily carbonated wines;
cents a quart OH liquors, coriials and
similar compounds, with proporttonate
rates on other quantities. The stamps
for this additional taxation are not yet
ready for issue. hut will be furnished
10 the collectors ms soon as possible af-
ter they come from the printer.
Collector Moncura has issued instruc-
tons to al divisional deputy collectors
having headquarters in Richmond, Nor
folk, Newport News, Petersburg, Fred
erlcksburg and Palmyra to obtain all
necessary data for the collection OF
this tax, as we'll as to ascertain the
quantity of all fermented liquors stored
in package form In warehouses; before
the commencement Of business on Oc-
tober 81.
DEPUTY COLLECTORS
IN EACH DIsIRICI
The district is subdivided into diyi-
sions, each of which is in charge OF a
deputy collector, whose duty II is to
| look after all internal revenue matters
In the various counties comprising his
territory:.- A tax Is also imposed on
dealers in leaf tobacco and cigars and
on manufacturers OF tobacco. ciEars
/ and cigarettes. except that If tho sales
f, OF n dealer do not aggregate 5000 or
more, he is not subject to the war tax
of $3.50.
Congress has appropriated 5000, 200
TO put the war tax into effect. OF
this, $4,000 will be for the employ
ment Of additional deputy collect ors
and $4,000 for the printing of stamps
and other expenses.
1t was stated yesterday afternoon
that The amount OF the war tax return
able from this district could not be
estimated as the collectors have not
had time In which to familiarize them
selves thoroughly with the bill. This
district will. however. return a large
amount. particularly from the tobacco
tax. as this is a large tobacco growing
and manufacturing centre