Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
War Tax Affects
Local Merchants

idhu . meiCHdHIS dlOHS WITH IH6 rest. |
OF course, it is not burden by any |
means, as the rates are very low.
All the drug stores, cigar dealers,
abstracting houses, and any dealer
who sells articles coming under this
tax have been notified and have to
buy the stamps from the Portland
office and affix them to the articles.
Several have already ordered patches
of the stamps.
Within the last few days Milton
A. Miller, collector of internal rev.
enue, who is charged with the duty
of collecting the special war tax"
in Oregon, has sent more than 5000
letters to residents of this state noti-
flying them that taxes are due and
instructing them to remit.
Saloonists have been advised OF
the following schedule of charges for
all wines and liquors sold: Still
wine, cents per quart; champagne,
20 cents; other sparkling and arti-
ficially carbonated wines, 90 cents
per quart; cordials and similar COM
pounds, cents. Dealers are re-
quired to keep an accurate record of
their sales so that government Off
cials assigned to the duty of check
ing up the records can do so with
minimum of DELAY.
Tobacco Tax Graded.
Dealers in tobacco whose annual
receipts exceed $500 must pay $3.50
a year each. But as the fiscal year
ends June 80, immediate assessments
will be made on the eight months be-
ginning November l.
Manufacturers of tobacco with
sales not over 100000 pounds annu-
ally will pay Sc per year, or 81 for
the first eight months; manufactur-
ers of cigars with sales not over
100000 cigars, SO annually, or 81
for eight months; cigar sales over
100000 and under 100000, Sc per
year; over 100000 and under 400,-
900, $12; over 100000, $50.
Bankers must pay 81 per $1,000
vided profits.
Bonds, debentures, stock certifi-
Gates and the like will pay cents
for every 500 of face value; bills of
sale, agreements to sell and contracts
must pay 2 cents per 500 of face
value; sales of merchandise on a
board OF trade will pay l cent per
800; promissory notes and renew
ais, cents per 800; bills of lading
/ cent each; bonds, personal and
otherwise, excepting those required
in legal proceedings, so cents each
certificates of profits, meaning cou-
pons on stock certificates, 2 cents for
each 500 of face value; certificates
of damages, ETC., issued by port OIL
marine surveyor, 25 cents each; GER
tificates of any description required
by law, mot otherwise specified" 1C
cents each; brokers' notes. contracts
and memoranda for sale of goods, 1C
cents each.
Deeds for conveyance of real es
tate will pay so cents for value ovel
500 and under $500; for each addi
tional $500, so cents.
Entry of goods in custom houses
if not exceeding 500 in value, viii
pay 20 cents; from 800 to $500, 81
cents, and exceeding $500 the charge
will be 81: entry for withdrawal O.
goods or merchandise from customs
bonded warehouse, so cents.
All marine insurance, inland anC
fire insurance-except purely coop
erative or misunderstanding insur
ance and other risks, will pay " o
/ per cent for every 81 of premium
charged; fidelity and guaranty insur
ance will pay at the same rate.
Steamship tickets to foreign port
will be taxed 81 il the cost is NOR
than $40 and less than $50; the.
will be taxed SO for a value up t.
$50 and IS for value in excess o
SEQ.
1t will cost 10 cents for power o
attorney or proxy issued for votin
at an election of officers for any in
corporated company. Exception
made for charitable, religious, liter
airy and public cemetery organiza
tions.
Power of attorney to sell or con
vey real estate will cost 25 cents
protests against notes, checks, draft
and other negotiable paper will cos
25 cents.
Companies to Collect.
Telegraph and telephone message
will be charged l cent each; parloI
car seats / cent and the companie
transacting the business will be dc
pended upon to make correct repor
of the transactions.
Drugs and cosmetics, such as vase
line, petrolatum, hair oil, pomad'