Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-01
CHEWING GUMMUsT BE
SOLD FROM PACKAGE
New Revenue Law Requiring Stamp
on Each Box Forbids
Use of Jars.
STAMP TAN EFFECTIVE TODAY
Court Clerks Must See That All Of
fetal Documents offered for Rec
ord Bear Proper Stamps--Text of
New Law.

Confectionery stores will run against
one of the inconveniences OF tho new
war revenue measure, which, goes into
effect to-day Under II ruling of the
local internal revenue office, ali chew
Ing gum sold while the law is in effect
must either bear it's proportionate
stamp on each package. or the re-
ceptacle must show an uncanceled
stamp.
If the latter cours is followed, and it
is the most convenient one dealers who
sell chewing gum will be unable to
use their fancy glass jars or orna-
mental cases Chewing gum is placed
in the same category With cigars,
which must be sold from the original
package. The stamps must be fixed
OH the box, retainer or package In such
manner that it will be impossible to
open the. package without destroying
the stamp. or course no more gum
can be placed in retainer after it is
opened ond placed on sale. 1t must
be emptied and tho seal destroyed in
just the same maner as that on q cigar
box.
COURT CLERKS MUST SEE
DOCUMENTS AItE; STAMPED
Court clerks, beginning to-day. will
be required to see that war stamp
their offices. these papers being desig-
mated according to All adopted sche-
ulc Tho law on this subject follows:
Section 12-That hereafter no in
strument. paper or document required
by law to be stamped, which has been
signed or issued without being duly
stamped, or with n deficient stamp. nor
any copy thereof, shall be recorded
until q legal stamp or stamps, denoting
the amount Of tax. shall have been
affixed thereto; provided. that any
bond, debenturc, certificate OF stock
or certificate Of Indebtedness issued
In any foreign country shall pay the
same tax rs Is required by law on SINH
| lar instruments when issued, sold or
transferred in the United States: and
| the party to whom the same is issued
| or by whom 1t is sold or transferred
| shall before selling or transferring tho
| same. afiiX thereon the stamp or stamps
| indicating tile tax required.
J Section 13-Thnt II shall not be law
| full to record or register any instru-.
! ment, paper or document required by
! law to be stamped unless a stamp or
stamps of the proper amount shall
| have been affixed and Cancelled i'm the
! manner prescribed by law.
Section 14-That no instrument
| paper or document required by law to
! be stamped shall be deemed or held In
I valid and of no effect for the want of
! q particular kind or description of
stamp designated for and denotlng the
| tax charged on any such instrument,
paper or document, provided a legal
| documentary stamp or stamps denoting
! a tax OF equal amount shall have been
| duly affixed and used thereon
| The local Internal Revenue Office
! was kept open until midnight yestcr-
! day to give business men and others
4 subject to the special tax, which went
| into effect OH November /, an oppor-
| tunity to pay their assessment before
the penalty accrued. Yesterday was
! the last chance, and hundreds OF per-
sons kept the large force busy taking
| III the money.
Documentary and other adhesive
stamp taxes are effective to-day, and
numbers Of stamps have already been
| disposed of.