The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-24
SENATE PASSES
WAR TAX ACT
DEFEAT OF COTTON RELIEF
MADE BASIS FOR STRUGGLE
AGAINST LEGISLATION.
|LUXURIES HARDEST HIT
BEER, WINES, coRDIALs, PERFUM-
ERY, COSMETICS AND CHEW
ING GUM ARE TAXED.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

| Western Newspaper Union News Service.
| Washington. The administration
war revenue bill levying approximate
ly 100000, 100000 additional taxes, to
meet the emergency caused by the
war in Europe, was passed by the
Senate, "a to %, after southern Demo
Gratis in coalition with Republicans of
the Senate desperately fought to in
definitely postpone consideration of
the measure, because cotton relief leg
islation had been decisively defeated.
The main provisions Of the 100000
10000 war revenue bill are as follows:
Tax on beer, s175 barrel; recti-
| fled whiskey, cents gallon; all do
mestic still wines, cents a gallon,
and So cents gallon on all grape
brandies used in fortification thereof;
champagnes, % cents a quart; carbon
ated wines, 10 cents a quart; liquor
and cordials, "a cents a gallon; bank
ers, 81 per $1,000 of capital, surplus
and undivided profits; pawnbrokers,
| $50 year; commercial brokers, $40;
commission merchants, $40; custom
house brokers, $40; proprietors of the
atres, museums and concert halls with
seating capacity of not more than 300,
$25 year; not exceeding 600 capacity
$50; not exceeding 1000, SIS; more
than 1000, 500; circuses, 800. 9th
er amusement proprietors or agents
except Chautauquas, lecture lyceums'
agricultural or industrial fairs or ex-
hibitions under religious or charitable
auspices bowling alleys and bill
lizard rooms, So for each alley or table.
Special Tobacco Taxes.
Special annual taxes on tobacco
dealers and manufacturers:
| Dealers in leaf tobacco, from Sc to
S24; dealers in tobacco, $3.50 for each
store; manufacturers of tobacco, with
annual sales not exceeding 100000
pounds, Sc; not exceeding 100000
pounds, S12; not exceeding 100000
pounds, $24; not exceeding 100000
pounds, $50; 100000 pounds, $500;
100000 pounds, 5000; 20,o00,O00
pounds, $1,000; exceeding 20,O00,oOo
pounds, s2.496.
Manufacturers of cigars, whose an
nua sales do not exceed 100000 ci-
cigars, s12; 100000, $50; 100000.
$50; 20 ,000, 900, 600; 100000, 1900;
exceeding 4O,O00,000, $2,496
Manufacturers of cigarettes with an
nual sales not exceeding 100000 ci-
garettes, s12; 100000, s24; 100000,
$50; 100000, $12O; $4,000, 5000;
100, 900 900, $1,000; exceeding 100000
900, S2,496.
Levies on Perfumery.
Stamp taxes as follows:
| Perfumery, cosmetics and similar
articles from one-eighth Of cent for
each scent package to five-eigths of
a cent on each 25-cent package and
| five-eighths of a cent for each add1-
tional % cents in value; chewing gum,
4 cents for each $40 0of value: spark
| ling wines not otherwise taxed,
cent for pints and 2 cents for all larg-
er containers.
Bonds, certificates of indebtedness
of certificates of stock, 5 cents for
each S10O of value; sales, agreements
to sell, etc, cents on each 800 of
value; exempting agreements of de-
pcsit on stock certificates as collat-
eral for loans; board Of trade sales or
agreeenmts to SELL 1 cent for each
$100 of value: promissory notes, 2
cents per $100; express and freight
bills of lading, cent each; newspa
per shipments taxed on monthly
sworn statements of publishers (shiP
ments within the county of publica
ton exempted) 1 cent per shipment;
telegraph and telephone messages, l
cent each; indemnifying bonds, 90
cents; certificates of damage, etc, %
cents; certificates of profits, cents
for each 800; certificates of damages,
etc., 25 cents; all other certificates re-
quired by law, 10 cents each; broker
notes. memorandums of sale, ETC., 10
cents; conveyances, so cents on values |
between 500 and $500 and 80 cents
for each additional $500 OF value; Gus
tom house receipts, % cents to $1.0O
on values ranging from $100 to more |
than $500; custom house withdrawal |
entries, 80 cents each.
Marine and fire insurance policies, |
l cent on each dollar of premium, CO |
operative and mutual fire insurance |
exempted; casualty insurance, cent |
on each dollar of premium.
Passage tickets sold in the United |
States to foreign ports not exceeding |
S3G in cost, So; more than $50, S5; |
tickets less than $40 exempted.
Power of attorney, 10 cents; pro
tests of notes, etc, 25 cents; parlor
car seats and berths, 1 cent.
Maximum estimate of annual reve-
nue., s1O7000,000; minimum estimate
based on possible slump in beer pro
duction, $92,000,000.
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