The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-23
Get Ready to Pay Your War
Taxes, Some in Effect Noqv
Adhesive Stamp Leves. Which Will Hit the Majority of
People, Will Not Be Assessed Until
December l.


WASH NGToN. oct. 22-The war rev.
enue bill which was passed by Congress.
and signed by the President to-day VII
go into effect rs to most OF its features to
morrow, which means. strictly construed
that II becomes effective at midnight.
The exceptions are the special taxes In
Section 3 on bankers, brokers and proprie.
tors OF theatres and circuses and the tax
on tobacco dealers and manufacturers
which Will go into effect by special pro
vision on Move mber l. and stamp taxes In
Schedules \ and u.
The stamp taxes are the ones that vii
affect the average man on the street
They Will not 20 into effect until Decem-
Der !. There are few other exceptions
but they are unlmportant.
Adhesive stamp Taxes Effective
December 4.
The adhesive stamp taxes are the ones
which in most cases will fall directly Oh
the average citizen. Here they are
Bonds. dsbe INJURIES. certificates OF
Indebtedness by any association, com
pauy Or corporation, new Issues 800
par value. each i've cents.
Sales or agreements 20 sell stock,
500 par value. each two cents.
merchandise on exchanges, each 800,
one cent.
Prom.ssory notes. except bank
notes for circulation ana renewals,
each 500. two cents
Bundles shipped BY freight and ex-
press. one cent.
Telegraph and telephone companies,
one cent on each message over nfteen
cents
Serders OF telephone or telegraph
messages on each over 10 cents. one
cent.
certificates OF profits OF corpora
TORS. &c, and transfers thereof. face
value each 500. two cents
Damage certificates. &C. twenty
Ave cents.
Other certificates required by law.
ten cents
Brokyr's note or memorandum OF
sale ten cents.
Deeds or realty transfers valued
between 500 and $500. nifty cents.
Deeds do. each additional $500.
MY cents
Entry oc good. AZ custom houses.
siU0 value. twenty-five cents
Ditto, not exceeding $500 value.
fifty cents.
Ditto. exceeding $500 value, 81
Entry for withdrawal. OF goods
from customs bonded warehouse. ATTY
cents
Insurance Of property. nov or re-
neved policies. each 81. one-half OF
cent
Policies OF insurance or bond OF
nature Of Indemnify for loss each 81,
one cent.
Passenger tickets by sea to foreign
ports costing less than SO. one
dollar
Ditto. not exceeding $50. three dol
lars
Ditto exceeding $50, Ave dollars.
Perfumery. cosmetics. sc. vaseliue.
hair dyes. tooth washes. graded in
values OF Ave cents up to 10 cent?,
each Ave cents Of value, one-eishth OF
cent
Ditto, valued from is to rs cents.
fve-e'ghths OF cent
Ditto, each additional % cents re-
tail. iyt-eighths OF cent
Chewing gum. &c. valued less than
81 unit. four-tenths Of a cent
Ditto. each additiona. s.. four
tenths OF cent.
Voting powers or proxies. ten cents.
Power TO convey real estate, pro-
tests. twenty-five cents
Palace or psrlor car seat or berth,
one cent.
The conference committee changed he
telegraph and telephone tan 20 require
tne company to collect IL from the per
SON paying for the message. In lieu OF
the word sender"
Tho Government will collect the sleep
Ing car ticket tax from the companies
The tax imposed under the new law
shall not be levied after December 81,
1915.