Middletown transcript., 1916-03-18
MARYLAND

Annapolis

AnHdHOllo--
State Comptroller McMullen pre-
pared bill, and it was introduced in
the Senate and House of Delegates, in
creasing licenses on many articles and
imposing licenses upon many other
articles, commodities and foreign
agencies which have not heretofore
paid taxes.
It is estimated that the revenues
to be derived by the increase in Ii
censes and by new licenses and by dis
continuance of discount on taxes, for
which bill has already been intro
duced, will be between 100000 and
100000. The increase in the new
taxes is considered imperative be-
cause of the enormous increases in
state expenditures during recent years
in caring for the insane, enlargement
of prisons, maintaining sanatoriums
for tubercular patients, Public Service,
Industrial Accident and State Tax
Commissions, interest and sinking
funds for loans for public road i'm
provements and for other activities.
In fact, the states outgo has far ex-
ceeded its income. Hence the deficit
in the Treasury of over $1,500,000. II
new revenue is not derived from Ii
censes, as provided in Mr.. McMullen's
bill, it will have to be provided by an
increase in the direct tax, which, with
out the revenues through licenses,
would be in the neighborhood of 40
cents on the 800. With the additions
to the states income, as provided by
the increases in licenses, an increase
in the direct tax rate will be avoided.
Here are the several articles,
agencies, ETC., proposed to be taxed IN
the McMullen bill and the license pro-
posed for each:
Cigarettes-From $40 to SIS.
For each theater-$200. Each pri-
vate detective agency, $50; each pri-
vate detective, $40. Detectives in pub
lie service are not taxed.
Moving picture theaters, where ad'
mission charge does not exceed five
cents and having seating capacity
less than 200, $25 per annum; seating
capacity 200 to 300, $40; seating ca
pacity 800 to 400, SIS; from 400 to 500,
SIPS; 500 to 1000, 5000; more than
1000, $3.50. For theaters which charge
10 cents admission, the license fees
will be twice those of theaters charg-
ing five cents, with the scale accord
ing to seating capacity also doubled.
Advertisements in cars and busses,
81 per car and bus per annum.
Roadside and street poster adver-
tising, 11a cents per square foot.
Garages of not more than 1900 feet
of floor space, $5 per annum; space
from 1000 to 1000 feet, $40: 5000 to
1000 feet, $40; 1000 to 5000 feet, $50;
5000 to 1900 feet, SIS; if more than
1900 feet, S100.
Cash-register and adding-machine
companies, $1OO.
Typewriting companies (outside
agencies), $25 per annum.
Commercial, mercantile and pro
tective agencies (Bradstreet's. Dun's,
etc.), 500 per annum.
Intelligence Offices and employment
agencies, $40 per annum.
Laundries employing less than five
persons, IS per annum; five to 10 per
sons, SIS; 10 to 20 persons, $50; more
than 20 persons, 800.
Junk dealers in cities of 5000 to
10000 population, $40 per annum;
cities of 10000 to $4,000, $40: over
$4,000, $50.
Trading stamp agencies, $1,000 per
annum in Baltimore; $500 in each
county; all stores in city and counties
giving trading stamps, $500 per annum.
Wholesale agencies of outside manu-
facturers of farm machinery, $100 per
annum.
Bowling alleys, 500 per annum for
first, and $40 for each additional alley.
Storage warehouses in cities not ex-
ceeding 10000 population, SIS per
annum; from 10000 to $4,000 popula-
tion, $25; from 10000 to $4,000 popula- |
ton, $35; over $4,000 population, $50. |
Check rooms where charge is 10 |
cents per day, $40 per annum; if less
than 10 cents, $40.
Cleaning, dyeing, and pressing es-
tablishments, where work is done by |
hand and in cities of more than 5000 |
population, S. per annum; where work
is done by other than hand power in |
cities of 5000 population, IS; in cities
from 5000 to 10000, $12; in cities from
10000 to $4,000, $25; in cities of more
than $4,000, $35.
Shoe shining parlOrs, IS per annum.
Restaurants and eating places in
cities of less than 5000 population, SIS
per annum; in cities of more than,
8 900 population, $40.
Plumbers and gasfitters (place of
business); in cities of less than 5000
population, IS per annum; in cities of
/, 900 to 10000 population, $40; in cities
Of more than 10000, SIS.
Foreign construction companies in
Baltimore, $50 per annum; $25 in each
county, resident companies in Balti-
more and in the counties, SO; persons
doing business of less than $4,000 per
annum are exempted
Nonresident wholesale tobacco deal
ers, $50 per annum; nonresident
wholesale liquor dealers, $500 per
annUm.
The GaIIows Stands.
No further legislation to do away
With hanging will be considered by the
present General Assembly. The bill
introduced by Delegates Layton and
Wimbrow, of Worcester county, was
Iilled. Other LEGISLATION. however. will ]