The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-01
WAR TAXES ON
ADJUSTMENTS
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that on postcards, including private
mailing cards. shall be one cent more
than heretofore. This increase in
cludes socalled picture postcards.
The advances were made effective
thirty days after passage Of the law,
and are construed by the postofhce
department to begin with letters and
postcards postmarked Nov. 2. -.
The increases also have been ex-
tended by departmental order to
first class mail to many foreign
countries. which, under postal con-
ventions, have enjoyed the domestic
rates. The new scent letter rate,
therefore, will apply to letters to
Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Eng
land, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the
Bahamas, Barbados, British Guinea,
British Honduras. Santo Domingo,
Dutch West Indies, Leeward Islands,
Newfoundland and New Zealand. The
postcard increase will extent to Can
ada, Cuba, Mexico and Panama, the
only countries which have enjoyed
the domestic postcard rate.
For consumers convenience, books
OF postage stamps containing Scent
stamps are in readiness for sale and
the department has had printed thou
sands of 2-cent postcards. First class,
mail postmarked today or any time
prior to 1901 a. m. Nov. 2 regard
less of time taken for delivery. will
be transmitted at the old rates but
that postmarked thereafter must
pay the increased toll. .s
Amusement Admissions.
Amusement admission taxes be-
come effective today at places
charging more than FIVE cents. They
are cent for each ten cents or frac-
ton paid for such admission, pay
able by the person admitted but COLI
lected by the government from the
amusement proprietor, required to
make sworn return to the treasury. A
fiat tax OF cent for each child I'M
der IL admitted when children are
charged also is provided. Passes also
are taxed. except those to bona f1de
employees, municipal officers and chill
dren under 10, at the regular rate.
which also Is extended to cabarets or
other entertainment in which the adj
mission is included in the price paid
for refreshment, merchandise or
service. Persons leasing theater
boxes must pay ten per cent on their
rental.
The new rates on cigars range
from Is cents to 81 per thousand and
on cigarets from 80 cents to $3.50 per
thousand Five cents a pound is the
new tax on tobacco, snuff and other
manufactured tobacco, while cigaret
papers are taxed from u cent to
cent per hundred. AS the taxes are
now reaching the ultimate consumer,
the raises mean about 1 cent more
on FIVE cent tobacco packages, from
2 to cents on cigaret packages and
from / to 10 cents on cigars.
Tax On Transportation.
The taxes on freight and passenger
transportation are also extended to
motor vehicle competitors of steam
and electric railways and water lines.
The passenger transportation tax is
not applicable to fares costing 35
cents or less or Communication or sea-
son tickets for trips, less than thirty
miles. Payments for services render
ed the federal and state govern
ments are exempt from taxation.
The ten per cent tax on Pullman
accommodations is applicable to pay
ments for seats. berths, and state
rooms i'm parlor and sleeping cars or
on vessels.
The scent tax on telegraph, tele-
phone or radio messages costing Is
cents or more applies only to those
in the United States.
Clubs whose dues are less than s$12
a year and fees, to lodges are exempt
from the 10 per cent tax on club
dues. r
The new insurance taxes are i'm
posed on new policies issued, with
policies exempted. In
dustrial or weekly payment policies
are taxed 40 per cent on the first
premium on policies for $500 or less.