Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-17


nre hereby made applicable to the tax
imposed by this title.
Section 213 That the Commissioners
of internal revenue. with the approNh
OF the secretary OF the treasury, shai'
make all necessary regulations LOT
carrying out the provisions OF thih
title, and may require any corporhtoh'
partnership. or individual, SUBJECT 10
the provisions Of this title. II furnish
HIM with such facts, data, ana lnror-
nation as in his judgment are neces'
sary to collect the TAX lihpostu ny
this title.
Section 214. That title sections
200 to 207, inclusive, OF the act en-
titled AN act 10 provide Increased
revenue 10 defray the expenses OF the
increased appropriations for the army
and navy, and the extensions OF fort-
fioations, and for other purposes ap-
proved March 3, 1917, u hereby re-
pealed.
ANY amount heretofore or hereafter
paid on account OF the tax imposed
by such title 2, shall be credited
toward the payment OF the tax I'M
imposed by this title. and II the
amount so paid exceeds the amount Of
such tax the excess shall be refunded
as a tax enormously or illegally col
lected.
Subdivision % Of section S0l or
such act OF September 8, 1910 ls
hereby amended so that the rate OF
tax for the taxable year 1917 shall be
10 per centum instead Of l2h per
centum, as therein provided.
Subdivision 90 ~ such section II
hereby amended TO read Rs follows:
"(2) This section shall cease to he
Of effect on and after January !
1918"
Title 3.-War Tax on Beverages.
Section 500 That on and after tho
passage OF this act there shall be
levied and collected on all distilled
spirits I'm bond at that time or that
have been or that may be then or
thereafter produced I'm or imported
into the United States. except such
distilled spirits as are subject 10 the
tax provided In section 303, in addi-
tlon to the tax now imposed by law,
tax of $i.10 Tor, II withdrawn for
beverage purposes or for use In the
manufacture or production OF any ar
ticle used or intended for use as
beverage, tax of t21O on each
proof gallon. or wine gallon when be-
low proof and n proportionate tax at
n like rate on all fractional parts OF
such proof or wine gallon, to be paid
by the distiller or importer when
withdrawn, and collected under the
provisions OF existing law
That i'm addition 10 the tax under
existing law there shall be levied and
collected upon all perfumes hereafter
imported into the United States con-
tanning distilled spirits n tax OF S1.lO
per wine gallon, and proportionate
tax at IA like rate on all fractional
parts of such wine gallon. Such tax
Oh a.. ~ n,IInptn. a Z
customs and deposited ny internal rev
enue collections, under such rules and
regulations as the commissioner OF in
ternal revenue. with the approval OF
the secretary OF the treasury, may
prescribe.
Section sol That no distilled
spirits produced after the passage of
this act shall be imported into the
United States from any foreign coun-
try or from the West Indian Islands
recently acquired from Denmark tun-
less produced from products the
growth OF such islands. and not then
into any state or territory or district
OF the United States in which the man
ufacture or sale OF intoxicating liquor
is prohibited). or from Porto Rico.
or the Philippine Islands Under such
rules. regulations and bonds as the
secretary OF the treasury may pre-
scribe the provisions OF this section
shall not apply TO distilled spirits i'm
ported Tor other than % beverage
purposes or (2) use In the manufac-
ture or production OF any article used
or intended for use as n beverage.
Section 302. That all registered dis
ulleries producing alcohol. or other
high proof spirits, packages may be
fill~i with such spirits reduced 30
,..t L. 10.
ceiving cisterns and tax paid without
being entered into bonded warehouse
Such spirits may be also transferred
from the receiving cistcrns at such
distilleries. by means OF pipe lines.
direct to storage tanks in the bonded
warehouse and may bo warchoused In
such storage tanks Such spirits may
also be transferred after tax payment
from receiving cisterns or warehouse
storage tanks TO tanks or tank cars
and may be transported In such tanks
or tank cars TO the premises Of rec
tifiers of spirits. The commissioner
OF internal revenue. with the approval
OF the secretary OF the treasury Is
hereby empowered to prescribe all ne
cesary regulations relating 10 the
drawing off transferring, gauging.
storing and transporting OF such spir-
Its: the records 10 be kept and roturns
10 be made; the size and kind OF pack
ages and tanks TO be used. tho mark
ing, branding. numbering and stamping
Of such packages and tanks; the kinds
OF stamps II any, to be used. and the
time and manner OF paying the tax,
the kind OF bond and the penal sum
OF same. Tho tax prescribed hy law
must be paid before such spirits are
removed from the distllery premises.
or from general bonded warehouse in
the case OF spirits transferred thereto.
except as otherwise provided by law
Under such regulations as the COM
missioner OF Internal revenue, with
the approval OF the secretary Of the
treasury. may prescribe, distilled
spirits may hereafter be drawn from
receiving cisterns and deposited In dis
uliery warehouses; without having at-
fixed to the packages containing the
GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY IT