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

any vessel TO a port or place not Ia
the United States, Canada, or Mexico,
II costing not exceeding $40, 81; cost
Ing more than $40 and not exceeding
$50. 80; costing more than $50, So:
Provided, that such passage tickets
costing $40 or less, shall be exempt
from taxation.
Il. Proxy for voting at any election
for officers, or meeting for the trans
action of business. OF any Incorporated
company or association, except relig-
ious, educational, charitable, frater-
nal, or literary societies, or public
cemeteries, 10 cents.
II. Power OF attorney granting au-
thCrity to do or perform some act for
or in behalf Of the grantor, which au-
thority Is not otherwise vested in the
grantee, 20 cents Provided, that no
stamps shall be required upon any
papers necessary to be used for the
collection of claims from the United
States or from any state for pensions,
back pay, bounty, or for property lost
IN the military or naval service or
upon powers of attorney required in
bankruptcy cases
13. Playing cards: Upon every pack
of playing cards containing not more
than fifty-four cards, manufactured
or imported, and sold. or removed for
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sage Of this act Il tax OF cents per
pack In addition to the tax imposed
under existing law.
IA. Parcel post packages: Upon
every parcel or package transported
from one point in the United States
to another by parcel post on which
the postage amounts to rs cents OF
/ more, tax of l cent for each 25
cents or fractional part thereof
4 Il.
paid by the consignor.
No such parcel or package shall be
transported until stamp or stamps
representing the tax due shall have
been affixed thereto.
Title 0.-War Estate Tax.
Section 900. That in addition to
the tax imposed by section 201 of the
act entitled AN act to increase the
revenue and for other purposes" ap-
proved September s. 1916, as
amended
(a) A tax equal TO the following per-
ccntages of its value Is hereby imposed
upon the transfer of each net estate
OF every decedent dying after the pas
sage OF this act, the transfer OF which
is taxable under such section Uhe
value of such net estate TO be deter
mined as provided in title Of such
act OF September s, 1916)
One-half OF l per centum OF the
amount of such net estate not in eX-
cess OF $4,000;
One per centum of the amount by
which such net estate exceeds $4,000
and does not exceed $50, 900;
One and one-half per centum Of the
amount by which such net estate ex-
ceeds S150,000 and does not exceed
s25O,00O;
Two per centum of the amount by
which such net estate exceeds $780,
600 and does not exceed S450,000:
Two and one-half per centum of
the amount by which such net estate
exceeds s450,000 and does not eX-
ceed 81 ,O0o,0 900;
Three per centum OF the amount by
which such net estate exceeds $1,000
900 and does not exceed 100000;
Three and one half per centum Of
the amount by which such net estate
exceeds s2,000,0O0 and does not ex-
ceed $3.000,000:
-Four per centum of the amount by
which such net estate exceeds $1,000
600 and does not exceed 1000, 900;
-Four and one half per centum OF
the amount by which such net estate
exceeds s4,000,000 and does not ex-
ceed $5,000,O0O;
Five per centum of the amount by
which such net estate exceeds $5,000,-
600 and does not exceed ss,000,000;
Seven per centum of the amount by
which such net estate exceeds $S,000,-
600 and does not exceed $4,000, 900;
and
Ten per centum of the amount by
which such net estates exceeds s10,-
00O, 900.
Section 901. That the tax imposed
by this title sholl not apply to the
transfer OF the net estate OF any dece-
dent dying while serving in the mill
tary or naval forces of the United
States, during the continuance of the
war in which the United States is
now engaged, or IL death results from
injuries received or disease contracted
in such service, within one year after
the termination of such war. For the
purposes of this section the termina-
ton Of the war shall be evidenced
by the proclamation of the president.
Title 10.-Administrative Provisions.
Section 1000 That there shall be lev
led, collected and paid in the United
States, upon articles coming into
the United States from the West In
dian Islands acquired from Denmark,
n tax equal to the internal revenue
tax imposed in the United States upon
like articles of domestic manufacture;
| SuCH aTtiCles Ntippcu lfoii S<tiu ictaHuS
| to the United States shall be exempt
from the payment of any tax imposed
by the internal revenue laws of said
islands: Provided, that there shall be
leVied, collected, ard paid in Aaid
islands, upon articles imported from
the United States, n tax equal to the
internal revenue tax imposed in said
islands upon like articles there manu-
factured; and such articles going into
said islands from the United States
shall be exempt from payment of any
tax imposed by the internal revenue
laws of the United states.
Section 1901. That all administra-
tive, special, or stamp provisions Of
law. including the law relating to the
assessment OF taxes 80 far as applica-
BILE, are hereby extended to and made
a part OF this act, and every person.
corporation, partnership. or associa-
ton liable to any tax imposed by this
act. or for the collection thereof, shall
keep such records and render, under
oath, such statements and returns, and
shall comply with such regulations as
the commissioner OF internal revenue,
with the approval of the secretary OF
II the treasury. may from time to time