The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-10-25
REVENUE BILL
WlLLBEHARD
TO DODGE
LII fOI WRITE A LETTER, SEE A
SHOW OR MAKE A TRIP,
YOU PAY TAX.

! 'is ihVome LOT the year aver
ages In excess of $167 per month Won
VIII nave to kick through with part
OF the excess to your Uncle Sam be-
iore the first day of next April and
you are not so fortunate as to have
better half or some Riddles you will
nave 10 turn over some of your ex-
cess coin to the internal revenue col
rector II you earn as much as $1,000
curing the current year for the In
come tax has taken a slump and
dropped right down among the common
people
This is one Of the WAYS In which
money has to be raised to carry on
the war and conduct the government.
Tnere are many taxes ON the sched-
ule that will touch your pocketbook
every day and give you a reminder
that it costs money to fight the bat
Ties or democracy. Billions of dol
lars will be expended before the sum-
mer comes again. Much of this
money is to be realized through bond
issues, but $2,418,0OOOOO will be
raised as result of the greatest
single revenue raising measure ever
passed by an American congress, the
result of the recent special session.
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There are scores and scores of new
taxes. Some of them are now effec-
tive, while others will become OBJ
erative later in the year. Next month
when you mail a letter it is going to
cost you three cents, while If you only
want to send picture postal card
with a trifie greeting it will cost you
two cents. Next July it is going to
cost more to mail to you the local
papers.
Beginning with December of this
year tax will be imposed on ad-
missions in all places of amusement
When a young fellow takes his best
girl to the movie he will have to con-
tribute to the war cost The tax
will be one cent for every 10 cents
paid for admission. The extra cent
will be paid by the person entering
If children under u years old are
charged admission the tax will be
one cent. Exception will be made for
employees and municipal officers on
official business. Any other person
admitted free by the owner of the
amusement will be required to pay
the One-cent tax on each 10 cents
charged other persons.
! When the Bowery girl takes chew
of gum or the social belle sprays
a dash of fragrant MARY Garden" on
her gown, when Pat smokes his pipe,
Wee Willie inhales his cigarette or j.
Rufus Walingford puffs a cigar they
will contribute their mite to the fund
to be raised by the new revenue BILL
Men and women will have to pay for
the Injuries of life There are taxes
ON club dues, freight and passenger
| transportation, sleeping car berths
and seats. drawing room and steam
ship berths, pipe line transportation,
| telephone and telegraph messages,
the incomes of corporations. partner
ships and individuals, new income
and excess profits and hundreds of
other things.
Schedule of Some Taxes.
The new income taxes will be as
follows:
On all incomes over $1,000 for
single persons, per cent.
On all incomes over $1,000 for
married persons, 2 per cent.
On all incomes over $4,000 for
single persons, per cent.
On all incomes over $4,000 for
married persons, per cent; with
5000 exemption for each child.
Surtax is l per cent on incomes
over $1,000 and less than $500; 2
per cent between $500 and $10,-
600; per cent between $4,000 and
$12,500; per cent between $12,500
and $4,000; 5 per cent between
$4,000 and $4,000; Z per cent be
tween $4,000 and $4,000; 10 per
cent between $4,000 and 100000
| Ia per cent between 100000 and
$S0,000 10 per cent between $780,,
600 and 100000; % per cent be
tween 100000 and $4,000; % pei
cent between $4,000 and 100000
80 per cent between 100000 and
$4,000; "a per cent between $3.50,
600 and 100000 and 100000; AZ
per cent between 100000 and
900 and $1,000,000, and so per cent
on incomes exceeding $1,000,000.
Tobacco and Cigars.
Taxes on cigars, tobacco and CT
garettes have been increased as fol
lows:
Cigars weighing not more thar
three pounds a thousand, % cents 1
thousand.
| Cigars weighing more than tire,
pounds thousand, 81 to 81, accord
J ing to retail price.
| Cigarettes weighing less than thre'
pounds to the thousand, so cents ;
thousand; more than three pounds Il
the thousand, $1.20 a thousand
Tobacco and snuff, cents pound
Package cigarette papers betweel
% and 30 sheets, IL cent; betweel
80 and 100 sheets, cent; more thai
100 papers, cent for each 100 pa
pers or fraction thereof
Tobacco, SNUFF, held by retailer
in stock in excess of 100 pounds, Cd
CARS in excess of 500, and cigarette
In excess Of 1000 will be taxed Il
OF the tax placed on the manufac
turer.
Grape Juice Users Taxed.
Among the other rates fixed undo
the new revenue schedule are:
Railroad tickets, 8 per cent.
Freight transportation, per cent
Express transportation, l cent o
each 20 cents paid.
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