The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-11-03
WAR TAXES WILL AFFECT ALL
Provisions of Governments New Rev
enue Bill Far Reaching.

Sooner or later, possibly withou
exception, every man, woman anc
child in Donaldsonville viii feel the
effect Of the provisions of the new
federal war tax bill, now in force.
Perhaps the most far-reaching sec
tion of the measure will prove to be
that increasing the rates of postage
on first-class matter. This portion OF
the act reads as follows:
Letters and other frst-class mat.
ter Except drop letters and post.
cards. viii be subject to postage at
the rate of 3 cents for each ounce or
fraction thereof, which should be fully
prepaid. If less than cents is pre-
paid on letter or other first-class
matter, it shall be returned to the
sender, if known, for the deficient
postage. If the sender is not known,
it shall, if prepaid at least cents, be
rated with the deficient postage and
ispatched to its destination for col
lection of the amount due upon de-
VERY to the adaIessee Letters and
other first-class matter prepaid less
than 2 cents shall be treated as pre-
.scribed by section 545, postal laws and
"The rate on drop letters on and
after November 2, 1917, viii be 2
cents an ounce or fraction of an
ounce This applies to all letters
mailed for delivery within the postal
district of the Office where deposited,
including delivery by the city, rural,
or other carriers Of such Office. The
2-cent drop letter rate also applies to
Offices which have no free delivery
service.
"All postal cards, whether they
bear written messages or are entire
ly in print, must be prepaid 2 cents
each, and therefore the 1-cent postal
cards must have 1-cent postage
stamp affixed to them in addition to
the 1-cent stamp impressed on such
cards.
Postcards, or private mailing
cards, bearing written messages will
also be subject to 2 cents postage
each.
"The rate Of postage is not affected
on printed, cards bearing the words
postcard or private mailing card,
which do not bear any written addi-
tions unauthorized on third-class
matter by the provision Of section
453, postal laws and regulations,
such printed cards still being sub
ject to postage at the third-class rate.
Printed cards mailed at the third
class rate cannot be forwarded from
the office of original address TO an
,ther postofice without the prepay
nent of new postage.
1t is expected that ample quantities
IF three-cent stamps and two-cent
postal cards will be on sale at post
,ffices for the convenience of patrons.
Special stamp taxes on documents,
egal instruments and parcel post
packages do not go into, operation
Until December /. /
Other war taxes, effective Nov. j
which will vitally affect the general
public include: Three per cent on
payments for freight transportation;
, per cent on railway tickets and pas
;enger fares otherwise paid; 10 per
.ent on Pullman and parlor car fares;
,ne cent for each 90 cents or fraction
hereof paid for express packages;
.ents on each telegraph, telephone or
,adio message costing Is cents or
more.
A circular concerning the tax on
received by the Chief
rom the Texas & Pacific Railroad
Company, says in part:
101F o1o1
inuing thereafter until revoked, the
government has decreed that the COM
non carriers of the United States
aust collect war tax of per cent on
II purchasable- or revenue transpor-
alton, including editorial scrip, mile
.ge, or other trip tickets, where the
are is 36 cents or more.
'fIn this connection, attention Is
.lso respectfully directed to the fact
hat there will be war tax OF lO
,er cent on all Pullman and parlor car
transportation. ;,
at should be clearly understood
hat this is not a regulation OF the
arriefs, but requirement OF the
United States government in COM
liance with law recently enacted by
ongress."
Another tax which will be generally
cit is that on amusements, amount I
1g to one cent for each 10 cents, or
raction thereof, paid for admission.
or instance, where the admission to
picture show is 20 cents, the war
ak will be 2 cents. The public must