The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-09
Drastic Changes in Taxation
Are Provided in Bill to
Be Reported.
POSTAGE i RATES HIT
Liquor, Tobacco, Inherit
ances, Incomes Scheduled
to Share Burdens.
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| ried persons and from $4,000 to $4,000
for the UNMARRIED. In addition. be-
| ginning with incomes of $4,000 gradu-
ated super-taXes would be imposed in
addition to the normal per cent,
| ranging up to 33 per cent on all in
year. The sur-tax schedule is from Z
| per cent on from $1,000 to $500. 10
to SO. per cent on all exceeding $780,
900.
! The provisions requiring the normal
tax of individuals to be deducted and
not apply to the new normal tax pre-
scribed in this bill until after Janu-
airy l. 1913, and thereafter only to in
comes exceeding $4,000.
In addition to the Inheritance tax
now in force. the bill imposes a tax
! equal to percentages Of its value upon
the transfer of each net estate from
| one-half of per cent of the amount
not in excess of $4,000 to Is per cent
on $15,O0O.O00 and over.
The exemption is lowered from $50
900 to $4,000 and a new tax of / pc,
cent levied on estates between $4,000
and $4,000
The bill proposes to bring in $500
100000 by doubling the present S per
cent tax on excess profits.
On distilled spirits the present tax
of $110 per gallon is doubled; to the
rectifierS' tax Il cents !, gallon is
added and fermented liquors are as
sessed 1915 per barrel instead of s1.50.
Tobacco Feels Burden.
The tobacco tax is doubled. except
as to cigars, which are gradutcd from
80 cents to SO thousand. according
10 retail value. Cigarettes made in or
imported into the United States would
be taxed an additional $1.25 per 1000
weighing less than three pounds per
thousand, and $3.50 per 1000 if more
than three pounds.
Newspapers would be required Ia
lections.
The second class postage section
| says:
After June !, next the zone system
| applicable to parcel post shall apply
| to second class mail matter. with rates
| OF postage two cents u pound or frae-
| ton, when for delivery within the first
| or second zones; four cents within
fourth or fifth; five cents within sixth
or seventh: six cents for delivery with
In the eighth zone. It is provided
however. that postage on daily news
papers when deposited in a letter car
rcr office for delivery by it's carriers
shall be the same as at present; copies
now entitled to free circulation in tn,
mails within the county of publication
shall retain that privilege and the
postmaster general may require pub
fishers to separate for zones in mail
ing. Newspapers mailed to subscribers
from an office other than that of pub
LEGATION shall pay the same rate as il
mailed from its office. Religious. cdu-
cational. agricultural. labor or fratcr-
nal publications., issued without profit
shall pay one and onc-halr cents pei
pound irrespective of zones"
| New taxes proposed in the bill in.
clude:
| lnsurancc--Lifc policies. eight cent.
on each 500 or fraction except indus
trial or weekly plans. which are taxcs
40 per cent of the first weekly pre-.
MUM: marine, international and fire
one cent on each dollar or fraction Of
the premium charged; casualty, on,