New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04
Tax on Beer Doubled
And Soft Drinks Are
Taxed 20 Per Cent

Cereal beverages containing not
more than one-half per cent of alcohol
sold by the manufacturer in closed
containers are taxed 80 per cent Soft
drinks, artificial mineral waters, ETC.,
are taxed 20 per cent. Natural mineral
or table waters priced at over 10 cents
gallon will pay tax of per cent
Soda Fans Taxed
The consumer of soft drinks mixed
or compounded at soda water counters,
ice cream parlors, ETC.. will have to
pay tax of cents for each 10
cent purchase or fraction thereof, ex-
cept that drinks selling at cents or
less will be taxed l cent. These taxes
apply to ice cream or similar articles
dispensed at soft drink places
Beer Tax Doubled
1t is provided concerning beer
That there shall be levied and collected
similar fermented liquor, containing one-half
per centum or more OF alcohol. brewed or
manufactured and sold. stored, in ware
house, or removed for consumption sale.
within the United States by whatever name
such liquors may be called, in lieu of the
internal revenue taxes now imposed thereon
by law, tax Of S. for every barrel con-
tanning not more than thirty-one gallons.
and at like rate for any other quantity
for the fractional parts of barrel au-
thorizcd and defined by law.
Cigarettes, Cigars and Tobacco
The taxes on cigars, cigarettes and
tobaccos are doubled. and are as fol-
lows:
On cigars of all descriptions made of to-
haze it,tto md vOh-
ing not more than three pounds per thousand,
81 per thousand
On cigars made of tobacco, or any substi-
tute therefor, and weighing more than three
pounds per thousand. if manufactured or i'm
ported to retail at not more than cents
each. IS per thousand;
If manufactured or imported to retail at
more than cents each and not more than 8
cents EACH So per thousand
If manufactured or imported to retail at
more than cents each and not more than Is
cents EACH $l2 per thousand
If manufactured or imported to retail at
more than Is cents each and not more than
20 cents each. Sic per thousand;
Ii manufactured or imported to retail at
more than 20 cents EACH $50 per thousand.
On cigarettes made of tobacco. or any sub
three pounds per thousand. if manufactured
or imported to retail at less than . cents
each, $40 per thousand;
If manufactured or imported to retail at 2
Genus Ut more eacn. 9Jlu per thousand,
Weighing more than three pounds per
thousand, $500 per thousand
That upon all tobacco and snuff hereafter
manufactured in or imported into the United
States, and sold. removed for consumption
or sale, there shall be levied, collected and
paid. in lieu of the internal revenue taxes
now imposed thereon by law, a tax of 26
cents per pound, to be paid by the manu-
factirer or importer thereof
That there shall be levied, collected and
Paid raid in lieu of the taxes imposed by section
404 of the Revenue Act of 1917, upon cigar
cite paper made up into packages. books,
sets or tubes, made up in or imported into
the United States and sold to any person
lother than to a manufacturer of cigarettes
for use by him in the manufacture of cigar
ettes) the following taxes. to be paid by the
manufacturer or importer: On each package.
book or set, containing more than twenty five.
but not more than fifty papers. l cent con-
tanning more than fifty but not more than
one hundred papers, cents; containing more
than one hundred papers. cents for each
one hundred papers or fractional part there
Of and upon tubes, 4 cents for each one
hundred tubes or fractional part thereof.
Tax on Admissions and Dues
The theatre admission tax is doubled
being made two cents for each 10 cents