Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-06
INCREASED WAR TAXES
Revenue From Most luxuries to be
Practically Doubled.

Washington, Aug. doubling Of
the present special taxes on manufac-
| turers OF tobacco. cigars and cigar
cites and increased taxation OF brok-
ers theatres and other amusements.
billiards and pool parlors. bowling al
lcys and capitalization OF corpora
tions were agreed on 10y the house
ways and means committee today IN
framing the $4,000. 100000 revenue
bill. \ new tax OF one per cent on
retail sales OF mail order houses do
ing more than 100000 annual husi-
ness was adopted. Pullman seats and
berths and passenger rates will he
subjected 10 Il uniform tax Of eight
per cent Stamp taxes were undis-
turhcd.
Chairman kitchin after the COM
mittcc adjourned summarized the sit
uation as follows:
I'VE have put "A tax OF one per cent
Of retail sales on mail order houses
that have above 100000 annual bust
ness. We have increased the special
taxes. Brokers now under II special
tax oi $50 will pay an annual tax oi
800 and ii they are members OF
stock exchange or board OF trade en-
gagged in buying and selling, will pay
$3.50 annually. We have increased
the tax on pawnbrokcrs from $50 10
800: shipbrokcrs from so To $50:
customhousc brokers from $40 to $50.
Moving Pictures.
Theatres, including moving picture
shows. museums and concert halls.
having seating capacity of not over
$50 people will pay an annual tax in
creased from $2j TO $50 seating ca
pacity between $50 and 500. increased
from $50 to 800: 500 TO 500 seating
capacity. increased from $75 TO $3.50.
and all over 500 capacity. increased
from 800 10 500 annual tax. We
have doubled the present special tax
es on theatres. circuscs. bowling al
lcys. billiard and pool places. and on
manufacturers Of tobacco. cigars and
cigarettes.
We have put a new special tax on
sales OF seats on stock and produce
exchanges OF 10 per cent on the sale
price OF the seats. and on annual dues
OF these exchanges tax OF 20 per
cent on the amount OF the dues This
Is to put them on the same basis as
clubs and other organizations. already
put under tax.
pullman seats and bcrths under
present law taxed 10 per cent and
passenger rates eight per cent OF the
amount paid for tickets or coupons.
We today agreed to make the tax on
both OF these eight per cent. This
was at the request OF the director gem
cral OF railroads. who wanted the
taxes on them made the same To sim
plify the mileage coupons about TO be
issued We imposed a tax OF 10 per
cent on the sales OF yachts.
I'VE considered the stamp taxes In
the present faw and they VIII rnr.nirf-
as ut present"
Excise Taxes.
Mr.. kitchin announced that under
the action Of the committee 80 far the
excise taxes would produce about ST.
O0O, 900, 900 which includes beer. whs
ky. automobiles. soft drinks. Gaso-
line owners and similar taxable sub
jccts This Is about one hall of the
amount allotted TO commonly termed
liXurics and non essentials. hut MI
Kitchin said the allotted $2.0OO,00O.-
900 under this head would bc levied.
Taxation OF tobacco manufacturers
but not retail dealers, was considered
by the committee today. The tobacco
schedule ns adopted provides that 80
days after the passage of the new law
and thereafter on July / OF each year
special tax computed on the basis OF
sales OF the preceding fiscal year will
bc made ~ follows: Tobacco manu-
facturcrs with annual sales not "X-
cccding $4,000 pounds. So year: So
900 TO 100000 pounds. ST.: 100000
to 100000 pounds. s2i all in excess
OF 100000 pounds, Ii cents per thou
sand pounds: sigar manufacturers
with annual sales not exceeding $4,000
cigars. 81; not exceeding, 100000 ci-
gars. Sc: not exceeding 100000 cigars,
$12: not exceeding 100000. s2i: above
4O0, 900. 10 cents per thousand cigars:
cigarette manufacturers. including
small cigars weighing not more than
three pounds per thousand, cents for
every 10000.
a proposal to tax cotton was reject
ed almost unanimously. Representa-
tive Moore Of Pennsylvania, proposed
tax Of SO per bale. which he contend
ed would produce 1898, 900, 900 year
revenue, but its opponents Immediately
suggested a tax on grain and anthra-
cite and similar articles produced In
the north. Only Representatives Moore
and Fairchild, New York. voted for It.
Mr.. Moore also proposed tax on dogs.
which the committee voted down.