The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-06
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than fourteen per cent alcohol, sixteen
cents gallon; fourteen to twenty-o one
tper cent alcohol. forty cents: twenty
tone to twenty-four per cent alcohol. 81
Wines and brandy withdrawn fol
lfortify!ng. sixty cents a gallon. Cham
payne twelve cents a half pint.
i Cereal beverages (near beers) ff
teen per cent of the selling price. The
house tax is thirty per cent Soft
drinks ten per cent Of the sale price,
house rate was twenty per cent Min.
leral and table waters five per cent OF
the sale price.
/ May r 1919, tax OF one cent is
levied on each ten cents charged for
ice cream, ice cream sodas, sundaes
and similar refreshments II eaten
where sold
Tobacco and Cigars.
1 Cigars weighing not more than three
/ pounds the thousand s1.50 per thou
sand (house rate so; more than three
pounds and retailing for FIVE cents 81
per thousand: selling for five TO eight
cents So: eight to fifteen cents SO: nj
teen to twenty cents sl2; over twenty
cents SIS
i Cigarettes not over three pounds a
4 LnOus2uu oyer G1lIcc S'--S-
Tobacco and SNUFF eighteen cents a
Pound. Cigarette papers in books OF
twenty-five to fifty one half cent: fifty
cent for each fifty; tubes one cent on
each fifty.
I Admission and Dues.
| The conferees cut to ten per cent
/ the twenty per cent theatre tax they
had earlier decided on. After April i,
1919, the tax Is one cent on each ten
cents. Spectators who sell tickets
at an excess of hfty cents over the
regular price must ccllect and pay a
tax OF ten cents OF the excess: II the
excess is over fifty cents, fifty per
cent tax Roof gardens and cabarets
pay a tax of one and one half cents
for each ten cents charged.
! Symphony orchestra and entertain
ments given for charity or religious
purposes are exempted.
/ Dues for over $50 a year pay 10 pei
cent; initiation fees over SO pay the
on the lodge plan are exempted from
both taxes.
I
j Auto trucks are taxed three pei
cent Of the sale price and other auto
mobiles. except tractors. five per cent
Tires bear a I'VE per cent tax.
4 Pianos, organs (other than pipe or
gans), piano players, graphaphones
and talking machines with records
pay five per cent. Sporting goods o.
all kinds ten per cent; cameras ter
CANDY five per cent; Photographic
films and plates five per cent; SWORD
canes and stilettos one hundred Pei
cent.
! Electric fans. five cents; thermos
bottles, FIVE per cent: meerschaum
pipes ten per cent; slot machines five
per cent; Mvertes, riding and hunting
habits, ten per cent; articles made Of
fur. ten per cent; yachts and motoi
boats ten per cent: toilet soaps, three
per cent; sculpture. paintings and an
tioues, five per cent: wooden rugs, do
nestle or imported ten per cent.
/ Luxury Taxes.
i These are based upon the theor.
that beyond certain price most OF tn
ordinary articles OF clothing and us
became Injuries. After May /, ia,
OF ten per cent Il levied on carpet
and rugs. sold over s. q square yard
nicture frames over SO; trunks owe
$50; vaIises, travelling bags, hat boxe
and toilet cases over 50: purses
pocket books and shopping bags owe
$3.50: portable lamps over s2s; UNI
trellas and parasols over 81; fan
over 81 90: house coats and smokini
Jackets over $3.50: mems waist coat
aoId separately from suits; women
hats over SIS; mems hats over So
caps over 81: shoes, pumps and Sill
rerz over SO: neckties over 81
mems hose over 81: women's owe
%. mems shirts over $500; pajamaf
night GOWNS and underwear over 80
kin.oras. petticoats and waists owe
SIS.
This tax is paid on the sum b
which the selling price OF any articl
exceeds the specific cunt
Jewelry. watches and clocks pa
five percent after Arril /.
After Nav motion picture exchange
nav five percent OF the monthly rer
tai OF films. Movie men who exhfoi
films nav five per cent OF the renta
or license value.
Perfumes, toilet waters and cosme'
ics are taxed one cent on each 2
cents OF selling price. as are Pills
powders. salves, ointments ana a.
patent medicines.
Special Taxes.
Business tax Of 81 for each sl.Vv
of caujtaI stock over $4,000: broke
Tax $50: IL brolfer IS a member or o.
exchange he pays 500, If his seat ]
worth $4,000 to $1,000 and $50 IL 1t
more than 5000. PawnbroGers pa
500; ship brokers $50: custom hous
brokers' $50: theatres seating UP t
$50 pay $50; seating $50 to 500 pa
800: seating more than 500 pay s2ot
In towns OF 5000 or less, these rate
are halves. Circuses pay 500; bow
ing alleys and billiard parlors $40 10
each alley or table; shooting gallerfe
eoo. ridfn1 academies 300: taxica