Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-04-02
INCREASES IN TAXEs THIS YEAR.
Government Raising Funds to Meet
Great Cost Of War.

| ciil tHefdItentlOn of all persons IN
this district to certain provisions of
the new war revenue act recently
adopted$by Congress, as follows:
l. Brokers-The rate is $50 in
stead of5s3O. Under the new law per-
sons whose business it is to negotiate
purchases or sales Of produce or mer-
chandise for others shall be regarded
as brokers', and will be required tc
pay this tax in addition to such per.
sons as were formerly classified as
| brokers'.
Q. Pawnbrokers-The rate is $1OC
instead Of $50.
3. Ship brokers-The rate Is $50
instead of $40.
4. Custom house brokers - The
rate is $50 instead Of $40.
o. misunderstanding capacity of
not more than $50 shall pay $50 in
stead Of $25.
Seating capacity Of more than $50,
but not more than 500, shall pay
500 instead Of $50.
Seating capacity of more than 500.
but not more than 500, shall pay
$50 instead OF SIS.
Seating capacity Of more than 500
shall pay $500 instead of 500.
=. Circuses-$100. (No change
in rate.)
Z. Public exhibitions-Shau pay
SIS instead of $40.
8. Bowling alleys and billiard
rooms $40. on each table instead of
$500.
8. Shooting galleries-Proprieto
Of same shall pay $50 per annum.
(New taxi
10. Riding academies-$lO0 Der
annum. (New taxi
II. Passenger automobiles-Per-
sons carrying on the business Of ope-
rating or renting passenger automo-
biles for hire shall pay $40 for each
such automobile having a seating ca
pacity Of more than two and not
more than seven, and $50 for each
such automobile having a seating ca
pacity Of more than seven. (New
taxi
Boats-The rate double that of
the present rate.
The taxpayers already listed un-
der any of the above classes will be
sent notices Of the additional amount
due by them.
Persons becoming liable to the
new taxes as enumerated above will
please write the collector at once for
blanks to make returns on.
The changes and new taxes as
enumerated above are effective on
and after January 1st, 1919, and
must be paid Immediately.
Other Phases of New Act.
Certain sections Of the new reve-
new act, and how they affect a large
number Of taxpayers. calling for
monthly returns Of taxes due, and
when they become effective, ETC., are
noted below:
Section 62S-A. Upon what Is gem
orally known as bottled soft drinks,
including unfermented grape juice,
ginger ale, root beer, sarsaparilla,
pop. artificial mineral waters, other
carbonated waters and soft drinks,
sold by the manufacturer, producer
or importer in bottles or closed con-
tainers: OF selling price, 0 per cent.
Section G2S-B. Upon all natural
mineral or table waters sold by pro-
ducer, bother or importer thereof, in
bottles or other closed containers at
over ten cents per gallon, a tax Of,
per gallon, 5000.
Act effective on above two sections
February 25th, and remaining days
in February to be included in March
report.
Section $50. On and after May lst,
1919, upon what is commonly known
rs soft drinks, including ice cream,
ce cream sodas, sundaes or other
similar articles Of food or drink,wh
compounded and mixed or sold at or
near soda fountains, ice cream par
lors or other similar places of bust
ness-on each 10 cents or fraction of
amount paid, $0.01.
Section 900. Effective February
25th, 1919. Uron manufacturer, pro-
ducer or importer Of the following
articles, a tax equivalent to the fol-
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