Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-05-01
LUXURY TAX IN
EFFECT TODAY,
HIGHER PRICES
Public Begins Paying New Tax.
Ten Per Cent on Clothing and
Furnishing. Merchants 10 ADD
Amount Of Tax to Selling price
of Goods.

or Goods.
New luxury taxes which are to hel
pay the country war bill go into effee
today. the taS provides for ten pc
cent on clothing above q certain sr:c
and on furnishes as we'll. Toilet al
ticles. patent medicines and soft drink
included.
In all cases. it is predicted, dealer
viii add the amount of the tax to tn
of goods. The luxury list" pre-
per, includes clothing and various pei
sonal articles costing above a certain
price, all bearing a 10 per cen tax o
the excess over the certain price.
Here's Tie Luxury List.
Mems and boys hats. on the
amount in excess CT SIS each.
Mems and boys caps, on the
amount in excess of SO each.
Mems, wo,nen's, misses and boys
boots, shoes, pumps and slippers,
Gil the amount in excess of $40
per pair. s.
Mems and boys neckties and
necltwear, OH the amount I'm excess
of So each.
Mems and boys silk stockings or
hose. ON the amount in excess If
81 per pair.
Women's and misses silk stock
ings or hose, on the amount in ex-
cess of So per pair.
Mems shirts, on the amount in
excess of So each.
Meas, women, misses and boys
paiamas, nightgowns and under
wear, M the amount in excess of
SIS each.
Kimonos, petticoats and waists,
on the amount in excess of SIS
each.
Carpets and rugs. except import
ed and American rugs made of
wool. on the amount in excess Of
SIS per square yard.
Picture frtrmes, on the amount
in excess Oh $40 each.
Trunks, On the aineuat in exees.
of $50 each.
yalises, travelling bags. suit
cases, hat-bqSes and fitted tt5..let
cases, on the amount IN excess Of
Ss5 each.
Purses, pocketbooks, shopping
and handbags ON the amount in
xcess of $3.50 each.
Portable lighting fixtures, OH the
amount in excess Of S25.
Umbrellas, parasols and sun.
shades, on the amount in excess
of 81 each.
Fans, on the amount in excess of
81 each.
House Or smoking jackefs aud
bath or lounging robes, on the
mount in excess of $3.50 each.
Mems ~Waistcoats, on the amount
in excess of S5 each.
Women's and misses hats, bon
cts and hoods. on the amount iii
excess OF SIS each.
Tax ON Patent Medicines.
Iii addition there viii be a tax 81
oatesnt or proprietary medicines ana ST
articles. This viii amount to ]
sent for each 25 cents and will be pait
~ e c..at soaps are no,
rlcludedin the list Of toilet articles
Is the msysssactarer began paying I
AK Of per centson toilet soaps FEB
is.
The toilet articles listed Include per
'umas essencessSextracts toilet waters
cosmetics, petroleum iellies. hair oils
ooinades hair dressings, hair restora
ives hair dyeatootf il inoaiti
Washes, dentridces tooth pastes, aro
nastic cachous, toilet powders AGA sim
substances and articles ss
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