The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-05-08

The taxes on jewelry, real or imi-
tation, were effective April and are
on the price for which sold The rate
is 8 per cent Of such price, the rate
under the old law having been 3 per
cent, The taxes on the following
named articles, effective Feb. %, are
upon the price for which sold, the
new rate being shown in the open
and the old rate in parentheses
Automobile trucks, automobiles
wagons, per cent (unchanged.)
Automobiles or motorcycles. ser
cent g per cent?
iano players, graphophones, pho.
nographs, talking machines, r,,ils,
etc, 5 per cent (3 per cent?.
Sporting goods, 20 per cent GO per
cent?
Chewing gum and substitutes, 3 per
cent q per cent?
I Cameras weighing not more than
100 pounds, 10 per cent (3 per cent? .
The following named taxes, effec-
tive Feb %, are entirely new. The
rates given are the percentages Of
the plrce when sold or leased:
Automobile trailers or tractors, 8
per cent.
Tires, tubes, parts or accessories,
sold 10 any person other than man
ufacturer or producer Of automobiles
etc. 8 per cent
Pianos and organs other than pipe
organs, per cent
Clocks, opera glasses. lorgnettes,
marine glasses and binoculars. per
cent.
Photographic films and plates. 9th.
er than moving picture films per
cent
Candy, five pei cEat.
Firearms, shells and cartridges
pistols and revolvers 10 per cent
All other firearms and shells and
cartridges 10 per cent.
Hunting and bowie knives 10 per
cent
Dirk knives. daggcrs, sword canes.
stilettos and brass or metallic knuck-
les, 100 per cent
Portable electric fans 8 per cent
Thcrmos and thermostatic bottles.
etc. per cent.
Cigar or cigaret holders and pipes.
meerschaum or amber. humidors and
smoking stands 10 per cent.
Automatic slot device vending ma.
chimes 8 per cent
Automatic slot device weighing ma.
chimes 10 per cent.
Liveries and livery boots and hats
10 per cent.
Hunting garments and riding hab.
its 10 per cent
Articles made from fur 10 per cent
Yachts and motorboats and pleas
ure boats and canoes II sold for more
than sl5 each 10 per cent
Sculpture. paintings and statuary,
sold by other than the artist. upon
the purchaser for consumption, 10
per cent.
Platinum jewelry. on amount by
consumer, AN additional 10 per cent.
Tobacco. Cigars. etc.
Taxes on tobacco and tobacco pro-
ducts became effective Feb. 25 and
are as follows, the new rates being
given IN the open and the old rates
IN parentheses:
Cigars, weighing not more than
three pounds thousand. tax per
LEGO $3.50. (sD
On heavier cigars the tax per 700
is as follows.
II to retail at less than Sc 81 (SS).
II at &c to DC, 81 (unchanged)
IL at more than SC, and not more
than &c, So (s4)
II more than 7c and not more
than SC So tunchanged).
- f''t lhaii &C anu not more IMAM
l5c 50 $50.
II more than 15e and not more
than zoe sl2 (Ss).
II to sell at more than zoe each
SIS 500.
1t will BE-, observed that the tax
upon certain cheap and medium
priced cigars has not been increased
and that the increase Of tax on other
cigars ranges from one-tenth Of a
cent to one-half Of cent each.
On cigarettes weighing not more
than three pounds per. 1000, the tax
has been raised from s2.05 per 900
to So, and on heavier cigarettes II
has been raised from $3.50 to 1920.
The tax on manufactured tobacco
Of all kinds has been raised from 13c
a pound to iSc and similar advance
has been made on snuff.
The tax on cigarette papers re-