Evening star., 1923-01-06
TAXON GASANDS1
REGISTER FEE, D. c.
RECIPROCITY PLAN
Cent-a- Gallon Levy in Tenta-
tive Draft-Curry Proposal
Dropped.

A 1-cent tax on gasoline and reg
istration fee of 81 year for automo-
biltsts are provided for in the tenta-
tive draft of the Commissioners bill
designed to bring about reciprocity
with Maryland. 1t was learned today.
,, The bill is not in final shape, and
may be amended in some respects be-
fore 1t is finally approved by the
Commissioners and transmitted to
Congress for introduction.
Curry Amendment Stricken Out.
At the same time the Senate COM
mittee on appropriations reported
the Senate agricultural appropriation
| bill to the Senate with the Curry
proposed amendment. designated to
bring about reciprocity in the mat
ter of automobile licenses between
the District of Columbia and Mary
| land, stricken out. The report was
made by Senator McNary of Oregon,
| chairman of a subcommittee which
handled the bill. Senator McNary
explained that the Curry amendment
which was put in the bill yesterday
by the subcommittee, was taken out
today because the committee believed
that reciprocity in the matter of au-
tomobile licenses between the Dis
about through the enactment of laws
providing for tax on gasoline.
Effective January 1.
The bill as now drawn by the
Commissioners provides that electric
and steam driven motor vehicles.
which would be affected by the gaso-
line tax. shall pay the following fees
IN ADDITION to the 81 registration
charge: For each such vehicle of
twenty-four horsepower or less, IS.
For such vehicles of more than
twenty-four and less than thirty
horsepower, $40.
For such vehicles of thirty-horse-
power, or more, $50.
The bill is designed to become eff
fective January 1, 1924. and states
that no registration fee shall be
charged for any motor vehicle beat
ing tag of state which grants to
the residents of the District the priv
ilege of using the roads of that state
in return for similar privilege here.
Kerosene oil is exempted in the clause
of the Commissioners bill which ex-
plains the meaning of motor fuel for
the purposes of the act.
Assessor Is Collector.
The tentative draft designates AS
SCISSOR William P. Richards as the
official to receive monthly statements
from the concerns dealing in motor
fuel of the amount of gasoline sold
the previous month
The tax for each month is to be
paid by such concerns before the last
day of the succeeding month.
Provision Is made whereby persons
who purchase gasoline for stationary
engines, tractors, motor boats, aero
planes or for cleaning and dyeing
shall be reimbursed the amount of
the tax upon presenting evidence that
they paid the tax in buying the
gasoline.
1t is further provided that reports
of their business filed with the
assessor by gas concerns shall be re-
garded as confidential records. excent
when required to produce them by q
court of law.
Letter From Keller.
| Engineer Commissioner Keller yes
i terday addressed the following let
\ ter to Senator McNary:
Il have been informed that Won are
actively interested in ,establishine
reciprocity in regard to automobile
| traffic between the state of MARYLAND
and the District of Columbia and thai
| at a hearing before you this morning
Mr.. John Mackall, road commission
er of Maryland, left with your com
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