The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-11
NEW LAW EACH
|cIGAR TO BEAR STAMP
u.rr COMPTROLLER is NOW
IILnlInvTNG DESIGNS FOR THE
d LITTLE SUCKERS.

-,,o+roIler General w. A. Wright
ornounced that he has procured a
~ ..;fed copy OF the Miller tobacco
- fax law and, making a study of
E'aI aids the matter OF fixing upon a
\ ~; !lt0 for the stamps, having them
Teslsmd and the method of handling
lFln. II, ior the various dealers of the
FleLp ;s nIaced entirely upon the
laIaSo+roIIer general. 1t is his purpose,
FoHL lors TO confer with Comptroller
b , sq3 Duncan, of South Carolina,
E btll'' already is carrying out provis-
W. similar to those in the Georgia
En III and TO get from the South Caro-
em y. oficer an outline of the system
I'D in that state.
The Plan.
The tentative idea entertained by
e.nrral Wright is that arrangements
PT be made for stamps of the neces-
u, denominations-2 cents, "
| |ant. and | cent-and that each will
Es sr.y different and distinguishing
ts.ign When printed they will be
Esot e in the comptroller generals Of
" and supplied to the dealers in the
|t.te as needed by them. The act does
IN require that any dealer carry in
I'LL anv amount of the stamps. but
moIv that he afix the necessary
E,m am to each package of cigarettes
III TO each cigar when or before Of
.prirg them for sale. The law does
lsorGre that this be done by the re-
IN dealer and by specific wording
pEes that duty away from the man
Escturer or jobber. Because of that
groyision the law further provides
Gst the affxing of these stamps to
h article before offering it for sale
Eli be the only tax required of the
.ptaiI dealer, and that this stamp tax,
Fitch is collected from the purchaser
N the retail dealer when the sale is
Esde, relieves the present business or
|rcupation tax, which retail dealers
Re required now to pay. 1t does not
Aieve the jobber or manufacturer
/ there are in the state--of the exist
h business or occupation tax, be-
kgse of the fact that there is made
the new law no connection be-
Eeen the iobber or manufacturer and
Be tax stamp.
Fear Evasion of Law.
Some fear is expressed by state tax
sthorities there will be a consider
Biz evasion of conformity with the
!. w, particularly in the country places
hi small towns, because of the fact
4 at the stamps are to be purchased
rectlv from the comptroller general,
nd. the county tax authorities not
anticipating in the collection of the
Binds for the purchase of the stamps
j otherwise in any form of commits
! n, there will be no local or county.
fort to enforce the law.
1.-THE enforcement features, however,
Nil be amply taken care Of in a gen
bal tax enforcement companion bill
mich is TO be enacted at the extraor-
Rnary session of the general assem-
ny in November, and which was con-
Rnplated at the time the Miller law
as passed. In fact, when preparing
message calling an extra session,
pvernor Walker particularly includ-
a provision calling upon the legis-
tme to enact bill which will pro-
De state machinery for the enforce
ent and collection of all state taxes,
Ie absence of which now costs the
Rte, it is estimated, almost as much
I lal revenue as it gets into the treas
"A through the various forms OF tax
bdging