The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-26
PLAN TO PUT
2 CIGARETTE
LAWS IN FORCE
State Officials Order Stamps
and Prepare to Admins
=, ter Them
WHAT LAW PROVIDES
Notice Will be Sent Out To
Soft Drink Dealers and
Others

Only failure Of the Amer ican Bank
Note Company Of Chicago TO supply
part of the 27,OOO,OOO stamps order
cd for the licensed sale of cigarettes
will prevent the two new North Da
,kota cigarette laws from going into
effect on April I, it was indicated
today by officers Of the three state
departments who will have to do
with the enforcement of the law.
Under the provisions of Senate
Bills 81 and 62 as passed by both
houses and signed by Governor Sor-
lie, the attorney general is made the
official who shall pass upon the
granting Of permits to applicants;
the treasurer shall sell the stamps
which must be affixed to all cigarette
packages by licensed dealers, and the
state auditor must purchase and keep
check on the state auditor for
stamps.
Two new bills will be introduced
in one or the other Of the two houses
Of the legislature before the end of
'he week providing 81 500 advance al
lowancc shall be appropriated to the
treasurer and the attorney general
to pay the costs Of supplies neccs-
sary before the law can be put into
effect. Orders have been placed by
the attorney general and the state
treasurer for application blanks on
which dealers may apply both for
stamps and for dealers licenses.
These blanks, according to Phillip
Elliott, head of the attorney generals
state licensing department, will with
in the present week be sent out to
all the dealers in soft drinks, pool
halls, and other places now Licensed
which might be expected to take out
cigarette licenses.
State Treasurer John Steen ques-
tions whether the supply Of stamps
will be received by April I. Follow
ing passage of the bill in both houses
and before the governor had signed
the measures Mr.. Steen had taken
initial steps to secure a supply OF
stamps and these were ordered by
wire following signature of the acts.
However, the makers say 40 to 80
able to fill the order.
The stamps will bear "Flicker-
tail'', the words Cigarette Tax, State
of North Dakota and the amount of
the tax paid. There are eight de-
nominations in the stamps which will
be supplied in Is, 2-5, 1-2, As, 3-4,
3-5, l cent, 2 cent and cent values
While 27,OO0,O00 stamps have been
ordered, more than one third Of these
100000 are of the three cent de-
nomination to be attached to the
most popular 20 to u package brand
of cigarettes.
.. The Regulations
Regulations concerning the use Of
the stamps have been drawn up by
the attorney generals department
which are Of interest to dealers.
Ytamps must be affixed to every
package Of cigarettes in carton; all
wholesalers must take out cigarette
dealers licenses but need not affiX
stamps to the packages, except they
sell the cigarettes for consumption
by customers; when a carton is OPP
cned by dealer stamps Immediately
must be affixed; the taking Of ci-
garettes from stock by a dealer or
employee must also be considered d
sale; dealers must anticipate their
needs in the way Of stamps and keep
on hand enough stamps to supply all
requirements; before cartons may be
sold by dealer the carton must be
opened and stamps affixed to each
package; application to the state
treasurer for stamps won't do-the
stamps must be on the package and
sales must be held in obeyance UNI
til stamps are furnished; dealers are
required to cancel all stamps prefer
ably with pen and ink; the law, how
ever, does not prohibit dealers from
purchasing from one another.
Revocation of the dealers license
is possible for sale or gift of cigar
cites or papers to minors, selling
cigarettes without tax stamp affixed,
faildre to post the dealers license in
CONSPICUOUS place in the place of
business, for selling cigarettes else
where than in the specific place
which has been licensed, ETC., and no
pew license may be procured until
two years have elapsed.
The Taxes
The state officers further call
attention to the fact that Glass A
cigarettes Chose weighing pounds
or less to the 10000 and Glass B CT
garettes (wcighing more than
pounds to the thousand) may be
easily distinguished by the dealer in
determining the amount of tax, as
the federal tax stamp now affixed to
the packages carries the same A and
b classification. -. IA
The, tax stamps called for on the
Glass A cigarettes are as follows:
Package of s, "a cent; pkg. l 1-5;
10 pkg. l. 1-2; IL in pkg. 1 4-5; Is in
pkg. 2 IA; 16 in pkg. 2 2-5; 20 in
pkg. cents; "a in pkg. 3 3-5; 40
pkg. cents; SO pkg. re; 80 pkg. IL
cents; 100 in, pkg, Is cents.
Class B cigarette tsxes are as fol-
lows&
20 in pkg. cent; 8. in pkg. l 3-5;
10 in pkg. 2 cents; a12 in pkg. 2 2-5;
Is pkg. cents; IS pkg. 3 1-6; 20 pkg.
a cents; "a in pkg 4 Id; 40 pkg. 8
cents; 80 in pkg, 10 cents; 80 pkg. 16
cents; 100 pkg. 20 cents.
"A one half cent tax stamp must be
affixed to, all packages Of papers
containing SO papers or less, one
cent on packages Of III TO 100; and
J LIZ cent per b0.s. 81
Dealers are held to observe the