Milford chronicle., 1951-12-28
sit during this and prior years
Total 49,. LIS S34,Oss ss7 sls.s72
S4,1S1,S24 From Franchises

81, lS1,S24 From Franchises
Franchise tax collections amount
ed to S4,1S1,824 as compared with
$4,159,417 during the preceding
year, an increase of $22,407 $50.
This is the sixth successive year in
which collections exceeded the pre-
yIous years collections. The col
lectiOns for the fiscal years ended
on June 80, 194S and 1919 amount
ed to $3,S22,797 and $S,897, 4O4, re-
spectively.
Inheritance and estate tax col
lections amounted to $2,474,O67 as
compared with $2,S78,674 during the
preceding year, a decrease of $4O4,-
807 (14%). OF the current colIec-
tons amounting to $2,474.067, two
estates paid $1,950,S97 1880; six
estates paid $196,270 $3.50; and
$40 estates paid $326,9OO 1920.
Inheritance tax collections from
567 estates amounted to $1,606,753
as compared with S1,544,546 from
487 estates in the preceding year,
an increase of $62,207, (49o).
Estate taxes from II estates
/ tOtaled $867,314 as compared with
| $1,334.92S from 10 estates in 1850,
a decrease of $467, ola. $3.50.
Business and OccupatiOnal license
collections amounted to $537, 739 as
compared with $611 1896 in the pre-
vious year, a decrease of $73,657,
/ (12%o). The collections for the
years 194S and 1919 amounted to
$497,2 and $460,494, respectively.
/ The collections during the cur
rent year from the War Emergency
Income Tax law which was in eff
feet for the years 1943 and 1914
amounted to S9,618 as compared
with $13,122 during the preceding
year, a decrease of $3,504, (26.7So).
The law was self-repealing and ex-
pired on December 81, 1914 except
for collection resulting from de-
ficiencies and delinquencies.
| Cigarette Tax Collections
The collections from cigarette
tax and the issuance of permits to
wholesale and retail cigarette deal
ers amounted to $1,001 ,809 as COM
: pared with $96S,523, during the pre-
: ceding year, an increase of $685.
286, (3496).
: The cigarette tax collections,
which are net after the allowance
= of discounts of $80,942 for affiXing
the tax stamps, represent tax on
53,973,583 packages of cigarettes al
the rate of two cents per package
&c on ovJ 4I,o ;ee,,oroo of Q OEO NOR
mits at $100 each to wholesale anC
retail dealers and 1,O30 permits al
:, S10O each to vending machine op-
orators. AS recent figures from the
r U. S. Bureau of the Census show
r that Delaware has an estimated
I population of 31S,0S5 persons, thu
3 collection of tax on the afOremen
I toned number of packages indi
y Gates a per capita consumption o
10 packages of cigarettes as com
: pared with the national average 0
h 1913 packages of cigarettes durin
i the fiscal year ended June 30, 1851
> The cigar tax collections, which
IS are net after the allowance of dis
IS counts of $4,96S for affixing the tai
.e stamps, represent tax on 6,646,30
le cigars manufactured to retail 70
u more than 20 cents each, 1878
ID small cigars and the issuance o
! 2,192 permits at S1.O0 each to whole
S sale and retail cigar dealers an,
ir Is permits at $1.OO each to vending
J. machine operators. Based upon tn
e tax collections for The fiscal yea
ended June 30, 1851, the per capit
l. consumption of cigars selling 70
t. more than six cents each amOunte
Of to only Il cigars.
r An analysis of revenue cOllecte
l. for the fiscal year by counties fol