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Show CLERGYMEN SUFFER BECAUSE OF WAR TAX Revenue Collector Holds That Minister Mcst Affli Stamp to Marriage License. TOT-KDO, Oiiio. De--. 0. C!errD5e'J and jnstirp? who tin thp mat rimouiat ::uot"aro the latest snflerers from the uatioual ivar tax. for to each marriage certificate tbe'y haut oit nuift bo at-;a. at-;a. h'i a 10-cent revenue stamp. When this new skeleton in the family ctij'bearil 'as put ur to Internal Hevcnu" Collector Frank B. Niles it vras held that those who contemplated marriage must not be taxed, as this constitutes a bar to marriage. Xiles ruled that it is up to the man performing perform-ing the ceremony to pay the fee. If the la-r is 'violated ministers trill be penaliz-ed, Xiies rules. Salt La'no ministers are more fortn-nate fortn-nate than their brethren in the cast. In this citv tne frroom pays the war tax when he pets the license, and the stamp is cfrixed bv the deputy county clerk in charge of the licenses. |