Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-12-17 | Page 2 | Special Tax for Alcohol Medicines

I SPECIA SPECIAL TAX TX fOR ALCOHOL HOL H MEDICINES if J. J Treasury Department nt Announces Announces An An- Ruling Affecting Patented Remedies That medicinal r compounds containing alcohol are In Iii future futuro to lO be le subject to a special tax was the subject of a cir cir- circular circular cular letter leter Issuing issuing from Crom the treasury treasur department at Washington ton and received by y E. E E H. H Callister local collector of oC In in- in revenue evenue The circular states that many of or the time medicinal compounds known as bitters and cordials haY have been anal analyzed a at nt the laboratories of that department and j I elas classed d as compound liquors under tinder the j I ruling In hi treasury treasur decision 1231 1251 and that thal for Cor vales of or these time the special tax lax fin Jm- J upon liquor dealers I is required The following Is an In extract from the circular letter leter For Jor or the sale subs subsequent Quent to January 1 l v of oC any uny of or the tIme preparations hero here given hen or or of ot an any other preparations which do not ermine come within v the ments of ot the time law law as to lo medication as Int interpreted In treasury decision 1231 special l cial tax will wi bo be o requited requim-ed oven even though s such sOch ch sale is made In good faith fo for medicinal medicinal me me- purposes The internal revenue officers will have charge of or collecting this tax wi