| Show NEW NEV AND ADDITIONAL TAXES PROPOSED IN WAR REVENUE BILL These rhese figures are those of or the house bill When the tho measure goes to the senate it will he be subject to amendment and doubtless In lu many cases there will willbe willbe be revision The senate finance commute e will will hold hearings at ut which arguments ments meats and objections may be bo presented All tariff riff duties Increase 10 per cent All articles now admitted free Tax 10 per cent Letter postage From 2 cents to 3 cents Postal cards From 1 cent to 2 cents Excess profits tax From 8 to 16 per cent Corporation tax From 2 to 4 per cent Stock exchange transactions transactions transactions-On On each sale future delivery for far each 2 cents each additional or fraction 2 cents Capital stock on each original Issue of 5 cents on transfers on each face value 2 2 cents Bonds debentures etc each face value 5 cents Indemnity bonds 50 cents where premium Is In excess of 1 per cent of premium charge Drafts checks notes and for fol each renewal or extension not exceeding 1002 2 cents for each 2 cents centa Deeds conveying lands or realty for first to 50 cents for each or additional or fraction 50 cents Proxy except religious charitable or literary soci societies or pub public lc come come- cemeteries teries 10 cents Power of attorney 25 cents Life Insurance policies except Industrial or weekly 8 cents on each Marine international and fire 1 cent on each 1 of pr premium policies 1 cent on each 1 of premium I Freight bills 3 per cent Passenger tickets 10 per cent on tickets above except initial commutation Steamboat tickets for foreign port up to 10 no tax from 10 to 30 1 from 30 to 60 3 exceeding 60 5 Seats berths or staterooms rail raJi and water r. r 10 10 per cent Express rates 10 10 per cent Automobiles and motorcycles 5 per cent on wholesale price Automobile and bicycle tires 5 per cent Electric power 5 5 per cent on bills Telephone and telegraph y t 5 per percent cent on bills Telephone long distance 5 cents on each toll message over Musical instruments 5 per cent on those costing over 10 Talking machines 4 5 per cent on those thoS costing over 10 Jewelry 5 per cent of selling price Cosmetics and proprietary 5 per cent on wholesale price Amusement tickets theaters baseball etc except where maximum admission admission admission ad- ad mission is 5 cents Tax of 1 cent for each 10 cents charged Moving picture film not exposed sold by manufacturer or Importer 2 1 y cent per linear foot Moving picture film ready for projection sold or leased by manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer producer or Importer per linear foot Chewing gum or substitute per cent of selling price Distilled spirits Doubled Beer ale for every barrel Still and sparkling wines and cordials Tax doubled doublet Grape brandy product of fruit distilled Tax doubled Soda fountain and similar grape Juice mineral mInerai water ginger ale and all soft drinks carbonated water 2 cents per gallon Natural mineral or table water bottled boWed 10 10 cents per gallon Carbonic acid gas 8 cents per pound tax Doubled I Cigars Increased from 50 50 cents to 10 per 1000 Cigarettes light weight Increase per 1000 Cigarettes heavy weight Increase per 1000 Cigarette papers 14 Vt cent for each 25 papers Tennis rackets golf clubs baseball bats lacrosse sticks balls of all kinds Including baseballs footballs tennis golf lacrosse billiard and pool balls 5 per cent Fishing rods reels and lines 5 5 per cent Billiard and pool tables 5 5 per cent Chess and checkerboards and pieces dice games and parts of per cent Playing cards Upon every pack in addition to present tax 8 8 cents Yachts pleasure boats motorboats 5 5 per cent of price Club memberships 10 per cent of dues and membership fees OH oil pipe lines 5 5 per cent on charges Postal rates newspaper and magazines First zone 2 2 cents Second to third zone 3 Scents cents Fourth or fifth zone 4 4 cents Sixth or seventh zone 5 5 cents Eighth zone 8 8 cents Religious and educational papers 1 2 cents a pound Advertising 5 per cent of total |
