Ogden Daily Standard | 1913-09-04 | Page 7 | Free Smokes to Employees

oo FREE SMOKES TO EMPLOYEES Washington, Sept. 4. Regulations to govern the grant of "free smokes" to emploves of cigar factories were Issued today bv Secretary McAdoo The cigars which aro to be exempted from taxation under the law passed last February' must not exceed 21 a week for each individual and furthermore, further-more, must be smoked by the employe to whom they aro issued "Tbe law restricts the use of tax-free tax-free cigars to tbe employes Individually, Individ-ually, ' says Secretarj McAdoo, in warning to gnrous but mlssrulded smokers, "and therefore an emploee will not be permitted to take tax-free tax-free cigars and give them away.' Manufacturers are required to keep each day an account of all cigars giv en to employees, the number of men so drawing on the stock and the uses to which the cigars were put This report is to be made to the treasury department monthly. oo