Revenue to Defray War Expenses: Hearings & Briefs... on H.R. 4280U.S. Government Printing Office, 1917 - 665 pages |
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Page 66
... imported articles have been made at fixed prices , many of them on a very narrow margin of profit . If the vendor is compelled , as he will be under the present law , to pay the additional duties , it will not only diminish his profit ...
... imported articles have been made at fixed prices , many of them on a very narrow margin of profit . If the vendor is compelled , as he will be under the present law , to pay the additional duties , it will not only diminish his profit ...
Page 79
... imported from any foreign country into the United States , or into any of its possessions ( except the Philip- pine Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutuila ) , if such articles are now dutiable by law , a duty of ten per centum ad ...
... imported from any foreign country into the United States , or into any of its possessions ( except the Philip- pine Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutuila ) , if such articles are now dutiable by law , a duty of ten per centum ad ...
Page 80
... imported by us fixed at such rates as will yield the largest possible revenue of which they are capable . At the present time the general pros- perity of this country and its increased buying power on account thereof , will make ...
... imported by us fixed at such rates as will yield the largest possible revenue of which they are capable . At the present time the general pros- perity of this country and its increased buying power on account thereof , will make ...
Page 81
... imported still wines , vermuth , etc. , we believe nevertheless that these goods will stand moderate advances in duties without impairment of revenue at the present time , and we recommend , as in the other cases , that these advances ...
... imported still wines , vermuth , etc. , we believe nevertheless that these goods will stand moderate advances in duties without impairment of revenue at the present time , and we recommend , as in the other cases , that these advances ...
Page 82
... imported into the United States of $ 1,10 on each proof gallon , in addition to the tax now imposed by law . This would mean on imported brandies and other spirits an internal - revenue tax of $ 1.10 per proof gallon in addition to the ...
... imported into the United States of $ 1,10 on each proof gallon , in addition to the tax now imposed by law . This would mean on imported brandies and other spirits an internal - revenue tax of $ 1.10 per proof gallon in addition to the ...
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Page 70 - ... life insurance companies issuing policies covering life, health, and accident insurance combined in one policy issued on the weekly premium payment plan...
Page 22 - ... in the case of a bank, banking association, loan, or trust company, interest paid within the year on deposits or on moneys received for investment and secured by interest-bearing certificates of indebtedness issued by such bank, banking association, loan or trust company...
Page 20 - An Act to provide revenue, equalize duties, and encourage the industries of the United States, and for other purposes," the Act of October 3, 1913, entitled "An Act to reduce tariff duties and to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes...
Page 613 - grass" and "straw" shall be understood to mean these substances in their natural form and structure, and not the separated fiber thereof.
Page 249 - An Act to increase the revenue, and for other purposes," approved September eighth, nineteen hundred and sixteen...
Page 53 - An Act to provide increased revenue to defray the expenses of the increased appropriations for the Army and Navy and the extensions of fortifications, and for other purposes...
Page 10 - ... employers, and all officers and employees of the United States having the control, receipt, custody, disposal, or payment of interest, rent, salaries, wages, premiums, annuities...
Page 613 - All goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor or/and forced labor or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States, and the importation thereof is hereby prohibited, and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of this provision.
Page 32 - ... paid in or earned surplus and undivided profits used or employed in the business...
Page 179 - dividends' as used in this title shall be held to mean any distribution made or ordered to be made by a corporation, joint-stock company, association, or insurance company, out of its earnings or profits accrued since March first, nineteen hundred and thirteen, and payable to its shareholders, whether in cash or in stock of the corporation, joint-stock company, association, or insurance company, which stock dividend shall be considered income, to the amount of the earnings or profits so distributed.