TERRITORIAL
REVENUE LAW
The following Is the complete text
of the new revenue und taxation law
passed by the second territorial legis
lature the first copies of which have
Just reached Nome:
An act to establish a system of taxa
tion, create revenue, and provide for
collection thereof, for the territory of
Alaska, and for other purpose; and
to amend an act entitled "An act to
establish a system of taxation, create
revenue, and provide for collection
thereof for the territory of Alaska, and
for other pijrposes,” approved May 1,
1913, and declaring an emergency.
Bo It enacted by the legislature of
the territory of Alaska:
Section 1. That any person, firm or
corporation prosecuting or attempting
to prosecute any of the following lines
of business In the territory of Alaska
shall apply for and obtain a license
and pay for said license for the re
spective lines of business as follows:
1st. Attorneys at law, doctors and
dentists: Ten dollars per annum.
2nd. Automobiles: Five dollars per
annum.
3rd. Bakeries: Fifteen dollars per
annum.
4th. Electric light and power plants
selling light and power to the public:
One-half of 1 per cent of the gross re
ceipts in excess of twenty-five hundred
dollars.
Bth. Employment agencies: Operat
ing for hire and collecting a fee from
employes, five hundred dollars per an
num.
6th. Fisheries: Salmon canneries,
four cents per case on king nnd red
or sockeye; two cents per case on me
dium reds; ono cent per case on all
others.
7th. Salterles: Two and one-half
cents per one hundred pounds on all
fish anlter or mild cured, except her
ring.
Sth. Fish traps: Fixed or floating
one hundred dollars per annum. So
called dummy traps included.
Bth. Gill nets: One dollar per hun
dred fathoms or fraction thereof.
10th. Cold storage fish plants: Do
t ;■ i hits’ness i f one hundred thousand
dollars per annum or more, five hun
dred dollars per annum: doing a husl
i ,.c. ef seventy-five thousand dollars
pi r annum, and less than one hundred
thousand dollars, three hundred and
seventy-five dollars per annum; doing
a business of fifty thousand and less
than seventy-five thousand dollars per
annum, two hundred nnd fifty dollars
per annum: doing a buslnes of twenty
five thousand and less than fifty thou
sand dollars per annum, one hundred
and twenty-five dollars per annum; do
ing a business of ten thousand dollars
and less than twenty-five thousand
dollars per annum, fifty dolars per an
num; doing a business of four thou
sand and less than ten thousand dob
lars per annum, twenty-five dollars per
annum; doing a busines of under four
thousand dollars per annum ten dol
lars per annum. The “annuat business"
under this section shall be considered
the amount paid per annum for the
product.
Uth. Laundries: Doing a business of
over five thousand dollars per annum,
twenty-five dollars per annum.
12th. Meat markets: Doing a busi
ness of not less than ten thousand
nor more than twenty-five thousand
dollars per annum, ten dollars per an
num: doing a business of not less than
twenty-five thousand nor more than
fifty thousand dollars per annum, thir
ty dollars: doing a business of not less
than fifty thousand nor more than
seventy-five thousand dollars per an
num, one hundred dollars per.annum;
doing a business of not less than sev
enty-five thousand nor more than two
hundred thousand dollars per annum,
two hundred and fifty dollars per an
num; doing a business of over two
hundred dollars per annum, five hun
dred dollars per annum. That every
separate meat market or establishment
shall be considered a separate busi
ness.
13th. Mining: One per cent of the
net Income In excess of five thousand
dollars. By "net Income” is meant the
cash value of the output of the mine
less operating expenses, repairs and
betterments actually done. By "min
ing” is meant any operation by which
valuable metals, ores, minerals or mar
ketable stone Is extracted from the
earth.
14th. Public scavengers: Fifty ($50)
dollars per annum.
loth. Shlpe and shipping: Freight
and transportation: Ocean and coast
wise vessels doing business for hlro
plying In Alaska waters, registered In
Alaska and not registered elsewhere In
the United States and not paying a
tax or license elsewhere, and freight
and passenger lines propelled by me
chanical power registered In the terri
tory of Alaska and not paying a li
cense or tax elsewhere In the United
States, and river and lake steamers
I and barges as well as transportation
line3 doing business wholly within the
I territory of Alaska, one dollar per ton
on net tonnage, custom house meas
urement of such vessel.
16th. Telephone companies: One
half of one per cent of gross receipts
In excess of fifteen ($1,500) hundred
dollars.
17th. Water works: Selling water or
power to the public, one-half of one
per cent of gross receipts In excess of
twenty-five ($2,500) hundred dollars.
18th. Public messengers: Twenty-five
($25) dollars per annum.
Section 2. Every person, firm or cor
poration desiring to engnge in any of
the lines of business specified in sec
tion one, shall first apply to and ob
tain from the territorial treasurer a li
cense. If the tax for the license ap
plied for is a fixed sum, the amount
of such license tax shall uccompany
the application. If the amount of the
tax is not a fixed sum, the applicant
shall state in his application that he
agrees to pay the license tax, and will
make a true return and will pay to
the treasurer such tax on or before
the 15th day of next ensuing January.
The applicant shall also state the name
of the person, firm or corporation mak
ing the application, the line of busi
ness to be licensed, and the place
where said business will be carried on.
Upon the receipt of the application
In proper form, the treasurer shall is
sue the license as of the date of the
application, and the applicant may car
ry on the business from and after the
date the application is actually made.
All license taxes, except those where
the tax is a fixed one, shall be duel
and payable on December 31 of each i
year, and must be paid on or before
January 16 following. And It shall be
the duty of the person, firm or corpor
ation engaged in any of suld lines of
business, to make a return under oath,
to the treasurer on or before January
15 of each year, setting forth the name
of the license, the number of the !l
cense, and all the facts regarding the
business, necessary to enable the treas
urer to determine the amount of th •
tax to be paid. And all application
for renewals of such licenses shall be
made on or before January 15 of
calendar year for which such renewal
Is made.
(To be continued.)
WEATHER REPORT
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June 19, 1915.
Temperature—Max., 42; min., 35.
Barometer—30.22 Inches.
Weather—Cloudy.
Wind—SW., 6 miles: average 5 miles, j
Precipitation—None.
June 20, 19A15.
Temperature—Mox., 42; min. 33.
Barometer—30.14 inches.
Weather—Cloudy.
Wind—SW., 11-2 mileB per hour; j
average, E miles.
Precipitation—None.
HOFFMAN HOUSE.
Special dinner eerved Sunday.
Meals at all hours.
Family dining room in connection.
Home made bread for sale.
MRS. GINNIVAN, Prop.
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age.
INFORMATION WANTED.
Mrs. Minnie Culp Swerlngen of 1553
Mission street, San Francisco. Cal.,
wishes to locate her brother, John
Hughes Culp thought to be residing In
Alaska.
James D. Rippard wishes to locate
his uncle, Chas. Rippard, who was in
Nome seven years ago. Address: Ban
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WEATHER REPORT.
Juno 18. 1915. |
Temperature—Max., 42: min., 88.
Barometer—-30.13 Inches.
Weather—Cloudy.
Wind—SW., 6 miles; average 7 miles i
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SAILINGS FOR SEASON 1915. 1j
LEAVES SEATTLE: LEAVES NOME.
JUNE 26TH. JULY 8TH.
j JULY 24TH. AUGUST 5TH.
i AUGUST 23RD. SEPTEMBER 4TH.
SEPTEMBER 20TH. OCTOBER 1ST
OCTOBER 18TH. OCTOBER 28TH.
TOURIST STEAMER VICTORIA. £
i Victoria sailing from Nome July 8th, and August 5th, will call at 9
Unalaska, weather permitting such a call, thence along the southern i
shores of the Alaska Peninsula to Seward, Valdez, stopping at the s
Columbia Glacier, then to Cordova, remaining long enough for the !j
passengers to make the trip over the Copper River & Northwestern
Railroad to the Miles and Childs Glaciers leaving Cordova she will
cross the Gulf of Alaska, through the Icy Straits, and Lynn Canal
to 8kagway, thence to Seattle through the world famous "Inside
passage" visiting en route Juneau, Treadwell, Taku Glacier and
Ketchikan.
Sailing dates of Freight Steamers from Seattle calling at Nome.
CORDOVA, JUNE 15TH. LA TOUCHE JULY 6TH.
CORDOVA, AUGUST 15TH. LA TOUCHE. AUGUST 15TH
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SCHEDULE.
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Com’l Agent, Agents,
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STEAM AND SHOWER BATHS IN CONNECTION.
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CENTS. THE SIZE OF LOAVES HAVE BEEN INCREASED
WHICH INSURES MORE AND BETTER BREAD FOR OUR
PATRONS.
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