Tobacco Tax
To Be Effective
April First
JUNEAU (Special)-The Alaska
Tobacco Tax Act is now law and
becomes effective April 1, 1949,
according to a press and radio
announcement of the Territorial
Department of Taxation. Tax
Commissioner M. P. Mullaney to
day outlined major requirements
of the law, in brief, as follows:
The act levies an excise tax on
all tobaccos and tobacco products
sold or offered for sale in the
Territory on and after April 1,
including stock then on hand.
The levy is upon sellers of cigars,
cigarettes, tobaccos and snuff,
etc. The sellers must collect the
tax from the buyers and the tax
is payable quarterly to the De
partment of Taxation and shall
be due not later than one month
after expiration of the quarter
immediately preceding, beyond
which time it shall be delinquent.
The excise tax upon tobaccos
and tobacco products is as fol
lows :
Cigarettes, 2 cents per pack of
10: 3 cents per pack of 20; 8
cents per pack of 50.
Cigars, retailing at 10 cents or
under—1 cent.
Cigars retailing at 11 cents to
15 cents—2 cents.
Cigars, retailing at 16 cents to
25 cents—3 cents.
Cigars, retailing at 26 cents to
35 cents—4 cents.
Cigars, retailing at 35 cents or
over—5 cents.
Snuff and tobacco in contain
ers will be taxed at the rate of 2
cents per ounce regardless of the
size of the container.
Every person in Alaska who
sells any of the articles taxed
under the act in the usual course
of trade or business or by any
vending machine of any kind or
character, punch boards, etc., is
required to register with the De
partment of Taxation on or be
fore April 1, 1949, giving his name
and place of business before en
gaging in the sale in Alaska of
the articles taxed under the act.
A registration number will be as
signed to each person when the
required fee of $5, accompanied
by an inventory of tobacco, cig
arette. etc. stock on hand as of
April 1, has been received by the
department. The original regis
tration of any such person shall
suffice as long as he is in the
business of selling tobacco and
tobacco products or until other
wise provided by law. Extensions
of time in which to register will
be granted in particular cases
where necessary. Any violation
of the provisions of the act is
deemed to be a misdemeanor and
is punishable by a fine not ex
ceeding $1,000.
Registration numbers or other
information may be obtained by
writing the Department of Taxa
tion, Box 651, Juneau.
Is Hospitalized
Mrs. John Witt, proprietor of
the Valley Cleaners, entered the
Providence Hospital in Anchor
age this week. She will undergo
a toe amputation there.
Alaska Steam
Tours to Come
To Palmer
Tourist cruises of the Alaska
Steamship Company will be
routed direct from Seward to
Palmer this summer, it was an
nounced this week by Mr. and
Mrs. John L. Sullivan, managers
of the Matanuska Hotel.
The first cruise is scheduled to
arrive on June 2, and every two
wreeks thereafter an estimated
50 tourists will spend at least
one night in Palmer. The exact
length of their stay in the Val
ley is not known at this time.
The visitors will arrive by spe
cial boat train from Seward.
The Sullivans will make more
extended plans for their guests
when further details are known.
Management of the Matanus
ka Hotel has just been assumed
by Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan, for
merly of Anchorage. Mrs. Sulli
van operated a fur shop there,
and plans to open a similar
business in Palmer. She will
make parkas and fur garments
to order, and do repairs and al
terations.
ARA BIDDERS ARE
STILL NOT KNOWN
The bid amounts approved for
construction of the planned
Agricultural Research Adminis
tration building were wired from
Washington, D. C., this week,
director Don Irwin announced.
However names of the success
ful bidders still are unknown
here.
Bids were approved in the fol
lowing amounts:
Building and equipment,
S282.377.
Architectural service, S7,
000.
Inspection and supervi
sion until June 30, SI,600.
Reserve for plan changes,
S6,603.
Mr. Irwin said he expected
announcement of bidders’ names
to be released within the next
few days.
Visits Sister
Glen Kiehl, brother of Mrs.
Victor Alfsen of Palmer, drove to
Alaska last week. Mr. Kiehl, who
is employed by the Alaska Fire
Control Service this summer, is
now taking his guard training in
Anchorage. He will be stationed
at Gakona.
Payne to “Talk” to Board
Donald Payne, a former em
ploye of the Valley Hospital now
living at Hood River, Ore., will
make a trip to Alaska soon to
discuss with members of the
board of directors the possibility
of assuming the managership of
the local institution. No definite
offer has been made or accepted,
it was emphasized. Mr. Payne
merely is coming north “to look
over the situation.”
IS CALIFORNIA-BOUND
Miss Myrtis Gill, secretary in
the Rural Electrification Ad
ministration office, is planning
a California vacation. She ex
pects to leave the Valley next
week for a six-weeks’ visit in the
sunny south. She may continue
her vacation trip to the east
coast before returning to Alaska.
Miss Viola Daniels is on tempo
rary assignment in the REA of
fice during Miss Gill’s absence.
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