The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, May 28, 1925, Image 8
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THE BARNWELL PEOPLE, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA.
THURSDAY, MAY 28T#I. 1925
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What the State I ax Commission is requiring of
us, the Druggists of this State, as a result o f the
recent bill passed by the legislature:
1 hat we collect the I ax on all C igarettes, Cig
ars, Smoking I obacco, Chewing F obacco, Cos
metics and Toilet Articles, Fountain and Bottle
Drinks, Candy at 80c per lb. and over. For in
stance, any 25c article is taxed 5c; any 50c article,
! 0c; any 75c article, 1 5c; and any $ 1 article, 20c,
and so on.
I hat the Tax Commission rules that Ice Cream
so Id at Ch urches, Hotels and Restaurants is a
FOOD and 1 AX EXEMPT; but when you order
it sent to YOUR HOME it is a LUXURY and you
have to pay a f^x of 20 per cent.
. That we are required to advance’the State mon
ey without interest, and to act as Tax Collectors
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I hat the 1 ax Commission has ruled that stamps
must be purchased and that all Cosmetics must be
stamped when exhibited for sale, while the Law
reads that stamps are to be affixed to each indi
vidual article sold.. Our failure to comply sub
jects us to a heavg/ penalty.
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1 hat an enormous amount of money, from $300
to $ 1,500 ( depending upon the size of stock),
must be used to purchase stamps for goods, some
of which may not be sold for weeks, or months, or
perhaps never. And the .Legislature has made no
provision for reimbursing us on stamped articles
unsold at expiration of the law.
That the druggists of the State report from 50
to 65 per cent, decrease in the sale of cosmetics
and other goods taxed. Think of v. hat this means
in volume to your druggist. .In other words a
former business of $1,000 per month has dwin
dled $500 to $650, leaving a business of $350 to
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1 hat it costs an enormous amount of money to
collect this tax for the State and to keep the rec
ords required by the commission. Yet there is no
compehsation for this service.
YOUR
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Is More Than" a
Merchant
When your Baby, Wife, Mother or any mem
ber of your family^is critically ill, who fills the
prescription for the medicine to make them well?
YOUR DRUGGIST
Who keeps his place of business open late, em
ploying a registered pharmacist that remains al
ways on the job until closing-time, although only
one prescription may loe filled? ■
YOUR DRUGGIST
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Wh ose place of business does your wife, mother
or doughter go to sit down and rest?
YOUR DRUGGIST
Who is it that does, very little' prescription busi
ness, perhaps only one or two a day, but employs
a registered pharmacist all the time, to attend to
your needs?
YOUR DRUGGIST
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Who is it that pays taxes on al
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Who will get up at the wee small hours ot the
morning, go out in the rain or cold, to his store to
fill a prescription for medicine to ease the suffer
ing of your loved one?
YOUR DRUGGIST
Who carries at all times a full supply of sick
room supplies, although sales may be few and far
between, but are there for anv emergency call?
YOUR DRUGGIST
Who lets you and vour family use the teleph
any time during the day or night, without ^karge
but for which he pays? »
YOUR DROGGIST
YOUR DRUGGIST
If your Baby, Wife^
were ill, who would fill the prescription, shou Id
taxation forcepyour druggist out of business?
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THINK IT OVER-Why Should Your Druggist be the Goat?
DO YOU THINK IT FAlk THAT YOUR DRUGGIST SHOULD BE TAXED 20 PER CENT ON 70 PER CENT OF HIS BUSINESS?
STANiTbACK OF YOUR DRUGGIST-TRADE AT HOME!
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Beware of Mail Order Houses and “Outside” Interests attempting to take advantage of the circumstances imposed by this
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The Best Pharmacy Mace & Deason C. N. Burckhalter United, 5c & 10c Store
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