The Secretary read the 1st item of the next clause of section 9, as follows:. That section 79 be amended by striking out.all after the enacting clauseandinsertin in lieu thereof the followmg: that a special tax shall be and hereby is imposedas follows. that is to say: 1. Banks chartered or organized under a general law with acapital not exceeding 850.000 and bankers using or employing a capital not exceeding the sum of 850.000s. all pay $100;when exceeding850.000. for every additional $1.000 in excessof $50000.two dollars. Evciiiy incorporated or othr bank, and every person. rm or company having a place of businesswherecredits are openedby the de osit or colleetipn of money or currency, subject to e aid or remitted upon draft. check or order or w cro money inadvancedor leaned on tocks.bonds.bul lion. bills of exchaiigc or promissorynotes or where stocks.bonds.bullion. bills of exchange or remis sory notesare received for discount or for so.0 shall be regardedas a.bank or as a banker under this act: Provided. That an savings' baiik having no capital stock and whose usiness is confined to receiving deposits and loaning or investing the some for the benefit of its do itors and which.does no other businessof banking, shall not be subject.to this tax. The ComFinance reported no amendment to this item. The next item was read, as follows: Wholesale dealers. whose annual sales do not 000 shall pay 50 dollars: and if their es exceed $50,000.for every additional 000.they shall pay one dollar d the amountof all sales Within the year beyond.000shall be returned monthly to the asstas or and the tax on sales in excessof850.000shall assessed by thonssessors and paid monthly asother monthly taxesare assessedand paid. Every person shall be regardedas a wholesale dealerunder t isnot whose business it is. for himselt'or on commission.to sell or offor to sell any goods.wares or merchandise of foreign or domestic production. not including wines spirits or mail;liquors. whoseannual sales exceed $25,000.And the paymentof the specialtax as a wholesaledealershal not exempt any such person acting as aeomincrcial broker from the paymentof the special tax iposecl upon commercial brokers: Provided. That no personpaying the special tax asa wholesaled calcrin liquors shall be requiredto pay an additional specialtax on accountof the saleo other goods.wares or merchandiseon the somepremises: Aadprom'riez urilier. That. in estimatingthe amount of sales for tie purposes of this section. any sales made by or through another wholesale dealer on commission shall not he again estimated and in eliiged as sold by the party for whom the sale was In 0. The ComFinance reported no amendment to this item. The next item was as follows: 8. Retail dealers shall pay ten dollars. Every person whose business or occupationit is to sell or offer for sale any goods wares or merchandiseof foreign or domesticproduction. not including spirits. wines ale. beer or other malt liquors and whose annuu sales exceed 81.000and do not exceed 625.000s.hall be regardedas a retail dealer under this act. The ComFinance reported no amendment to this item. The next item was as follows: 4. Wholesale dealersin liquors whose annual sales 0 not exceed$00.00s!)hall pay$100 and if exceeding 000.for everyadditional 81000inexcessof 350.000, they shall pay one dollar. an such excess shall be assessedand p in the same mannorurouuirod ot‘ wholesale dealers. Every person who shall sell or offer for sale any distilledspirits. fermentedliquors or winesof any kind in (Luantities of more than 3 gallons at one time to the same purchaser or whose annual sales.including salesof other merchandise shall exceed525.000sh. all be regardedasawholesale dealer in liquors. The ComFinance reported no amendment to this item. The next iteni was: 5. Retail dealers in liquors shall pay 25 dollars. Every person who shall sci or offerfor sale foreign or domestic spirits. wines. ale. beer or other malt.liquorsin quantitiesoftlireo gallonsor less and whose annual sales.including all salesof other mor chandise.do not exceed625.000s.hall beregardedas a retail dealerin liquors under this act. The ComFinance reported no amendment to this item. The next item was as follows: 6. Lotteryticket dealers shall pay8100.Every person association.firm or corporation whoshall make. sell or otle r to sell lottery tickets or fractional parts thereof or any token certificate or devicerepresenting or intending to representa lottery ticket or any fractional part thereof or any policy of numbersin any lottery or shall manageany lottery or prepare schemesof lotteries or superintend the drawing of any lottery shall be deemeda lottery ticket dealer under this act: Provided. That ever person doin the business of lottery ticketdealerss all give hon. in thesumof $1.000w. ith suroties.to beapprovedby the collector of the district. conditioned that hewill nmoetnstaerllya nyticket or policy of numbers or supple ticket of such lottery which has not conduly stamped according to law. The ComFinance !proposed to amend this item by strikin out a or the word “ provided.” in line 1207, the followmg words That every person'doing the business of lottery ticket dealers shall give bond. in the sum“$1.000. with sureticsntobe approvedby the collector of the district. conditioned that he will not sell any ticket or policy of numbersor supplemoutaryticket of such lottery which hasnot been uly stampedaccordingto awAnd inserting in lieu thereof: That the manageisof any lottery shall give bond in the sumof $1.000 that the personpaying speh tax shall not sell any tickets or supplementary ticket of such lottery which has not been duly stamped according to law and that he Will paythe tax imposed by law upon the gross receiptso his sales.