Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-08
War stamps,
Some Provisions Of the Revenue Law
witch Went into I.nrct July ist.


Under the provisions of the War TaN
bin. ON and after today You must
Put two cent revenue stamp ou every
check or sight draft
Put Two cent stamp OH every inland
Dill. of exchange, time draft promlssory
note or money order tor each 500.
Pay one cent extra one each telecral b
message sent
PAY eight cents per 500 ON each life
insurance policy unless taken ou the u-
du,triaI weekly payment plan, when The
charge is 40 per CEN, of the first weekly
payment
PAY - cents on each on wear lease, 800
cents OH lease bet veeu one and three
years, and 81 Ou lease exceeding three
wears
PAY - cen,s.ou each mortgage between
$1,000 and $500 and - cents on each
$500 additional
Pay 8 extra for passage ticket to for
eign port costing not more than $50, :"
extra If IL costs between $50 and $50. and
- if 1t costs more than $50.
Pay 10 cents extra every time You oc-
cupy a seat or berth In paIlor ur sleeping
car.
PAY a tax ranging from - cents to SIS
per 500 Oh legacIes above $1,000, aC-
corling TO the total value.
Pay 80 cents tan on a surety bond,
Pay one cent pint on wines
PAY from ~ cents 10 81 on each Gus
tom House entry, and - cents on ware
house receipts
PAY % cents on each protested note,
PAY one cent on every shipment of eN-
press or freight
Manufacturers of proprietary medicines.
and all the local druggists come uudel this
head. must athX 90 each package or bottle
sold stamp varying n value according
20 the price of the article.
The treasury department AT Washington
having found SO impossible 90 print Boz
clue time suiiicien, supply OF .ulerna.
revenue stamps 90 meet tile demand under
the lew revenue law, has arranged 10 have
the letter, "I Il printed on the one and
two cent postage stamps 90 be temporarily
used for that purpose. These stamps are
not good for postage.
No stamps whatever have been received
at the local express and freight office and
only a small supply boy the local banks and
these are Of the Two cent denomination.
Freight and express agents are compelled
20 give a receipt for every shipmen, of
goods and customers must afilN one cen,
stamp thereto. but until the stamps arrive
the agents will simply charge the custom
ers the extra cent and keep a record OF TIA,
business done
Banks. trust companies and any one who
NAV wish 10 handle internal revenue stamp:
can buy OF the government through .n
terual revenue collectors, wh0 Will make
one per cent scouu, Oh all orders OF 500
The government appoints no agents.
The state treasurer checks. the orders
of the state auditor the soldiers ori,1.
for the = per month extra e.. ,e pay an,
other vouchers of payment usual TO TIE
treasury do not re- Uire a stamp. In Tn
opinion of the United states commissions
Of internal reveEue such orders, and youch
ers and the 1ank checks issued boy To,
state treas -er in payment thereof, are nc
subject D stamp tax under the act OF Jun'
-, ISIS. as they are issued under the law
0t The state and iu tAe exercise only o
functions strictly belonging 90 The state b
its ordinary governmental. capacity.
Nj. Bardwen the Western Union oper
ator. has not received any revenue stamp
90 place upon messages. as the law re
auirrs. He .s however forwarding te.e
gram. as usual, charging one cent extra q
nav the tax. and when ,a- stamps are rt
ce.y,l Dee will pint hem ou The copy 81 th
messages kent ON t.r. Nj Tome, OF Oh
Posta. Telegraph company Is doing tl
same.