The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-10

where the transfer is by delivery of the
/ certificate assigned in blank there shall
! be made and delivered by the seller to
/ the buyer a bill or memorandum of
! such sale, to which the stamp shall be
affixed. Penalty: A fine of from $500
! to $1,000 and Imprisonment for six
I months or both.
| Upon each sale or agreement to sell
any products or merchandise at any
exchange or board of trade, or other
similar place, either for present or fu-
ture delivery, for each 500 in value or
! said sale or agreement of sale or agree
ment to sell, cent, and for each add1-
tiOnal 800 or fractional part thereof, in
excess of 800, 1 cent. Provided, that
on every sale or agreement of sale or
agreement to sell there shall be made
and delivered by the seller to the buyer
a bill or memorandum of such sale, to
which there shall be affixed a lawful
stamp or stamps in value equal to the
amount of tax on such sale.
Bank checks, drafts of certificates Of
deposit not drawing interest, or order
for the payment of any sum of money
drawn upon or issued by any bank,
trust company or any person or per
sons, companies or cOrporations,2 cents.
Bills of exchange Qnland), draft, certif-
icates of deposit drawing interest, or
order for the payment of any sum of
money, otherwise than at sight or de-
mand, or any promissory note, except
bank notes issued for circulation, and
for each renewal of the same, for a. sum
not exceeding 300, cents, and for each
Of in excess of 800, > cents.
Bills of exchange 6Oreign) or letter of
credit, if drawn singly for a sum not
exceeding 800, 4 cents, and for each
s10O or fractional part thereof in excess
of 800, four cents If drawn in sets OF
two or more: For every bill of each
set, where the sum does not exceed 800
in any foreign. currency, cents, and
for each 800 or fractional part in eX-
cess of 800, > cents.
Bills of lading or receipts (other
than charter partly for any goods or
merchandise to be exported to any for
eign port or place, 10 cents.
It is made the duty of every railroad
or steamboat company, carrier express
company, or corporation or person
whose occupation is to act as such; to
issue the shipper or consignor. bill of
lading, manifest or other evidence of
receipt and forwarding for each ship
ment received whether in bulk or in
boxes, bales, packages, bundles. or not
so inclOsed or included; and there is to
be attached and cancelled to each of
said bills OF lading, etc, a. stamp of the
value of one cent; provided, that but
one bill of lading shall be required on
bundles or packages of newspapers
when inclosed in one general bundle at
the time of shipment. Penalty $50.
A tax OF one cent is imposed for eve
ry telephone message for which over Is
cents is charged. Any Geographic mes
sage. 1 cent.
Indemnifying bonds, so cents.
Certificates of profits of any assocfa-
each 800 of face value, 2 cents.
Certificate of damage or otherwise IS
sued by any port warden or marine sur
veyor, 25 cents. Certificates of any 9TH
er description 10 cents. Charter party.
if the registered tonnage of the vessel
does not exceed 300 tons So. Exceeding
300 tons and not exceeding 900 tons, IS.
Exceeding 500 tons, SO.
Contract, brokers, note or memoran-
dunn of sale of any goods or merchan-
disc, stocks, bonds, exchange, notes OF
land, real estate or property of any de-
scription issued by brokers or persons
acting as such for each note or MEM
orandum OF sale, 10 cents Conveyance
or deed for real estate in which the
consideration exceeds 800 and does not
exceed $500, so cents, and for each al
ditiOnal $500, 80 cents.
Entry of bonds at any custom house
not exceeding 800 in value, % cents.
Exceeding 800 and not exceeding $500
in value, so cents; exceeding $500 in val
ue. 81. Entry for the withdrawal of
goods from customs bonded warehouse,
so cents.
The secretary of the treasury is au-
thOrized to borrow on the credit of the
United States from time to time as the
proceeds may be required to defray ex-
penditures authorized on account of the
existing war (such proceeds when re-
ceived to be used only for the purposes
OF meeting such war expenditures the
sum of $400. 900, 600 or so much thereof as
may be necessary and to prepare and
issue therefor coupons or registered
United states bOndS IN denominations OF
$50 or some multiple of that sum, re-
deemable in coin at the pleasure of the
United States after ten years from the
date of their issue. and payable twenty
years from such date and bearing inter
est payable quarterly in coin at the
rate of per cent per annum- The
bonds are to be first offered at par as
a popular loan. The conference added
the following proviSo:
Provided further. that any portion
| of any issue of said bonds not sub
scribed for as above provided may be
| disposed of by the secretary of the
| treasury at not less than par. under
such regulations as he may prescribe.
| but no commission shall be allowed
! or paid thereon the sum exceeding one
tenth of one per centum of the amount
of the bonds and certificates herein au-
| thorfzed-''
The provision for the silver bullion is
| as followss