Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-06-30
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t553l ne sIOilUWlnBl lb Gne most COnuenSeu
and Is given rs information &C this critl.
cal time. Of course the revenue has
boen replaced on tobacco and cigars:
Tho stamp taxes on bonds, debentures,
certificates of stock aud of Indebtedness
and otlor documents will GO into effect
July 1st. Schedule A of the ACT gives
the rates of taxation as follows: |. r.
Bonds or certificates of stock in any
roorganizatlon. cents per $1GO.
Sales, deliveries, or transfors Of samo
whGther shown on, books or not, 3 cents
per 800. ~ X 49, -ri
Each salo or agreement to soil any pro.
duct or merchandise nt any exchange
oithor for present or future delivery,
| cont per 500; samo for each additional
800 of yaluo or fraction thereof, i cent
Bank chooks, 2 cents; draft, not draw.
ing interest, 9 conts; cortiaoators Of do
I!osit, not drawing interest, 2 cents
domestic bills of exchange, drawing in
terest, 2 cents por 800; inland drafts
| drawing interest, conts per 500; cor
tiiicatcs OF deposit, drawing interest,
cents por 500; order for payment Oh do
mand or ut sight 2 cents. ('rhis applies
M on additional ratio on government
than on domand OF ut sight, 2 conts POI
500.
Foreign bill of exchange, or IetGor OF
credit Gncluding tolcgraphcd order on
an oxprcss company or others, if drawn
sin@ly,) Tor each 500 M fraction thereof
i conts; same, ii draw, in sots OF two OF
moro, for ovory bill of oach sot, for cacl
$500 or equivalent; .valuo in foreign cur
ronoy o. fraction thereof, 2 Conts.
Bill Of lading or receipt (othor than
charter partly for goods to DO exported
from tho United States, 10 Ccnts; bill OF
lading, manifest or othor memorandum
of shipment, 1 cont. (Itailroads, car
ricrs, steamboat companies, etc, must
issue such bill of lading, manifest, o,
memorandum, under pcnaltios.)
Security bonds, SO conts; certificate OF
profits, or any certificate or momoran
dunn showing an interest in any associa
tion, company or corporation, 2 cents
transfers of same, 2 cents; certificate OF
dAmagc, or otherwise, and all othor cor.
tificatcS or documents issued by any
Pert W"iii0iI oi IlurIrc surveyor, 25 cents
certificate of amy description required By
law, not otherwise specified i'm this Act
10 cents.
Contract or agreement for tho charter
of any ship, or vessel or steamer, not
exceeding 300 tons, SO; exceeding 3Ot
tons and not exceeding GOO tons, s.; OK
cccding GOO tons, $40.
brokers note, or memorandum Of sale
of any goods or merchandise, stocks
bonds, exchange, notes of hand, rca
estate or property, 10 cents.
Any conveyance, when tho considcra,
ton or value exceeds 800 and does not
exceed $500, 80 cents; for each addi
tional $500 or fraction thereof in cXccss
of $500, 80 cents.
n;#i%:a!i, toIograpi,io. any dispatch OF
message, | cont.
Entry Of any goods, wares or morchan.
disc ut any custom house, not exceeding
500 in valnc, % cents; exceeding SlOC
and not exceeding $500 in value, SO cents
exceeding 5000 in value, 81; entry for the
withdrawal of any goods or merchandise
from customs, bonded warehouse, sc
cents.
lifc insurance policy, for each 500 OF
fractional part thereof, s cents Provided
That on all policies, for lifo insurance
only, issued on tho industrial or weekly
payment plan of insurance, the tx shall
be 10 per ccntum of the amount of the
first weekly premium: Provided, fur
thor, That tho provisions of this section
shall not apply to ANY fratcrnal, bcnc.
flclary society, or order. or farmers
purely local cooperative company or as
sociation, or employees rcliof associa-
tions operated on tho lodge system or
local cooperation plan, organized and
conducted solely by tho members thereof
for tho exclusive benefit of it's members,
an! not for profit.
Each marine, inland, or fire insurance @
policy, on each dollar or fraction thereof,
! cent. .Pnrcly cooperative or mutual
companies cxcmpt)
Each casualty, fidelity, or guarantee
insurance policy Oh each dollar or frac-
tion thereof, of premium, J cont.
Lease, agreement, memorandum, or
contract for tho hire, usc or rent of any
land or tenement: If for period Of tmo
not exceeding one year, 25 cents; if for
Il period of tir exceeding one year and
not exceeding ohrcc years, 80 cents; if
for period exceeding three years, 81.
Mortgage, exceeding $1,000 and not
exceeding 81 800, 25 cents