The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-06-23
Miscellaneous Stamp Taxes.


cents on each barrel and an annual license
tax Of S12..
Miscellaneous Stamp Taxes.
In addition to stamp taxes already emu
merated the following are imposed:
On bonds, debentures, certificates OF In
debtedness, cents on each S10O Of face
value.
On sales or agreements to sell, shares or
certificates Of stock. 2 cents on each 500.
On sales or agreements Of sale of any
products or merchandise at any exchange,
l cent On each S1Q0 of value.
On bank checks, DRIFTS, certificates Of de-
post not drawing interest, and money or
ders of all kinds, = cents.
On each bill of exchange Gnland) draft,
certificates Of deposit, drawing interest,
promissOry note. cents on each S1OO.
On each foreign bill of exchange and letter
of credit, cents on each S1GO.
On each bill OF iading or receipt for ex-
port 10 cents.
On each bill Of lading or manifest for
goods sent by freight or express within the
United States, l cent.
On each telephone message. costing 10
cents or more, l cent.
On each bond Of indemnity, so cents.
Oh each eer:tificate of profits of companies
and corporations, cents each SlOO of
face value.
On every document issued by q port war
den, % cents.
On certificates Of all kinds required by
law, 10 cents.
On every charter Of a vessel or renewal or
transfer of same: On registered tonnage Of
800 tons, So; on registered tonnage of coo
tons, So; on registered tonnage Of more than
GOO tons, $40.
On every conveyance or deed Of more than
$1O0 and less than $500, 80 cents, and for
each additional $500, so cents.
On every telegraph message, I cent.
On every custom house entry, for S1OO Of
value. 25 cents; for $500 of value, 80 cents;
for H.ore than $500 Of value, 81.
On eve:y withdrawal Of goods from Gus
toms bonded warehouse, so cents.
On every lease for one year, 25 cents; for
three years. so cents; for more than three
years. 81.
On each manifest for custom house entry
or clearance Of ships for foreign ports Tex.
cept In British North America: On regis
tered tonnage Of 300 tons, 81; On registered
tonnage Of GOO tons. So; on registered ton
mage of more than GOO tons IS.
On mortgages, for more than $1,000 and
less than $500, % cents, and on each ad-
dftional $500, % cents.
On each passage ticket to forei., port
mot IN British North America), costing $50,
81; costing $50, So; costing more than see:
Powee Of attorney, 25 cents
Proxy for voting at any election of an In
corporated company except charitable, re-
ligious or literary societies or public GENE
terieS, 10 cents.
etc. or marine protest, % cents.
On receipt for payment Of any money or
debt exceeding So, 1 cent.
On warehouse receipts 25 cents.
On ltglcieS exceeding $4,000, and not
exceeding $4,000, q graded tax of from IS
cents to So on each $1G0. which graded tax
Is to be multiplied by 1la On le2acies Of more
than $4,000 ard less than 100000; multi
piled by ., where the value of the property
does rot exceed S5OOO0O; multiplied by "a
where the value of the property does not
exceed S1.0o0O0o. and multiplied by 8 when
in excess Of 100000.
Penalties.
Violation Of the act by evasion Of the,
stamp act ON proprietary and p"ss00 or -s!i- s
cies @ IS puMsnaD!e pv =. Evasion Of the STAIN
kcuments. papers, etc. Is punisha-
fine OF 500. Forging Or counter
ftlt.us amps is punishable by a fine OF
81, 600, or confinement at hard labor for five
years.