Evening journal., 1898-07-09

most nearly:
Bonds, debentures or certificates OF
issued after July /, by any
association, company or corporation,
on each hundred dollars of face value,
or fraction therof, five cents.
On all sales or agreements to sell,
or memorandum OF sale. or deliveries
or transfer OF shares OF certificates OF
stock in any association, company or
corporation. made upon or shown by
the books or by an assignment in
blank, or by delivery, as collateral or
otherwise on each hundred dollars OF
face value or fraction thereof, two
cents.
Stocks and bonds, issued by coop
erative building and loan associations
whose capital stock does not exceed ten
thousand dollars, and building and
loan associations. that make loan only
to their shareholders. are exempt.
Upon each sale, agreement OF sale, |
or agreement to SELL any products or
merchandise at any excnange, or board |
OF trade. or other similar place, either
for present or future delivery, for each
one hundred dollars in value, one cent,
and for each additional one hundred
dollars or fraction thereof, one cent
Bank check, draft, or certificate 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 at
sight or on demand, two cents.
Bill OF exchange, draft. certificate OF
/ deposit drawing interest. or order for
the payment OF any sum OF money
otherwise than at sight and on demand,
or any prOmissOry note except bank
notes issued for circulation, and for
each renewal of the same, for a sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars,
two cents; and for each additional one
hundred dollars or fractional part
thereof in excess of one hundred dol
lars. two cents.
II shall be the duty of every railroad,
or steamboat company, carrier, express
company or corporation or person
whose ocupation is to act as such, TO
issue to the shipper or consignor a bill
of lading. manifest, or receipt, TO
which shall be attached and cancelled
stamp OF the value OF one cent.
Bonds for indemnifying any person
or persons, firms or corporations who
, shall have become bound OF engaged as
surety for the payment Of any sum OF
money, or for the due execution oi
performance Of the duties Of any OF
. fee or position. and 10 account foi
money received by virtue thereof, and
, all other bonds Of any description
1 fifty cents.
Certificates OF profits, or any certih.
cate or memorandum showing an IN
terest in the property or accumulatlons
Of any association, company, OF corpo-
} ration. and on all transfers thereof on
- each one hundred dollars OF face value
, or fraction thereof, two cents.
Certificate OF any description moi
specified in the act itself, ten cents.
Deed. instrument or writing. where.
- bv any lands. tenements or other really
i sold shall be granted. assigned, trans
ferred or otherwise conveyed to, Ol
vested In, the purchaser, when the con.
sideration OF value exceeds one hun
dred dollars and not five hundred fifty
. cents: and for each additional five hun
] dred or fraction thereof fifty cents.
Lease. agreement. memorandum, ol
contract for the hire. use or rent o
any land, tenement or portion thereof
. II for not longer than one year, twenty
% five cents; n Tor more than one bu
o less than three years, fifty cents; ex
g ceeding three, one dollar.
Mortgage or pledge Of lands, estate
=, or property, real or personal, heritabl
or movable, where the same shall b.
b made as a security for the payment o
= any definite and certain sum Of money
n lent at the time or previously due, ant
owing or forbOrne TO be paid, beinl
- payable; also any conveyance Of an,
lands. estate or property whatsoever
. in trust to be sold OF converted int
q money. which shall be intended only a
s security: on any Of the foregoing ex
= ceeding one thousand dollars and no
u exceeding fifteen hundred, twenty-fy
cents; and on each five hundred o
fraction in excess, twenty-five cents.
T. Upon each and every transfer or as
l. sigment OF a mortgage, lease or polio
, Of insurance, or the renewal or con
a. tiuuance OF any agreement. contract o
d, charter by letter or otherwise, STAN
duty must be paid at the same rate
on the original
-s Power Of attorney to sell and conve
ID real estate, or to rent or lease tn
q same. to receive or collect rent, to sci
,r or transfer any stock, bonds, script, o
- for collecting dividends, or interest, o
to perform any acts, twenty-five cents
Upon all protests, twenty-five cents
N The stamps required on the forego
ing Instruments, are to be affiXed
the time Of the making or issuance q
the instrument, and are al the sam
n time to be cancelled by writing on tn
stamps the initials OF the maker an
a the date OF the fixing.
ID The necessity of a clear compreher
- sion of the provisions Of the act
I. made apparent when it is understoo
y that severe penalties are prescribed fo
II a failure to comply with the require
% ments, and ignorance OF the provision
= will form no excuse.