The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-07-06
WAR REVENUE.
How Uncle Sam Will Raise the
SineWs Of War.
STAMPS FOR EVERYTHING.
Hardly a Legal Document of any Kind
Exempt kilograms, Checks, Bills of
Lading and All Commercial Papers
Taya6

AAoiIIpC. Ae1eS duIS, CueckS, all1S OF
Lading and All Commercial Papers
Taxed.
The people Of this country have had
a war on for two months or thereabouts
and all it has cost them has been the
satisfaction Of hurrahing over Dewey
victory. or = Hobson, a Blue, or Samp-
son or Schley. They have not gone
deep down into their pockets to pay for
all this glory. They knew what hap
pened and simply trusted Uncle Sam
to foot the bills. But your Uncle Sam,
ue wants some help. and he viii call
upon all the people to assist him in
providing the funds
Take telegraphing as an instance, and
this is a very large factor in the COM
mercial affairs of the world Wednes-
day Manager Gray Of the Western I'm
ION received instructions from head
quarters to the effect that every mess
age sent should first be stamped with
revenue stamp before it could be trans
mitted. The cost Of the stamp for
every message no matter how long will
| be one cent
The law provides that the person
using or afixing the stamp shall write
or stamp thereupon the initials Of his
name and date upon which the same
shall be attached or used.
Some Of the principal Offices of the
State have been furnished with stamps
for the use Of patrons. but until the
stamps are generally distributed from
the revenue Office there may be some
delay in receiving replies to telegrams
At some Of the smaller telegraph sta
tions these stamps may not be available
for several weeks. and should a reply
be required and the receiver of the tel
egram have no stamps and cannot get
them there would be nc answer. The
stamp must be affixed at the sending
Office and cannot be at the receiving
office.
As to railroad and express companies
bills Of lading, money orders and all
documents relative to shipping will
have to be stamped. All the railroads
centering here have received large
supply for the use of their patrons.
The Register has already published
/ the full text Of the bill, but in order to
refresh the minds of It's readers it pub
fishes the tax on some of the docu-
ments of ordinary business transac-
tions:
''All bonds, debentures, or certif-
Gates Of indebtedness issued after the
first Of July by any association, COM
pany or corporation, on each hundred
dollars of the face value or fractioa
thereof, FIVE cents; and on all sales, or
agreement to sell. or memoranda of
sales or deliveries or transfers of shares
or certificates Of stock in any associa-
tion, company or corporation whether
shown upon the books of such associa-
tion, company or corporation, or by any
assignment in blank, or by any deliy
cry, or by any paper, &C., on each hun
dred dollars Of the face value or fr2c-
tlon thereof. two cents.
Bank checks, drafts, or certificates
Of deposits not drawing interest, or or
! der for the payment Of any sum of
money, drawn upon or issued by any
bank, trust company, or any persons,
companies or corporations at sight or
on demand, two cents.
''Bill Of exchange Gnland), draft,
certificate of deposit drawing interest,
or order for the payment Of any sum
OF money, otherwise than at sight or on
demand, or any promissory note except
bank notes issued for circulation, and
for each renewal of the same, for sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars, two
cents: and for each additional one hun
dred dollars or fractional part thereof
in excess Of one hundred dollars, two
cents
Bones, for indemnifying any person
or persons, firm, or corporation, for the
payment of any sum of money; or for
the due execution or performance OF
duties Of any Office or position, and to
account for money received, and all
other bonds Of any description, except
such rs may be required in legal pro-
cecdings. fifty cents. All deeds, in
struments or writing. whereby any
lands. tenements, or. other realty sold
shall be granted. when the considera
ton or value exceeds one hundred dol
lars and not over five hundred dollars.
fifty cents: and for each additional five
hundred dollars or fractional part there
of in excess Of five hundred dollars.
fifty cents
Lease. agreement. memorandum. or
contract for the rent Of land. tenement.
! when not exceeding one year. % cents;
when for more than I year and not ex-
cccding two years. fifty cents: when
for more than three years. one dollars.
Mortgages Of lands or personal
property. deeds of trust. &C.. intended
to secure any definite and fixed sum.
on one thousand dollars and not exceed
ing one thousand five hundred dollars.
twedty-fye cents. All transfers or as
signments Of Il mortgage. lease or pol
icy of insurance or the renewal or con-
tinuance Of any agreement. contract or
charter. stamp duty is required and
must be paid at the same rate as that
imposed on the original instrument.
Power of attorney to sell lands. &C..
twenty-five cents.
Protest of notes bills of exchange.
acceptance. check or draft. twenty-five
cents.
No paper can be recorded or regis
tered. if such paper is required by law
to be stamped, and such paper or docu-
mcnt cannot be used in evidence unless
stamped.
Stamps can be obtained from the in
! tcrnal revenue office. and If the war
continue long they will be as common
as postage stamps.-Columbia Register