The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-25
WAR REVENUE.
Provisions of the Bill Intro
duced Today
TO Provide Means For Carrying
on the War.
TO RAISE S1OO,OOO,OO
All Kinds of Banking Paper
Will Be Taxed.
Provisions Made For an Issue
of Bonds.


produce about $780, OOo. 900 in revenue.
The tax on beer and fermented liquors
Is increased from 81 to 50 barrel but
no rebate for any unused beer and de-
| stroyed stamps is allowed. The tax on
| tobacco and snuff is increased to IL
/ cents pound; upon cigars 81 per 1000,
weighing more than three pounds per
1,OOu, and $2 on cigars weighing less
| than three pounds per 900; 81 on cigar
cites weighing more than three pounds
| per 900 and 81 on cigarettes weighing
less than three pounds.
| The following licenses are placed on
| tobacco Dealers: Dealers in leaf tobac-
| co, whose sales do not exceed SIC, 900,
| shall pay $24 license; those whose sales
exceed $4,000, $48; dealers in tobacco
/ whose sales do not exceed $4,000, $3.50;
| in excess of that amount $12.
| The provisions of the stamp tax in
cIude proprietary medicines and SINH
| lar preparations, a tax of l cent on all
| packets, boxes, bottles, etc, which retail
| at 25 cents or less; cents. between 25
| and so cents; 3 cents, between so and rs
| cents; cents, between rs cents and 81;
/, and for each so cents or fraction thereof
! above that amount an additional
cents.
The same schedule applies to perfum-
| cry and cosmetics. Chewing gum is to
pay 1 cent for packets selling at cents
| and cents for packets exceeding 5
| cents.
Ginger ale and mineral waters care to
| pay L (CAAI ROA PAAAIB e1AAA "AAACS q NCAAS -
Bonds, debentures and other certih-
Gates of indebtedness after June 1, is
sued by an association, corporation,
etc, are to pay cents on each $1OO or
fraction thereof issued, and on all trans
fers of shares or certificates of stock,
cents on each 800 of face. On bank
checks and drafts exceeding $40, cents.
Bills of exchange, drafts at sight, or
promissory notes for circulation, not
exceeding 500. cents; between 500
and 5000, 10 cents; between $500 and
$3.50, Is cents; between $3.50 and $500, 20
cents; $500 and $3.50, 80 cents; $3.50 and
81, 900, 40 cents; $1,000 and $4,000, 81;
81. 500 and $5.oOO $3.50, and for each ST.
500 in excess of Sc, 900, 81.
. Foreign bills of exchange, letters of
credit, including express money orders,
to pay the same rate as bills OF ex-
change or promissory notes, except
when drawn in sets of $500 or more,
when each bill of each set where the
sum payable does not exceed $780, 3
cents Above that there is a graduated
scale running 81 for $500 and 80 cents
for each 81, 500 additional.
Bills of lading, receipt for goods, mer-
chandise, etc, for export, ten cents
each; express packages one cent upon
between rs cents and 81, two cents; in
excess of 81, five cents.
Indemnifying bonds, so cents, all 9TH
er bonds required an legal proceedings,
25 cents; certificates of profits on each
$10O of face value, two cents; certifi-
cats of damage, or otherwise, issued, by
a port warden, 25 cents.
Certificate of deposit in bank or trust
companies two cents for sums not eX-
ceeding 800, five cents above that
amount. Certificates of other descrIp-
tiOnS, ten cents; charter contracts Tor
ship, vessel or steamer not exceeding
300 tons, $4, or between 800 and 600, So;
exceeding 900 tons, $40; memorandum of
sale of goods, stocks, bonds, real estate
or property of any kind issued by brok-
ers 10 cents; conveyances, when the
consideration exceeds 500 and does not
exceed $500, so cents; between $500 and
81 0OO one dollar; between 81 900 and 81,
500 two dollars; between $1,000 and S10,-
O0O ten dollars; between SIC, 900 and $780,
0O0 twenty dollars; for each additional
$40 900, ten dollars.
Telegram phic messages, except press
dispatches, one cent on message below
the charge of 20 cents and cents where
the charge is above 20 cents. On the
entry of goods of custom houses for
consumption, not exceeding 500 in vail
ue, 25 cents; between 500 and $500, 40
cents: exceeding $500, 81; entry for with
drawal of goods from bonded ware
houses, SO cents; life insurance policies,
not including accident policies, for ST.,
900, 20 cents; marine and fire insurance,
25 cents; leases for a period not exceed
ing three years, so cents; exceeding that
period, 81; clearance papers for a cargo
destined for foreign port, If the tom
mage of the ship does not exceed 300
tons, 81; between 300 and 500 TONS So;
exceeding 900 tons, $5;motrgages not ex-
ceeding $500, 80 cents; between $500 and
81 600, 81; between 1000 and 81, 500, 81;
between 50, 500 and IS, 900, IS; between $5,-
900 and $4,000, $40; between $40 900 and
$4,000. SIS; for each additional $4,000,
$40; passage ticket for foreign port, if
less than $50, 81; exceeding $50, So;
power of attorney, % cents; power of at
torney to convey real estate or rent or
lease the same, 81; probate of will or
letters of administration where the es-
tate does not exceed 81, 500, SO cents; be-
tween 81, 500 and $4,000. 81; between So
600 and $4,000. 81; between s50,000 and
500, 900, $40; between $100 900 and $780,
900, 500; and for each additional $50 000
$40; protest against any check, accept
ance, etc, 25 cents; warehouse receipts |
for goods, merchandise, etc, held in |
storage 25 cents.
The bill also imposes a system of ton
mage taxes of cents per ton not to ex- |
ceed 96 cents per ton per year upon all
vessels from foreign ports and from the |
receipts from these duties $780, 900 is ap |
propriated for the marine hospital |
service.
The later provisions of the bill are as |
follows:
THAT the secretary of the treasury is |
hereby authorized to borrow on the |
credit of the United States a sum of |
$500 000, 900 or so much thereof as may |
be necessary, and to prepare and issue |
therefore at not less than par, coupon |
or registered bonds of the United States |
in such form as he may prescribe and |
in denominations of 80 dollars, some
multiple of that sum, redeemable in |
coin at the pleasure of the United |
States after ten days from the date of |
their issue and payable 20 years from |
such date, and bearing interest payable |
quarterly in coin at the rate of three |
per cent per annum, ana the bonds |
herein authorized shall be exempt from |
all taxes or duties of the United States
as we'll as from taxation in any form |
by or under state, municipal or local /
authorities; provided that the bonds |
authorized by this section shall be first |
offered as a popular loan under such /