The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10

tions are not included in the taxable arti-
cles leaving it to apply particularly to pro-
prietary articles.
Section "a adds the tax on proprietary ar
tices to the duty on them.
Schedule A, stamp taxes-Bonds, deben-
lures or certificates of Indebtedness by any
association, company or corporation, on
each 500 of face value or fraction thereof,
5 cents, and on each original issue, whether
on organization or reorganization or certii-
Gates Of stock by any such association, COM
pany or corporation, on each $500 of face
value or fraction thereof, cents; and on al,
sales, or engagements to sell, memoranda
of sale or deliveries or transfers of shares
or certificates of stock. on each 500 or face
value or fraction, 2 cents. Penalty, fine
of from $500 to $1,000 and Imprisonment for
six months. or both.
Upon each sale or agreement to sell any
products or merchandise at any exchange
or merchandise at any exchange or board of
trade or other similar place, either for pres
qnt or future delivery, for each 800 in value
of said sale or agreement of sale or agree
ment to sell, cent and for each additional
$10O or fractional part thereof in excess of
500, cent.
Bank check, draft or certificate of deposit
not drawing interest, or order for the pay
ment of any sum of money drawn upon or
issued by any bank, trust company or any
person or persons, companies or corpora
tions, cents.
Bills of exchange internationally draft,
certificates 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 is
sued for circulation, and for each renewal of
the same, for a sum not exceeding 500,
cents, and for each additional 800 or frac-
tional part thereof in excess of 500, cents.
Bills of exchange (foreign) or letters of
credit, if drawn singly for a sum not ex-
ceeding 500, cents, and for each 500 or
fractional part thereof in excess of 500,
cents. If drawn in sets of two or more, for
every bill of every set where the sum does
not exceed 500 in any foreign currency, 2
cents and for each 500 or fractional part in
excess of 500, cents.
Bills of lading or receipt (other than
charter party) for any goods or merchan-
disc to be exported to any foreign port or
place, 10 cents.
Express or freight-It is made the duty
of every railroad or steamboat company,
carrier, express company or corporation or
person whose occupation is TO act as SUCH,
to issue the shipper or consignor a bill Of
lading, manifest or other evidence of re-
ceipt and forwarding for each shipment
received, whether in bulk or in boxes,
bales, packages. bundles or not so in
closed or included; and there is to be at
tached and Cancelled to each of said bills
of lading, etc., a stamp of the value of
cent; provided that but one bill of lading
shall be required on bundles or packages
of newspapers when included in one gen.
eral bundle at the time of shipment. Pen
atty $50
A tax of cent is imposed for every tele-
phone message for which over 10 cents is
charged. Any Geographic message cent.
Indemnifying bonds so cents.
Certificate of profits of any association
and on all transfers thereof on each 500
of face value, cents.
Certificates of damage or otherwise, is
sued by any port ward or any marine sur
veyor, Is cents. Certificates of any other
description. 10 cents. Charter party, If the
registered tonnage of the vessel does not
exceed 300 tons, 50. Exceeding 800 tons and