The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-10

ton provided. upon all the articles enurn-
Grated in this section, which were manufac-
tured, imported and removed from factory
or custom house before the passage of this
act bearing stamps affixed to such articles
| for the payment Of the taxes thereon, and
| Cancelled subsequent to April ID 1885, and
which articles were at the time of the pss-
| sage Of this act held and intended for same
| by any person, a tax equal to one-half the
| difference between the tax already paid on
| such articles at the time of removal from
| the factory or custom house and the tax
| levied in this act upon such articles. Deal
| ers having on hand less than 1000 pounds
of manufactured tobacco and 90 900 cigars or
| cigarettes on the day succeeding the date OF
the passage of the bill are relieved from the
necessity of making returns. and thus re-
lieved from the necessity of paying the
| tax"
| For the expenses connected with the as
sessment and collection of the tobacco taxes
| there is appropriated 900. The commis-
sloner Of internal revenue is authorized to
employ internal revenue agents in addition
| to the number now authorized.
-Insurance.-
| Life-On each policy for each $780, 10 cents
| on the amount insured. Policies on the in
dustrial or weekly plan, 40 per cent. of the
!. amount of the first weekly nEerniuTasGs :
| charged. Fraternal beneficiary societies
| and orders, farmers purely local co-oper-
| ative companies, employees relief associar
| tions, operated on the lodge system or local
| cooperative plan, organized and conducted
| solely by the members thereof, for the ex-
! elusive benefit Of it's members and not for
| profit" are exempted.
Insurance (marine inland, fire)-Each poll
| -bo1f 1 oh dnt1a 10.
| operative and mutual companies are ex-
| empted.
| Insurance Casualty, fidelity and guaran-
| tee)-Each policy and each bond for the per-
/ formance of the duties of any office or po-
sEtion or other obligation of the nature OF
| indemnity and each contract or obligation
| guaranteeing the validity of bonds or other
| obligations issued by any State, county nlu-
| nicipal or other public body, or guarantee
| ing titles to real estate or mercantile cred
| it's, executed or guaranteed by any surety
company, upon the amount of premium
/ charged, one-half of cent on each dollar.
Lease land or tenement, not exceeding ont
| year, 25 cents; exceeding one year and not
| exceeding three years. so cents; exceeding
| three years, 81.
| Manifest for custom-house entry or clear.
| ance of cargo for foreign port, If the reg
| istered tonnage of such ship vessel Oh
steamer does not exceed 300 tons, ST.: ex-
| ceeding 300 tons and not exceeding GOO tons.
| SO; exceeding 600 tons, S..
| Mortgage of real estate or personal prop
erty exceeding $1,000 and not exceeding $500.
rs cents, and on each $500 in excess of $500,
25 cents.
| Passage ticket from q port in the United
States to foreign port, IL costing not sx-
| ceeding $50, 81; costing more than $40 and
not exceeding $50. So; costing more than
$50, IS.
Proxy for voting at any election for ofi-
| GERS of any Incorporated company. except
religious. charitable or literary societies or
| public cemeteries. 10 cents.
Power of attorney, 25 cents; not to apply
to the collection Of ex-soldiers' claims
| against the government on account of the
military or naval service.
| Protest OF notes. bills Of exchange ac-
| ceptance, check or draft, or any marine
protest. % cents. Warehouse receipts, 25
cents. The stamp duties on manifests bills
of lading and passage tickets do not apply
to steamboats, or other vessels plying be-
tween ports of the United States and ports
in British North America.
Schedule h.
| Medicinal proprietary articles and prep
| arations: Upon every packet. box. bottle,
poe or phial or other inciosure containing
| any pills, powders, tinctures. troches or
lozenges, syrups, cordials, bitters anodines,
| tonics, plasters, liniments, salves, oint-
ments. pastes. drops. waters Except natural
| spring waters and carbonated natural
| spring waters), essences, spirits, oils and ALI
medicinal preparations or compositions
! whatsoever, made and sold. or removed for
| sale by any persons wherein the person
making or preparing the same has or claims
to have any private formula or any ex-
elusive right where such packet etc. does
not exceed at the retail price cents one-
eighth of cent tax: when the retail price
is between and 10 cents. one-fourth of a
cent; between 10 and Is cents, three-eiehths
of cent; between Is and % cents. five
eighths of a cent, and for each additional
Is cents in value five-eighths of cent tax
Perfumery and cosmetics and other sim
liar articles used as applications 10 the hair,
mouth or skin or otherwise used. where tina
packet. box. bottle, etc, does not exceed at
the retail price cents, one-eighth OF a cent
tax; when the price is between and 10
cents. one-quarter of a cent; between 10 and
Is cents. three-eighths of a cent; between
Is and 25 cents, hve-eighths of cent: each
additional 25 cents In value flve-eighths Of
a cent tax. Chewing gum, each package OF
not more than dollar retail value, cents
ana for each additional dollar cents
Sparkling or other wines when bottled for
sale. upon each bottle containing one psnt