The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-22


ance only issued on the industrial or week
ly payment plan of insurance the tax shall
be 40 per centum of the amount of the first
weekly premium; provided further that
the provisions of this section shall not ap-
ply to any fraternal beneficiary society or
order conducted solely by the members
thereof for the exclusive benefit of its
members and not for profit.
Insurance Policies.
Insurance (marine, inland, f1re)-Each
policy of insurance or other instrument by
which insurance shall be made OF renewed
upon property Of any description, whether
against peril by sea on inland waters,
or by fire or lightning or other peril, upon
the amount or premium charged, one-half
of 1 cent on each 81 fractional part
thereof, provided that purely cooperative
mutual fire insurance companies carried
ON by the members thereof solely for the
protection of their own property and not
for profit shall be exempted.
Insurance Casualty, fidelity and guar
antee)-Each policy of insurance or bond
or obligation of the nature of indemnity
for loss, damage or liability issued or ex-
ecuted or renewed by any person, associa-
ton, company or corporation transacting
the business of accident, fidelity, employ
er's liability, plate glass, steam boiler,
burglary, elevator, automatic sprinkler or
other branch of insurance Except life,
each bond, undertaking or recognizance,
conditioned for the performance of the du-
ties of any Office or position or for the do
ing or not doing of anything therein speci-
fled or other obligation of the nature of in
dernnity, and each contract or obligation
guaranteeing the validity legality of
bonds or other obligations issued by any
state, county, municipal other public
body or organization or guaranteeing titles
to real estate or mercantile credits executed
or guaranteed by any fidelity, guarantee
surety company upon the amount of
premium charged, one-half of 1 cent on
each 81 or fractional part thereof
Leases. Agreements, Etc.
Lease, agreement, memorandum or con-
tract for the hire, use or rent of any land,
tenement OF portion thereof-If for a pc
riod of tina not exceeding one year, rs
cents; if for period of time exceeding one
year and not exceeding three years, so
cents; if for a period exceeding three
years, 81.
Manifest for custom house entry or
clearance of the cargo of any ship, vessel
or steamer for a foreign port-If the regis
tered tonnage of such ship, vessel or steam
er does not exceed 800 tons, 81; exceeding
800 tons and not exceeding 600 tons, IS;
exceeding 800 tons, SIS.
Mortgage or pledge of lands, estate
property, real or personal, heritable or
of any lands, estate or property whatso-
ever, in trust to be sold or otherwise con-
verified into money, which shall be intend
ed only security-on any of the forego-
ing exceeding $1,000 and not exceeding
81, 500, 25 cents, and on each $500 or frac-
tional part thereof in excess of $1,000, %
cents.
Passage ticket by any vessel from a port
in the United States to foreign port, if
costing not exceeding $50, 81; costing
more than $50 and not. exceeding $50, So;
costing moro than $780, $5.
Power of attorney or proxy for voting
at any election for officers of any incor-
porated company or association, except re-
ligious charitable literary societies or
public cemeteries, 10 cents. Power of at
torney to sell and convey real estate, or to
rent or lease the same to receive or col
lect rent, to sell or transfer any stock,
bonds, scrip for the collection of any
dividends or interest thereon, or to per-
form any and all other acts not hereinbe-
fore specified, 25 cents, provided that no
stamp shall be required upon any papers
necessary to be used for the collection of
claims from the United States for pen
sions, back pay, bounty or for property
lost in the military or naval service.
Protest-UpOn the protest of every note,
bill of exchange, acceptance, check or draft
any marine protest, 25 cents.
Warehouse receipt for any goods, mer-
chandise or property of any kind held ON
storage in any public or private warehouse
or yard, except receipts for agricultural
products deposited by the actual grower
thereof in the regular course of trade for
sale, 20 cents, provided that the stamp
duties imposed by the foregoing schedule
on manifests, bills of lading and passage
tickets shall not apply to steamboats, or
other vessels plying between ports of the
United States and ports in British North
America.
Schedule b.
Medicinal proprietary articles and prepa-
rations-For and upon every packet, box,
bottle, pot or vial or other Enclosure
containing any pills, powders, tinctures,
troches or 1ozenges, sirups, cordials, Bit
tiers, anodynes, tonics, plasters, iniments,
salves, ointments, pastes drops waters,
except natural spring waters land carbon
ated natural spring waters), essences,
spirits, oils and all medicinal preparations
compositions whatsoever, made and sold,
or removed for sale, by any person per-
sons whatever, wherein the person max
ing or preparing the same has or claims
to have any private formula, secret or oc-
cult art for the making or preparing tho
same, or has or claims to have any
elusive right OF title to the making or pre-
pairing the same, as follows:
Where such packet, box, bottle, pot,
vial or other Enclosure, with it's contents,
shall not exceed at the retail price or
value the sum of cents, one-eighth of 1
cent; 10 cents, two-eighths of 1 cent; 10
cents, three-eighths of / cent; 20 cents,
fve-eighthS of l cent; and for each addi-
tional 25 cents of retail price value
fractional part thereof in excess of 25 cents,
five-eighths of cent.
For and upon every packet, box, bottle,
pot, vial, or other Enclosure containing
any essence, extract, toilet water, cos1net-
ic, vaseline, petroleum, hair oil, pomade,
hairdressing, hair restorative, hair dye,
tooth wash, dentifrice, tooth paste, aro-
matte cachous or any similar substance or
article, where such packet, box, bottle,
pot, vial or other inclosure with its con-
Il.