Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-06-17

capital exceeding $4,000, for ever,
additional 81, 600, 50, surplus included
as capital.
| Savings banks having no capital
stock, and whose business is confined
to receiving deposits and loaning OF
investing the same for the benefit Of
their depositors, and which do nc
other business or banking, are not sub
ject to this tax.
| Second-Brokers, $50; but any per.
son having paid the special tax as a
bank shall not be required to pay the
special tax as broker.
Third-Pawnbrokers, 500.
Fourth-Commercial brokers, $40.
Fifth-CustOm house brokers, $40.
Sixth - Proprietors of theaters
museums and concert halls in cities OF
more than 5000 population, 500.
This does not include halls rented or
used occasionally for concerts or
theatrical presentations.
Seventh-Circuses, 800, to be paid
in each State in which exhibitions are
given.
Eighth - Proprietors of all other
public exhibitions or shows for money
not enumerated here, $40.
Ninth-Bowling alleys and billiard
rooms, 80 for each alley or table.
Tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff
In lieu of tax imposed by law, q tax
OF II cents per pound upon all tobacco
and snuff, however prepared; upon
cigars and cigarettes manufactured
and sold, the following taxes to be paid
by the manufacturer
Three dollars and sixty cents on
cigars weighing more than three
pounds per thousand; 81 per thou
sand on cigars weighing not more
than three pounds per thousand +;
$3.50 per thousand on cigarettes weigh
ing more than three pounds per thou
sand.
The compromise proviso in regard
to the taxation of the stock on hand
provides for n 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. Dealers having on hand less
than 1000 pounds of manufactured
tobacco and 10000 cigarettes or cigars
on the day succeeding the date of the
passage of the bill are relieved from
the necessity of making returns, and
thus relieved from the necessity of
paying the tax.
Tobacco dealers and manufactures
- Dealers in tobacco whose annual
sales do not exceed $4,000 pounds,
each Sc. Those whose annual sales
exceed $4,000 and not 100000 pounds,
$l2, and if their annual sales exceed
LOO, 600 pounds, $24.
Dealers i'll other tobacco, whose
annual sales exceed $4,000 pounds, $I2.
Those selling their own product at
the place of manufacture are exempted
from this tax.
Manufacturers of cigars whose an
nual sales do not exceed $4,000 pounds,
SO.
Manufacturers whose sales exceed
$4,000 and not 100, 900 pounds, $I2.
100000 pounds, $24.
Manufacturers of cigars whose an
nual sales do not exceed 100000 cigars,
Sc.
Manufacturers whose sales exceed
100000 and not 100000 cigars, $12.
| Manufacturers whose sales exceed
100000 cigars, $24.
Insurance Qife)-On each policy for
$lOO, 10 cents on the amount insured.
Policies on the industrial or weekly
plan, 40 per cent. of the amount of the
first weekly premium charged. Frater.
nal, beneficiary societies and purely
local co operative companies, en-
ployes' relief associations, operated on
the lodge system or local cooperative
plan, organized and conducted solely
by the members thereof, for the ex-
elusive benefit of its members and not
for profit" are exempted.
Insurance (marine, inland, frey
Each policy one-half of per cent. on
each dollar. Cooperative and mutual
companies are exempted.
Insurance Casualty, fidelity and
guarantee) - Each policy and each
bond for the performance of the duties
of any Office or position, or other OBJ.
legation OF the nature of indemnity,
and each contract or obligation
guaranteeing the validity of bonds or
other obligations issued by any State,
county, municipal or other public
body, or guaranteeing titles to real
estate or mercantile credits guaranteed
by any surety company, upon the
amount of premium charged, one
half OF per cent. ON each dollar.
Lease, land or tenement, not ex.
ceeding one year, Is cents; exceeding
one year and not exceeding three years,
30 cents; exceeding three years, 81.
Manifest for custom house entry or
clearance OF cargo for foreign port,
if the registered tonnage of such ship,
vessel or steamer does not exceed 800
tons, 81. Exceeding 800 tons and not
exceeding coo tons, %. Exceeding
600 tons, So
Mortgage of real estate or personal
property, exceeding 81 900 and not ex-
ceeding 81 500. rs cents, aud on each
$500 in excess of 81 800, 25 cents.
Passage ticket from port in the
United States to a foreign port, if cost.
ing not exceeding $50, 81; costing
more than $50, and not exceeding $50,
VI; costing more than $50, S..
Proxy for voting at any election for
officers of any incorporated company,
except religious, charitable or literary
societies or public cemeteries. 10 cents.
Power of attorney, 25 cents.
| Protesting notes, bills of exchange,
acceptances, check or draft, or any ma
rine protest, 80 cents; warehouse re-
ceipts. 25 cents.
The stamp duties on manifests, bills
of lading and passage tickets do not