The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-06-30

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ly payment plan e insurance IL tax shAll
b 20 per ccntum of tbs amountof the hfso
weekly premium; provided further thas
the pgOvisioas of thls section shall NOT sp-
ply to any fraternalr hene1clasy society or
order ssnducted solely By the members
thereof for tho exclusive benefit Of its
members and not for profit
Insar.aes Rslislsa.
Insurance (marinc, inland, fre)NEact
policy Of insurance or other instrument by
which insurance shall be made or renewed
upon property Of any description, whether
against peril by sea or on inland waters,
or by fro or lightning or other peril, upon
the amount or premium charged, one-hali
Of cent on each 81 or fractional part
thereof, provided that purely cooperative
or mutual fire insurance companies carried
on by the members thereof solely fJr 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-
tion, 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.
marine, inland and fire insurance) and
each bond, undertaking or recognizancc,
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
fed or other obligation Of the nature of in
demnity, and each contract or obligation
guaranteeing the validity or legality OF
bonds or other obligations issued by any
state, county, municipal or other public
body or organization or guaranteeing titles
to real estate or mercantile credits execut td
or guaranteed by any fidelity, guarantee
or surety company upon the amount %,
premium charged, one-half Of l cent OH
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 or portion thereof-If for nc
riod Of time not exceeding one year. 2i'
cents; II for period Of time exceeding one
year and not exceeding three years, ."
cents; II for period exceeding thFc
years, 81.
Manifest for custom house entry or
clearance Of the cargo Of any ship, vessel
or steamer for foreign port-If tho regis
tKsd tonnage Of such ship, vessel or steam.
er does not exceed 800 tons, 81; exceeding
800 tons and not exceeding 900 tons, SO:
exceeding 900 IONS, s5.
Mortgage ar pledge Of lands, estate or
property, rr;il or personal, heritable or
movable whatsoever; also any conveyance
Of any lands estate or property whatso.
ever, in trust to be sold or otherwise con.
verted into money, which shall be intend
cd only as sscurity-on any Of the forcgo-
ing exceeding $1,000 and not exceeding
81, 500, 25 cents, and ON each $500 or frac-
tional part thereof in excess Of 1900, %
cents.
Passage ticket by any vessel from port
in the United States to foreign port, II
costing not exceeding $50, 81; costing
moro than $50 and not exceeding 800, 50;
costing more than 100, e5.
Power Of attorney or proxy for voting
at any election for officers Of any incor-
porated company or association, except re-
ligious, charitable or literary societies or
public cemeteries, 10 cents, Power Of at.
torney to sell and convey re:,l estate, or to
rent or lease the same, to receive or col.
lect rent, to sell or transf r any stock,
bonds, scrip or for the coll action Of any
dividends or interest thereon, or to per-
form any cid all other acts not hereinbe-
fore specified, 25 cents, provided that no
.,,,, la I,
ne, .4iry 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 rotc
bill Of exchange, acceptance, check or drai'
or any marine protest, 25 cents.
Warehouse receipt for any goods, mer.
chnndise 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 fol
sale, 96 cents, provided that the stamI
duties imposed by the foregoing schedule
on manifests, bills Of lading and passage
tickets shall not apply to steamboats, OF
other vessels plying between ports Of til,
United States and ports in British Nortf
America.
Schedule b.
Medicinal proprietary articles and prepa
rations-For and upon every packet, box
bottle, pot or vial or other inclosur'
containing any pills, powders, tincturos
troches or lozenges, sirups, oofdials, bit
tcrs, AnOdyncs, tonics, plasters, lniments
salves. ointments, pastes, drops, waters
except natural spring waters land carbon
ated natural spring waters), essences
spirits, oils and all medicinal preparation
or compositions whatsoever, made and sold
or removed for sale, by any person or pss
sons whatever, wherein the person max
ing or preparing the same has or claim
to have any private formula, secret or oe
cult art for tho making or preparing tn
same, or has or claims to have any ex
elusive right or title to the making or pre-
pairing the same, as follows.
Where such packet, box, bottle, pot
vial or other inclosure, with Its contents
shall not exceed at the retail price o
valuo the sum Of cents, one-eighth Of
cent; 10 cents, two-eighths Of cent; 1
cents, thrce-cighths Of cent; 25 cents
1ve-cighths Of cent? and for each addl
tional 25 cents Of retail price or value Il
fractional part thereof in excess Of 2b cents
1ve-eighths Of cent.
For and upon every packet, box, bottle