Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-24

() Chewing gum, 4 cents on each pack.
age OF u retail value OF 81; () mixed 1our,
I cents on each barrel and an annual license
tax OF $l2.
Miscellaneous Stamp Taxes.
In addition to stamp taxes already emu
merated. the following are imposed:
deDtedness, 8 cents ON each 500 Of face
value. ~
On sales or agreements to sell. shares OF
ceTliicafes OF stock. 2 cents on each 800.
products or merchandise at any exchange,
! cent on each 500 OF value.
On bank checks. drafts, certificates Of de.
post not drawing Interest, and money or.
ders OF all kinds, 2 cents.
On each bill Of exchange dn,and) draft.
certificates OF deposit, drawing interest,
promissory note. 2 cents OF each 500.
On each foreign bill Of exchange and letter
OF credit, 4 cents on each 800.
On each bill Of lading or receipt for ex.
port, 10 cents.
on each Bill of lading or manifest TO.
goods sent by freight OF express within the
United States, I cent.
On each telephone message, costing 10
cents or more. l cent.
On each bond Of indemnity. 90 cents.
On each certificate of profits Of companies
and corporations. 2 cents on each $lOO Of
face value.
On every document issued by a port war.
den, q cents.
On certificates Of all kinds required by
law, 10 cents.
transfer Of same: On registered tonnage OF
800 tons, So; on registered tonnage Of coo
tons, SIS; on registered tonnage OF more than
COO tons, $40.
500 and less than $500. 60 cents, and for
each additional $500. 80 cents.
On every telegraph message, l cent.
On every custom house entry, for 500 Of
Tor more than $500 Of value, 81.
On every withdrawal of goods from Gus.
toms bonded warehouse. 20 cents.
On every lease for one year. % cents: for
three years, 80 cents; for more than three
On each manifest for custom house entry
or clearance Of ships for foreign ports lex
cept in British North America): On regis.
tered tonnage Of 800 tons. 81; on registered
mage Of more than 600 tons, IS.
On mortgages. for more than $1,000 and
less than $1,000. % cents and on each ad.
dational $500. % cents.
On each passage ticket to a foreign port
mot In British North America), costing $40,
81; costing 500. s.; costing more than $50.
Power Of attorney. Is cents.
Proxy for voting at any election OF an In.
corporated company except charitable. re-
ligious OF literary societies or public Gene
teries. 10 cents.
On protest of note. bill Of exchange. check.
ETC.. OF marine protest. 25 cents.
On receipt for payment OF any money OF
debt exceeding IS. 1 cent.
On warehouse receipts. % cents.
On legacies, exceeding $4,000, and not
cents to s. on each 800, which graded tax
is to be multiplied by ~ on legaces of more
than $4,000 and less than 100000; multi
piled by 2. where the value Of the property
does not exceed 100000; multiplied by 2H
where the value of the property does not
exceed 81, o 600. and multiplied by 3 when
in excess Of 100000.
Penalties.
Violation Of the act by evasion of the
stamp act on proprietary and patented arti-
Giles Is punishable by a fine Of $500 or six
months imprisonment. Evasion Of the stamp
Tux on documents. papers. etc., is punisha-
BILE by Il fine Of 800. Forging or counter
feit:ng stamps is punishable by IL fine of
$1,000. or confinement at hard labor for five
years.