Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-16


ture delivery, for each 500 In value of
said sale or agreement of sale, 1 cent,
and for each additional 500. or frac-
tional part thereof in excess of $1OO,
cent, provided that Oh every sale or
agreement of sale, there shall be made
and delivered by the seller to the buy
er a bill, memorandum of such sale,
to which there shall be affixed n law
ful stamp or stamps in value equal to
the amount of tax on such sale.
Bank check, draft or certificate Of
deposit not drawing interest, or order
for the payment of any sum of money
drawn upon or issued by any bank,
trust company, or any person or per-
sons, companies or corporations,
cents.
draft, certificate of deposit drawing in
terest, or order for the payment Of any
sum of money, otherwise than dt sight
or on demand, or any promissory note
except bank notes issued for crcula-
tion, and for each renewal of the same,
for sum not exceeding 500, 2 cents,
and for each additional 500 or frac-
tional part thereof, in excess of 500,
2 cents.
Bills Of exchange (foreign) or letters
of credit, IL drawn singly for n sum
not exceeding 500, 4 cents, and for
each 500 or fractional part thereof in
excess of 500, 4 cents. If drawn In
sets Of two or more; FOR every bill of
each set, where the sum does not eX-
ceed 500 in any foreign currency,
cents, and for each 500 or fractional
part In excess of 500. 2 cents.
Bills of lading or receipt (othcr than
charter parity for any goods or mer-
,1,n nj To, I,n
| port or place, 10 cents.
Express or Freight.
1t is made the duty of every railroad
| or steamboat company, carrier, ex-
press company or corporation or per-
| son whose occupation is to act us
| such, to issue the shipper or consignor
bill Of lading. manifest or other evil
dence Of receipt, and forwarding for
each shipment received, whether in
bulk or in boxes, bales, packages,
bundles. or not so inclosed or included;
and there is to be attached and can
celled to each of said bills Of lading,
etc, stamp Of cent; provided, that
but one bill Of lading shall be re-
quired on bundles or packages of
| newspapers when inclosed In one gen.
eral bundle at the time of shipment.
Penalty, $50.
A tax of 1 cent is imposed for every
telephone message for which over 10
cents is charged. Any telegraphic
message, 1 cent.
Indemnifylng bonds. so cents.
Certificate OF profits of any associa-
tion. and on all transfers thereof, on
each 500 Of face vale. cents.
Certificate of damage. or otherwise,
| Issued by any port warden or marine
surveyor. % cents. Certificate of any
other description, 10 cents. Charter
party, IL the registered tonnage OF the
vessel does not exceed 300 tons, So;
exceeding 800 tons and not exceeding
GOO tons, So; exceeding GOO tons, $40.
Contract. brokers' note, or memo
rnndum Of sale of any goods or mer-
chandise. stocks. bonds, exchange.
notes Of hand. real estate. or property
of any description issued by brokers
or persons acting ns such for each
note or memorandum OF sale, 10 cents
| Conveyance or deed for real estate OH
which consideration exceeds 500 and
does not exceed $500. 80 cents. and
for each additional $500. so cents.
| Entry of bonds at any custom house
not exceeding 800 In value, 25 cents
exceeding 500 and not exceeding
$500 in value. 80 cents: exceeding
$500 In value. 81. Entry for the with
drawnl OF goods from customs bonded
warehouse. so cents.
Lease, land or tenement, not cx'
ceeding one year, % cents: exceeding
one year and not exceeding three
81.
Manifest for custom house entry OF
clearance OF cargo for foreign port
if the registered tonnage Of such ship
vessel or steamer does not exceed 800
tons, 81; exceeding 300 tons and no,
exceeding 600 tons. So: exceeding COG
tons. IS. Mortgage Of real estate OF
personal property exceeding $1,000
and not exceeding $1,000. 25 cents
and on each $500 in excess Of 1900
% cents.
Passage ticket from port in the
| United States to n foreign port. II not
costing exceeding $50. 81: costing more
than $50 and not exceeding $50, SO
costing more than $50. S5.
Proxy for voting at any election for
officers of any Incorporated company
except religious. charitable or liter.
cents.
Power of attorney. % cents.
Protesting notes. bills OF exchange
acceptance, check or draft, or any
marine protest. % cents. Warehouse
receipts. % cents. The stamp duties
on manifcsts. bills of lading and pas.
sage tickets do not apply to steam.
boats or other vessels plying between
ports of the United States and ports
in British North America.
Proprietary Articles.
Schedule d:
Medicinal proprietary articles and
preparations. Upon every packet,
box, bottle, pot or phial. or other In
closures. except natural spring waters
and cnrbonated natural spring waters.
where such packet, etc, does not cx-
ceed Mt the retail price of 8 cents. one
eighth of one cent tax: when the re-
tail price is between s and 10 cents,
one-four.h of n cent: between 10 and