The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08
Miscellaneous Stamp Act.


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For the information Of the readers OF
the COURIER, we publish below Il mis-
cellaneous list Of Internal Revenue
Stamp taxes that must be paid by
the people. We take the article from
the Alexandria Town Talk
On bonds, debenturts, certificates OF
Indebtedness, 5 cents IN each 500 OF
face value.
On sales oT agreement to sell, shares
or certificates Of stock, : cents on each
800.
On sales or agreements OF sale Ut any
products OF merchandise at any eS-
change, / Cent on each 800 of value.
On bank checks, drafts, certificates of
deposit o drawing interest, and
money orders of all kinds, 2 cents.
On each bill! of exchange, draft-,cer-
@tificate OF deposit, drawing lnte.saat,
promissory note. 9 cents on eaeh $10t~a
On foreign bills of exchange and lex
ters of credit, 4 cents on each 500.
On each bill of lading. or receipt for
export, or other than charter party. 10
cents. -
On each bill! of ladiug OF manifest for
goods sent by freight OF express with
in the United States, 1 cent.
On each telephone message costing
Is cents or more cent.
On each bond of indemnity, so cents
On each certificate OF profits of COM
panies and corporations, 3 cents on
each 800 of face value.
Certificates of damage and other doc
uments issued 10y pAt wardcns. IS
cents.
On certificates Of all kinds required
~, lnu, rnf .thnrpSInn ppn.Jt1nft IN
cents.
On every charter Of ii vessel or re-
newai of transfer OF same: On regis
tered not exceeding 800 tons, So; on
registered tonnage not exceeding 600
tons, SIS; on registered tonnage Of
more than 600 hundred tons, 10 cents.
Brokers note, Or memorandum -ot
sale of property or merchandise, $40.
On every conveyance or deed OF
more than 800 ard less than $500, so
cents.
On every telegraph message, l cent.
On every custom house entry, not eX-
ceeding 800 of value, IS cents $500 OF
value, so cents exceeding $500 OF val
ne, 81,
On every withdrawal Of goods from
customs bonded warehouse, so cents.
On every lease for one year, IS cents,
for three years, 80 cents; for more than
three years, ST..
On registered tonnage of 300 tonss 81.
On registered tonnage OF more than
600 tons, SIS.
On mortgages OF more than 81 LOCO,
and not exceeding $1,000, IS cents, an,.
on eacl, additional $500, or fraction
thereof % cents.
Power of attorney: Incorporated
companies or associations, 10 cents Eek
cept religious, etc, societies, to sell Or
lease real estate, IS cents.
On protest Of note. bill OF exchange,
check, etc, or marine protest. IS cents:
On legacies, exceeding $4,000, and
not exceeding $25, 900, a graded tax of
from rs cents to So on each 800, which
graded tax is to be multiplied by II on
~legacies of more than $4,000 and less
than 100000; multiplied by 2, where
the value OF the property does not x
coed $500, 600 f; multiplied by 81, where
the value OF the property does not x
coed $1,000 600, and multiplied by 3
when in excess of 81 100000.
Violation Of the act by evasion Of the
stamp taxes on proprietary and patent
ed articles is punishable by II fine OF
$500 or six months imprisonment.
Evasion of the stamp tax on documents,
papers, etc, is punishable 10y a fine eff
800. Forging or counterfeiting stamps
is punishable by q fine of $1,000, Or con-
finement at hard labor for five years.
Bankers are taxed according to CAPT
tai invested. Financial brokers must
pay q tax. P~awnbrokcrs must pay $50
monthly.
A life insurance policy shall pay a
stamp tax of s cents for each 800 Or
part thereof on the amount
insured; provided, that on industrial or
weekly payment insurance the tax
shall be 40 per cent Of the amount OF
the first weekly premium.
Mixed flour manufacturers are taxed.
Theater proprietors arc taxed.
Billiard and pool tables are taxed So
each.
Manufacturers of tobacco, cigars, and
must pay an extra tax.
Teas are taxed 10 cents per pound,
payable by importers.
Manufacturers of patent medicines
pay a stamp tax ~ all goods man
ufactured.
Retail dealers in medicinal prepare
tons, perfnmery, cosmetics and similar
must stamp them when sold, it
they are now in stock,
Chewing gum, wines, parlor and
sleeping cars are all taxed.
On each passage ticket to a foreign
port (not in British North America)
not exceeding $50, 81 /; $50 to
$50, So; costing more than 500, So.