Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-06-18
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Coinage Of silver bullion-That the sec
retary of the treasury is hereby authoriz
ed and directed to coin into standard dol
lars as rapidly as the public interests may
require to an amount, however. OF not
less than 81 100000 month Of silver bul
lion now in the treasury purchased in ac
cordance with the provisions Of the at
approved July IA, 1890, entitled, "An act
directing the purchase of silver bullion
and issue of treasury notes thereon and
for other purposes And said dollars
when coined shall be used when applied
in the manner and for the purpose named
in said act.
Bond Provision.
The following provision has been added
to the bond provision
'Provided, further that any portion OF
any issue of said bonds not subscribed TO,
as above provided, may be disposed Of by
the secretary of the treasury at not les
than par and under such regulations as i;
may prescribe but no commissions shal
be allowed or paid thereon and a sum not
exceeding one-tenth Of per centllm Of tho
amount of the bonds and certificates here
in authorized is hereby appropriated out
Of any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated to the expense of pre-
pairing, advertising and issuing the same.
Schedule A, Stamp Taxes.
Bonds. debentures or certificates Of III
debtedncss by any association, company
OF corporation on each 800 of face value
on fraction thereof, 5 cents, and on each
original issue, whether on organization
or reorganization certificates of stock by
such association, company or corporation
on each 500 of face value or fraction
thereof cents; and on all sales or deliv
cries or transfers of shares or certificates
of stock, on each 500 of face value OF
fraction thereof 2 cents: in case of sale
where the evidence or transfer is shown
only by the books of the company the
stamp shall be placed upon such books
and where the condition Of ownership
is by transference the stamp shall be
placed upon the certificates, and in case
an agreement to sell or where the trans
fer is by delivery of the certificate as
signed in blank. there shall be made and
delivered by the seller to the buyer a bill
or memorandum of such sale, to which
the stamp shall be affixed.
Penalty: A fine of from $500 to $1,000
and imprisonment for six months or both
stock Exchange Dealings.
Upon each sale or agreement to sell any
products OF merchandise at any exchange
or board of trade or other similar place
either for present or future delivery fol
each 800 in value Of said sale or agree
ment OF sale or agreement to sell, ] cent
and for each additional 500 or fractional
part thereof. in excess of 800, | cent
provided, that on every sale or agree
ment of sale or agreement to sell there
shall be made and delivered by the sell
er to the buyer a bill, memorandum Of
such sale, to which there shall be af-
fixed lawful stamp or stamps in value
Bank checks. drafts or certificates of tie-
posit not drawing interest, OF an order
for the payment of any sum, of money
drawn upon or issued by any bank, trust
company or any person or persons, com
panies or corporations, 2 cents.
Bills Of exchange (internationaI draft
certificate of deposit, drawing interest OF
order for the payment of any sum of mon
ey. otherwise than at sight or on de
mand, or any promssory note except
bank notes issued for circulation and for
each renewal for the same for a sum moi
exceeding $lO0. 2 cents: for each adGi-
tional $500 OF fractional part thereof, in
excess of 500, 2 cents.
Bills of exchange (foreign) or letters OF
credit if drawn for a sum not exceeding
800, 4 cents, and for each $l0O or frac-
tional part thereof in excess Of 500, 4
cents. If drawn in sets of two or more
for every bill Of each set, 2 cents. and for
each 500 or fractional part in excess Of
$780, 2 cents.
Bills of lading or receipt (other than
charter parity for any goods or mer-
chandise to be exported to any foreign
port or place, 10 cents.
Express or Freight.
Tt is made the duty of every railroad
or steamboat company, carrier, express
company or corporation or person whose
occupation is to act as such, to issue to
the shipper or consiener a bill Of lading.
manifest or other evidence of receipt and
forwarding for each shi pment received
whether in bulk or in boxes, bales, pack
ages. bundles or not 50 enclosed or in
cludcd and there is to be attached and
cancelled to each of said bills of ladn9
etc, stamp Of the value of ] cent: pro-
vided, that but one bill of lading shall be
required on bundles or packages of news
papers when enclosed in one general bun
die at the time Of shipment. Penalty, $50.
A tax Of cent is imposed on every tel
ephone message for which over Is cents is
charged. Any telegraphic message l cent
Indemnifying bonds, 80 cents.
Certificates Of profits of any associa ton
and on all transfers thereof on each 500
of face value, 2 cents.
Certificates Of damages or otherwise
issued by any port wardens or marine sur
NPNol ID celLS. cPIllHcilpS Ol aIlN OuHtT
description, 10 cents. Charter parties, ii
the registered tonnage of the vessel does
not exceed 300 tons, S32: exceeding 300
tons and not exceeding 600 tons. So: eN-
ceeding coo tons, $40. Contract brokers
notes or memorandum of sale of any
goods or merchandise, stocks, bonds. eN-
change notes or real estate on property Of
any description issued by brokers OF per
sons acting as such for each note OF mem
orandum of sale, 10 cents
Conveyance or deed for real estate, on
which consideration exceeds 500 and does
not exceed $500. so cents, and for each ad-
ditional $500. so cents.
Entry of bonds at any custom house
not exceeding 500 i'll value, 25 cents. EX-
ccedng 500 and not exceeding $500, 80
cents; exceeding $500 in value, 81.
Entry for withdrawal of goods from
bonded warehouse so cents.
Certificate of profit Of any association
and on all transfers thereof, on all face
values 2 cents.