Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16

evidence OF transfer IS shown only by the books
OF the company, the stamp shall be placed upon
such books, and where the change of owner
ship is by transference the stamp shall be
placed upon the certificates. and in cases of an
| agreement to sell or where the transfer is by
delivery of the certificate assigned in blank
there shall be made and delivered by the
seller to the buyer bill 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.
Upon each sale or agreement to sell, any prod
ucts or merchandise at any exchange or board
of trade, other similar place, either for pres
ent or future delivery, for each 400 in value of
said sale or agreement OF sale or agreement TO
sell, cent, and for each additional sf0J frac
tional part thereof in excess of 500. cent; pro-
vided, that on every sale or agreement OF sale
or agreement to sell, there shall be made and
delivered by the seller to the buyer bill, mem
orandum of such sale. to which there shall be
affixed a lawful stamp or stamps in value equal
to the amount of tax such sale.
Bank check, draft 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
persons, companies or corporations. cents
Bills of exchange Cinland,) draft, certificate
| of deposit drawing interest order for the
payment of any sum of money otherwise than
at sight or on demand, or any promiSSory note
except bank notes issued for circulation, and
| for each renewal Of the same, for sum not
| exceeding 300, cents, and for each additional
s1t0 or fractional part thereof in excess OF $780,
| . cents
| Bills of exchange (foreign) or letters of cred
it, If drawn singly for sum not exceeding 300.
cents, and for each 400 fractional part
thereof in excess of 800. cents. If drawn
in sets of two or more. for every bill of each
| set, where the sum does not exceed HOO in any
| foreign currency, cents. and for each s1OO or
fractional part in excess of 200, cents.
| Bills of lading or receipts (other than charter
partly for any goods or merchandise to be ex-
/ ported to any foreign port or place. 10 cents
| EXPRESS FreiRhs.
| It is made the duty of every railroad or steam
| boat company, carrier, express company or cor
poratlon or person whose occupation is to act as
| such, to issue the shipper or cOnSigner bill of
| lading, manifest other evidence of receipt and
forwardingfor 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 Cancelled to each of said bills
| of lading. ETC., a stamp of the value of cent;
| provided, that but bill of lading shall be
| required bundles packages of newspa-
| pers when inclosed in one general bundle at
the time or Shipment Penalty, so0 A tax OF
| cent is imposed for every telephone message
| for which over Is cents is charged. Any tele-
graphic message, cent
For Issue of Bonds.
| The secretary of the treasury is authorized to
borrow on the credit of the United States from
time to time the proceeds may be required
to defray expenditures authorized on account
| of the existing war (Such proceeds to be used
only for the purpose OF meeting such war ex-
penditureS) the sum of 400. 00O 900. much
thereof as may be necessary, and to prepare
and issue therefor coupon or registered bonds
of the United States in denominations of 400 or
some multiple of that sum. redeemable in coin
at the pleasure of the United States. after ten
| years from the date of their issue, and payable
20 years from such date. and bearing interest,
payable quarterly in coin at the rate
| of per cent per annum. The bonds
| are to be first offered at par a popular
loan. The conference added the following pro-
viSo: THAT any portion of any issue of said
| bonds not subscribed for above provided
may be disposed of by the secretary of the
| treasury at not less than par under such regu-
| lations as he may prescribe, but commits
| sions shall be allowed or paid thereon and a
| sum not exceeding one-tenth of l per cent. OF
the amount of the bonds and certificates herein
authorized is hereby appropriated out of any
| money in the treasury not otherwise appropria-
| ted to pay the expense of preparing. adver-
| Using and issuing the same
| Coinage of Silver Bullion.
| Following is the provision in regard to the
| coinage of silver bullion: The secretary OF
! the treasury is authorized and directed to coin
into standard silver dollars rapidly as the
| public interests may require, to an amount. how
ever of not less than 1909, 600 of miled dollars
| in each month all of the silver bullion now in
the treasury purchased in accordance with the
provisions of the act approved July IA, 1891. en-
titled an act directing the purchase of silver
bullion and the issue of treasury notes thereon
and for other purposes and said dollars
when so coined, shall be used and applied in
the manner and for the purpose named in said
act