The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Miscellaneous Stamp Act.

the COURIER, we publish below a 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, debentures, certificates OF
Indebtedness. 5 cents On each 500 OF
face value.
On sales or agreement to sell, shares
or certificates of stock, 2cSsents on each
800.
On sales or agreements Of sale of any
products or merchandise at any ex-
change, 1 cent on each 300 of value.
On bank checks, drafts, certificates OF
deposit not drawing interest. and
money orders of all kinds, 2 cents.
On eacI, bill Of exchange, draft, Gers
~tificate Of deposit, drawing interest,
pronissory note. 9 cents OH each 500.
On foreign bills of exchange aud let.
ters of credit, 4 cents on each 500. ~
On each bill of ladine, or receipt for
export, or other than charter party, 10
cents.
On each bill Of lading or manifest for
goods sent 10y freight or express with
in the United States, 1 cent. 49,"
Or each telephone message costing
Is cents or more, l cent.
On each bond of indemnity, so cents.
On each certificate OF profits OF COM
panies and corporations, = cents on
each 500 of face value.
Certificates OF damage and other doc
uments issued 10y port Waldehs. %
cents.
On certificates OF all kinds required
by law, not otherwise specified, III
cents.
On every charter of il vessel or re-
newal of transfer of same: On regis
tered not exceeding 800 tons, SIS; on
registered tonnage not exceeding QUO
tons, SIS; on registered tonnage OF
more than 600 hundred tons, 10 cents.
Brokers note, or memorandum OF
sale of property or merchandise, $50. j,
On every conveyance OF deed OF
more than 800 and less than $500, so
cents.
On every telegraph message, | cent.
On ever custom house entry, not ex-
ceeding 800 of value, 25 cents; $500 OF
value, so cents exceeding $500 OF val
ue, 81,
On every withdrawal of goods from
customs bonded warehouse, so cents.
On every lease for one year, 25 cents,
for three years, 50 cents; for more than
three years, 81.
-. On registered tonnage of 300 topss 81.
On registered tonnage OF more than
600 tons, So.
On mortgages of more than 8 1000,
and not exceeding 81, 800. 95 cents, aud
on each additional $500, or fraction
thereof IS cents.
Power of attorney: Incorporated
companies or associations, 10 cents Eek
cept religious, etc. s0cietles) to sell or
lease real estate, 20 cents.
--s, 1TEI ~f 1tk vlpn
check, etc, or marine protest, g cents.
On legacies, exceeding $4,000, and
not exceeding $25, 900, a graded tax of
from rs cents to SIS 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 ex-
coed $500,000 multiplied by q, where
the value of the property does not ex-
coed $1,000, 900, 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 a fine of
$500 or six months imprisonment.
Evasion of the stamp tax OF documents,
papers, etc, is punishable by a fine ct
| 800. Forging or counterfeiting stamps
is punishable by a fine of $1,000, OF con-
tinement at hard labor for five years.
Bankers are taxed according to CAPT
tai invested. Financial brokers must
pay a tax. Pawnbrokers must pay $50
monthly.
A life insurance policy shall pay a
stamp tax of 8 cents for each 800 or
fractional part thereof 0 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 are taxed.
Billiard and pool tables are taxed S.
each.
Manufacturers of tobacco, cigars, and
cigarettes must pay an extra tax.
Teas are taxed 10 cents per pound,
payable by importers.
Manufacturers of patent medicines
must pay a stamp tax on all goods man
%ufactured.
Retail dealers in medicinal prepare
tons, %perfumery, cosmetics and similar
articles must stamp them when sold, If
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
costing not exceeding $50, 81 $50 to
$50, So; costing more than 500, SIS.