Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-06-23

bottle etc, does not exceed at the
retail price five cents. one-eighth of
one cent tax: when the price is be-
tween five and ten cents, one-quarter
of a cent; between ten and fifteen
cents, three-eighths of cent; be-
tween fifteen and twenty-five cents,
flve-eighths OF cent; each additional
twenty-five cents in value, fiye-eighths
of a cent tax.
Section 20 makes it a INSIDE
meanor to evade the provisions of
schedule B relative to drugs, medi-
cines, perfumery, etc, punishable by
a fine not to exceed $500 or imprison-
ment not to exceed six months or both.
Uncompounded medicines or those
put up and sold at retail on pre-
scriptions are not included in the
taxable articles,
Section "a adds the tax on propria-
tary articles to the duty on them,
requiring the atiXing OF the inter-
nal revenue stamp before withdrawal
for consumption
Bank Checks, Drafts, Notes.
Bank check, draft or certificate
of deposit not drawing interest, or
order for the payment of any sum Of
money drawn lpon or issued 10y any
bank, trust company or any per-
son or persons, companies, or cor
porations, two cents
Bills of exchange Qnland), drafts,
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or order for the payment of any sum
of money. otherwise than at sight or
on demand, or any promisory note
except bank notes issued for circu-
lation and for each renewal of the
same, for sum not eXceediuS one
hundred dollars, two cents; for each
additional one hundred dollars or
fractional part thereof in excess of
500, two cents.
Bills of exchange (foreign) or letter
of credit, If drawn singly for sum
not exceeding 800, four cents, and
for each 800 or fractional part there
of in excess of S100 four cents If
drawn in sets of two or more: For
every bill of each set, where the sum
does not exceed 800 in any foreign
currency, two cents, and for each
500 or fractional part in excess of
500, two cents.
Bills of Iading or receipt tother
than charter parity for any goods or
merchandise to be exported to any
foreign port or place, ten cents.
Upon each sale or agreement to
sell any products or merchandise al
any exchange, or board of trade, or
other similar place, either for present
value of said sale or agreement of
sale or agreement to sell, one cent,
and for each additional 500 or
fractional part thereof in excess of
500, one cent: Provided. that on
every sale or agreement of sale or
agreement to sell there shall be made
and delivered by the seller to the
buyer a bill, memorandum of such
sale, to which there shall be affixed
a lawful stamp or stamps in value
equal TO the amount of the tax on
such sale.
Bonds and Debentures.
Bonds, debentures or certificates OF
Indebtedness issued after July /, 1898,
by any association, company or cor
poration, on each hundred dollars OF
face value or fraction thereof, five
cents, and on each original issue,
whether on organization or reorganiza-
ton, Of certificates of stock by any
such association, company or corpora
ton, on each 500 of face value or frac-
ton thereof, five cents, and on all
sales, or agreements to sell, or mem
oranda of sales, or deliveries or trans
fers of shares or certificates of stock,
on each 500 of face value or fraction,
two cents.
In case of sale, where the 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 ownership is by trans
fer certificate the stamp shall be
placed upon the certificates, and in
case of an agreement to sell, or where
the transfer is by delivery OF the Ger
titicate assigned 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
Section II eXempts government,
state, county and municipal bonds
from the operation of the law, and
also the stock and bonds issued by CO.
operative building and loan associa-
tions whose capital stock does not ex-
coed 10000 and building and loan
associations or companies that make
loans only to their shareholders
Bankers and Brokers
Bankers employing capital not ex-
ceeding $25, 900, $50. employing cap
ital exceeding $25 900, for every all
ditional $1,000, 81. surplus included
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