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

include halls rented or used occasion
ally for concerts or theatrical repre-
sentations
Circuses. Sl00 No special tax paid
in one state is to exempt exhibitions
from the tax in another state, but
one special tax is to be imposed for ex-
hibttions within any one state.
Proprietors or agents OF all other
public exhibitions or shows for money
not enumerated here, $40.
Bowling alleys and billiard rooms.
50 for each alley or table.
Freight and Express
1t is made the duty of every rail-
road or steamboat company. carrier,
express company or corporation or
person whose occupation is To act as
such to issue To the shipper or con
slgner Il bill of ladiug, manifest or
other evidence of receipt and forward
ing for each shipment received wheth-
er in bulk or in boxes, bales, packages,
bundles or not so inclosed or included
and there is to be attached and cam
celled to each OF the said bills Of lad
ing, &c, a stamp of value OF one cent,
provided that but one bill of lading
shall be required on bundles or pack
ages of newspapers when Enclosed In
one general bundle at the time of ship
ment.
Messages.
A tax of one cent IL imposed for
every telephone message for which IS
cents is charged Any Geographic
message one cent
Insurance
Life.-On each policy for each 500,
s cents on policies on the Industrial
or weekly plan 40 per cent, of the first
weekly premium is charged
Fraternal beneficiary societies and
orders, farmers purely local corpora
tive companies, employees relief asso-
Citations operated on the lodge system
or local cooperative plan, organized
and conducted solely by the members
thereof for the exclusive benefit of its
members and not fol profit" are eX-
empted.
Insurance (marine, International
and fire. each policy one-half of one
cent on each dollar or fractional
part thereof Cooperative and mutu-
al companies are exempted
In IA
guaranteel, each policy and each bond
for the performance of the duties of
any Office or position, or other obliga-
ton of the nature of indemnity, and
each contract or obligation guarantee
ing the validity of bonds or other Oh
legations issued by any state, county
municipal or other public body, or
guaranteeing titles to real estate or
mercantile credits executed or guar
anteed by any surety company upon
the amount Of premium charged, one
half of one cent on each dollar or frac-
tional part thereof.
Memoranda of Sales,
Contract, brokers note or memoir
andum of sale Of any goods or mer-
chandise stocks, bonds, exchange,
notes of hand real estate, or property
of any description issued by brokers
or persons acting as such, for each
note or memorandum of sale, 10 cents;
conveyance or deed for real estate, IN
which the consideration exceeds 500
aud does not exceed $500, 80 cents, and
for each additional $500, so cents.
lndemnifying bonds, so cents; GER
tiflcates of profits Of any association
and on all transfers thereof, on each
500 of face value, 2 cents.
Lease land or tenement, not exceed
ing one year IS cents; exceeding one
year and not exceeding three years,
80 cents; exceeding three years, 81
Mortgages,
Mortgages of real estate or personal
property exceeding 81 900 and not ex
ceeding $500, rs cents; and on each
$500 in excess of $500, rs cents
Power of attorney, 25 cents; not to
apply to the collection of ex-soldiers'
claims against the government on ac-
count of the military or naval service.
Protest of notes, bills of exchange,
acceptance, check or draft, or any
marine protest, % cents, Warehouse
receipts, 25 cents.
Proxy for voting at any election for
officers of any incorporated company,
except religious, charitable or literary
societies or public cemeteries, 10 cents,
Sugar and Oil
Petroleum and sugar rehners
Every person, firm corporation or
company carrying on or doing the
business Of refining petroleum or re-
fining sugar, or owning or controlling
any pipe line for transporting oil or
other products whose gross annual re-
ceipts exceed $3.50 900 Is made subject
to pay annually a special excise tax
equivalent to one-quarter OF one per
cent. on the gross amount Of all re-
ceipts In excess OF that sum. Returns
must be made monthly. The penalty