The Portland daily press., 1898-06-25

elusive right or title to the making or pre-
pairing the same, as foAoWs'
where suoh racket, box, bottle, pot
vial mr. other Enclosure, with its contents
shall not exceed at the retail price or
vaIue the sum of cents, one-eighth of |
cont. IN cents, two-eighths of 1 cent: Is
cents tbree-eighths of cent; rs cents.
five-eiobths of 1 cent; and for each addi-
tional 25 cents of retail price or value or
fractional part thereof in excess of IS cents.
five-eighths of cent.
For and upon every packet, box, bottle
not vial, or other Enclosure containing
anv essence, extract, toilet water, cosmet-
ic. yaseline, petroleum, hair oil, pomade.
hairdressing, hair restorative, hair dye,
tooth wash, dentifrice, tooth paste, aro-
matte cachous or any similar substance or
article, where such packet, box, bottle.
NOT. vial or other inclosure with it's con-
tents, shall not exceed at the retail nrice
or value the sum of cents, one-eighth of
1 cent; 10 cents, two-eighths Of l cent; Is
cents, three-eighths of cent; 25 cents,
five-eighths of cent; and for each addi-
tional 25 cents of retail price or value or
fractional part thereof in excess of rs
CENTS fveeighths of 1 cent.
Chewing gum or substitutes therefor
For and upon each box, carton, jar or
other package containing chewing gum of
not more than 81 of actual retail value,
cents; if exceeding 81 of retail value, for
each additional dollar or fractional part
thereof, cents
Sparkling or other wines containing one
pint or less, / cent; more than one pint
cents (The remainder of the section
provides Tor the stamping of goods ON
hand on July and for rebate on arti-
Giles that have already paid a revenue tax
Sec. 81 That every person, firm, COR
poration or eonpany 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 receipts ex-
coed $3.50, 900, shall be subject to pay an
nually special excise, tax equivalent to
one quarter of per centum on the gross
amount of all receipts of such persons,
firms, corporations and companies in their
respective business in excess of said sum
of $3.50, 00o
And true and accurate return of the
amount of gross receipts as aforesaid shall
be made and rendered monthly by each of
such associations, corporations, companies
penalty, not less than 81, 900 and not ex-
ceeding $40, 900 for each failure or refusal
to make retyrn.)
Sec. %. That from and after the list
day of July, 1898, stamp tax Of / cent
shall be levied and collected on every seat
sold in palace or parlor car and on every
berth sold In sleeping car, the stamp to be
affixed to the ticket and paid by the COM
pany issuing the same.
(Sections 80, 30 and 81 provide for an
inheritance tax ranging from rs cents tax
per 500 of bequest to lineal descendants
to S5 per hundred where the bequest goes
to strangers in blood or corporations.)
Leans.
Sec. 30. That the secretary of the treasury
is authorized to borrow from time to time
at rate of interest not exceeding per
centum per annum such sum or sums as,
in his Judgment, may be necessary to meet
public expenditures, and to issue therefor
certificates of Indebtedness in such form as
he may prescribe and in denominations of
$50 or some multiple of that sum- and
each certificate SO issued shall be payable,
with the interest accrued thereon at such
time not exceeding one year from the date
OF its issue, as the secretary of the treasury
may prescribe, provided that the amount
of such certificates outstanding shall at no
time exceed 500, 600, 900.
| Sec. 53. That the secretary of the treas
ury is hereby authorized to borrow on the
| credit of the United States from time to
| time as the proceeds may be required to
| defray expenditures authorized on account
| OF the existing war the sum of $40o, 600,
| 600, or SO much thereof as may be neces-
| sary, and to prepare and issue therefor
| coupon or registered bonds of the United
| States in such form as he may prescribe,
| and in denominations Of $50 or some null
| tiple OF that sum, redeemable in coin at
| the pleasure of the United States after ten
| years from the date of their issue and pay
| able 20 years from such date and bearing
| interest payable quarterly in coin at tho
rate OF 8 per centum per annum, provided
that the bonds authorized by this section
| shall be first offered at par as popular
loan under such regulations prescribed by
the secretary Of the treasury as will give
| opportunity to the citizens of the United
| States to participate in the subscriptions
| TO such loan, and in allptting said bonds
the several subscriptions of individuals
| snail be flrst accepted, and the subserip-
tlons Tor the lowest amounts shall be first
allotted; provided further that any por-
ton OF any issue of said bonds not sub
scrlbed for as above provided may be dis
posed OF by the secretary of the treasury at
not less than par, under such regulations
as he may prescribe, but no commissions
shall be allowed or paid thereon, and sum
not exceeding one-tenth of / per centum
OF the amount of the bonds and certificates
herein authorized is hereby appropriated
out OF any money in the treasury not 9TH
erwlse appropriated to pay the expense of
preparing, advertising and issuing the
| same
| Coinage of Silver Bullion.
| Sec. a. That the secretary of the treas
ury IS hereby authorized and directed to
coin into standard silver dollars as rapidly
as the public interests may require, to an
amount, however, Of not less than ST 800,
900 in each month, all of tho silver bullion
now in the treasury purchased in accord
ance with the provisions of the act ap-
proved July IA, 1890, entitled, "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 he I,sa,l ana ox,,,J;o j