The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16

nual sales exceed 100000 pounds,
| S24.
Dealers in other tobacco whose
annual sales exceed $4,000 pounds,
So.
Those selling their own products
at the place OF manufacture are
exempted from this tax. Manufac-
turers of tobacco whose annual sales
do not exceed $4,000, So
Manufacturer whose sales exceed
$4,000 pounds and not 100000
pounds, So. Manufacturers whose
sales exceed 100000 pounds, S24
Manufacturers Of cigars whose
annual sales do not exceed 1OO,0
cigars, Sc.
Manufacturers whose sales exceed
100000 and not 100000 cigars, S12.
Manufacturers whose sales exceed
100000 cigars, S24
Any person who carries on the
business for which special taxes are
imposed by this act without having
paid the special tax is made guilty
of misdemsanor, the penalty being
a fine of from 800 to $500, or i'm
prisonment for not more than six
months, OF both.
SCHEDULE A-sTANP TAXES
! Bonds, debentures or certificates
of indebtedness byany associa-
ton, company or corporation,
on each hundred dollars of face
value or fraction thereof, FIVE
cents, and on each original issue,
whether on organization or reorgan-
! ization, or certificates of stock by
any such association, company or
| corporation, on each 500 OF face
value or fraction thereof, cents,
and On all sales, or agreements to
! sell, a memoranda of sales, or deliV-
| cries or transfers of shares or certiti-
Gates of stock, on each 500 of face
value or fraction, 2 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 transfer
ence the stamp shall be placed upon
the certificates, and in cases of an
agreement to sell or where the trans
fer is by delivery of the certificate
assigned in blank there shall be
made and delivered by the seller TO
the buyer 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.
Upon such sale or agreement to
sell, any products or merchandise at
any exchange or board of trade, or
other similar place, either for pres.
ent or future delivery, for each 500
in value of said sale or agreement of
sale or agreement to sell, l cent, and
for each additional 500 or fractional
part thereof in excess of 500. l
cent; provided, that on every sale or
agreement of sale or agreement to
sell, there shall be made and deliver.
ed by the seller to the buyer a bill,
memorandum of such sale, to which
there shall be affixed lawful stamp
or stamps in value equal to the
amount of tax on such sale.
Bank check, draft or 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 OF corpora
tons, 2 cents.
Bills Of exchange (inland), draft,
certificate of deposit drawing inter-
est or order for the paymen. of any
sum of money otherwise than at
sight or on demand, or any promis.
sorry note except bank notes issued
for circulation. and for each renewal
of the same, for q sum not exceeding
| 500, 2 cents, and for each additional
| 500 or fractional part thereof, in
excess of 500, 2 cents.
/ Bills of exchange (foreigDl or let
tiers of credit, If drawn singly for a
sunn not exceeding BOO. 1 cents