The state herald., 1898-06-17
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terest, or order for the payment Of any
sum Of money, otherwise than at sight
or on demand, or any promissory note
except bank notes issued for circula-
ton, and for each renewal Of the same,
for a sum not exceeding 800, 2 cents,
and for each additional 500 or frac-
tiOnal part thereof, In excess of 500,
2 cents.
Bills of exchange (foreign) or letters
Of credit, IL drawn slngly for sum
not exceeding 800, cents, and for
each 800 or fractional part thereof in
excess of 800, cents. II drawn In
sets of two or more; for every bill of
each set, where the sum does not ex-
ceed 800 in any foreign currency, 2
cents, and for each 500 or fractional
part in excess of 500, 2 cents.
Bills Of lading or receipt (other than
charter partly for any goods or mer-
chandise to be exported to any foreign
port or place, 10 cents.
| Express or Freight.
| 1t is made the duty Of every railroad
or steamboat company, carrier, ex-
press company or corporation or per-
son whose occupation is to act as
such, to issue the shipper or consignor
n bill Of lading, manifest or other EVIL
| dence Of receipt, and forwarding for
each shipment received, whether In
bulk or in boxes, bales, packages,
bundles, or not 80 inclosed or included; /;
and there is to be attached and can
celled to each of said bills of lading,
ETC.. stamp of cent; provided, that
but one bill Of lading shall be re-
quired on bundles or packages Of
newspapers when inclosed In one gen.
eral bundle at the time of shipment.
Penalty, $50
A tax of cent Is imposed for every
telephone message for which over 10
cents is charged. Any telegraphic
message, / cent.
1ndemnifying bonds. 30 cents.
Certificate Of profits of any associa-
tion, and on all transfers thereof, on
each 500 of face vale cents.
Certificate Of damage, or otherwise,
issued by any port warden or marine
surveyor, % cents. Certificate OF any
other description. 10 cents. Charter
party, If the registered tonnage of the
vessel does not exceed 800 tons, SO;
exceeding 300 tons and not exceeding
600 tons, So; exceeding 600 tons, $40.
Contract, brokers' note, or memo
randum 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 rs such for each
note or memorandum OF sale, 10 cents.
Conveyance or deed for real estate on
which consideration exceeds 500 and
does not exceed $500. 30 cents, and
for each additional $500, 80 cents.
Entry Of bonds at any custom house
not exceeding 500 In value, % cents:
exceeding 500 and not exceeding
$500 in value, 30 cents: exceeding
$500 in value, 81. Entry for the with
drawal of goods from customs bonded
warehouse, 80 cents
Lease, land or tenement, not ex-
ceeding one year, % cents: exceeding
one year and not exceeding three
years, 80 cents: exceeding three years,
81.
Manifest for custom house entry or
clearance of cargo for foreign port,
If the registered tonnage of such ship,
vessel or steamer does not exceed 300
tons, 81; exceeding 800 tons and not
exceeding 600 tons, So; exceeding GOO
tons, 81. Mortgage OF real estate or
IN ~,
and not exceeding $500. % cents;
and on each $500 in excess Of 1880,
% cents.
Passage ticket from n port in the
United States to foreign port, II not
costing exceeding $50. 81: costing more
than $50 and not exceeding 500. So;
costing more than $50. 81.
Proxy for voting mt any election for
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except religious, charitable or liter
ary societies or public cemeteries, 10
cents.
Power of attorney. 25 cents.
Protesting notes, bills OF exchange,
acceptance, check or draft, or any
marine protest, % cents. Warehouse
receipts, % cents. The stamp duties
on manifcsts. bills OF lading and pas.
sage tickets do not apply to steam.
boats or other vessels plying between
ports of the United States and ports
In British North America.
Proprietary Articles.
Schedule Il:
Medicinal proprietary articles and
preparations. Upon every packet,
box, bottle, pot or phial. or other In
closures. except natural spring waters
and carbonated natural spring waters,
where such packet, etc, does not ex-
coed at the retail price OF 3 cents, one.
eighth OF one cent tax: when the re-
tail price Is between 2 and 10 cents,
one-fourth OF n cent: between 10 and
II cents, threc-elghths OF a cent: be-
tween II AMI II cents, fivc-elghths Of
cent. and for each additional %
sputs In Nntup nya-eiphtls ~ N ,.u,
tax. The same tax applies to per
fumery and cosmetics and other stint
lar articles used as applications TO the
hair. mouth or skin.
Chewing gum. each package OF not
more than one dollar retail value. 4
cents, and for each additional dollar,
cents.
Sparkling or other wines when bot.
tied for sale, upon each bottle con
! tnlning one pint or less, one cent;
more than one pint. two cents. The
stamp In only TO be affixed when the
article In this schedule II sold.
Corporation Tssr..
Petroleum and sugar rciners. Ey.
cry person. firm, corporation or com.
pnny carrying ON the business Of re-
lining petroleum or refining sugar. or
owning or controlling any pipe line
for transporting oil or other products
whose gross annual receipts exceed
S250.OpO. Ii made subject TO pay mn
nually special excise tax equivalent
TO one-qunrtcr OF one per cent on the
gross amount OF NIL receipts In excess
OF that sum. Returns 10 be- mnde
monthly. The penalty is n fine OF
from 81 600 TO $4,000.