Evening journal., 1898-06-18

memorandum OF such sale, 10 Wnich the
stamp shall be Affixed and every bill
or memorandum Of sale or agreement
20 sell before mentioned shall show the
date thereof. the name OF the seller, the
amount Of the sale and the matter or
thing to which it refers.
Upon each sale. agreement Of sale or
agreement to sell any products or mer-
chandise at any exchange or board Of
trade or other similar place. either for
present or future delivery, for each 500
of value of said sale or agreement Of
sale or agreement to sell, cent and for
each additional 500 or fractional part
thereof in excess Of 500, 1 cent; pro-
vided that on every sale or agreement
Of sale or agreement to sell. as afore-
said. there shall be made and delivered
by the seller TO the buyer a bill, men,
orandum, agreement or other evidence
Of such sale, agreement Of sale or agree
ment to sell, to which there shall be af-
fixed lawful stamp or stamps in value
equal to the amount OF the tax on such
sale"
The penalty for violation Of the fore
going provisions is a fine Of. not less
than $500 or more than $1,000 or inn
prisonment for six months, or both.
HAIEINI MEDlGlNECt III.
Schedule b covers patent medicines,
chewing gum and sparkling wines:
Medicinal proprietary articles and
preparations-For and upon every pack
ct, box. bottle. pot or vial or other in
closure containing any pills, powders,
tinctures, troches or lozenges, sirups,
cordials, bltters, anodynes, tonics, plas-
ters, liniments salves, ointments,
pastes, drops, waters, except natural
spring waters (and carbonated natural
spring waters), essences, spirits, oils and
all medicinal preparations or compost
tions whatsoever, made and sold, or re-
moved for sale by any person or per-
sons whatever, wherein the person max
ing or preparing the same has or claims
to have any private formula secret or
occult art for the making or preparing
| the same or has or claims to have any
exclusive right or title to the making
or preparing the same, as follows:
Where such packet, box. bottle, pot,
vial or other inclosure, with its con-
tents, shall not exceed at the retail
price or value the sum Of cents, one
eighth of / cent; 10 cents, two-eghths
Of cent; IS cents, three-eighths Of /
cent; 25 cents, fve-eighths of / cent,
/
tail price or value or fractional part
thereof in excess Of 25 cents, fve-eighths
Of cent.
| For and upon every packet, box, bot
tle pot, vial or other inclosure contain
ing any essence, extract. toilet water
cosmetic, vaseline. petroleum, hair oil
pomade, hairdressing, hair restorative
hair dye, tooth wash, dentifrice tooth
paste, aromatic cachous or any similar
substance or article. where such packet
box, bottle, pot, vial or other inclosure
with it's contents, shall not exceed a
the retail price or value the sum Of
cents. one-eighth Of / cent; 10 cents
two-eighths of 1 cent; Is cents, three
eighths Of / cent; % cents, five-eighthl
Of cent, and for each additional 9
cents Of retail price or value or frac
tlonal part thereof in excess Of 25 cents
hve-eighths Of 1 cent
Chewing gum or substitutes there
for-For and upon each box, carton, ja
or other package containing chewing
gum Of not more than 81 of actual retail
value, 4 cents; II exceeding 81 of retail
value, FOR each additional dollar or frac
tional part thereof, cents.
Sparkling or other wines containin
: one pint or less. cent; more than on
pint, 2 cents (The remainder of tn
section provides for the stamping @
goods on hand on July / and for a re
bate on articles that have already pai
a revenue taxi
: 'Sec. q. That every person, firm, cor
) poration or company carrying on or do
z ing the business of refining petroleum
or refining sugar. or owning or CONTROL
/ ing any pipe line for transporting oil o
other products. whose gross annual re
, ceipts exceed $25OOO shall be subjec
to pay annually a special excise ta
equivalent to one-quarter Of per cen
tum on the gross amount Of all receipt
; Of such persons, firms. corporations an
companies in their respective busines
} in excess Of said sum of S25O,O00.
I "And a true and accurate return c
z the amount Of gross receipts as afdre
l said shall be made and rendered month
I " by each Of such associations, corpo
D | rations, companies or persons to the co
= lector Of the district. (Penalty not les
= than $1,000 and not exceeding $4,000 fC
S each failure or refusal to make rC
o turn.)"
p The penalty for attempt to evade II
= stamp tax is a fine Of not more tina
/. $500 or Imprisonment for not more tina
. six months. or both.
{ TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAP
MESSAGES.
= A tax of / cent is imposed on all tel
y phone messages for which the charge
: over Is cents. All telegraphic dispatcl
y es must pay 1 cent.
BUSINESS PAPERS.
Contracts, conveyances, entries
"a goods, naturalization Of bonds, cerhi
n Gates of profits, etc, are taxed from
cents up TO 90 cents.
y BONDS.
The sections relating to the bond i
sue are as follows:
III THAT the secretary Of the treasui
S. is authorized TO borrow from time
S time at a rate OF interest not exceedii
3 per centum per annum such sum
of sums as, in his judgment may be ne
Of essary to meet public expenditures. al
~ TO issue therefor certificates of indeh
l. edness in such form as he may pr
m scribe and in denominations of $50
A. some multiple of that sum. and ea
es certificate so issued shall be payab
n- with interest accrued thereon. at SUI
Of time, not exceeding one year from q