The Opelousas courier., 1898-08-20
Miscellaneous Stamp cot.

For tie information of the readers Of
the COURIER, we publish below a mis-
cellancous list of Internal Revenue
Stamp taxes that must be paid by
the people. We take the article from
the Alexandria Town Talk:
On bonds, %debentuTcs, certificates of
Indebtedness, ) cents Oh each 500 OF
face value.
On sales or agreement to sell, shares
or certificates Of stock, 9 cents IN each
SlG0.
On sales ~ agreements ut sale oi any
pin!ucts d. merchandise II any eX-
change, cent Iii, each 500 uf %ra!u..
On t,aTK :!icChs. drafts, cr!t;ilrhi's 81
deposit nnt drawing interest. and
,pu.l..i uitte, : OF nil kinds, 9 c.iits.
bn c,rt, tfii ii r~ArIangr. drlN ct!-
t~liiret" %! deposit. drawing !nirSt,
rrcmi>SuA r'.i". ? CENTS "i each @loN>.
Gl foreign bills -! exchange and let
ip,s ui credit, / cents on each 500.
On racl. bill OF lHding, ~ receipt for
export. or other than charter party, 10
cents.
On caci, bill OF iadinE or manifest for
goods e - ly freight Or explesa with
in the United States, l cent.
Or caci, telephone message costing
Is cents or more, / cent.
On each bond Of indemnify, so cents
On each certificate Of profits Of COM
panics and corporations, : cents on
each 800 Of face valnc.
Certificates of damage and other doc
umeuts issued Ivy port wardens, 80
cents.
On certificates of all kinds required
by Law, not otherwise specified, ~
cents.
On every charter 81 IL vessel OF re-
tered not exceeding 300 tons, So; on
registered tonnage not exceeding 600
tons, 50; on registered tonnage OF
more than Geo hundred tons, 10 cents.
Brokers note, or memorandum OF
sale Of property or merchandise, $40.
On every conveyance Or deed of
more than 800 and less than $500, so
cents.
On cyely telegraph message, 1 cent.
On every custom liDtlee entry, not ex-
cepding 500 of value, 90 cents; $500 of
va!uo. so cents; exceeding $500 OF val
ne, 81,
On every withdrawal OF goods from
customs bonded warehouse, 80 cents.
On every lease for one year, 25 cents,
for three years, 80 cents; for more than
three years, 81.
On registered tonnage of 300 tonss 81.
On registered tonnage OF more than
600 tons, So.
On mortgages OF more than $1,000,
and not exceeding $500, 50 cents, and
on each additional $500, or traction
thereof 90 cents.
Power of attorney: Incorporated
companies OF associations, 10 cents Eek
-. ,,- - r~ntnsN ~ nnlf m
lease real estate, 30 cents.
On protest Of note. bill OF exchange,
check, etc, or marine protest, 25 cents:
On legacies, exceeding $4,000, and
not exceeding $25, 900, a graded tax of
from IS cents to S. on each 800. which
graded tax is to be multiplied by u on
Iegacies of more than $4,000 and less
than $780, 600; multiplied by 2. where
the value of the property does not ex-
coed 100000 multiplied by q, where
the value of the property does not ex-
ceed 1000 900, and multiplied by 3
when in excess of 81 ,000, 900.
Violation of the act by evasion OF the
stamp taxes on proprietary and patent
ed articles is punishable by il fine of
$500 or six months imprisonment.
Evasion OF the stamp tax on documents,
papers, etc, is punishable by a fine ct
500. Forging or cOunterfeiting stamps
is punishable by a fine of $1,000, or con
finement at hard labor for five years.
Bankers are taxed according to CAPT
tai invested. Financial brokers must
pay a tax. Pawnhrokers must pay $50
monthly.
A life insurance policy shall pay a
| stamp tax of 8 cents for each 800 or
fractional part thereof on the amount
insured provided, that on industrial or
weekly payment insurance the tax
shall be 40 per cent of the amount of
the first weekly premium.
Mixed flour manufacturers are taxed.
Tlleater proprietors arc taxed.
Billiard and pool tables are taxed So
each.
Manufacturers Of tobacco, cigars, and
cigarettes must pay an extra tax.
Teas are taxed 10 cents per pound,
payable by importers.
Manufacturers of patent medicines
must pay a stamp tax on all goods man
ufactured.
Retail dealers in medicipal prepare
tons, perfumery, cosmetics and similar
articles must stamp them when sold, il
they are now in stock.
Chewing gum, wines, parlor ard
sleeping cars are all taxed.
On each passage ticket to a foreign
port (not in British North America
costing not exceeding $50, 81 /; $50 to
500, So; costing more than 500, SIS.