Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23
Miscellaneous Stamp Taxes.


4 cents on each barrel and an annual license
tax Of $12.
Miscellaneous Stamp Taxes.
In addition to stamp taxes already emu
merated, the following are imposed
On bonds, debentures, certificates Of In
debtedness, 8 cents on each $500 OF face
value.
On sales or agreements to sell, shares or
certificates of stock. . cents on each 500.
On sales or agreements OF sale Of any
products or merchandise at any exchange,
l cent on each 500 of value.
On bank checks, drafts, certificates OF de-
posit not drawing interest, and money or
ders of all kinds, 2 cents
On each bill of exchange Qnland) draft,
certificates of deposit, drawing interest,
promissory note, cents on each 500.
On each foreign bill of exchange and letter
of credit, 4 cents on each 500.
On each bill Of lading or receipt for ex-
port, 10 cents
On each bill Of lading or manifest for
goods sent by freight or express within the
United States l cent.
On each telephone message, costing 10
cents or more, l cent.
On each bond of indemnity, so cents.
On each certificate Of profits Of companies
and corporations, cents on each 500 of
7 face value.
On every document issued by port war
den, % cents.
On certificates of all kinds required by
law, 10 cents
On every charter Of a vessel or renewal or
transfer Of same: On registered tonnage of
800 tons So; on registered tonnage Of 600
TONS So; on registered tonnage Of more than
600 tons, So
! On every conveyance or deed of more than
500 and less than $500, so cents and for
each additional $500, so cents.
On every telegraph message, l cent.
| On every custom house entry, for 500 OF
value 25 cents; for $500 of value, so cents;
for more than $500 Of value, ST..
On every withdra wal of goods from Gus
toms bonded warehouse, so cents.
On every lease for one year, % cents; for
three years, so cents; for more than three
years, ST.
or clearance of ships for foreign ports lex
cept in British North America): On regis
! tered tonnage Of 800 tons, 81; on registered
tonnage of GOO tons, SO; on registered ton
mage Of more than 600 tons, IS.
On mortgages, for more than $1,000 and
less than. 81 800, % cents, and on each ad-
ditional $500, Is cents.
On each passage ticket to O foreign port
mot in British North America), costing $50,
81; costing $50, So; costing more than $50,
Power Of attorney, % cents.
Proxy for voting at any election of an In
corporated company except charitable, re-
lgious or literary societies or public ceane-
teries, 10 cents
On protest of note, bill of exchange, check.
etc, or marine protest, % cents
On receipt for payment of any money OF
debt exceeding S., 1 cent.
On warehouse reaeipts, Is cents.
| On legacies, exceeding $4,000. and not
| exceeding sos 900, a graded tax of from rs
cents to S. on each 500, which graded tax
is to be multiplied by ~ on legacies of more
than $4,000 and less than 100000; multi
piled by 2, where the valte of the property
does not exceed $5OO,OOO; multiplied by 2h
where the valre Of the property does not
| exceed 81, 100000. and multiplied by when
(, in excess of 81 600, 0OO
Penalties.
Violation of the act by evasion OF the
| stamp act ON proprietary and patented arti-
cles is punishable by fine of $500 or six
| mon this imprisonment. Evasion of the stamp
tax on documents, papers, etc, is punisha-
BILE by fine of 500. Forging or counter
feitng stamps is punishable by fine OF
81 600, or confinement at hard labor for five
| years.