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

revenue agents in addition TO the
number now authorized.
INSURANCE.
Life-On each policy for each
500, 10 cents on the amount in
sured. Policies On the industrial or
weekly plan, 40 per sent of the
amount of the first weekly premium
is charged FraternaI, BENEFICIARY
societies aud orders, farmers purely
local CO operative companies, en-
ployes relief associations, operated
on the lodge system, local CO opera.
tive plan, 'organized and conducted
solely by the members thereof for
the exclusive benefit of It's members
and not for the profit" are exempt
ed.
Insurance Casualty, fidelity and
guarantee)-Each policy and each
bond for the performance of the
duties of any Office or position or
other obligation Of the nature of
indemnity, and each contract or OBJ
legation guaranteeing the validity of
bonds or other obligations issued by
any state, county, municipal or other
public body, or guaranteeing titles
to resi- estate or mercantile credits,
executed or guaranteed by any surety
compan: upon the amount of pre-
MUM u:,,la.,d, one half Of l cent en-
each ioiia5.
L. a<r. and or ttremeat, not ex
ceedirg one YER, % cents; exceeding
ono year AID mos exceeding three
years, 80 cents; exceeding three
years 81.
Passage ticket from port in the
United States to foreign port If
costing not exceeding $50, So Cost
ing more than $50, So
Proxy for voting at an election
for officers Of any incorporated COM
pany, except religious charitable or
literary societies or public cemeteries
10 cents
INHERITANCE TAX.
A tax on inheritance and legacies
exceeding $4,000 on personal prop.
erty is as follows:
On sums between $4,000 and
$4,000: First-On benefits 10 the
lineRl ancestors, brother or sister
of the deceased, at the rate IS cents
for every 800.
Second-To the descendants of a
brother or sister at the rate of 81 SO
for every 500.
Third-To the brother or sister
of the father CT mother, or the de-
scendant of brother or sister of
the father or mother at the rate of
So for every 500.
Fourth-To the brother or sister
of the grandfather or grandmother
of a descendant of the brother or
sister of the grandfather or grand
mother 81 for every 800.
Fifth-To those of any other de-
gree of collateral consanguinary or
strangers in blood or body polite
or corporate, at the rate of S. for
every 800. All legacies or property
passing by will or by the laws of
any state or territory to husband or
wife are exempt from tax or duty.
The tax is made a lien upon the
property until paid, and it is required
that the tax shall be satisfied before
the legatee is paid
Certificates OF indebtedness: The
secretary of the treasury is author
lied to borrow from time 10 time at
rate of interest not exceeding per
cent such sums as in his judgment
may be necessary to meet public e1.
panditures, and to issue certificates
OF Indebtedness in denominations of
500 or some multiple of that sum,
each certificate is made payable at
such time not exceeding one year
from the date of it's issue, as the sec.
rotary of the treasury may prescribe;
provided, that the amount of such
certificates outstanding shall at no
time exceed 500, 100000.
TOBACCO DEALERS AND MANUFACTURERS.
Dealers in leaf tobacco whose an
nuaI sales do not exceed $4,000