The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-23

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letter OF Information regarding the
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p ioSisions Oh the war revenue heasure'
10 the local revenue office oalcfafs. md
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as the law becomes effective July ],
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Information be given the widest posi-
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DIE publicity. II Is US follows:
Tho Revenue Act OF June l3, 1885, proyld-
Ing stamp taxes on the documents. artl-
cles and things enumerated in Schedules
A and Il OF said act becomes operatlve NJ
In View OF the public demand for inforIna-
tion relative to the method OF procuring,
afflxing and canceling said stamps, the fol-.
lowing instructions nre Furnished, ! with
widest publicity possible, =. : ~ 80 ). III
Adhesive stafrips OF the following de-
nonlina lions will be supplied collectors be-
fore July j, 1895. for sale:
/ t3S.I.' & 10. s5 and 90 cents. ii. "a. S. SD
and $50. a b 81 : ~.
Proprietary stamps. Schedule B, Y. Y,
II. u q q cent and ], *. 2, ~. 4 and
cents.it = NJ (. m y Il =. h :. 5'sl-t
These stamps may be sold to any person,
whether for, use or resale. and when pur-
chased In quantities OF 500 or moro In
value at one time a discount OF / per cent
Is allowed. Whenever prac tIcable but one
stamp should be, placed upon an instru-
ment or article: where any one Stamp Will
not denote tho taS5ns few stamps as pos
sible should lie Affixed. ~ ~ EEf rs !,
spicuously on tho outside Of the article or
package. and. where practIcable. SO that
the opening OF the article or package will
destroy the stamp. All such stamps must
be plainly Cancelled when affixed by writ
ing, or imprlntinE with a hand stamp the
Initials OF the party or firm who paid the
tax and the year when affixed. e2' islfE
Collectors should make orders at once
In ouantIties. and Of the denominStions de.
sired, for a two months supply. SO
Stamps for checks and DRIFTS win be
Imprinted upon the paper or instruments
~ Lae5etIleS o. NeS i9k, Stsaso. s
10 tso eHnectad thaI such ,mnrinteS saamns
will Be ready for delivery before July l.
All orders for such stamps Will be made
through coilectors anu storwaraea 10 me
sta,nps ~, i,,nrintn3 piaeo WY"
II necessary the e-cent documentary
stamp may DO used on bank checks, drafts,
exc. -,
~ nr u,e LOT TppLie sct nror Wt'
tors as desire them and comply With the
provisions OF Section of the Act OF June
y. 1888. All designs for dies and applica-
LOIS ZOE stamps Mse oe suoni't ser 10 , tns
wiii he dnne Sv tbe government Mt The ex s
pense OF the proprietors. and deposits to
cover the cost Of dies and the price OF
stamps mot Tess tnan Sz.Vvy ~ one iii uiin e,
nrinto 70 Man,,facturers of nronrjs ,nrv y.
ticies Will be required TO use the general
proprietary stamps until stamps can be
furnished from their designs
Sts VIII tharo}rnr, NIL,
rcctila tions 8 prescribing methods and
means OF securing the same are issued.
The regulations relative to the stamp PRO
visions ~ me e ,od 1d All ap,TsSGd ISs
Few dovs ResnectfuiIy yours - - .
ssiJs-sI :. {, N. b. SCOTT, Commissioner.
CITY Receiver Alex. Forccs.. of Wheel.
inr, wrote Commissioner scott and ask
ed whether checks. orders and recelpts
used in trnnsactine the city business re-
ou,red tbe use Of the revenue stnmng
Yesterday he received n reply from tbe
commissioners, In which II was stated
that documents used by the city officers
do NOT renuire the addition OF the war
revenue stamp. ~
Designs have been selected for three
forms Of stamps which will be printed
Mt the bureau, OF engraving and printing
and distributed 10 collectors Of Internal
revenue before the first dayG of July,
The three forms are those for nronrIe-
tary articles. for legal documents Of
low Accommodations and for legal doom
ments from one to fiuy dollars. The
latter STAMPS vii he considerable lar
ger than the others. and VIII be an nj
ieuoricnI figure of Justice. with water in
tho bacl,o,o,,nd Tho email. st omns hotb
for proprietary articles and legal in
strun1ents viii hear an engraving of5 n,
second class tattIeshin The ienom}na-
tIons will be distinguished .by dirre-en,
colors Sleeping car and narlor car
tickets viii have TO be stamped with tbe
small document Btnmps until sncciai
designs cnn he nrepnred to he nrInted
with the tickets. Speclal stomns will he
authorized for proprietary articles WITH
the name OF the proprletors, MS soor, as
proper regulations can be framed and
The STAMPS can be prepared These rer.
uIatIons are now in preparation. They
Will limit the size OF the sto INNS and vii,
forbid the use OF any Language 'imnlw-
lng that the article is el,arenteed nv tbn
government, The STAMPS will not be
permitted in most cases to no Iorrer
than ordinary postage stamps. but n
djscriminatIon NAV he made In 'touor -.