Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

ance only issued on the industrial or week. |
ly payment plan of insurance the tax shall |
be 40 per centum of the amount of the first |
weekly premium; provided further that |
the provisions of this section shall not APP |
ply TO any fratcrnal beneficiary society or
order conducted solely by the members
thereof for the exclusive benefit of its
members and not for profit. 1
Insurance Policies.
Insurance (marine, inland, frc)-Each
policy of insurance or other instrument by
which insurance shall be made or renewed
upon property of any description, whether
against peril by sea or on inland waters,
or by fire or lightning or other peril, upon
the amount or premium charged, one-halt
of cent on each 81 or fractional part
thereof, provided that purely cooperative
or mutual fire insurance companies carried
on by the members thereof solely for the
protection of their own property and not
for profit shall be exempted.
Insurance Casualty. fidelity and guar
tee)-Each policy of insurance or bond
or obligation of the nature of indemnity
for loss, damage or liability issued or ex-
ecuted or renewed by any person, associa-
ton, company or corporation transacting
the business of accident, fidelity, employ
er's liability, plate glass, steam boiler,
burglary. elevator, automatic sprinkler or
other branch of insurance Except life,
marine, inland and fire insurance. and
each bond, undertaking or recogpizance,
conditioned for the performance of the du-
ties of any Office or position or for the do
ing or not doing of anything therein speci.
fled or other obligation of the nature Of in
demnity, and each contract or obligation
guaranteeing the validity or legality O.
bonds or other obligations issued by any
cfofe, fcuufx- ,ntrpici or of1,oy s,rI,lio
body or organization or guaranteeing titles
TO real estate or mercantile credits executed
or guaranteed by any fidelity, guarantees
or surety company upon the amount OF
premium charged, one-half of / cent on
each 81 or fractional part thereof.
Leases, Agreements. Etc.
Lease, agreement, memorandum or con-
tract for the hire, use or rent of any land,
tenement or portion thcreof-If for pc
Rod of time not exceeding one year, 25
cents; If for period OF time exceeding one
year and not exceeding three years, 80
cents; If for u period exceeding three
years, 81.
Manifest for custom house entry OF
clearance Of the cargo of any ship, vessel
or steamer for a foreign port--If the regis
tered tonnage OF such ship, vessel or steam
err does not exceed 800 tons, 81; exceeding
exceeding 600 tons, So.
Mortgage or pledge of lands, estate or
property, real or personal, heritablo OF
movable whatsoever; also any conveyance
of any lands, estate or property whatso-
ever, in trust to be sold or otherwise con-
verified into money, which shall be intend
ed only as security-on any of the forego-
ing exceeding $1,000 and not exceeding
81, 500, 20 cents, and ON each $500 or frac
tional part thereof in excess of $1,000, 90
cents.
Passage ticket by any vessel from a port
in the United States 20 a foreign port, II
costing not exceeding $50, 81; costing
more than $50 and not exceeding 500, SO
costing more than 500, S..
Power of attorney or proxy for voting
at any election for officers of any incor
porated company or association, except re
ligious, charitable or literary societies OIL
public cemeteries, 10 cents Power of at
tcrney to sell and convey real estate, or t.
rent or lease the same, to receive or col
lect rent, to sell or transfer any stock
bonds, scrip or for the collection of any
dividends or interest thereon, or to per
form any and all other acts not hereinbe
fore specified, 25 cents, provided that nC
stamp shall be required upon any papers
necessary TO be used for the collection o
claims from the United States for pen
sions, back pay, bounty or for property
lost in the military or naval service.
Protest-Upon the protest of every note
, bill of exchange, acceptance, check or draf
or any marine protest, % cents.
Warehouse receipt for any goods, n er
chandise or property of any kind held oil
storage in any public or private warehous
or yard, except receipts for agricultural
I products deposited by the actual grove
thereof in the regular course of trade 70
sale, % cents, provided that the stam
: duties imposed by the foregoing schedul
, on manifests, bills of lading aud passag
tickets shall not apply TO steamboats, O
other vessels plying between ports of tn
( United States and ports in British Mort
America
Schedule b.
= Medicinal proprietary articles and preps
: rations-For and upon every packet, boz
bottle, pot or vial or other inclcsuI
T containing any pills, powders, tinctureI
j troches or lozenges, sirups cordials, bi
y tiers, anodynes, tonics plasters, liniment,
+ salves, ointments, pastes, drops, waters
# except natural spring waters land carbon
i ated natural spring waters), essences
It spirits, oils and all medicinal preparation
/ or compositions whatsoever, made and sole
IS or removed for sale, by any person or pc
sons whatever, wherein the person NAL
II ing or preparing the same has or claim
10 to have any private formula, secret or o
\ cult art for the making or preparing IL
II same, or has or claims to have any e,
10 elusive right or title to the making or pr
l. pairing the same, as follows:
II Where such packet, box, bottle, 20
y vial or other Enclosure, with its content
r shall not exceed at the retail price
10 value the sum of cents, one-eightb of
1T cent; 10 cents, two-eighths of ! cent;
cents, three-eighths of l cent; 25 cent
1t five-eighths of cent; and for each add
or tional 20 cents of retail price or value
f. fractional part thereof in excess of % cent
as 1ve-eighths of / cent.
10 For and upon every packet, box, bottl
< pot vial, on other Enclosure containiI
any essence, extract, toilet water, cosme
4 ic, vaseline, petroleum, hair oil, pomad
n hairdressing, hair restorative, hair dy
tooth wash, dentifrice, tooth paste, al
& matte cachous or any similar substance
sr article where such packet, box, bOttl
4 not vial or ofhpr ipploertra with fta 90