The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-06-17

turers whose sales exceed 100 600 and not $4,000
cigars So Manufacturers whose sales exceed
10000 cigars. ia ANY person who carries on
the business for which special taxes are i'm
posed by this act without having paid the spe-
clai tax Is made guilty of o misdemeanor, the
penalty being a fine of from 800 to 800. inn
prlSonment for not more than six months, or
both
Schedule A-Stamp Taxea
BONDS, debentures certificates of indebted
ness Dy any association company corpora
ZION, on each 800 Of face value or fraction
tnereof. cents and on each original issue,
whether on organization or reorganization, or
certlncateS OF stock by any such association,
company or corporation, on each 900 OF race
Value or fraction thereof, cents. and on all
sales, or agreements to sell, memoranda OF
sales, or deliveries or transfers of shares or
certlhcates Of stock. on each 800 of face value
OF Iractlon. 2 cents; in case Of sale where the
evidence OF transfer is shown only by the books
OF the company. the stamp shall be placed upon
such books, and where the change of owner.
snip IS by transference the stamp shall be
placed upon the certificates, and in cases OF an
agreement to sell or where the transfer is by
delivery of the certificate assigned in blank
there shall be made and delivered by the
seller to the buyer bill or memorandum
Of such sale, to which the stamp shall be
affixed Penalty: A fine Of from 800 to 81, 600
and Imprisonment for six months, or both
Upon each sale or agreement to sell, any prod
ucts or merchandise at any exchange or board
OF trade or other similar place either for pres
ent future delivery, for each 400 in value Of
said sale or agreement of sale or agreement to
sell, cent, and for each additional alOO or frac-
tlonal part thereof in excess of $780, cent; pro-
vided, that on every sale or agreement of sale
or agreement to sell. there shall be made and
delivered by the seller to the buyer a bill, men,
| orandum Of such sale, to which there shall be
| affixed lawful stamp or stamps in value equal
to the amount of tax on such sale.
Bank check, draft or certificate of deposit
not drawing interest or order for the payment
| of any sum of money drawn upon or issued by
any bank, trust company or any person or
persons, companies or corporations, cents
Bills Of exchange Gnland,) draft, certificate
of deposit drawing interest order for the
payment of any sum of money otherwise than
| at sight or on demand, or any promissory note
except bank notes issued for circulation, and
| for each renewal of the same for sum not
| exceeding 800, cents. and for each additional
sl0O or fractional part thereof in excess OF SlOo
2 cents.
| Bills of exchange (foreign) or letters Of cred
it, if drawn Singly for sum not seding 300,
cents, and for each 400 or fractional part
| thereof in excess of 800. cents. If drawn
| in sets of two more, for every bill Of each
| set, where the sum does not exceed 100 in any
| foreign currency cents and for each 500 or
fractional part in excess Of a10O cents.
Bills Of lading or receipts (other than charter
partly for any goods merchandise to be ex-
ported to any foreign port or place. 10 cents.
Express or Freight.
1t is made the duty of every railroad or steam
| boat company, carrier. express company, or cor
poratlon or person whose occupation is to act as
| such, to issue the shipper or consigner bill Of
lading manifest or other evidence of receipt. and
| forwarding for each shipment received, whether
| in bulk or in boxes, bales packages, bundles
| or not so inclosed or included. and there is to
| be attached and Cancelled to each of said bills
| of lading, ETC., stamp OF the value OF cent;
provided, that but one bill of lading shall be
required on bundles or packages of newspa-
perS when inclOSed In one general bundle at
| the time of shipment Penalty. $50 A tax Of
| 1 cent is imposed for every telephone message
| for which over Is cents is charged. Any tele-
| graphic message, cent
For Issue of Bonds.
| The secretary of the treasury is authorized to
| borrow on the credit of the United States from
| time to time the proceeds may be required
to defray expenditures authorized on account
| of the existing war (such proceeds to be used
only for the purpose of meeting such war ex-
penditureS) the sum of S4OO. DOC, 600, SO much
thereof as may be necessary, and to prepare
| and issue therefor coupon or registered bonds
of the United States in denominations Of i2O or
| some multiple of that sum, redeemable in coin
| at the pleasure of the United States after ten
years from the date Of their issue, and payable
20 years from such date, and bearing interest,
| payable quarterly in coin at the rate
of per cent per annum. The bonds
are to be first offered at par a popular
loan. The conference added the following pro-
viso: THAT any portion of any issue of said
bonds not subscribed for as above provided
may be disposed of by the secretary of the
treasury at not less than par, under such regu-
lations as he may prescribe but no commits
sions shall be allowed paid thereon; and a
| sum not exceeding one-tenth Of per cent of
| the amount of the bonds and certificates herein
authorized is hereby appropriated out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise appropria-
ted. to pay the expense of preparing. adver-
Using and issuing the same
| Coinage OF Silver Bullion.
| Following is the provision in regard to the
| coinage of silver bullion: The secretary of
the treasury is authorized and directed to coin
into standard silver dollars as rapidly as the
| public interests may require, to an amount, how
ever of not less than 800 600 Of milled dollars
in each month all of the silver bullion now in
the treasury, purchased in accordance with the
provisions of the act approved July H. 1892 en-
titled IAN act directing the purchase of silver
bullion and the issue of treasury notes thereon
and for other purposes" and said dollars
the manner and for the purpose named in said
act
Favorable to Postal Savings Banks.
WASHINGTON, June iO.-The senate
committee on post Offices and post
roads yesterday authorized a favorable
report upon the bill providing for the