The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25

snt or future delivery. for each SOO in value oi said sale or agreement Of sale or agreement 10 sell cent. and for each additional SlCO or frac- tional part thereof in excess Of S1O0 cent: pro vided, that on every sale or agreement % sell there shall be made and delivered by the seller to the buyer bill or memorandum of such sale 1 to which there shall be affixed lawful stamp or stamps in value equal to the amount of tax on such sale.
 CHECKS AND BILLS OF EXCHANGE.
 Bank check, draft or certificate of deposit mot | drawing interest, or order for the payment ot 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 (nternatiOnal), draft, certih- cate of deposit drawing interest or order for the payment fany sum of money, otherwise than | at sight or on demaed. O. any promiSSory note. except bank notes issued for circulation, aud for each renewal of the same for a sum not ex- ceCding $100, cents, and for each additional SOO or fractional part thereof in excess of Slecs cents,
 Bills of exchange (foreign} or letters of credit. If drawn Singly for a sum not exceeding xlOO, cents, and for each $lOO or fractional part there of in excess Of $l0O cents If drawn in sets or two or mOre--FOr every bill O. each set; where the sum does not exc ed $l0G in any foreign c"r5 reney, cents, 0nd for each $100 or fractional part in excess of $109, ? cents
 Bills of lading or receipt other than charter party) for any goods or merchandi e to be ex- ported to any foreign port or place, 10 cents.
 EXPRESS OR FREIGHT.
  boat company, carrier, express company or cor porotion 1T person whose occupation is to act as such, to issue the shipper or cOnsignor 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 SD inclOsed or included; and there is to be attached and cance,ed to each of said bills of ladng, etc, stamp of the value of cent; pro- vided that but one bill of lading shall be re- quired on bundles or packages Of newspapers when inclosCd in one general bundle at time Of hpment. Penalty $50
 A tax of cent is ifnrOscd for every telephone message for which over 15 cents is charged Any telegram message. cent
 Indemnifyng bonds. 90 eeptS. c rtifcate of profits of any association and on all transfers thereof; on each $10O f face value. cents.
 Certificates Of damage, or otherwise, issued by any pert warden or marine SuryeyOr.25 cents Certificates of any other description. 10 cents. Charter party if the registered tonnage of the .i' and not exec ling 6.3 tons s. exceed us 6u0 Ot any goods or noe rclanQi@c, stocks. b0id-. eE- change notes of hand real state. or property ! Of any description issued by brokers CT persons acslng a. Sucn for each note ot ifernC7and1n Ot sG3e, 10 ,nts. CoHveyGuce CT de q for feat eS- tale on which corsi tet& 1ya cvcenCs SIO0 and r -t exceeding ESQ., Q cents and z - each adsf-
 --.,sy .. ..oH,.- ,t.-,o.. ii.J.-. la. e--- ceeding S1c0 in value. 25 cents: eXceC ding S1O0 ceeding s5G0 in value, $I. Entry for the with drawal of goods from customs bonded ware mousse, cents.
 ISSUE OF BONDS.
 The secretary Of the treasury is authorized 10 borrow on the ere elit Gf the Uuitcd States from time to time as the proceeds may be required to defray expenditures authorized Cn account of t existing war (sUch proceeds when received to be used only for the purpose of meeting s-ch war expenditure j. the sum of $400 0G0. eco, or so much thereof as may he nece sary, and to pre- pare and issue therefor coupon or registered bonds of the United States in denominations of $20 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 pay able twenty years from such date and airing interest payable qu rterly in coin at the rate of 3 per cenr per annum. The bonds are to be first offered at par as a popular loan.
 The following provision was added tO the bond provision; Provided, further, that any portion of any issue of id ends not subscribed for as above provided may be disposed of by the sec retary of the treasTTV at not less than par and under such regulations as he may prt scrIte. but m commissions shall be allowed or paid thereon, and a sum not exceeding ODe-tenth Of per centum of the amount of the bonds and certificates herein authorized is hereby apprO- r1ated out of any money iH the treasury not otherwise appropriated 10 the expense of pre- pairing, advertising and issuing the same"
 COINAGE OF SILVER
 The provision for the silver bullion in full is as follows:
 Coinage of Silver BHlIion-That the secreta- ry ot the treasury is hereby authorized and di rected to coin into Standf I'd silver dollars as rapidly as the public interests may require 10 an amOnnt however. of not less than one and ore half million dOlla month of silver bull lio now in the treasury purchas in accord, ance with the provisions of the act approved July A. 1Se0, entitled An act directing the pur- chase of silver bullion and the issue of reaSury notes thereon. and for other purposes. and the said do lars when so coined shall be used when applied in the manner and for the purpose named in said get 7"
 MIXED FLOUR.
 A substitute was adopted for fine senate pro- vision for tax on mixed four but the material points We're retained. fu addition to the annu- al license of SIP upou manufacturers a ax Of4 cents per barrel k levied upon Gll mixed four manufactured, sold or removed for sale Tho same rate is prOpOrtiOnately levied on haIi-bar- rels and smaller packages.
 HE TAX ON TEA RETAINED,
 There shall be levied, collected and paid upon tea when Imported from foreign countries 8 duty of lH cents re- r.Gli The lax become, opera