Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-18

ance only issued on The industrial or week
ly payment plan of insurance the tax shall
be 40 per centum of the amnent Of The first
weekly premium: provided further that
the provisions Of this section shall not ap-
ply To any fraternal beneficiary society or
order conducted solely by the members
thereof for the exclusive benefit of its
members and not for profit
Insurance Policies.
! Insurance tinarinc, inland, flrc)-Each
policy of iaSi. nnce or other instrument Ivy
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. onc-half
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
antcc)-Each policy of insurance or bond
or obligation of the nature of indemnity
for loss damage or liability issued or ex-
ecutcd IN renewed by any person, associa-
ton, company or corporation transEting
the business of accident, fidelity, employ
cr's liability, plate glass, steam boiler.
burglary. elevator, automatic sprinkler or
other branch Of insurance Except life.
marine inland and fire insurancc) and
each bond. undertaking or rcccgnizancc.
conditioned for the performance OF the du-
ties of any office or position or for the do
ing or not doing of anything therein spcci.
fed or other obligation of the nature Of in
demnity, and each contract or obligation
guaranteeing the validity or legality of
bonds or other obligations issued by any
state, county, municipal or other public
body or organization or guaranteeing titles
| to real estate or mercantile credits executed
or guaranteed by any fidelity, guarantee
or surety company upon the amount Of
premium charged, one-hslf 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 thereof-If for a Dc
| Rod OF time not exceeding one ycay, 2S
| cents; If for period of time exceeding one
year and not exceeding three years. so
cents; if for a period exceeding thee
years, 81.
| Manifest for custom house entry or
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
er does not exceed 800 tons. 81: exceeding
300 tons and not exceeding 600 tons, s3;
exceeding GOO tons. Is
Mortgage or pledge of lands, estate or
property, real or personal, hcrtable or
movable whatsoever; also any conveyance
of any lands, estate or property whatso-
lever in trust 10 I've sold OF otherwise con-
yertcd into money, which shall be intend
cd only as sccuiity-on any OK the forrgo-
ing exceeding $1,000 and net exceeding
81, 800, 25 cents and on each $500 OF frac-
tional part thereof in excess of 81 800, IS
icents.
Passage ticket by any vessel from n port
in the United States to u foreign port, IL
costing not exceeding $50. 81; costing
more than $40 and not exceeding $50, 81 /;
costing mere than CSC e..
Power Of attorney os proxy for voting
Mt any election for officers Of any incor-
poratsd company or association, except ~
liGious, charitable or literary societies or
public eemctssics. 10 cents Power OF at
toxney tO ron and convey real estate, OF to
rent or lease the same. "a receive or col
leet rent, to sell or transfer any stock,
bonds, scrip or for the collection OF any
dividends OF interest thereon, or to per-
form any and all other acts not hercinbe-
fore specified, 25 cents. provided that 10
stamp shall be required upon any papers
necessary to be used for tho collection of
claims from the United States for pen
sions, back pay, bounty or for property
lost in the military or naval service.
Protcst-Upon the protest of every note,
bill OF exchange, acceptance, check or draft
or any marine protest, 25 cents.
Warehouse receipt for any goods, mcr-
lchandise or property of any kind held on
storage in any public or private warehouse
or yard. except receipts for agricultural
products deposited by the actual grower
thereof in the regular course of trade for
sale, % cents, provided that the stamp
duties imposed by the foregoing schedule
on manifests, bills Of lading and passage
tickets shall not apply 10 steamboats, or
other vessels plying. between ports of the
United States and ports in British North
America
.s,.... Schedule Il.
Medicinal proprietary articles and prepa-
rntfons-Fos and upon every packet, box,
bottle pot or vial or other inclosurc
containing sny pills, powders, tincturcs
treches or loxenges. sir,Ss cor,lials, bit
scps, anodynes, tones, piasters, linimcnts,
salves, oiRtments, pastcs, drops. waters,
except natural sTsffp waters (and carbon
atcd natural spring waters). essences,
spirits, oils,a all medicinal preparations
or compositions whatsoever, made and sold,
or removed for sale, by any person or per-
sons whatever wherein the person max
ing or preparing the same has or claims
to have any privatc formula, secret or oc-
cult art for the making or preparing tho
same, or has or claims to have any OK
elusive right or title TO the making or pre-
pairing the same, as follows:
Where such packet. box, bottle, pot
vial or other inclosure with it's contents.
shall not exceed at, the retail price or
value the sum of cents, one eighth of /
cent; 10 cents, two-eigliths of cent; IS
cents, thrce-eighths OF 1 cent; 25 cents.
fre.eighths of cent; and for each addi-
tional 23 cents If retail price or value or
fractional part thereof in excess Of p cents.
five-eighths of l cent
For and upon every packet, box, bottle,
pot. vial. OF other Enclosure containing
any essence, extract, toilet water. cosnef
ic, vasclinc, petroleum. hair oil, pomadc.
Embarrassing, hair restorative. hair dive.
tooth wash, dcntifrce, tooth paste, ano-
matte cachous or any similar substance or
article. where such packet, box, bottle,