The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-10

Mortgage OF real estate or personal
| ing $3.50, . cents; and on each $500 in ex-
cess of 81, 500. 25 cents
Passage tickets from a port IN the Unit
ed States to foreign port, if costing
| $50, and not exceeding $50, 50; costing more
fcers of any incorporated company. ex-
Power of attorney, 25 cents.
Sparkling or other wines, when bottled
pint or less l cent: more than one pint,
cents. The stamp IS only to be afhxed
when the article in this schedule is sold
Every person, firm, corporate or COM
pany carrying on doing business of re-
owning or Controlling any pipe line for
transporting oil other products whose
made subject to pay annually a special
excise tax equivalent to one-quarter OF
one per cent on the gross amount of all
receipts in excess of that sum- Returns
the 6q be of m fro s9 ~ he penalty IS
a stamp tax of one cent is to be collect
ed on ever seat sold in a palace and parlor
car, the stamp to be fixed to the ticket
and paid by. the company issuing it.
A tax on inheritances and legacies ex-
ceeding $4,000 on personal property is
provided follows
First, on benefits to the Ineal issue lin
cal ancestors. brother or sister of the de-
s sfoo. at the rate q % cents i0r every
Second-To the descendant of a brother
or sister at the rate OF Sl-J0 Tor every SIVU.
Third-To the brother or sister of the
father or mother, or a descendant of the
brother or sister of the father or mother,
at the rate of So for every 500.
Fourth-To the brother or sister of the
grandfather or grandmother.or a descend
ant OF the brother or sister of the grand
father or grandmother. 81 for every 800
Fifth-To those of any other degree of
collateral consanguinity or strangers in
the rate of s. for every 500. All Iegacies
laws of any state or territory to husband
or wife are exempted from tax or duty
On sums ranging between $4,000 and $780,
go the rates OF tax are to be multiplied
from $4,000 to $4,000 the rates are to be
multiplied by two; on those ranging from
tipIied by two and one-half; and on those
above S1,o00O00 the rates are to be multi
piled by three.
The tax is made a lien upon the proper
ty until t5, ), paid al and it is REQUIRED that the
paid.
The secretary of the treasury is author
lied to borrow from time to time. at a
rate of interest not exceeding per cent.
such sums in his Judgment may be
necessary to meet public expenditures and
nomina lions of $50 or some multiple of
that sum Each certificate is made pay
able at such time not exceeding one year
from the date of its issue as the secre-
tary of the treasury may prescribe; pro-
vided that the amount of such certificates
outstanding shall at no time exceed $780,,
Protesting notes bills. of exchange. ac-
ceptance. check of draft, or any marine
protest, - cents: warehouse receipts, 20
cents The stamp duties mauifests,
bills of lading and passage tickets do not
apply 10 steamboats, or other vessels ply
ing betweens ports of the United States
and ports in British North America
Medical proprietary articles and prepar-
ations-Upon every packet. box, bottle,
pot or, phia1, or other inclosure. except
natural spring waters and carbonated nat
ural spring waters, where such packet,
etc, does not exceed at the retail price 5
cents. One-eighth of one cent tax; when
the retail price is between and 10 cents,
one-fOurth of a cent: between 10 and %
cents. nve-efghthS of cent, and for each
additional . cents in value, five-eight1s of
cent tax. The same tax applies to per-
fumery and cosmetics and other similar
articles used as applications to the hair,
mouth or skin
Chewing gum-Each package of not
more than 81 retail value 4 cents; and for
each additional dollar. 4 cents.
A substitute was adopted for the SEN
ate provision for a tax on mixed -four
but the material points were retained. In
addition to the annual license of S12 upon
manufactu rers, a tax of cents per barrel
is levied upon all mixed -four rnanufac-
tured, sold removed for sale. The
same rate is proportonately levied on
half barrels and smaller packages
There shall be levied. collected and paid
upon tea when imported from foreign
countries a duty of 10 cents per pound
The tax becomes operative with the act