La Junta tribune., 1898-06-18

exchange or board OF trade, or other
similar place, either for present or fu-
ture delivery, for each 500 in value OF
said sale or agreement or sale, ! cent
and for each additional 500. or frac-
tional part thereof in excess OF 500,
/ cent, provided that on every sale or
agreement of SALE there shall be made
and delivered by the seller to the buy
er bill. memorandum of such sale,
to which there shall be affixed u law
ful 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 per-
sons, companies or corporations,
cents.
Bills of exchange UnternationaD,
draft, certificate of deposit drawing In
terest, or 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 circula
tion, and for each renewal of the same.
for a sum not exceeding 500, 2 cents,
and for each additional 500 or frac-
tional part thereof, in excess Of $780,
cents.
Bills of exchange Goreign) or letters
OF credit, IL drawn singly for sum
not exceeding 500, cents, and for
each 500 or fractional part thereof in
excess OF $780, 4 cents. If drawn In
sets of two or more: for every bill of
each set, where the sum does not ex-
ceed 500 in any foreign currency. 2
cents, and for each 500 or fractional
part In excess of 500. . cents.
ylt1la rf ln1inrv or rnpainf (nfhaF fhnn
charter party for any goods or mer-
chandise to be exported to any foreign
port or place, 10 cents.
EXPIRES. or Freight.
1t is made the duty of every railroad
or steamboat company, carrier, ex-
press company or corporation or per-
son whose occupation is to net rs
such. to issue the shipper or consignor
bill of lading. manifest or other evil
dence 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 can
celled to each of said bills of lnding.
etc, stamp of / cent; provided. that
but one bill of lnding shall be re-
quired on bundles or packages Of
newspapers when inclosed In one gen.
eral bundle Mt the time Of shipment.
Penalty, $50.
A tax Of / cent is imposed for every
telephone message for which over Is
cents Is charged. Any telcgraphic
message, ! cent.
Indemnifying bonds, 30 cents.
Certificate of profits of any associn-
tion, and on all transfers thereof, on
each 500 of face vale, cents.
Certificate of damage. or otherwise,
Issued by any port warden or marine
surveyor, % cents. Certificate OF any
other description, 10 cents. Charter
party, IL the registered tonnage of the
vessel does not exceed 800 tons, So;
exceeding 300 tons and not exceeding
GOO tons, So; exceeding 600 tons, $40.
Contract. brokers' note, or memo
randum OF sale OF any goods or mer-
chandise, stocks, bonds, exchange,
notes of hand. real estate. or property
of any description issued by brokers
or persons acting as such for each
note or memorandum OF sale, 10 cents.
Conveyance or deed for real estate on
which consideration exceeds 500 and
does not exceed $500, so cents, and
for each additional $500, 80 cents.
Entry OF bonds mt any custom house
not exceeding 500 In value, 25 cents;
exceeding 800 and not exceeding
SoOp III Nuiuc, oV ceIltS. eNCeeuHS
$500 In value, 81. Entry for the with
drawal of goods from customs bonded
warehouse, so cents.
Lease, land or tenement, not ex-
ceeding one year. % cents; exceeding
one year and not exceeding three
years, so cents; exceeding three years,
81.
Manifest for custom house entry or
clearance of cargo for foreign port,
If the registered tonnage of such ship.
vessel or steamer does not exceed 300
tons. 81: exceeding 800 tons and not
exceeding 600 tons, So; exceeding COO
tons, S.. Mortgage of rcal estate or
personal property exceeding $1,000,
and on each $500 in excess Of 81 800,
25 cents.
Passage ticket from port in the
United States to foreign port, IL not
costing exceeding $50. 81: costing more
than $50 and not exceeding 500, So:
costing more than $50, So.
Proxy for voting at any election for
officers Of any Incorporated company,
except religious, charitable or liter
hry societies or public cemeteries, 10
cents.
Power Of attorney, % cents.
Protesting notes. bills OF exchange.
uCCeItuuct. cileCk OT uTdIt. OT MY
marine protest 81 cents. Warehouse
receipts. % cents. The stamp duties
on manifests. bills of lading and pas
sage tickets do not apply to steam
boats or other vessels plying between
ports of the United States and ports
in British North America.
Proprietary Articles.
Schedule b.:
Medicinal proprietary articles and
preparations. Upon every packet,
box. bottle, pot or phial, or other in
closures. except natural spring waters
and carbonated natural spring waters.
where such packet. etc, does not ex-
ceed at the retail price Of 5 cents, one