The Topeka state journal., 1898-06-29

ly payment plan of insurance the tax shall
be 40 per centum of the amount 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 (marine, inland, flre)-Each
policy of insurance or other instrument by
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, one-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
antee) Each policy of insurance or bond
or obligation of the nature of indemnity
for loss, damage OF liability issued or ex-
ecuted or renewed by any person, associa-
tion, company or corporation transacting
the business of accident, fidelity, employ
er's liability, plate glass, steam boiler,
burglary, elevator, automatic sprinkler or
other branch of insurance Except life,
marine, inland and fire insurance. and
each bond, undertaking or recognizance,
conditioned for the performance of the du-
ties of any office or position or for the do
ing or not doing of anything therein speci
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
OF surety company upon the amount of
premium charged, one-half of 1 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 pc
riod of time not exceeding one year, 25
cents; if for period of time exceeding one
year and not exceeding three years, so
cents; if for a period exceeding three
years, 81.
Manifest for custom house entry or
clearance of the cargo of any ship, vessel
or steamer Tor foreign port-If the regis
tered tonnage of such ship, vessel or steam
er does not exceed 800 tons, 81; exceeding
800 tons and not exceeding 600 tons, So;
exceeding 600 tons, $5.
Mortgage or pledge of lands, estate or
property, real or personal, heritable or
of any lands, estate or property whatso-
ever, in trust to be sold or otherwise con-
verted into money, which shall be intend
cd only as security-on any of the forego-
ing exceeding $1,000 and not exceeding
ST. 500, 25 cents, and on each $500 or frac-
tional part thereof in excess of 81, 500, 30
cents.
Passage ticket by any vessel from port
in the United States to a foreign port, if
costing not exceeding $50, 81; costing
more than $50 and not exceeding $50, $3; !;
costing more than $50, $5.
Power of attorney or proxy for voting
at any election for officers of any incor-
porated company or association, except re-
lgious, charitable or literary societies or
public cemeteries, 10 cents. Power of at
torney to sell and convey real estate, or to
rent or lease the same, to receive or col
1ect rent, to sell or transfer any stock,
bonds, scrip or for the collection of any
dividends or interest thereon, or to per-
form any and all other acts not hereinbe-
fore specified, 20 cents, provided that no
stamp shall be required upon any papers
necessary to be used for the collection of
claims from the United States for pen
sions, back pay, bounty or for property
lost in the military or naval service.
Protest-Upon the protest of every note,
bill Of exchange, acceptance, check or draft
or any marine protest, % cents.
Warehouse receipt for any goods, mer-
chandise 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, 25 cents, provided that the stamp
duties imposed by the foregoing schedule
on manifests, bills of leding and passage
tickets shall not apply to steamboats, or
other vessels plying between ports of tie
United States and ports in British North
America
Schedule B.
Medicinal proprietary articles and prepa-
rations-For and upon every packet, box,
bottle, pot OF vial or other inclosure
containing any pills, powders, tinctures,
troches or lozenges, sirups, cordials, Bit
tiers, anOdyneS, tonics, plasterS, 1inimentS,
salves, ointments, pastes, drops, waters,
except natural spring waters (and carbon
ated natural spring waters), essences,
spirits, oils and 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 private formula, secret or oc
cult art for the making or preparing the
same, or has or claims to have any e.
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 its contents,
shall not exceed at the retail price or
value the sum of cents, one-eighth of 1
cent; 10 cents, tWo-eighthS of l cent; 10
cents, three-eighths of 1 cent; 25 cents,
five-eighths of cent; and for each addi-
tional 20 cents of retail price or value or
fractional part thereof in excess of 25 cents,
fve-eighths of l cent
For and upon every packet, box, bottle,
pot, vial, or other inclosure containing
any essence, extract, toilet water, cosmet-
ic, vaselinc, petroleum, hair oil, pomade,
hairdressing, hair restorative, hair dye,
tooth wash, dentifrice, tooth paste, aro-
matte cachous or any similar substance or
article, where such packet, box, bottle,
pot, vial or other inclosure, with its con-
tents, shall not exceed at the retail price
or value the sum of cents, one-eighth of