The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-01
REVENUE Ian Is IN FORCE.


- - ---N-'& "A a2s sum o. money. draw
ueoa or Issued by any hank. ,-1zs, eor,,
pany or aay perso, or persons c,yrnarsa.
w corporations az sight or or demand
cents va ~e.A''''
bi4i OF exchange 0nlantD draft. eer,ia
S11e o1 deposit drawing interest or order
Ior the payment OF any sum az money
sei "lse 'han at sight or on demand. Q
any pfonissory note except hank roteS
Issuro Tor circulation. and fer each r.
ac"at or the same for sum not exceed
ing slae. cents. and for each additions
u.s. or fractional part thereof in excess q
sis"' cents And from and after the Is
Gay o. July, isss. the provisions Of thl
"a ak apA saau apply as We'll io orlgina
domestic money orders issued by the COY
eminent Of the United States ana T..
pfies o, such money orders shall be in
creased oy q SUM equal TO the value q: n
stamps herein provided for.
Bal or exchange foreign, or letter a,
cfeait uncludsIg orders by telegraph a.
otherwise Tor The payment OF money is
SUED oy express or other COMPANIES g.,
any person or personsl. drawn in. eu
payable out of the United States II draw
s'Ass'F or otherwise than in A set Of thre
"t more according 70 the custom % ntr
chants and bankers shall nav for a SIN
not exceeding sleo. cents. and for eac
sio or fractional part thereof in excess O.
slsl. cents.
every bill Of each set, where the san
made payable shall not exceed si0a or II
equivalent thereof. in any foreign cur
Fency in which such bill may re express
cd, according 10 the standard ot value. IKE.
oy the United States, cents and for eac
sln or fractional part thereof in excess .
sl00, cents
b'iss OF iading or receipt Iother tha
charter fartyl for any goods. merchaa
oise. or effects. 20 be exported from ,,or
Or place in the United States 20 any for
eign port or place. 10 cents.
Express and freight: II shall be tn
duty OF every railroad or steamboat com
iany, carrier. express company or cor
poration or person whose OCCUPATION is :.
act as such, To issue TO the shipper or con
eiSnor, or his agent or person from who.
any goods are accepted for transports
ton. bill OF fading. manifest OF othe.
evidence OF receipt and forwarding 20
each shipment received for carriage an.
transportation. whether in bulk or II
boxes. bales. packages, bundles or no
so tsciosed or Included; and there shall b
doIy attached and Cancelled, as is in Thu
act provided. to each Of said bills oF lad
ing maDifests. or other memorandum. an
to each duplicate thereof a stamp 81 III
Waite Of cent; provided, that bat one ID
Of ladlng shall be required on bundles or
packages OF newspapers when inclosed il
one general bundle AT the time OF ship
ment- Any failure TO issue such bin
Iadlng. manifest, or other memorandum
as herein provided. shall subject sue
railroad or steamboat company. carrie.
express company or corporation or per
son TO a penalty Of $50 70. each ofrense
and no such bin Of iadng, manifest az
other memorandum shall be used in evil
ience unless IL shall be duly stamped "a
aforesaid
Telephone messages: II shall be the
duty of every person, firm or corporation
owning or operating any telephone line O
lines % make within the first fifteen dayN
of each month a sworn statement To the
collector or Internal revenue il each o.
their respective district. stating the num-
| Der or messages or conversations trans
mitted over their respective lines during
| the preceding month for which a charge o.
| II cents or more was imposed and for each
! ot such messages or conversations the
said person frn or corporation shall nav
tax or cent: provided that only one
payment OF said tax shall be required
Notwithstanding the lines of one or moro
persons. firms or corporations shall be
used for transmission Of each Of said mes
sageS or conversations
Bond: For indemnifying any person or
persons. firm or corporation who Shai'
nave become bound or engaged aS surety
Tor The payment Of any sum OF money or
Tor the due execution or performance ~
the duties or any ONCE or position, AMI TO
| account for money re elved hv virtue
thereof. and all other bonds ~ any de
scripttoa. except such as may be required
IN legal proceedings not otherwise pro
vided for In this schedule - cents
Certificate 81 profits. or any certificate
or memorandum showing an interest in
the property ar Accommodations ~ any as
ISOLATION, company or corpora iun. and on
all transfers thereof. each slGn OF face
value or fraction thereof. cents.
Certificate: Any certificate Of damage.
o. otherwise, and ali other certificates or
documents issued by any port warden.
marine surveyor, or other person acting
suca. - cents
Certificate ~ any description require,
~ law not otherwise specified In this act
~ cents
Charter party: Contract or agreement
for the charter of any ship. OF vessel, or
steamer. or any letter. memorandum, or
other writing between the captain, mas
TER. or owner. or person acting as agent
ot any sap or vessel ar steamer ana
any other person or persons FOR or re-
iating 10 the charter ~ such snip, or vas.
SCI, or steamer. any renewal 81 trans-
Yer thereof. II the registered tonnage. ~
such shin. or vessel. or steamer does not
exceed So tons 81
Exceeding so tons and not exceeding
ga tons s.
Exceeding etl tons SO
Contract Brokers note or r4ernorar.
dunn Of sale ~ any goods or rnerrnar-
disc. stocks. bonds exchange notes ~
hand. real estate, or property az anv KIND
or description issued by brokers " persons
acting such. for each note or fuarnor-
andum of sale not otherwise provided f9v
IN this act. ~ cen,s
Conveyance, pe@1. Instrument. ~ w~,..
irg. whereby sny lands tenernerfy ar
other realty sold shall 10 granted assign