The Opelousas courier., 1898-08-06
Miscellaneous Stamp ACT.

For the information of the readers of
the COURIER, we publish below a mis-
cellaneous list of Internal Revenue
Stamp taxes that must be paid by
the people. VIZ take the article from
the Alexandria Town Talk:
On bonds, debentures, certificates of
Indebtedness. 5 cents on each $500 OF
face value.
On sales or agreement to sell, shares
or certificates Of stock, 9 cents on each
800.
On sales OF agreements of sale of any
products or merchandise at any ex-
change, / cent on each 800 Of value.
On bank checks, drafts, certificates of
deposit not drawing SAterest, and
money orders of all kinds, @"cents.
Or each bill of exchange, dr.9t, GER
tificate OF deposit, drawing intosest,
promissory note, 2 cents on each $10Uss>
On foreign bills of exchange and let
tiers OF credit, 4 cents on each 800.
On each bill of lading, or receipt f@>
export, or other than charter party, 10
cents.
On each bill of lading or manifest for
goods sent by freight or express with
in the United States, 1 cent.
Or each telephone message costing
IS cents or more, l cent.
On each bond of indemnity, so cents.
On each certificate of profits of com
panies and corporations, 3 cents on
each 500 Of face value.
Certificates Of damage and other doc
uments issued by port wardens, IS
cents.
On certificates of all kinds required
by law, not otherwise specified, 10
cents.
On every charter of a vessel or re-
tered not exceeding 800 tons, So; On
tons, S.; on registered tonnage of
more than 600 hundred tons, 10 cents.
Brokers note, or memorandum of
sale OF property or merchandise, $40.
On every conveyance or deed Of
more than 500 and less than $500, so
cents.
On every telegraph message, l cent.
On every custom house entry, not ex-
ceedins 800 of value, % cents $500 of
value. so cents; exceeding $500 of val
ne, 81,
On every withdrawal OF goods from
customs bonded warehouse, so cents.
On every lease for n year, 25 cents,
for three years, so cents; for more than
three years, 81.
On registered tonnage of 300 tonsl ST.
On registered tonnage of more than
GOO tons, So.
On mortgages of more than $1,000,
and LOT exceeding $1,000, 25 cents, aud
on eAch additional $500, or fraction
thereof 25 cents.
Power of attorney: incorporated
companies or associations, 10 cents lex
cept religious, etc, societies) to sell or
lease real estate, 25 cents.
On protest of note, bill of exchange,
check, etc, or marine protest, 25 cents.
On legacies, exceeding $4,000, and
not exceeding $4,000, a graded tax of
from Is cents to SIS or eacli 500, which
graded tax is to be multiplied by II on
legacies of more than $4,000 and less
than 100000; multiplied by 2. where
the value of the property does not ex-
coed 100000 /; multiplied by 81, where
coed S 1000 1000, and multiplied by 8
when in excess of $1,000,000.
Violation of the act by evasion of the
stamp taxes on proprietary and patent
ed articles is punishable by a fine of
$500 or six months imprisonment.
Evasion of the stamp tax on documents,
papers, etc, is punishable by a fine ct
800. Forging or counterfeiting stamps
is punishable by a fine of $1,000, or con-
finement at hard labor for five years.
Bankers are taxed according to CAPT
tai invested. Financial brokers must
pay a tax. Pawnbrokers must pay $50
monthly.
A life insurance policy shall pay a
stamp tax of s cents for each 800 or
fractional part thereof on the amount
insured provided, that on industrial or
payment insurance the tax
shall be 40 per cent of the amount of
the first weekly premium.
Mixed flour manufacturers are taxed.
Theater proprietors are taxed.
Billiard and pool tables are taxed SIS
zach.
Manufacturers of tobacco, cigars, and
must pay an extra tax.
Teas are taxed 10 cents per pound, |
payable by importers.
Manufacturers Of patent medicines
must pay q stamp tax on all goods man
lfactured.
Retail dealers ia medicinal prepara-
ions, perfnmery, cosmetics and similar
must stamp them when sold, if |
hey are now in stock.
Chewing gum, wines, parl0r and
cars are all taxed.
On each passage ticket to a foreign
,Ort (not 10 British North America)
not exceeding $50, 81; $50 to
500, S. costing more than 500, SIS.