Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-06-22
Miscellaneous Stamp Taxes.

age Of retail value Of 81; (e) mixed -four.
cents on each barrel and an annual license
tax Of S12.
Miscellaneous Stamp Taxes.
In addition to stamp taxes already emu
merated, the following are imposed:
oa bonds, debentures, certificates of In
debtedness, cents ON each $1o0 of face
value.
On sales or agreements TO sell, shares or
certificates of stock, = cents on each $1e0.
on sales or agreements of sale of any
products or merchandise at any exchange,
cent on each 500 of value
On baHk checks, drS fits, certificates of de-
1osft not drwina interest, and money or
ders of all ktuds, cents.
on each bh, OF excha uge tinland) draft,
certificates OF deposit, drawing interest
promssory note, 2 cents on each Sl00.
On each foreign IN of exchange and letter
of credit. cents on each SIOO.
On each bill of lading or receipt for ex-
port, 10 cents.
On each bill of lading or manifest for
goods sent by freight or express within the
United States, l cent.
On e.ea telephone message, costing Is
cents or more, l cent.
On each bond Of indemnity, 80 cents.
On each certificate of profits of companies
and corporations, cents on eacn $l00 of
face value.
On every document issued by port war
den, % cents.
On certificates of all kinds required by
law, 10 cents.
On every charter of vessel or renewal or
transfer OF same On registered tonnage Of
800 tons. So; on registered tonnage of Co
tons. So; on registered tonnage of more than
GOO tons, $40.
On every conveyance or deed of more than
500 and less than $500, 80 "ents, and for
each additional $500, 80 cents.
On every telegraph message. cent.
On every custom house entry, for 500 Of
value. % cents for $500 OF value, 30 cents;
for more than $500 Of yaiue 81
On every withdrawal OF goods from Gus
toms bonded warehouse. 80 cents.
On every lease for one year, 25 cents; for
three years, so cents; for more than three
years, 81,
On each manifest for custom house entry
or clearance Of ships for foreign ports tex
cept in British North AneiicaJ: On regis
tered tonnage of 300 TONS 81: 81 registered
tonnage of GOO tons, So; OF registered ton
mage of more than 800 tons $5.
On mortgages. for more Glan $1,000 and
less than $500 25 cents, and on each ad-
dftional $500, 25 cents,
On each passage tickct 10 a foreign port
mot In British North America), costing $50.
81; costing $50, So; costing more than 500,
S.
Power of attorney, 25 cents.
Proxy for voting at any el 4ction Of an In
corporated company except charitable, re-
ligious or literary societies or public ceTne-
terieS 10 cents.
On protest of note. bill of exchange, check,
etc. or marine protest, % cents.
ON receipt for payment VI any money or
debt exceeding So, cent.
On warehouse receipts, - cents.
On egacies exceeding $4,000, and not
exceeding $4,000, a graded tax of from TO
cents to S. on each sl00, which graded tax
is to be multiplied by 114 on legacies Of more
than $25, 900 and less than 100000; multi
piled by q where the value of the property
does not exceed S5o0,o00; multiplied by pa
where the value of the property does not
exceed 81 100000. and multiplied by 3 when
In excess of $10o0,000.
Penalties.
Violation Of the act by evasion Of the
stamp act on proprietary and patented artl-
cles is punishable by a fine Of $500 or six
months Imprisonment. Evasion Of the stamp
tax on documents. papers, etc, Is punlsha-
bic by Il fine of 800. Forging or counter
feiting stamps Is punishable by a inc Of
$1,000, or confinement at hard labor for Ave
years.