The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-28
Seattle People Unwittingly Vio-
late War Revenue Act.
SUSPECT TO 4 HEAVY FINE.


We're sire provisions OF sbs war rsv~nae
aet ~ isss rrsarssnx dealings In mining
ss1sks xsFfssiy enforced within ten eays
o Thousand citizens ~ Seattle wosfi he
awaiting inases nsnt by TIRE United States
graBa Jury. mrs au as1tsisf GO the xavssn-
mart pesssss.;szr. ~ Masssis island wsait
hs5 fair To a~sssne Al urgent necessity
Thsvs In no ssrosassisiy thai such eoa~
dittun Of affairs niIi oofu~ ~ pass, b4s IL
II Within u. range ~ possibility.
There II hardly mar. wgfuan or child
IN B6ss<sse nowadays wsso In nof more sT
lssss intes ess@d la nnsr~s ard mining stocks.
AMI naninE stock eSxEtfeafa4 ara euTfs-
oaUs ~ pr.tal cards. Yet sne iaw ~afsh
eezssarew thAs sssah eessIsNasas shat. sear
III Internal yHsesBaa stAsGa for saGa tsss
Oar sni9s ss fraction thereof is dsily sta-
lated In eesssis. 90 the government afstaaass
Say. In fsee ~ ts@ saet that thar xagrss
Law prsses5bes Esnss Of from Ess 80 81 $50
and an Imprisonment nos 70 exceed sax
nsonffs. easher ~ both. for lfs viola ssets.
the law ~ plain sn sts provisions, and
unstssi States usssssct Attorney " II
Gay has 10 held ia response 20 Az sfi-
formal request for sn sSanfsss that ali
mining sss-sk rs;ficafss nssast he sf8mpee
bat & - a sHfa sasnx 70 nraa stock err
tttraIe h<aFfnN 9sie Of thess iltlfc sf~efi
evidences OF contribution IL IHsie Sssna
sfFvns box. White there II question 40
10 whether sinssassss,ea mifssHg sfssck -
valid. there n no question whatever thai
~
s1enee In any tnsss5 States eDart and h
Ia other ways 91ihsfai property,
As ~ well knesn, usesst ~ the mining
es0& bought and sessa III sssssie IL isssissi
In Sfrokasss. the present scsstfr OF the misa-
tGg bo1stss and 4. Ia principally owing 80
the failure Of IN. companies and mining
HoAerx There 10 stamp stssrk certificates
Put uIv9l shs market thai people In S~-
allie are t.saAaicaiiy law breakers Ihat
Gle la~ soes not distinguish s~stween the
men who Issue the sleek unstansped sfss
6f3 HeSFs
1ufHfnsssssfE afteFwara.
This Internal revenue officers IN this city
who have bssrn asssstig Investigating the
matter for same ttfrsn past informed
tsas II III the claim OF the Spokane stock
brokers that The revenue sax has been
paid usssn stocks issued and dealt In by
taeisss 10 tas ssnss 1t the certificates and
not to ths certificates themselves. But
this excuse, II true. IL In ssasei CA ths
authority OF District Attorney Gas does
Oh she certificate kseit and ssos upon tho
etts11 which. no says IN merely q memo
faushsm Of ths r~rtsftair and not 4 part
- &C. .Aad he qussias use tex, oS the stamp
THAT II any person or persons shalt
usAks. sian or Issue. ar esaso tn be made.
signed or issued, any instrument. fusa-
ueEs ~ paper ri any kind nature OF de-
seripsian with osss the same icing duly
stamped for dsnottnx the lax hereby inn
pssSa thereon. of having thereatoE an adj
ENttikr nfHsssit 10 sssHOSs &Hi3 TAI, stcss per
snn Or ysssrsors staaii sse s.eaacs guilty u
nHistssnssnar. and upon a essnyssslun
there shall pay \ ine OF r3A nofs shan
tia. Al this discretion ~ the court, and
such instrument document or isas~r -
aforesaid shAil no2 te cofnpstsnt evidence
hi any court
BY another provision Of tn. same net
the foregoing provision Ia shown 10 apply
10 all certificates. ard stock cersissafes OF
Incorporated companies ar. specifically
mentioned.
ssiii anstAer s.assion provsia~ that any
Jrafsnn whu sn liable 10 pay the tar therein
provided for. or Nhss arzs as agent or
brukef In handling unstAsoped pager a
t1r Kind msnttofsest who Violates the pru%
Visions If the asst with intent 10 do 80
ts guilty u{ fntsdefnsassar And may hs
Enesi from tAt 10 HOO and imprisoned
nes less Than six rssenfhA In usuas prose
sasians, Of course. the question II Intent
wssata lss raised, ana cssnvirtian would be-
d.fficai, lnl*@s inkvnE te ayaae the faw
were shawn.
Inquiry .. tae tfnss.f States lnterna,
revenue efyita reveals the fas. that alsrsast
NitNoat exception ali stu.-k tsStssss By ss-
attic corporations a properly ssasnpsal
upon .fss saea ~ Tho certificates And
lssal mining brokers say that In transfers
III sstek Occurring tn Seattle ssaaltss arc
Invariably ayixet fs~ls.rswi by Law.
Tiny plead Ignorance ~ What has been
done in spekaRe ash claim ttsat the al
lssra bFR@sless ~ Stamping g.sss AGATE asahs
Was issssasNxata by the reteaa@ agfsa~Ts
themselves. wh0 Il IL alleged requested
thai shss Stamps tss atiastsssi III sxSier
that failure 20 ass stamps might be Egas.se
caaiiy discovered