The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-06-29
CHANGE In YHE
STAMP 4AE ACF
Part of II win Be Done Away
With After July Ist.
STAMPS oNcHEcKs CONE orr
A Complete List Of the Things Which viii
Require Stamps and Those From Which
They My Be Omitted.

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Part Of the penalty Of our war with
Spain came in the form Of stamp taxes.
They were not generally bnrdensome,
but they were very yexatious, and ever
since they began to be enforced the
people have looked forward to the time
when they would berepealed
Congress at its last session provided
for the abolition Of some Of these war
taxes, to take effect at The end Of the
present fiscal year. Others are to re.
main indeinitelys
The stamp taxes which will be no
longer required after The first Of the
present month, are those which have
fallen uponsthe largest number Of peo-
pie, and relief from them will bring
very general satisfaction.
The following are the taxes which
will.not have I'd be paid afterJune 30th,
namely, those on bank checks; bills Of
lading for export only: bonds Of sure
tyship, except on re-indemnifyiRg
bonds to secureties the SO cent stamp
Irequired to be Affixed BY the principal
| is retained; bonds of states, counties,
towns and municipal corporations:
bonds Of certain building and ioan as
sociations; certificates except certiti-
Gates Of profit; certificates of deposit;
charter profits; domestic money or.
ders; drafts, sight and demana xpress
receipts; insurance, all kinds; leases,
legacies to religious, charitable, liter
airy and other similar purpoa4t; mort-
gage or pledge; manife6t for custom
house entry or cleaARhcei medicines,
proprietary; order Tor payment Of
money at sight or on demand perfnm
cry and cosmetics; power Of attorney;
promissory notes; protests; kilograms;
telephone messages; warehouse re-
ceipts.
The following stamp taxes are to RE-
main indefinitely
Bills Of exchange tinlandI, drafts,
J. Il
etc, when drawn otherwise than at
sight or on demand, and for eaSh mi
neyal; for each $lO0 or fraction, 2
cents.
Bills ofexchange foreign or letter
Of credit Including money orders BY
telegraph Or otherwise1 payable out.
side of the United States, drawn singly
Or otherwise than In sets Of three or
more, for not exceeding 500, 2 cents;
and for each additional slOo or fraction,
2 cents.
If drawn in sets Of two or more, Tor
every bill Of each set for q sum not ex-
ceeding 500 IN value Of United States
standard, cent, for each additionai
300 OF fraction; cent; exception /:
bills Of exchange drawn against value
OF products or merchandise actually
exported are exempt.
Bill of lading, stamp to each md n
each duplicate lexce eceipta
cent. HI
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infher xeeufi6ieS. liif0Fee April !. 1901,
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cents.