The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-17
NEW STAMP TAX LAW.
Many Changes Win Become Effective
on the First Of July.
TwfNTY.SIx ARTICLES TOBE EXEMPTED
Restrictions on a Number Of Others Are
Modified--List OF Those to
Be Taxed.

and articles Of commerce will go into e.
r.ti,n ,rtm - g"'''les -. '', ,,,,....,t
W. "e % more Beuef0l lH''' -
thHh any others, are those which provide
for the abolition OF the gtaup tax on
teierra,ns ana cbacre An s,1,nn. out
anu nhfehS' Az s'NhpS ''
standing after July l will be redeemed hy
the treasury Department and viii he can
celied. as wjl at.o tha s,o,nns n,lnted On
bank checks. The question as to whethec
the checks themselves viii he returned
to their former owners after the stamps
are cancelled remains to be decided.
me article on which the tax has been
repealed outright are as follows
bank bank checks, Pc.
Bond Of oblles, iiop gNpor s;ar ant com.
papy. u ~ H. ~, 80 liz liz
Gcrti 6ea,v - " fdcu u'"l.
Ceruheates Of deposit %.
Shhi artn,, not sotner"is speclned' loe
Sbsn.inr,, pa , 70 go
Ca,,,d 80 = IN T. ~ eaeu l.
Drafts IN. ~
Exnrees recei,fs &,
insurance .ife e. ., o,oh stoo. r,orira
iniand A., ~ ~ % Un eaO" SlU'i ni' y ~
IT,, a,i ~ H. ~ On tIch - ,iS"a''S' n1tt
w a sna g5Gsa ,i Ne on each 81
Manifest FOR custom bonse entry 81 70 a.
EACH 9u s sngs or conveyance In trust Zoe for
Order foy ca,.,,o,. 90 ,,,,,,,o,. 80, .i,,L. o..
on demand. ''sD'
Pon IUne c ana eosmetics sc Tor each DC
pn,-ar ~ a., 1870 ~ !" ~, ~
promissorS n"tesS % >" Ser' oacb stoo
pronriStnS, Vii nne,i;'oi -v loi e'Su eaUp
prolpll ie'u5l lhe'llcihes' 5sc Tor eaeh &c.
I4la,,ranb messoro. a.
Teiephone T meSsages IT, IT,
s,6a hited states money orders &c for each
Nsa,,,.....
warehouse recei9ts' -1t
~
Modification Of the tax has been made
as follows:
Beer 50 per barrel and 7ls nor cont de
count. changed TO 81 GO per barrel and ~
per cent discount repealed. -
Bills Of exchange. foreign, 4c FOR each
SlCG Igo raam 1sl ,ihi to- 2e for each SEQ
per 1000 $3.50 per 1000 Changed ' to * pef
Cigarettes welghmg no, mora t,an t,.a.
pounds DER 1Onn S1 "a nor tOOo. -, 49,
To- valued az not more than 81 per 1000
10 per pound; valued at more than 50 'J ne1.
1000 38c per pound W." W. P''
Cigars Weighing NOT moro +b,r .hro.
pounds nor i7Gn q rc, In6o ,t L lIiVe
49, per pound '''''E'' ~
CONVEYANCE zoe for pngh S5nO. ,,r,..
empted below S25Oo, abo,n $5gob h2M -
each $500 F-'N'' ~ l"E
Legacies. Law modified so ~ 70 o,crrdo
from taxation legacics OF charifafie W.
Ngious literary. or educationul chnractct.
after March l. 1901
Orders for pavtnept 90 ,,,,
graph etc iss,ed hv nv,, rane| ~ .FFle
etc drawn in bnt 1evabia tt"iiIs"htSs'
nlted states, e for each 500.
below $50 In vnl,e Coz go nv 80 rAeempcd
ceeding $50. In addition tberofo &c eA
Sales OF products Mt exchanges: L. for
disc In o.tnnt 80" uu' sues OF metehIn
exempted from tax. ''s " 'fan'p 'r'1''on
discount OF 20 Der cont ol pier pound t"w'
"
w
ro"'Wlhg is schedule Of the articles
and occupations suhiert TO on ir,... I,
-o,.,,,,,, -. ~ du internal
u''Ne' 'He ne" IaW'
Rate
Cd of
, SHcial tax. Tax
"et,iuefs OF less than 500 barrels a
RSe Sif n; sol r,,.,,.,.. ......Sioo %
pS S"nT ,i.,,,.'. ,,... ..-,.....-... 200 %
wholesale WHO'S liquor e.lers ,......... 100 ~
nStbl dealers D matt liquors - ~ %
la nU,SsHie uehlrts no malt liquors. 20 40
And for stills or worms, manufac.
ht KAN Zoo Ah hngro,. manufacture less
n,nu"' WHHuiHciufe 900 barrels or
eIa IgI d, 100 %
n,nieiTSSie deairrS in oleomargarine 4So 10
Ven NteIT, heaters ia ole@margarine sea-. As %
MSijaih9taeiutSiS of iled cheese .. 400 90
n mIoiYysS'e UEalers IN filled cheese $50 90
bhhEere with capital preceding fiscal
qo oea IN no' Oyer S2a 900 ;.:..,..,... 80 90
fot every additional $1,000 in excess
~ estimating capital, surplus shall he
tunN1uoeu'l
piVA'Vh wa" nave not paid as bank
rrSS 49,. 49, ,......,,. .,,...... 80 90
h'va'sIs IN gram, securities. etc.
uSuST pNgraph ), section s. act
MaFch z: 1901 additional spe-
r, e oial taA u Force April 1, 1901 -. so 90
faWnoroGers ,..,..,.. - az
1I,uslohhonse brokers ,............ 10 10
@Lopilelofs or theaters, museums
uuu concert halls. In cities OF over
l1WH population per last census 100 90
bLroprietolS or cireuses .,,..,,-... 100 10
t1Piflvts or agents OF all other ex-
nh, u'ul IONS nr shows for money ... 10 %
tyRl letolN OF bowling alleys and
niuhfa Foouis, for each alley or
tSHIe $1,000 .t,....,.4....... 8 90
HOSNIN ~ leaf tobacco, sales NOT
over oWQ pounds ....,....... %
pounds ..,,.,..,,...,....,... u 90
Over lVl"n pounds -....,..... a 10
0n nonn s'p''co' sales over 50,
Manufactures az tobacco ssies -, l. W
over 5000 pounds .......... %
I'D IS,p ~, $500 rounds and not over
over 10000 pounds, ''''''''''''-' u 90
Manufacturers Of c'gars sales not "