The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-06-28
.Ths Repeal will Tako PIacs on
y July I .Noxt. a List Of tbs
Articles Excepted

blHNt ur<b, cXprc6B reCo1ptS, mOTG-
cages and SCORES Of other documents.
There is also list Of Modified arti-
cles," whore reduction will be allowed,
and tho tax will romain OH u any arti-
clos and for many dealers until furtht r
orders from tho government.
Practically every person has bcon
moro or less affected by tho special war
tax put on to defray expenses Of tho
Spanish war. Tho amounts which tho
nAnnle he'd to nAy were email in many
instances, but it all counted in the end
If a porson did not epond dollar he
would be caught by tho tax in the ovcnt
of reooiYing bcquest or tho like. Tho
tax was monnt for tho public, and by
tho whip saw methods almost the entire
population was reached
The internal revenue bureau in order
to lot tho public know pro ,iscly how far
it's interests arc fectod by tho now law
has givon out tho following statement,
which the officials think covers tho en-
tiro ground
REPEALED.
Bank ohecks, 2 oents
Bills Of lading for export, 10 centb,
Bond Of obligation by guarantee
company, one. half Of | cont on each
dollsr.
Certificates Of damage, 25 conts.
Certificates Of deposit, 2 oents.
Certificates not otherwise specified,
10 oonts.
Charter party, So to SO.
81 Chewing gum, 4oonts oaoh ST..
Oommercial brokers, $40.
Drafts, sight, $40
Express receipts, | cont.
Insurance -Lifo, 8 conts on each
$100; marine, inland, fro one.half cent
on each 81; casualty, fidelity and guaran-
ty, ono half cont on each ST..
s5 Lease,25 cents to 81.
G Manifest and custom house entry 81
to S..
Mortgage or conveyance in trust, rs
cents for 81 500.
Order for payment Of money on sight
or on demand.
z Porfumory and cosmetics, one half
cent for each s. oonts.
Power Of attorney to vote, 10ccpts
Power OF attorney to sell, rs oents.
Promissory notes, cents for each
800.
Proprietary medicines, one-oight of
cent for each 5 cents.
Protest, 25 cents.
Telegraph messages, cont.
Telephone messages, cont.
United Statos money orders, 2 cents
for each $I00.
Ware house receipts, IS cents.
MODIFsD.
Beer, 81 per barrel and II per cert
discount, changed to ST 60 per srrcl
apd u per cent di ,oount repealed.
Bills of exchange, foreign, osnts
for each 500; changed to 2 conts for
each 500.
Cigars, weighing moro than three
pounds per 1000, $500 per / 600;
changed to So per 900.
three pounds per 1000, 81 80 por l, !
OUO; changed to, valued at not moro
than 81 per 1000, 18 cents per pound;
valued at moro than 81 per 1000, 81
cents por pound.
Cigars woighning not more than
three pounds per 1000, 81 per 1000;
changed to 18 cents per pound. {
Conveyance, 30 oonts for eaoh $500;
now exempted below So 500; above $2,-
b00, 70 oonts for caoh $500.
Legaoies-La modified SO as to OK.
clude from taxation logaoios Of charit.
able, religious, literary or educational
character after March /, 1901.
.Ordors for payment Of money by
telegraph, oto {, issued by express com.
panios, etc., drawn in but payable out
OF United States, 2 conts for each
$1O0.
Passage tickets, 81 to SIS; now OK
omptod below $50 in value, for each
500, 30 oents; exceeding $50, in addi.
tion thoroto, 80 cents.
Bales OF products at exchanges: Ono
cent for each 500 retained, but salos
OF merchandise is actual course Of tran
Bportation exempted from tax.
Tobacco and snuff, IL oents per
pound; now discount Of 20 por cont al
lowed.
Bankers capital and surplus, $50 for
$25, 900 and 81 for each additional ST.
600.
Bonds, dobenturoa, certificates Of
indebtedness, oto., s cents for each
$10O.
] Bond for indemnity Of for duo ex-
ecution Of performance of dutios of any
oftiSe or position, so conts.
Broker, $50.
Brokers contract. 10 oonts.
Certificates Of profits, 2 cents for oaoh
800.
Oerti6ostes Of ste ok, original issue,
conta for each 800.
Certificates cf stock, transfers. Q
cents for each $10C
(Amended to include salcs at buck OF
4 shopS.)
Oigarotts weighing moro than threo
pounds per l 900, 50. 60 per 1000.
Custom house brokers, $40.
Dealers in leaf tobacco, Sc to $24,
according to sales.
Dealers in tobacco, $l2, whom sales
exceed $4,000 pounds.
Drafts, timo or bills Of exchange, in
lard, Q cents for oaoh 800.
Entry Of goods at custom house for
consumption, 26 oonts to 81.
Entry for withdrawal 80 oents.
Freight roooipts Of domestic bills
oflading, cent.