Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-06-20
Power of attorney to sell, 25 cents


Promssory notes, 9 cents for each 800
Proprietary medicines, cent for every
cents
Protest, Is cents
Telegraph messages cent
Telephone messages, cent
United States money order, 2 cents f0l
each 800
Warehouse receipts, IS cents
MoDTFIED.
These items have been modified
Beer, Sc per barrel and u per cent dis
count, changed to $1GO per barrel and u
per cent discount repealed
Bills of exchange, foreign cents for each
800 changed to cents for each 500
Cigars weighing more than pround per
1000, 81 60 per 1000, changed TO SO per 1000
Cigarettes weighing not more than three
pounds per 1000, 81 SO per 1000, changed to
valued at not more than 80 per 1000, 10 cents
per pound valued at more than 81 per 1000
80 cents per pound
Cigars weighing not more than three
pounds per 1000, 81 per 1000; changed to Is
cents per pound
Conveyance, so cents for each $500; now
exempted below s. 800; above $4,000, IS
cents for each $500
Lcgacies--Law modified 80 rs to exclude
from taxation legaces of charitable, religious,
literary or educational character after March
list, 1901
Orders for payment OF money by telegraph
etc, issued by express companies, etc, drawn
IN but payable out Of the United States, 2
cents for each 800
Passage ticket, 81 to IS now exempted
below $50 in value for each $50 so cents;
exceeding $50, in addition thereto, 80 cents
Sales of products at exchanges: One cent
for each 800 retained, but sales of mcrchan'
disc in actual course of transportation cx-
cmptcd from tax
Tobacco and snuff, 10 cents per pound;
now discount Of 90 per cent allowed
RETAINED
These items have not been changed
Bankers capital and surplus $50 for f25,
600 and SO tor each additional $1,000
Bonds, debcnturcs, certificates of indcb,'
cdncss, etc, 5 cents for each 300
Bond for indemnity or for due execution
or performance of duties of any office or
position, so cents
Broker $50
Brokers' contract, 10 cents
Certificates of profits, 2 cents for each 800
Certificates of stock, original issue, 5 cents
for each 800
Certificates Of stock transfers, cents for
each 800 (Amcnded to include sales at
bucket shops
Cigarettes weighing more than pounds
per 1000, $500 per 1000
Customhouse brokers, $40
Dealers in leaf tobacco, Sc to $24. accord
ing TO sales
Dealers IN tobacco, Sl2 when the sales OK
coed $4,000 pounds
Drafts, time, or bills of exchange, inland .
cents for each 300
Entry Of goods at customhousc for con-
sumption, IS cents to 81
Entry for withdrawal, so cents
Freight receipts or domestic bills Of lailnE
cent
Manuf ,c,urcls Of cigars, sc to $24
Manufacturers Of mixed flour, $l2 per
annum
Manufacturers of tobacco. SC to $2i
Mixed flour cents per barrel
PawnbrOkcrs, 800
Petroleum and sugar r2tinclice, per cent
gross receipts in excess Of $250,O00
Projectors of bowling alleys or billiard
rooms, = for each alley or table
Pioprietors Of circuscs $l00
Poprietors Of other public exhibitions $40
Projectors Of theatres museums and con-
cert halls, 800
Sleeping and parlor car tickets cent
Sparkling or other wires pint | cent,
more than pint . cents
Tea, customs duty of 10 cents per pound
NEW TAXES IMPOSED.
The taxes in force April /, 1901, are;
Broker, class 9, special tax IN addition TO
all other special taxes $50
Bucket shop transactions, 9 cents for each
800