Tombstone epitaph., 1914-11-29
Insurance Policy Tax.

The tax on marine and fire insurance policies Is cent on each dollar Of pre- mium, cooperative or mutual fire ln- Surance companies being exempted Policies of reinsurance are exempt Other insurance policies and guaranty bonds. except life. personal accident. health and workmen's compensation. one-half of per cent on each dollar.
 The full text on insurance is:
 "lnsurance-E Fac h policy of insurance Cr other instrument. by whatever name the same shall be called, by which in surance shall be made oF renewed upon property of any description Oncluding rents or profitsl. whether against peril by sea or on inland waters. or by fire 9r lightning or other peril. made by any person. association or corporation. upon the amount of premium charged. One-htlf of ! cent on each dollar or fractional part thereof. provided that purely cooperative or mutual fire in- surance companies or associations car tod nn bv the members thereof solely for the protection Of their own prop erty and not for profit shall be exempt ed from the tax herein provided. Pro- Fidad further that policies of reinsur- ance shall be exempt from the tax herein imposed by this paragraph.
 Each policy Of insurance or bond or obligation of the nature of indemnity for loss, damage or liability issued or executed or renewed by any person. association. company or corporation transacting the business of fidelity. en- ployers liability. plate glass. steam boiler, burglary. elevator, automatic sprinkler or other branch of insurance, except life. personal accident and health insurance and insurance de- scrihed and taxed or exempted in the preceding paragraph and excepting also workmen's compensation insur. ance carried on by the members there of solely for their own protection and not for profit. and each bond undertak- lng or recogniZance. conditioned for tine performance of tine duties cf any office or position or for the doing or not doing of anything therein specified or other obligation of the nature of in- demnity. and each contract or obliga- l4oA -AsAA aAANtAAA- tue NallAlAg tl ltEtAl- ity of bonds or other obligations issued by any state. county. municipal or oth- CT public body or organization or guar anteeing titles to real estate or mer- cantile credits executed or guaranteed by any liability. fidelity. guarantee or surety company upon the amount of premium charged, one-half of cent on each dollar or fractional part there of. provided that policies of reinsur- ance shall be exempt from the tax herein proposed by this paragraph"
 PassaC, ticket sold In the United States to q foreign port not exceeding so. sl; not exceeding sGO, s3; exceed ing sG0. 8: tickets costing Si0 or less exempted.
 Power of attorney or proxy for vot- ing at any election for officers of any Incorporated company or association. except religious, charitable. or literary societies. or public cemeteries. 10 cents; other powers of attorney, 9 cents; protests. 2j cents.
 Every seat sold in a palace or parior car and every berth sold in a sleeping car. l cent. paid by the company.
 ferfumery and Toilet Articles.
 The stamp tax on perfumery. cosmer- ics and similar toilet articles range from one-eighth of one cent on each five cent package to five-eighths of one cent on each twenty-five cent purchase. and fye-eighths of one cent for each additional 9 cents in value.
 All pcrfumery. cosmetics, etc., which are fin the hands of manufacturers or of wholesale or retail dealers on and after Dec. l. 1914. shall be subject to the payment of the stamp taxes herein provided for, but 1t shall he deemed a