The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-11-27

protection and not for profit), and
each bond undertaking or recogni-
zance, conditioned for the duties of
any office or position, or other obliga-
ton of the nature of indemnity and
each contract or obligation guaran-
teelng the validity or legality of
bonds or other obligations issued by
any State, county, municipal or other
public body, or organization, or guar
anteelng titles to real estate or mer-
camille 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
thereof: Provided, That policies of re-
Insurance shall be exempt from the
TAX hereln imposed by this paragraph.
On Steamer Tickets.
A graduated tax is imposed upon
each passage ticket, for each passen-
ger, sold In the United States for pas
sage by any foreign vessel to for
e,en port or place, If costing in excess
of $40.
" A tax of 10 cents is placed uoon
every poyer of attorney or proxy
Tor voting at any election for officers
'ol any incorporated company or asso-
cation, eXcept religious, charitable or
literary societies, or public cemeteries.
"A tax of % cents is imposed upon
any power of attorney to sell and con
NtN real estate or to rent and lease
thr same, to receive or collect rent, to
sell or transfer any stock, bonds, etc,
or tor the collection of any dividends
OF interest thereon, or to perform anv
ana all other acts not hereinbefore
specified.
I, "A tax of % cents is imposed upon
tnc protest of every note, bill of eX-
change, acceptance, check or draft,
whether protested by notary public
or any other officer.
A tax of l cent is imposed on ev-
cry seat sold in palace or parlor car
and every berth sold in a sleeping car.
to he paid by the company selling the
same.
On Toilet Preparations.
Upon every packet, box, bottle. not
or other inclosure containing any es-
sence, extract, toilet water, cosmetic.
VaHclne, petrolatum, hair oil, pomade,
halr dressing, hair restorative. hal.
dye, tooth wash, dentifrice, tooth
paste, aromatic cachous, or any SIM
liar substance or article, by whatel cr
name the same heretofore has been
known, now are, or may hereafter be
called, known or distinguished, used
or applied as perfumes or as cosme
Tics and sold or removed for con
sumption and sale in the United
States, where such packet, box, bottle.
pot, phial, or other inclosure, with its
contents, shall not exceed at the retail
price or value the sum Of ) cents, one
eighth of one cent.-The State.
Where such packet, box, bottle,
pot, phlal, or other inclosure with it's
contents, shall exceed the retail price
or value of 5 cents, and shall not ex-
ceed the retail price of 10 cents, two
eighths of l cent.
Where such packet, box, bottle.
pot, phial, or other inclosure, with its
contents, shall exceed the retail price
or Value OF lO cents, and shall not eX-
ed the retail price or value of Is
cents, three-elghts of / cent.
Where such packet, box, bottle,
pot, phlal, or other inclosure with it's
contents, shall exceed the retail price
OF value of 15 cents, and shall not
e&ceed the retail price or value of 25
cents, hve-eightS of one cent: and for
each additional % cents of retail
price or value or fractional part there
of in excess of % cents, fifve-eights
of l cent.
"A tax of a cents is nposed upon
each cartcn, box, jar, or other pack
age containing chewing gum, of not
more than 81 actual retail value. A
cents; and cents for each additional
81 of retail value or fractional part'
thereof.
The collectors office in Columbia
has a number of comics of tho law thnt