Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-11-19
What the MAR
Tax Taxes.
Brief Summary Of the Special
Tax Schedule. =

plus and undivided profits sh all
be included.
PawnbrOkerS pay
$50 annually.
7h0afr0S-With seating cap
acity up to $50 shall pay SIS;
more than $50 and not over 500
shall pay $50; not exceeding 300
shall pay SIS. This includes
picture shows, but not halls that
are rented or used occasionally
for concerts or theatrical preseu-
tations. Any edifce subject to
this tax under lease at the pass
age of this act, the tax shall be
paid BY the lessee, unless other
wise stipulated between the par
ties to said lease.
CirCuSeS-One hundred dol
lars for each State wherein they
exhibit.
Bowling Alloys and Bill.
lard ROOnS-$5 for each alley
or table.
Commission MsrchanES-
$4,000.
Tobacco DeaIeES-Dealers
in manufactured tobacco whose
annual receipts exceed $500 shall
each pay 81 so. No manufacture
er of tobacco or cigars is required
to pay a special tax as a dealer
for selling his own products at
the place Of manufacture.
Observation-Disclosures OF CT
CARS, whose annual sales do not
exceed 100000 cigars shall pay
81; exceeding 100000 and not
over 200, 900 cigars, Sc. These
taxes are imposed annually.
Stocks and BOndS-Bonds
issued by any association, compa-
ny or corporation on each SlOO
face value or fraction thereof )
cents. Certificates of stock val
ued as above 5 cents. Transfers
of stock on each 500 of face val
ne on 2 cents.
PrOmiSSOry NOfeS-Sums
not exceeding 500, ? cents and
? cents for each additional 500
or fractional part.
Express and Freight Re-
ceipES-One cent each.
Long Distance Telephone
MISUNDERSTANDING fifteen cents
or more, / cent to be paid for by
the person paying for the CONVEX
sation.
DeedS-When the consider
alton or value of the interest or
property conveyed, exclusive. OF
the value of any lien or encum.
brauce thereon, exceeds 500 and
does not exceed $500, so cents;
and COR each additional $500 OF
fractional part thereof in excess
of $500, so cents; no tax is i'm
posed upon any instrument OF
writing given to secure a debt.
Insurance POIICieS-Against
fire or lightning IL of cent on
each ST of premium charged. FL
deity, plate glass, steam boiler
burglary policies, the same rate
Life and accident policies ex'
empt from taxation.
Lndemnifying BOndS-Giv'
en- as security for the payment Of
any sum of money, or for the due
execution of the duties of any
Office, except such as may be re-
quired in legal proceedings, 81
cents.
Power of AffOrD6y---Or
proxy for voting at any election
for officers of any incorporated
company, 10 cents.
Power of AffOTn0y---Ordi'
nary, Is cents.
PrOEeSfS---Every note, accept.
ance, check, or draft, protested
by any notary public or any other
officer who may be authorized BY
law, IS cents.
RaiIEOadS-.-Every seat sold
in a palace or parlor car and
every berth sold in a sleeping
car, / cent to be paid BY the
company selling the SAME.
Stamp TaX0S---Any person
or person who shall make, sign
or issue, or cause to be made,
signed or issued, any instrument,
document or paper of any kind OF
description whatsoever without
the same being duly stamped, for
denoting the tax hereby imposed
thereon, or without having there
upon an adhesive stamp to de-
note said tax, will be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and up
on conviction thereof shall pay a
fiue of not more than 500.
The person using or afixiug q
stamp to a document, shall cam
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