The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-01

to $1 for from $1Oo to $5uo or over: GUS tom house withdrawal entries, 50 cents each.
 Insurance Policy Tax.
 The tax on marine and fire insurance policies is cent on each dollar of pre- mium, cooperative or mutual fire in- surance companies being exempted Policies of reinsurance are exempt Other insurance policies and guaranty bonds, except life, personal accident, health and Workmen's compensation, Sone-half of 1 per cent on each dollar.
 The full text on insurance is:
 ssInsurance-Each policy of insurance or other instrument, by whatever name the same shall be called, by which tn- Eurance shall be made or renewed upon property of any description Gnc1uding rents or profits), whether against peril by sea or on inland waters, or by fire or lightning or other peril, made by any person, association or corporation, upon the amount of premium charged, One-half of 1 cent on each dollar or fractional part thereof, prov ded that purely cooperative or mutual fire in- surance companfes or associations car ried on by 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 yided further that policies of reinsur- ance shall be exempt from the tax herein imposed by this para graph.
 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, enn- ployer's liability, plate glass, steam boiler, burglary elevator, automatic sprinkler or other branch of insurance. except life, personal accident and health insurance and insurance de scribed 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- ing or recognizance, conditioned for the performance of the duties of 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 ob1iga- ton guaranteeing the validity or legal fly of bonds or other obligations issued by any state, county, municipal or otEa- CT public body or organiza ton 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, one5haR of cent on each dollar or fractional part there 1 of, provided that policies of reinsur- ance shall be exempt from the tax herein proposed by this para graph ?
 Passage ticket sold in the United 1 States to 8 foreign port not exceeding $50, $1; not exceeding $60, $3; exceed ing $60, S5; tickets costing $1O 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. 25 ce ats; protests, % cents.
 Every seat sold in a palace or parIoP car and every berth sold in a sleeping car. l cent paid by the compahy-
 Perfumery and Toilet Articles. ies and similar toilet articles range from Sne-eighth Of one cent on each five cent package to fve-eighths of one cent on each twenty five cent purchase. and fve-eighths of one cent for each additional cents in value.
 All perfumery, cosmetics, etc., which are in the hands of manufacturers or of wholesale or retail dealers on and after Dec. 1914 shall be subject to the payment Of the stamp taxes herein provided for, but it shall be deemed 2 compliance with this act as to such ar tfcles on hand in the hands of whole sale or retail dealers as aforesaid who are not the manufacturers thereof to af1x the proper adhesive tax stamp at the time the packet, box bottle. pot or pl1ial or other inelosure with its con tents is sold at retail
 For chewing gums, or substitutes 4 cents for each $I of value.
 Any one who fails to comply with or evades the provisions of the new law must pay double the amount of the 1 tax. Special penalties are provided for any fraudulent use of the. war tax stamps whatsoever or for specific eva sions.
 The total sum. of t$4Oo.000 is appro- priated to collect the war taxes The act takes effect at once, except where otherwise expressly provided, and will 1 hold until Jan. 1, 1916.
 ExeeptionaI.