The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
County Recorder {. G. Vaughan Re-
ceivcs Letter From Louis Murphy,
Revenue Collector, on
the Subject.
WILL BE OF INTEREST
Documentary Stamps Are Required on
Some Things-Checks and Drafts
Drawn on Time Need
Stamp.

Articles requiring revenue stamps,
after December 1, have been outlined
by Louis Murphy, U. S. collector, IN
a communication to County Recorder
E. G. Vaughan.
The proposed tax affects many
articles of legal nature and also
those used in matter Of trade. The
advices received by the county re-
corder are as follows:
To whom 1t may concern:
Please read attentively before ask
ing questions:
On and after December l. 1917,
the following instruments will re-
Quire revenue stamps: Bonds Of in,
debtedness, on each 800 of face
value or fraction thereof, S cents;
(this includes debentures and certifl-
Gates Of indebtedness; renewals shall
be taxed as new issues).
Indemnity and surety bonds not
Issued by corporate surety COM
pany and upon which no premium
corporate surety company and pre-
MUM charged, the tax is one cent
on each dollar or fraction charged.
Capital stock issued on each 500
or portion thereof 5 cents. On
shares without face value the tax is
cents per share unless the actual
value exceeds 500; when the tax is
5 cents on each 500 or fraction
thereof. Stamps on capital stock is
sues should be affixed to the stubs
in the books and not to the certifl-
Gates. On sales or transfers of capt.
tai stock shares of $500 or Vver,
cents on each 500, or fraction there
of, the stamp to be affixed to the
certificate when the transfer Is made
by certificate.
Sales Of produce on an exchange
or board of trade, for each 500 or
fraction In value Of merchandise sold,
cents.
Drafts or checks not payable on
demand or at sight, and promissory
notes or renewals, 2 cents for each
500 or fraction thereof.
Entry of any goods at any custom
house, not exceeding $500, 25 cents;
exceeding 500 and not exceeding
$500, SO cents; exceeding $500, one
goods from customs bonded ware
house. so cents.
Passage ticket to a place not in
the United States, Canada, or Mexico
if costing not to exceed $50, one dol
lar; costing $50 and not exceeding
$50; three dollars; costing more than
$50, FIVE dollars. On tickets of $40
or less, no tax
Proxy for voting at an election of
officers, or meeting for the trans
action of business of any corporation.
excepting religious, educational,
charitable, fraternal. literary socie-
ties or public, fraternal, literary So
cieties or public cemeteries. 10 cents.
Power of attorney, other than
proxy, 25 cents.
Parcel post packages: On pack
ages on which the postage is rs
cents or more, l cent for each Is
cents or fraction.
Conveyance: Deeds or other in
strument transferring realty Of
value in excess of 500, so cents for
each $500 or fraction thereof-liens
or membranes thereon at time OF
sale to be deducted.
No tax on playing cards, except
those in manufacturer hands Ger
tificates Of deposit should not be
stamped. Checks and drafts should
not be stamped unless they are drawn
on time.
The foregoing covers all the stamp
taxes.
The law provides that postoffices
shall sell these war revenue stamps.
This office is advised that the larger
postoffices, one in each county, and
which now distribute other stamps.
will be made distributing centers to
the smaller postoffices. You will be
able, therefore, to buy stamps from
your home postotffce. No discount
will be allowed on the purchase OF
stamps in amounts of 500 and up
wards as heretofore. Documentary
stamps issued under the act Of Octo-
Der %. 1914, (the last issue), now on
hand may be used in payment Of
taxes imposed by the present act
October 8. 1910. There will be no
special or distinctive stamp for the
payment Of the tax on parcel post
packages.
Reuuisition forms for ordering
stamps are enclosed herewith Use
these when ordering. Accompany or
der with draft or money order No |
stamps above the value Of 81 will |
be available for some weeks. Your |
order sent to this office should be |
by registry fee to safe |
guard you against loss. 1t will be !
filled as quickly as possible. Please !
your order will be one Of |
thousands. You may order from stamp /
deputies as we'll as from postoffices |
Or this office, but postofflces will fill |
no mail orders.
LOUIS MURPHY,
q. 8. Collector, Dubuque, Iowa.