Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-28
STAMP ACT TO
Sc EFFECTiVE
DECEMBER ST
STAMPS IN DENOMINATIONS RANG.
ING FROM ONE CENT TO 81, 600 WILL
BE SOLD BY GOVERNMENT FOR
WAR REVENUE PURPOSES.

TN ana aflcr December i, the stamp
act passed by Congress October 3, to pro-
vide remedy to deIray the expenses of the
war will be in effect This tax will be
collected on parcels sent by mail, on which
the postage amounts to % cents or more,
also upon promiS~ory notes conyeyances
and other legal documents. The law re-
qujros that these stamps shall he kept on
sale nj postofiiceS, and already i~nstruc-
tions concerning their sale and use have
been issued to the postmasters.
According 10 the law, OH and after De-
cember next Saturday, that is-''there
shall be levied, collected and paid upon
every parcel or package transported from
one point in the United States to another
by parcel post on which the postage
amounts To p cents or more, Il tax of one
cent for each % cents or fractional part
thereof charged for such transportation,
TO he paid by the consignor. No such par
eel or package shall be transported until
"A stamp or stamps representing the tax
due shall have been affixed thereto"
BE it understood, there will be no war
tax on parcels on which the postage
amounts TO less than % cents. On all par
GELS on which the postage amounts 10 %
cents 4 l-ccnt war tax stamp must be Of
fixed. II the postage amounts TO % cents,
the war tax will be , cents. and on any
parcel on which postage charges amount
to any figure between % and 30 cents, the
war tax VIII be ? cents. On parcels on
which the postage amounts To 80 cents.
and from that figure al the way up To -
cents, the tax will w 3 cents. On parcels on
which the postage ranges anywhere be-
tween % cents and 81, the tax will amount
10 4 cents. and 20 on.
Central accounting po.tmaSters will be
required 10 issue these adhesive war tax
stamps 10 district po>tmasters. and To re-
ceive the cash for the sales of such stamps
by district postnaserS and report the same
10 the Third Assistant Postmaster General,
along with the report Of their own sales
Of such stamps.
War tax stamps will be issued in the fol-
lowing denominations i. ? 3. 4. 8. :. 10.
%. 10, 80. 50 cents /. ,. 3, 3. 10. 80. 60.
100, 500 and 1000 dollars.
Under the law these war tax stamps are
required 10 be used for stamp taxes n fol-
lows:
Bond~ Of Indebtedness:
Bonds. debentures or certificates of
indebtedness. each 500 or fraction
Bends:
Indemnity Oh surety, each .......... so
Capital Stock;
Each original issue, for each 500 or
fraction thereof .O5
Capital Stock:
Sales or transfers each 800 or frac-
ton thereof %
ConyeyanceS:
Deeds, etc. exceeding 800 To $500. 80
additional $500 or fraction
thereof OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. so
Drafts or checks payable otherwise
Than on sight, promi>>ory notes,
and for each renewal, 800 or
Traction thereof .O2
Entry IN custom house, not exceeding
Ni"" .21
r.NceedlhS Tloo 10 5000 .......... 80
rNceeulhg Fooo 100
for withdrawal from customs
bonded warehouse .............. 30
Passenger Tickets:
exceeding N5o LOO
More than $50 10 500 .......... 800
More than 500 500
Parcel post, - cents or more postage
on each . cents or fraction there
of 90
Proxy Tor voting at nm election .. .lOl
The law requires that the wal tax ~tamp