Show tas TAMPS prom the first of this month the purse of every one who transacts business to is touched by the law that demands a revenue stamp attached to the inspru ments mento through which such business oldin ordinarily artly is transacted the law ie I requires e that every person who writes a check buys a draft bill of exchange bul of lading or signs a certificate of profit contract conveyance lease mortgage warehouse receipt or sends send a telegram must make a oon contribution tribu tion to the war funds by purchasing a 1 reve hue stamp the following list of documents re iring stamps to is of general interest bonds debentures or certificates of za stock lock or indebtedness issued after july if 1 1898 on each of face value be certificates of stock original issues of on organization or k on each of face value so 60 talea ilaf toor or agreements to sell ell took la in t e acty association company corcor d 7 po ratton each of face av vitue so 20 sale or agreement to sell any products of merchandise at any exchange board of trade or similar place for each in value le lc for each additional or fraction thereof lc bank check draft or certificate of deposit not drawing interest or money order at sight ae bill of exchange inland draft certificate of deposit drawing interest or money order other than at sight or on demand or promissory note except bank notes and original domestic money orders issued by the united states atter after july 1 1898 for a sum not exceeding ac for each additional or fraction thereof 20 bill of ladine or receipt other than charter party for merchandise for export bill of lading manifest or receipt and each duplicate thereof express and freight lo ja telephone messages costing or over lc bonds of indemnity certificates of profit and transfers thereof on each or part thereof ae certificates all other required by law not elsewhere specified brokers note or memorandum of sale Convey conveyance am deed or or in instrument s tr u m e n t or whitin transferring realty ahen value exceeds and does not exceed for each additional or fraction thereof telegraphic dispatch lc custom house entry of merchandise not exceeding in value exceeding and not exceeding we exceeding 1 entry for withdrawal of merchandise from customs bonded warehouse life insurance policies except any fraternal beneficiary society or order or farmers purely local operative cooperative co company or association or employed emp loyes relief associations operated on the lodge system or local operation cooperation co plan organized and conducted solely by the members thereof for the exclusive benefit of its members and not for profit for each or fractional part of ac on policies issued on weekly payment we nt plan 40 per cent on amount of first weekly premium insurance policies marine inland fire except purely operative cooperative co oo or mutual on each dollar of the amount of premium c insurance policies casualty fidelity and guaranty on each dollar of amount of premium c lease agreement or contract tor rent not exceeding one year exceeding one year and not exceeding three years 1 exceeding three years 1 mortgage or pledge of lands esta or property real or personal or assignment transfer or renewal of exceeding 1000 and not exceeding 1500 on each or fractional part of in excess of 1500 passage tickets from united states stat a to foreign ports costing not over 30 0 1 costing more than 30 80 and not over 60 0 3 costing more than 60 5 power of attorney or proxy for voting at any election of officers of any incorporated emrany campany of association except religious charitable or literary or public cemeteries power of attorney other protests of notes etc warehouse receipts patent medicines and proprietary ar tides must also bear stamps but these have tobe to be attached by the seller the neglect to affix proper stamps to checks and other documents may beco become me quite expensive section 7 of the new revenue law m avides that ehst if any person or pera Ver oni soUs hall 1 I make sign alga or issue or cause to be made signed or issued any instrument document or paper of any kind or description whatsoever without the same being duly stamped for denoting the tax hereby imposed thereon or without having thereupon an adhesive stamp to denote said tax such person or persons shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not more than at the discretion of the court and such instrument document or paper as aforesaid shall ahall not be competent evidence in any aay court it is clear from this that the failure to comply with the law would render a great mass of paper entirely worthless so remember the war stamps |