§ 68-408. Purchase and sale of stamps - Design, etc. - Bond from manufacturer of stamps - Matters to appear on stamps.  


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  • (a) The Tax Commission shall purchase stamps in the proper denominations necessary to carry out the provisions of this article, and shall sell the same only to licensed manufacturers, wholesalers, warehousemen and/or jobbers doing business within the state of Oklahoma upon demand and payment therefor.  All orders for stamps must be accompanied by cash, cashier's check or money order, made payable to the Oklahoma Tax Commission; and the Commission shall be responsible for the custody and sale of such stamps, and for the disposition of the proceeds of such sales as hereinafter provided. Such stamps shall be of such design, character, color combination, color changes, sizes and material as the Tax Commission may, by its rules and regulations determine to afford the best security to the state.  The Commission may, by its rules and regulations, require of the manufacturer from whom it purchases such stamps a bond in an amount to be determined by the Commission, containing such conditions as the Commission may deem necessary in order to protect the state against loss.

    (b) The stamp, when placed on cigars and tobacco products by the wholesaler, manufacturer, warehouseman, jobber, retailer and/or consumer, shall state the amount of the tax, the payment of which is evidenced thereby, and shall contain the words "Oklahoma Stamp Tax".

Laws 1965, c. 238, § 2.