SCHEDULE OF STAMP DUTIES. Acknowledgment of deeds........... Stamp Duties. ...exempt. 5 cts. ..exempt. in suits or legal proceedings........ Agreement or Appraisement, (for each sheet, or piece of paper on which the same is written)......... 5 cts. Assignment or transfer of mortgage, lease, or policy of insurance, the same duty as the original instrument. of patent right.. Bank Checks, drafts or orders, &c., at sight or on demand Bills of Exchange, (Foreign,) drawn in, but payable out of, the United States, each bill of three or more, must be stamped. 5 cts. 2 cts. For every bill of each set, where the sum [The acceptor or acceptors of any Bill of Exchange, or order for the payment of any sum of money drawn, or purporting to be drawn, in any foreign country, but payable in the United States, must, before paying or accepting the same, place thereon a stamp indicating the duty.] Bills of Exchange, (Inland,) draft or order, payable otherwise than at sight or on demand, and any promissory note, whether payable on demand or at a time designated, (except Stamp Duties, bank notes issued for circulation, and For every additional $100, or fractional [The warrant of attorney to confess judg- Bills of Lading, of vessels for ports of the United States 5 ota 5 cts. .exempt. or receipt for goods, to any foreign port.... 10 cts. Bill of Sale of any vessel, or part thereof, when the consideration does not exceed five hundred dollars...... exceeding $500, and not exceeding $1,000. of personal property, (other than ship or vessel) Bond, personal, for the payment of money. (See Mort gage.) official... for indemnifying any person for the pay- Where the money recoverable exceeds Bonas-County, city, and town bonds, railroad and ..... Certificates of deposit in bank, sum not exceeding one hundred dollars................. 50 cts. $1 00 50 cts. 5 cts. $1.00 50 cts. 50 cts. 25 cts. 2 cts. แ of deposit in bank, sum exceeding one 5 cts. Certificates of record upon the book.... 46 of weight or measurement of animals, coal, of a qualification of a Justice of the Peace, of search of records....... that certain papers are on file......... exempt. exempt. 5 cts 5 cts. 5 cts. 5 ets. 5 cts 5 cts. 5 cts of qualification of school teachers 10 cts $1,000, or fractional part thereof.......... 25 cts of damage, or otherwise, and all other certificates or documents issued by any port warden, marine surveyor, or other person acting as such Certified Transcripts of judgments, satisfaction of judg 25 cts. ments, and all papers recorded or on file. 5 cbs. [N. B.-As a general rule, every certificate which has, or may have, a legal value in any court of law or equity, will require a stamp duty of 5 cts.] equity, Charter party, or letter, memorandum, or other writing between the captain, owner, or agent of any ship, vessel, or steamer, and any other person, relating to the charter of the same, if the registered tonnage of said ship, vessel, or steamer does not exceed one hundred and fifty tons $1.00 exceeding one hundred and fifty tons, and 3.30 5 00 แ 10.00 exceeding six hundred tons.... Check, draft, or order for the payment of any sum of money exceeding $10, drawn upon any trust company, at sight or on demand.... 2 cta. Contract. (See Agreement.) Conveyance, deed, instrument, or writing, wheret y lands, tenements, or other realty sold, shall be conveyed, the actual value of which does not exceed $500...... แ แ ........... exceeding $500, and not exceeding $1,000. for every additional $500, or fractional part thereof in excess of $1,000.................. Endorsement of any negotiable instrument...... Entry of any goods, wares, or merchandise at any custom house, either for consumption or warehousing, not exceeding one hundred dollars in value.......... แ 50 cts. $1 00 50 cts. exempt. ....... 25 cts. exceeding one hundred dollars, and not ex ceeding five hundred dollars in value..... 50 cts. exceeding five hundred dollars in value.... $1 00 for the withdrawal of any goods or mer chandise from bonded warehouse.......... 50 cts. Gaugers' returns, if for quantity not exceeding 500 exempt. gallons, gross..... แ exceeding 500 gallons........ Insurance, (Marine, Inland, and Fire,) where the consideration paid for the insurance, in cash, premium notes, or both, does not exceed $10......... .... (Marine, Inland, and Fire,) exceeding $10, (Marine, Inland, and Fire,) exceeding $50, 50 cts. Insurance, (Life,) when the amount insured does not ex ceed $1,000...... (Life,) exceeding $1,000, and not exceed- (Life,) exceeding $5,000. (Life,) limited to injury to persons while Lease of lands or tenements, where rent does not ex ceed $300 per annum.... exceeding $300, for each additional $200, ..... perpetual, subject to a stamp duty as a clause of guaranty of payment of rent, incor- 25 cts. 50 cts. $1.00 exempt. 50 cts. 50 cts. Stamp Duties. Manifest for custom-house entry or clearance of the cargo of any ship, vessel, or steamer for a foreign port, if the registered tonnage of such ship, vessel, or steamer does not exceed 300 tons........ $1 00 thousand bushels........ ... .exempt. exceeding one thousand bushels............ Mortgage, trust deed, bill of sale, or personal bond for the payment of money exceeding $100, and not exceeding $500... exceeding $500, for every additional $500, or fractional part thereof in excess of $500............... 44 Pawners' Checks...... แ 50 eta 50 cts. 5 cts. .... Pension Papers.-Powers of attorney, and all other papers relating to applications for bounties, arrearages of pay, or pensions, or to receipt thereof...... Passage Ticket from the United States to a foreign port, " costing not more than $35.... for every additional $50, or fractional part Power of Attorney to sell or transfer stock, or collect 46 dividends thereón............... to vote at election of incorporated company Probate of Will, or letters of administration, where the 50 cts. $1.00 $1 00 25 cts. 10 cts. 25 cts. $1 00 50 cts. $1 00 for every additional $1,000, or fractional Protest upon bill, note, check, or draft............................. $1.00 5 cts. 25 cts |