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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

STAMP DUTIES,-Continued.

Agreement or Contract accompanied with the de- posit of Title Deeds to any immovable property, or for securing the payment or repayment of any money or stock........

3.

See Mortgage, 26.

Exemptions.-Label, slip, or memorandum containing the heads of any Insurance to be effected by means of a duly stamped Policy or Risk Note.

Memorandum, letter, or agreement made for or relating to the sale of any goods, wares, or merchandise, or to the sale of any shares in any public company, not being a Broker's note or document given by a Broker.

Seaman's advance note, or memorandum, or agreement made between the master and mariners of any ship for wages.

Emigration Contract.

Passage Ticket.

Arbitration Award,

4. Articles of Clerkship, or Contract whereby any person shall first become bound to serve as a clerk in order to his admission as an Attorney or Solicitor,

Assignment, by way of security, or of any secu-

rity,

Upon a sale,

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5. Attested Copy of any Document chargeable with Stamp Duty under this schedule,

Average Statement, .....

6. Bank Cheque payable on demand to any person to bearer, or order,

7. Bank Notes, or other obligations for the pay- ment of money issued by any Banker or Banking Com- pany in the Colony for local circulation and payable to bearer on demand,.............

8. Bill of Exchange drawn out of but payable on demand within the Colony, not being a Cheque, and bearing the date on which it was made,

• Bill of Exchange drawn out of and payable ou demand out of the Colony, when ucgociated within the Colony,.....

$1.

$50.

See Mortgage, 26.

See Conveyance, 14.

$1.

See Bond, 10.

2 cents.

Two-thirds per cent, per sanum on the average value of such notes in circulation. To be col- lected monthly on statement thereof to be furnished by each Banker or Banking Company to the Collector of Stamp Revenue at the end of cach month, and to be signed by the Banker, or Manager, or Agent, and Accountant of such Banker or Banking Company.

2 cents.

2 cents.

· Ordinance 16 of 1886.

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$60 to $10 $50

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$260,.-.

$10,...Free. $50,-**

2 ets.

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$250

+

Bill of Exchange of any other kind whatsoever except a Cheque or Bank Note, and Promissory Note of { any kind whatsoever except a Bank Note,

$500

$500....10 $1,000,...20

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$1,000

$2.000,...50

19

$2000

3+

-

$3,000

7

$3,000....$1.00

$5,000,...$1.50

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$5,000

-

$10,000,...$2.00

$10,000

$15,000....$3.00

Every $5,000 additional

or part thereof,......

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$0.50

Note 1.—A Bill of Exchange for exactly $50 is to be charged 2 cents, and so

throughout the table.

Note 2.—When Bills of Exchange or other such documents are drawn in sets of two or more, half the above duties to be charged on each part of a set. If the Duty be 5 cents the first part of the set shall be charged 3 cents, and the other parts 2 cents each.

Note 3. In the case of Bills in sets drawn out of the Colony, the whole duty shall be payable on that part of the set which is first presented for payment or acceptance, or is first otherwise negociated, the other parts of the set being free.

Order in Council of April 7th, 1947.