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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

or other Authority

Act of Colonial Legislature

under which levied.

STAMP DUTIES,—Continued..

Deed of Assignment where no money consider- ation or a merely nominal money consideration passes in cases where such Deed of Assignment is merely cou- firmatory of an Assignment on which the full conveyance duty has been paid

$20,

Note. The Collector of Stamp Revenue shall, unless the two deeds referred to in the last paragraph are comprised in one and the same document, denote by an entry under his hand made upon the Deed stamped with the $20 duty, that the full conveyance duty (if more than $20) has been paid upon the other.

1. Deposit of Title Decds,.....................

1. Duplicate or Counterpart of any Document chargeable with duty under this Schedule, to be affixed on the production of the original Document bearing its proper Stamp, and not otherwise. If the original duty is-

Under $1,

Over $1 and not exceeding $10,

$10

19

""

$20,

11

$20,

Sce Mortgage, 38.

Same duty.

$1.

$2.

$3.

Note. The duplicate or counterpart of any instrument chargeable with duty is not to be deemed duly stamped unless it appears by some entry made by the Collector or by some stamp impressed thereon that the full and proper duty has been paid upon the original instrument of which it is a duplicate or counterpart or unless it is stamped as an original instrument.

1. Equitable charge,

See Mortgage, 39.

1. Foreign Attachment Bond, in the Supremo || $1 for every $100 or part Court, either Jurisdiction,

1. Guarantee,

1. Every Instrument in writing under seal, not otherwise specially charged with duty under this Schedule,

Note. The impressions of Chinese names, shop names, or trading names, commonly called chops, shall not be taken to be seals within the meaning of this Article.

1. Lease or Agreement for a Lease, made for a term of years, or for a period determinable with one or more life or lives or otherwise contingent, in consider- ation of a sum of money paid in the way of premium, fine, or the like, if without rent,.......................

1. Lease executed in pursuance of a duly stamped į agreement for the same,...............................................

1. Lease or Agreement for a Lease of any Land, House, Building or Tenement, at a rent, without pay- ment of any sum of money by way of fine or premium, to be levied on the Annual Rent, for a term not exceed- ing--

One year,

Three years,

Thirty years,

Exceeding thirty years,

theroof.

See Agreement, 4.

• Ordinance 38 of 1992.

$30.

30 cents for every $100 or

part thereof.

$3.

10 cents.

DIDACL D:

25

""

For every $100

50

"

or part thereof.

Lease, Surrender of,..........

75 ""

The same amount of duty

as is payable on the lease itself.

Note. When both rent is paid and there is a fine or premium, the duty is to be the

total of that due under both Articles 32 and 34.

Exemption.-All rentals under $50 per annum.