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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,

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 lisk 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.

3. Arbitration Award,

Ordinance 16 of 1886.

Where the amount claimed or involved does not ex-

$1.

ceed $500,..

Where the amount claimed or involved exceeds $500 but does not exceed $1,000,

$2.

-Ordinance 13 of 1894.

Where no money claim is made or the amount involved cannot be ascertained,

And for every additional $1,000 or part of $1,000 over the first $1,000,

$1.

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,

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 on demand out of the Colony, when negotiated within the Colony,....

$2.

$50.

See Mortgage, 26.

See Conveyance, 14.

Ordinance 16 of 1886.

$1.

See Bond, 10.

2 cents.

One per cent. per annum on the average value of such notes in circulation. To be col- lected monthly on a state- ment thereof to be furnished by each banker or banking company to the Collector of Stamp Revenue at the end of each month, and to be signedl by the banker, or manager, or agent, and accountant of such banker or banking company.

2 cents

2 cents.

Ordinance 13 of 1894.

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,

From

#

300 to $10 $50

10

#

ין

$250

H

$500

J

5

$10,...Free. $50,... 2 cts. $250,... $500,...10 $1,000,...20

11

+

$1,000

15

$2,000,...50

•

#

$2,000

**

$3,000,...$1.00

1

$3,000

#

$5,000

++

$5,000,...$1.50

$10,000,...$2.00

11

**

$10,000 $15,000,...$3.00

Every $5,000 additional

or part thereof,.............. |

$0.50

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

throughout the table.

If

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. 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 ease 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 nogotiated, the other parts of the set being free.

• Order in Connell of 7th April, 1997.

· Ordinanco 16 of 1886.