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(A5)

SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

3. Affirmation,

STAMP DUTIES,— Continued.

4. Agreement, or any memorandum of an agree- mont, under hand only, and not otherwise specially charged with any duty, whether the same be only evi- dence of a contract or obligatory on the parties from its being a written instrument..............................

See Affidavits 2.

50 cents.

Note.— Agreements as to letting or tenancy are in all cases chargeable as leases.

(See articles 32 und 34.)

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, 38.

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, wures, or merchandise, or to the sule 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.

5. Arbitration Award,

Where the amount elained or involved does not ex-

$1.

ceed $500,..

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

$2.

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

81.

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

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

7. Assignment, by way of security, or of any seen- rity,

Upon a sale,

$2.

$50.

See Mortgage, 38.

See Conveyance, 21.

$1.

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8. Attested Copy of any document chargeable Į with Stamp Duty under this schedule,

Note.—In ease any document of which un attested copy shall be made has annexed to it or subscribed upon it any certificate, uffidavit, declaration, or attesta- tion referring to the exoention of such doenment or to any other formality in connection with such document, no separate or additional stamp

shait bo required for or in respect of an attested copy of any such certificate, affidavit, declaration, or attestation and the stamp of $1 upon the attested copy of the principal doenment shall be deemed to cover and include the attosted copies of all such certificates, allidavits, doclarations, and aries- tations.

9. Attorney, Lotter or Power of .........

10. Average Statement,

11. Bank Cheque payable on demand to any per-

sou, to bearer, or order,

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

See 36 and 42.

See Boud, 15.

2 cents.

One per cent. per annum on the average value of such notes in cireniation. 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 signed by the Banker, or by the Ma- nager, or Agent aml Account- ant of such Banker or Bank- ing Company.

Ordinance 22 of 1901.