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13. Conveyance, Assignment, or Instrument of any kind or description whatsoever not specially charged with Duty under. this Schedulo executed for the transfer for valuable consideration of any Property, moveable or immoveable or of any Right, Title, Claim or Interest in, to, or upon the same,

Deed or other Instrument of Gift, or of Exchange or Settle- ment where no Money consideration or a merely Nominal Money consideration passes,

EXEMPTION.

Transfer by mere Endorsement of a duly stamped Bill of Ex- change, Promissory Note or other Negotiable Instrument, or of a Bill of Lading, and Transfer by Assignment of a Policy of In-

surance.

14. Mortgage,

Where in a Mortgage the sum secured is unlimited,

15. Re-assignment of any Mortgaged Property,.

16. Ltter or other Instrument of Hypothecation accompany-

ing deposit of Documents of Title to any Property,. . .

17. Duplicate or Counterpart of any Deed, Instrument or Writing of any description whatever chargeable with Duty under this Ordinance,

If the Duty chargeable on the Original exceeds 1 doliar but does not exceed $10,

If the Duty chargeable on the Original exceeds $10 but does not exceed $20,

If the Duty on the Original exceeds $20,

Provided that such Duplicate or Counterpart. Stamp shall be affixed upon the production of the Original Deed, Instrument or Writing bearing its proper Stamp and not otherwise.

18. Lease or Agreement for a Lease made for a term of yeas or for a period determinable with one or more life or lives or otherwise contingent in consideration of a Sum of Money paid in the way of premium, fine or the like if without rent,

19. Lonse or Agreement for a Lease of any Iand, House, Building or Tenement at a Rent without any payment of any sum

of Money by way of fine or premium:—

When the rent for the year shail not exceed, $200,

Above $250 and under $ 500,.

500

39

1,000

""

" 2,500

32

1,000,.

2,500, 8,000,

for every additional $1,000 or part,

Exempt all rentul under $100,

20. Lease or Agreement for a Lease of any Land, House Building or Terement, stipulating for a Rent granted in con- sideration of a fiue or premium,

NOTE-A Lease, executed in pursuance of a duly Stamped Agreement for the same, shall require a Stamp of One Dollar only, to be affixed on production of" such "Agree-

ment.

21. Every Instrument in Writing under seal not otherwise? specially charged with Duty under this Schedule,

20. Policies of Marine Insurance and every copy, 23. Articles of Clerkship,

Warrant of Attorney, Cognovit and Arbitration award,.

GENERAL EXEMPTIONS.

Any Deed, Instrument or Writing of any kind whatsoever made or executed by or on behalf of Her Majesty or of any De- partment of Her Majesty's Service, or whereby any Property or Interest is transferred to or any Contract of any kind whatsoever is made with Her Majesty or any Person for or on behalf of Her Majesty or any such Department as aforesaid, and any Power of Attorney or Authority given by any Government Officer for the receipt of his Salary of Allowances by any other Person.

NOTE. The foregoing exemption does not extend to any Leed, Instrument or Writing, executed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court as Official Administrator or by a Receiver appointed by any Court or to any Deed Ins- trument or Writing rendered necessary by any Ordinance or by the Order of any Court; neither does it extend to

a sale maile for the recovery of an arrear of Revenue or Rent or in satisfaction of a Decree or Order of Court, in any of which cases the purchaser shall be required to pay in addition to the purchase money the amount of the requisite Stamp.

25 cents for every $100 or part of S$100 of the consideration Money or amount secured up to $1,000, and $2 for every $1,000 or part of $1,000 after the first $1,000.

$25.

$1 on first $1,000 or part of $1,000

$25.

and 50 cents an every other $1,000 or part thereof.

10 cents on each $1,000 or part of $1,000. $1.

The same Duty as the Original when snch Duty does not exceed $1.

$1.

$8.

The same ad calorem Stomp as on a Conveyance. See Article 13.

1 Year and order,

Copy

Return shewing the Reverne derived under each Article of the Schedule to the Stamp Ordinance 1866" and under the 20th Section of the said Ordinance from the 14 October 1867 to the 317 May 1968.

Meffait in the Schedule

Description

Agreements (Adhesive Slainps may

: also be used)..

1,501

3 Bills of Exchange & Pre. Notes drawn in the Colony.

2

Bank Notes (ad valorem).

4

Bill of Lading.-

6 Charter Party 1

7 Transfer of any shares in any

8

Bonds Bettenry and Respondentia.

Public Compra, Ve used).

Powers of Attomey (Adhesive Stamps may ale wed

9 Note of Protest (adhesive Stamps

10

may

also be

used).

Any Notarial Act not otherwise charged -

1910 (Adhesive Stamps).

11 Receipts for money exceeding &

12 Probater and Lettin of Adminsitration.

13 Conveyances a Assignments

2 Years and ander.

Uver 3 Years.

$ c.

S ぐ

$ c.

"

0.25

0.50

1.00

0,50

1.00

2.00

14

1.00

9.00

4.00

2.00

4.00

8.00

5.00

10.00

20.00

1.25

9.50

5.00

A Stamp of valve equal to the joint calus of the Stamps for a Convey- aure in consideration of the fine and a lease for the Rent.

$10.

10 cents each. $50.

10 cents per $100.

Where in a Mortgage the sun is malimited: Deed or other Instrument of Gift

Mortgage.

16 Re. Afiigument of any Mortgaged Property.

ortier Instrument of Hypothication.

16 Letter or oitier Instrument

194 Duplicate of any Deed chargeable with duty.

18 Lease or

19 Lease

{-"

Agreement for a term of years.

Agr

reement for a Lease sentient fine or premium

a Lease in consideration of a fine

20 Leave or Agreement for a Lease

a premium.

21 Every Instrument in writing under Seal not otherwise

Murder fee.

rged with duty.

pecially charged

12. Adjudication Pers. —

2001 the

Adhesive Stamps sold (exclusive) of the I cent Stamps

under Artide 11).

Stamp Office, HargKong,

2-th

June 18687

cl

"

670823

22,00130

6.109.

50630

2,482

2.689 60

#

44

D

59

#

428

*

584101

11920

14802

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}}

1,8900

40150

1,888 20

204

120 60

201

30

J

#

12,122 30.

Total 2 6527304|

&

(signed :) A. W. Mitchell's

Collector of Harp Revenue.

(Areca Copy).

Colonial Secretary.

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