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Officer of Ilis Majesty's Barvice.

Partnership instrument.

Policy of insurance.

54 & 55 Vict e, 39, 8. 91.

Promissory

note.

54 & 55 Vict.

c. 39, e. 33.

Receipt.

54 & 55 Vict. c. 39, s. 101.

Servant's ascurity sgreėmėti.

Settlement.

54 & 55 Vict.

c. 39, First

Behedule

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(f) Warrants of attorney to enter up

judgment:

But does not include a letter of hypothe cation as defined in paragraph (15) of this section.

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(20.) "Officer of His Majesty's service includes every person in the service of His Majesty in the United Kingdom or in the Colony, and every person in the employment of any department of the Government of the United Kingdom or of the Colony.

(21.) "Partnership instrument" includes every agreement relating to the formation, con- tinuance, reorganisation or dissolution of any partnership, and every agreement relat- ing to the alteration of any of the terms of any partnership.

(22) "Person" includes firm.

(23.) "Policy of insurance includes every in- strument whereby any contract of insurancs is made or agreed to be made, or is evi- denced.

(24.) "Promissory note" includes every instru- ment (except a bank note) containing a promise to pay any sum of money, and a note promising the payment of any sum of money out of any particular fund which may or may not be available, or upon any condition or contingency which may or may not be performed or happen, is to be deemed a promissory note for that sum of money.

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(25) Receipt means any instrument, note, memorandum, or writing whereby any money, or any bill of exchange or promissory note for money, is acknowledged or expressed to have been received or deposited or paid, or whereby any debt or demand, or any part of a debt or demand, is acknowledged to have been settled, satisfied, or discharged, or which signifies or imports any such acknowledgment, and whether the same is or is not signed with the name of any person.

(26.) "Servant's security agreement" means any instrument by which any domestic or other servant or clerk or compradore shall give security for the due discharge of his duties, or of the duties of other persons to be employed by him, or for the safe custody of money or property to be entrusted to him, or for the proper carrying on of business to be conducted by him, or for the discharge of his responsibilities arising from such business, whether such security shall be given by the binding of other persons, or by the deposit of money or valuable property or by deposit of the title deeds to any property or by any assignment.

(27.) "Settlement" means any instrument, whether voluntary or upon any good or valuable consideration, other than a bonâ fide pecuniary consideration, whereby any definite and certain principal sum of money (whether charged or chargeable on lands or not, or to be laid out in the purchase of lands or not) or any defnite and certain amount of stock, or any security, is settled or agreed to be settled in any manner what-

soever.

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(28) "Share" includes any share in any stocks Stock.

or funds transterable at the Bank of England 54 & 55 Vict.

or at the Bank of Ireland, and India pro- e. 30, s. 122. nissory notes, and any share in the stocks or funds of any foreign or colonial state or government, or in the capital, stock or funded debt of any county council, corpora tion, company, or society in the United Kingdom, or in the Colony, or of any foreign or colonial corporation, company, or society.

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(29.) "Share contract note" means the note sent Share con-

by a broker or agent to his principal, or by tract note. any person who by way of business deals, 10 Edw, 7 & or holds himself out as dealing, as a prin- Geo. 5, c. 8, cipal in any shares or marketable securities, advising the principal, or the vendor or purchaser, as the case may be, of the sale or purchase of any shares or marketable securities.

4.—(1.) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council Itegulations. to make regulations for the following purposes:~~-

(a) for amending any of the provisions of the schedule to this Ordinance, provided that no such amendment shall have the effect of increasing any stamp duty specified in the said schedule or of imposing any new or additional duty not specified in the said schedule;

(b) for imposing any obligations, in addition to those imposed in this Ordinance and in the said schedule, which the Governor in Coun- cil may deem advisable in connection with the payment of stamp duty, provided thar no such obligation shall have the effect of increasing any stamp duty specified in the said schedule or of imposing any new or additional duty not specified in the said schedule;

(e) for giving directions as to the manner in which any stamp duty payable under this Ordinance is to be calculated or ascertained;

(d) for prescribing methods of stamping and

denoting; and

(e) generally, for carrying out the objects of this

Ordinance.

(2) All regulations made under this Ordinance shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Council at the first meeting thereof held after the publication in the Gazelle of the making of such regulations, and if a resolution be passed at the first meeting of the Legis- lative Council held after such regulations have been laid on the table of the said Council resolving that any such regulation shall be rescinded, or amended in any manner whatsoever, the said regulation shall, without prejudice to anything done thereunder, be deemed to be rescinded, or amended as the case may be, ae from the date of publication in the Gazette of the passing of such resolution.

5.--(L) The instruments specified in the second fability to column of the schedule to this Ordinance shall be stamp duty, chargeable with the stamp duties respectively specified nature of

in the third column of the said schedule.

stamp, and time of stamping.

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