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LIST OF STAMP DUTIES.

6.-Charter Party or any Agreement or Contract for the charter or hiring of any sea going ship or vessel......

7.—Transfer of Shares or Stock in any Public Com- pany, scrip Certificate to be exempt.......

8.—Power of Attorney

9.-Note or Protest by any Commander or MasterĮ of a vessel...................

10. Any Notarial Act whatsoever not otherwise charged in this Schedule

11.-Receipt or discharge given for the payment of Money or in acquittal of a debt paid in Money or other- wise, when the sum received, discharged, or acquitted exceeds $10.

EXEMPTIONS.

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Letter sent by Post, acknowledging the arrival of a Currency, or Promissory Note, Bill of Exchange, or any security for Money.

Receipt or Discharge written upon or contained in any Bill of Exchange, Promissory Note, Deed or other instru- ment charged with duty under this Schedule and duly Stampel, and Receipts for pay and allowances of persons in the

rvice of the government, whether Civil, Naval or Military.

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12.-Probates and Letters of Administration with or without the Will annexed. (Administration Bonds exempt)

13. Conveyance, Assignment or instrument of any kind or description whatsoever not specially charged with duty un-ler this Schedule, excented 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 settlement where no money consideration or a merely nominal money consider tion passes

EXEMPTION.

Transfer by more En forsement of a duly Stamped Bill of Exchange, Promissory Note or other negotiable! instrument, or of a Bill of Lading, an1 traustor by Assign- ment of a Policy of Insurance.

14.-Mortgage .........

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Where in a Mortgage the sum securel is unlimited... 15.-Re-assignment of any Mortgaged Property. 16.—Letter or other instrument of Hypothecation, acompanying deposit of Document of title to any property........

17.-Duplicate or counterpart of any deed, instru- ment or writing of any description whatever chargeable with duty under this Ordinance......

If the duty chargeable on the original exceeds $1,

Vessel not exceeding.

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200 Tons, $2.00

Exceeding 200 & not exceeding,300

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300

500

600 750

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$3.00 $1.00 $5.00

750

1,000

$8.00

Copy Charter under... 200

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above... 200

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$1.00 each. $2.00

Every 100 Tons over 1,000 Tons, 30.50

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Duty to be calculated on Registered Tonnage. 50 cents for every $500 or fraction of

$500.

$2.

25 cents.

51.

3 cents.

The same ad valorem Duty as on a Conveyance to be calculated upon the value of the Estate and effects for or in respect of which such Probate or Letters of Administra- tion shall be granted, exclusive of what the deceased shall have been possessed of or entitled to as อ Trustee for any other person or persons, and not beneficially. 25 cents for every $100 or part of $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.

1825.

31 on first $1,000 or part of $1,000, and 50 cents on every other $1,000 or part thereof.

325.

25 cents on every $5,000 or part of

$5,690.

$1.

The same duty as the Original when

such Duty does not exceed $1.

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but does not exceed $10..............

$1.

If the duty chargeable on the original exceeds $10,

but does not exceed $20............................

$2.

If the duty on the original exceeds $20

$3.