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THE STAMI ORDINANCE.

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

is. Conveyance, Assignment or Instrument of any hind or description whatsoever not specially charged with Duty ander this Schedale executed for the transfer for valuable consideration of any Property, novcable or im moveable, 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 consideration passOS,

EXEMPTION.

Transfer by more Endorsement of a duly Stamped Bill of Exchange, Promissory Note or other Negotiable Instrument, or of a Bill of Lading and transfer by Assign- ment of a Policy of Insurance.

14. Mortgage..

Where in a Mortgage the sum secured is unlimited.....

15. Re-assignment of any Mortgagel Property,.

16. Letter or other Instrument of Hypotbocation ac- companying deposit of Documents 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 but does not exceed $10...

If the Daty chargeable on the Original exceeds $10 but does not exceed $20.......

If the Duty on the Original exceeds $20. Provided that snch Duplicate or Counterpart Stamp shall be affixed upon the production of the Original Deed, Instrument or Writing bearing its proper Stanip and not

bikervise.

18. Lease or Agreement for Lease laudo for a term of years or for a period determinable with one or more life or fires or otherwise contingent in consideration of s Sum of Money paid in the way of premium, fine or the like, if

without rems,

The same ad valoremt Duty as on a Convey. ance, to be calculated upon the value of the Estate and Effects for or in respect of which such Probate or Let- ters of Administration shall be granted, excla.

sive of what the de. ceased shall have been possessed of or entitled to as a Trustee for any other Person or Per- 80118, and not benefi- cially, impressed. 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, impressed,

$25, impressed.

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

| 925, impressed.

23 cents on every $5,000 or part of 85,000, im- pressed.

$1, impressed.

such

The same Duty as the Original when Daty does not exceed $1, impressed.

$1, impressed.

$2, impressed. $3, impressed.

The

BAMO ad valorent Stamp as on a Convey ance. See Artials 18:

THE STAMP ORDINANCE.

19. Lease or Agreement for a Lease of any Land, 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 shall not exceed $250,...... Above $ 250 and under $ 500,

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$ 500

"

$1,000

"

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$1,000,

$2,500,

$5,000,

for every additional $1,000 or part... Exempt All Rentals under $50,

20. Lenso or Agreement for a Lease of any Land, House, Building or Tenement, stipulating for a Rent granted in consideration of a fine or premiuin,

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

21. Every Instrument in Writing under seal not otherwise specially charged with Duty under this Schedule, 22. Policies of Marine Insurance and every copy, 23. Articles of Clerkship, or Contract, whereby any person shall first become bound to serve as a Clerk, in order to his admission na au Attorney or Solicitor, . 24. Warrant of Attorney,

25. Copartnership Deed, or other Instrument of. 26. Cognovit and Arbitration Award.................. Servant's Security Bond,..

GENERAL EXEMPTIONS.

Any Deed, Instrument or Writing of any kind whatso- ever made or exccuted by or on behalf of Her Majesty or of any Department 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 Per- son for or on behalf of Her Majesty or any suck Department as aforesaid.

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NOTE-The foregoing exemption does not extend to any Deed, Instrument or Writing, executed by the Regis- trur of the Supreme Court as Official Administrator or by a Receiver appointed by any Court, or to any Deed, Instrument or Writing rendered necessary by any Ordinance or by the order of any Court; neither does it extend to a sale made 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.

B &

1 Year 3 Years

and

and Over 8 Years

ander under

$ c.

$ c.

0.25

0.50

1.00

0.50

2.00 1.00

1.00 | 2.00 4.00

2.00

4.00 8.00

Depressed.

5.00 10.00 20.00 1.25 2.50 5.00

A Stamp of value equal to the joint value of the Stamps for a Con- veyance in considera- tion of the fine and a Lease for the Rent, impressed.

$10, impressed.

10 cents each, impressed,

$50, impressed.

$5, impressed.

$5, impressed.

$1, impressed.

50 cents, impressed.

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