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THE STAMP ORDINANCE.

B &

1 Year 3 Years

and

and Over 8 Years

19. Lease or Agreement for a Lease of any Land, House, under | under 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,....................

C.

$ 0.

0.25

0.50

$ c. 1.00

0.50 1.00 2.00

$ 500 $1,000

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$2,500

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$1,000,.... $2,500,.... $5,000,.

for every additional $1,000 or part,

Exempt-All Rentals under $50.

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

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21. Every Instrument in Writing under seal_not otherwise specially charged with Duty under this Schedulẹ,

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 as an 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 executed 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 such Department as aforesaid.

NOTE.-The foregoing exemption does not extend to any

Deed, Instrument or Writing, executed by the Regis trar 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.

1.00 2.00 4.00

2.00

4.00 8.00 5.00 10.00 20.00 1.25 2.50 5.00

Impressed.

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.