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HONGKONG STAMP DUTIES
2.-AFFIDAVITS, Statutory declarations or declarations in writing on oath or affirmation made before any person authorised by law to take the same or to adininister an oath or affirmation and not otherwise chargeable with duty
$1.
EXBPTION. This Article shall not apply to any such affidavit or declaratir made for the immediate purpose of being filed or use | in the Supreme Court or before any Judge or Officer of such Court or to any affidavit or declaration made for the sole purpose of enabling any person to receive any pension or charitable allowance,
........See Affidavits, 2.
3.—AFFIRMATION 4.—ÅGREEMENT, or any memorandum of an agreement, under hand only, and not otherwise specially charged with any duty, whether the same be only evidence of a contract, or obligatory on the parties from its being a written instrument
50 cents.
NoTz.-Agreements as to letting or tenancy are in all cases chargeable as leases. See Articles 33 and 31. AGREEMENT or Contract accompanied with the deposit of Title Deeds to
any immovable property, or for securing the payment or repayment › See Mortgage, 38. of any money or stock
Exemptions. —Label, slip, or memorandum containing the heads of any Iusurance to be effected by means of a duly
stamped Policy or Risk Note,
Memorandum, letter, or agreement made for or relating to the sale of any goods, wares, or merchandise, or to the
sale of a y shares in any public company, not being a Broker's note or document given by a Broker. Seaman's advance note, or memorandum, or agreement made between the master and mariners of any ship for
wages.—Emigration Contruct.—Passage Ticket.
5.-ARBITRATION AWARD, where the amount claimed or involved does not exceed $500...$1.
Where the amount claimed or involved exceeds $500 but does not exceed $1,000 $2. And for every additional $1,000 or part of $1,000 over the first $1,000...$1. Where no money claim is made or the amount involved cannot be Į
ascertained
6.—ARTICLES OF Clerkship, or Contract whereby any person shall first be- come bound to serve as a clerk in order to bis admission as an Attorney or Solicitor
7. ASSIGNMENT, by way of security, or of any security
Upou a sale...
$2.
$50.
.See Mortgage, 38. See Conveyance, 21.
8.-ATTESTED COPY of any Document chargeable with Stamp Duty under $1.
this Schedule
9.—ATTORNEY, Letters or Power of 10.—AVERAGE STATEMENT............................
.See 36 and 42. ...See Bond, 15.
11.-Bank CheQUE payable on demand to any person, to bearer, or order. ...2 cents.
12.-BANK NOTES, or other obligations for the payment of money issued by any Banker or Banking Company in the Colony for local circulation and payable to bearer on demand....
on
the
One per cent. per annua
average value of such notes in cir- culation. To be collected monthly on a statement thereof to be fur- nished by each Banker or Banking Company to the Collector of Stamp Revenue at the end of each montli, and to be signed by the Banker, or Manager, or Agent and Accountant of such Bankeror Banking Company. the
2 cents.
13.-BILL OF EXCHANGE drawn out of but payable on demand within
Colony, not being a Cheque, and bearing the date on which it was made i
BILL OF EXCHANGE of any other kind whatsoever except a Chequo or Bank Note and Fromissory Note of any kind whatsoever except a Bank Note.
From
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00 to
10
50
250
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1,000
*
2,000
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3,000
04
5,000
10....
Free. 50.... 02 centa. 250........ 05 *
500.
10
The
1,000. 201 H
2,000. 50 3,000,
(1.00.
* 5,000. $150. $10,000. (2.00). $10,000 $15,000, .......... $3.00.
$0.50
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Every 5,000 additional or part thereof.....................
Nor■ .-A Bill of Exchange for exactly $50 is to be charged 2 cents, and so throughout the table. Norn 2. --When Bills of Exchange or other such documents are drawn in sets of two or more, half the above duties to be charged on each part of a set. If the Duty be 5 cents the first part of the set shall be charged 3 ocuts, and the other parts 2 cents each.
NOTE 3. — In the case of a Bill of Exchange drawn out of and payable on demand out of the Colony, the duty
payable or any such Bill of Exchange when it is negotiated within the Colony, shall be 2 cents.
Nor 4-In the case of Bills in sets drawn out of the Colony, the whole duty shall be payable on that part of the set
which is first pressuted for payment or acceptance, or is first otherwise negotiated, the other parts being free.
14.—Bill of Lading, or ship's receipt where bills of lading are not used, 10 cents.
for each part of every set ....
EXEMPTION.—Bill of Lading for goods shipped by any Government Officer on secount of Government.
15.-BOND, or other obligation concerning RESPONDENTIA AND BOT-) 10 cents for every TOMRY, and Averago Statement, or Bond where no statement is drawn $100 OF part
thereof.
up..
BOND for securing the payment or repayment of money not otherwise pro-
vided for, or for the transfer or re-transfer of stock, or accompanying See Mortgage, 38. the deposit of Title Deeds to any immovable property.. BOND
...................................See also Articles 6, 29, 31, 46. 16.—BROKER'S NOTE, or any document having reference to the sale or
purchase of any merchandise, given by any Broker.....
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