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LIST OF STAMP DUTIES

46.-SERVANT'S SECURITY BOND.-Any Instrument in writing under seal 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 em- ployed by him, or for the safe custody of money or property to be entrusted to The same duty as a mortgage. See 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,

47.---SETTLEMENT.-Any instrument, whether voluntary or upon any good or valuable consideration, other than a bond-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 definite and certain amount of stock, or any security, is settled or agreed to be settled in any manner whatsoever,

Article 38 (i.) and (ii.)

30 cents for every $100 or part thereof of the amount or value of the pro- perty settled or agreed to be set- tled.

EXEMPTION.-Instrument of appointment relating to any property in favour of persons especially named or described as the objects of a power of appointment created by a previous Settlement stamped with ad valorem duty in respect of the same property, or by will, where probate duty has been paid in respect of the same property as personal estate of the testator.

48.—SETTLEMENT executed in pursuance of a duly stamped agreement for the Į

$3.

- same,

49.-STATUTORY DECLARATION,

See 2.

EXEMPTION. All statutory Declarations which, since the 4th day of September, 1893, have been, and which shall hereafter be, niade under or in pursuance of Form No. 3 in the Schedule to the Statutory Declarations Ordin- ance, 1893.

50.-SURRENDER OF A LEASE, . .

ORDER IN COUNCIL, 3 NOVEMBER, 1904

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The same amount of duty as is pay-

able on the lease itself.

51.-TRANSFER OF SHARES, or stock in any Public Company, to be computed on the market value of such shares on the day of stamping, which, if doubt 10 cents for every $100 or part there- arises, the Collector shall decide subject to Section 10 of this Ordinance,

i) Transfer for a nominal amount, to be approved by the Collector,

of.

$2. Share warrants to Bearer three times the amount in Article 51 (1) above (the nominal value of the warrants is taken.)

GENERAL EXEMPTIONS

Any Document made or executed by or on behalf of His Majesty or of any Department of His Majesty's Service, or whereby any property or interest is transferred to, or any contract of any kind whatsoever is made with, His Majesty or any person for or on behalf of His Majesty or any such Department as aforesaid.

But this exemption does not extend to any Document executed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court as Official Administrator or by a Receiver appointed by any Court, or to any Document rendered necessary by any Ordinance or by 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 the amount of the requisite Stamp in addition to the purchase money.

SECOND SCHEDULE (see Section 8, Ordinance 16 of 1901).

Showing documents which may be stamped, without payment of penalty, at any time within seven days from the date of execution.

All the documents which are included in Articles 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 47, 48, and 50, of the First Schedule to this Ordinance, with the following exception, namely Leases or Agreeinents for a Lease for a period of one year or under.

EMIGRATION FEES, under the Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance, 1889:-

Application for a certificate,.

Certificate,

.$1.

.$1.

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