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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, STH SEPTEMBER, 1866.
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 otherwise, when the sum received, discharged or acquitted exceeds $10,
EXEMPTIONS.
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 Instrument charged with Duty under this Schedule and duly Stamped.
12. Probates and Letters of Administration with or without the Will annexed,..
13. Conveyance, Assignment or Instrument of any kind or description whatsoever not specially charged with Duty under this Schedule executed for the transfer for valuable consideration either by way of Mortgage or otherwise of any Property, moveable or immoveable or of any Right, Title, Claim or Interest in, to, or upon the same,
Where in a Mortgage the Sum secured is unlimited, Deed or other Instrument of Gift, or of Exchange or Settlement where no Money consideration or a merely Nominal Money con- sideration passes,
EXEMPTION.
Transfer by mere Endorsement of a duly Stamped Bill of Ex- change, Promissory Note or other Negotiable Instrument, or of a Bill of Lading, and Transfer by Assignment of a Policy of In-
surance.
14. Mortgage,
15. Re-assignment of any Mortgaged Property,....
16. Letter or other Instrument of Hypothecation accompany- ing deposit of Documents of Title to any Property,.
17. Duplicate or Counterpart of any Deed, 'Instrument or Writing of any description whatever chargeable with Duty under this Ordinance,
If the Duty chargeable on the Original exceeds 50 cents but does not exceed $10,
$1.
3 cents.
The same ad valorem Duty as on a Con. veyance to be calculated upon the value of the Estate and Effects for or in respect of which such Probate or Letters of Administration shall be granted exclusive of what the deceased shall have been possessed of or entitled to as a 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.
$25.
$25.
See Article 13.
The same as on the Assignment.
Same as a Mortgage.
The same Duty as the Original when such Duty does not excecil 50 cents
$1
If the Duty chargeable on the Original exceeds $10 but
$2.
$3.
does not exceed $20,
If the Duty on the Original exceeds $20, Provided that such Duplicate or Counterpart Stamp shall be affixed upon the production of the Original Deed, Instrument or Writing bearing its proper Stamp and not otherwise.
18. Lease or Agreement for a Lease made for a term of years or for a period determinable with one or more life or lives or otherwise contingent in consideration of a Sum of Money paid in the way of premium, fine or the like if without rent,
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 calculated for a whole Year shall not exceed in value $100,
Above $100 but not exceeding $ 250.
19
$ 250
""
$ 500
>>
$1,000
$2,500
$2
25
""
$ 500
$1,000.
$2,500.
$5,000..
The same ad valorem Stamp as on is Conveyance. See Article 13.
When the Lease is for a period not exceeding One Year.
Wlan the Lease is for a period careeding One Year.
$
C.
S C.
0.50
1.00
1.00
2.00
2.00
4.00
4.00
8.00
10.00
20.00
20.00
40.00
5.00
10.00
and for every additional $1,000
*
or any part thereof.
20. Lease or Agreement for a Lease of any Land, House, Building or Tenement, stipulating for a Rent granted in con- sideration 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 Agree-
ment.
A Stamp of value equal to the joint
value of the Stamps for a Contes ance in consideration of the f and a Lease for the Rent.
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