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ORDINANCE No. 5 or 1868.

Stamp Duties.

20. Lease or agreement for a lease of any land, house, building or tenement, stipulating for a rent 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.

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 j 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,..

GENERAL EXEMPTIONS.

Any deed, instrument or writing of any kind whatsoever 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 person 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 Registrar of the Supreme Court as Official Administrator or by a receiver appointed by any Court, or to any deed, instru- ment, 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.

A stamp of value equal to the joint value of the stamps for a conveyance in con- sideration of the fine and a lease for the rent.

$10.

10 cents each.

$50.

[In force originally from 23rd May, 1868, by proclamation of same date: but date of coming into force altered by Government Notification of the 25th May, 1868, to the 1st July in the same year; repealed by Ordinance No. 15 of 1884.]

NOTE. For orders of the Governor in Council under this Ordinance

See order of the 9th June, 1868, (Gazette 13th of the same month,) order of the 26th October, 1868, (Gazette 31st of the same month,) additional order of the 21st November, 1868. (Gazette of the same date.)

See also further additional order of the 15th December, 1882, referred to at

foot of Ordinance No. 12 of 1866,