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ORDINANCE No. 12 or 1866.

Stamp.

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

The same ad valorem stamp as on a conveyance. See. article 13.

When the lease is for a period not exceeding one year.į

When the lease is for a period ex- ceeding one year.

$

C.

$ 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

>>

$ 250

"

$ 500

""

$1,000 $2,500

"

""

"

"

$ 500

$1,000

$2,500

$5,000

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 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,

GENERAL EXEMPTIONS.

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

Any deed, instrument or writing of any kind whatsoever made or executed by or on behalf of Her Majesty or for 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; 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.

When of several deeds, instruments or writings a doubt shall arise which is the principal, it shall be lawful for the parties to determine for themselves which shall be so deemed.

In any case however where there are more deeds than one, every other deed than the principal requires a stamp of two dollars and every such collateral deed shall specify by its contents which other is the principal deed.

Any deed, instrument or writing required by the foregoing schedule to be stamped may be written on one or more stamps if the value of the stamps used amount to the value required by the schedule.

[In force from the 10th October, 1867, under proclamation 28th September 1867. Repealed with all orders made thereunder by Ordinance No. 15 of 1884.]

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

See order 28th September 1867, gazette same date.

See order and rules 4th October 1867, gazette 5th of the same month. See order 18th October 1867, gazette 19, of the same month.

See order 28th October 1873, gazette 1st November 1873. See order 15th December 1882, gazette 16th of the same month.