442
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MAY, 1886.
Reassignment,
32. 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,
See Mortgage, 26.
3 cents.
Exemptions.—Letter acknowledging the arrival of a Currency or Promissory Note, Bill of Exchange, or any security for money, Receipt or Debit Note for the Premium on a duly stamped Policy of Insurance. Receipt given by any officer or soldier of Her Majesty's forces stationed in the Colony for money paid out of Imperial Revenue.
33. 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 employed by him, or for the safe custody of money or property to be entrusted to 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,
34. Settlement.—Any instrument, whether voluntary or upon any good or valuable consideration, other than a bona 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,
The same duty as a Mortgage, see Article 26, i. & ii.
30 cents for every $100 or part thereof of the amount or value of the property settled or agreed to be settled.
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.
35. Settlement executed in pursuance of a duly stamped agreement for the same,
36. 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 arises, the Collector shall decide subject to Section 15 of this Ordinance.
(i) Transfer for nominal amount, to be approved by the Collector.
$1.
10 cents for every $100 or part thereof.
$1.
Exemption.—Scrip Certificate.
GENERAL EXEMPTIONS.
Any Document 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.
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 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 the amount of the requisite Stamp in addition to the purchase money.
442
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MAY, 1886.
Reassignment,
32. 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,
See Mortgage, 26.
3 cents.
Exemptions.-Letter acknowledging the arrival of a Cur rency or Promissory Note, Bill of Exchange, or any security for money, Receipt or Debit Note for the Premium on a duly stamped Policy of Insurance. Receipt given by any officer ur soldier of Her Majesty's forces stationed in the Colony for money paid out of Imperial Revenue.
33. 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 dis- charge of his duties, or of the duties of other persons to be employed by him, or for the safe custody of money or property to be entrusted to 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,
34. Settlement. Any instru- ment, whether voluntary or upon any good or valuable consideration, other than a bona 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,
The same duty as a Mort- gage, ee Article 26, i. & ii.
30 cents for every $100 or part thereof of the amount or value of the property settled or agreed to be settled.
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 puid in respect of the same property as personal estate of the testator.
35. Settlement executed in pursuance of a duly stamped agree- înent for the same,
36. Transfer of Shares ur) stock in any public company, to be computed on the market value of such shares on the day of stamping, which, if doubt arises, the collector shall decide subject to Section 15 of this Ordinance.
(i) Transfer for 20 nominal amount, to be approved by the Collector.
$1.
10 cents for every $100 or
part thereof.
$1.
Exemption. Scrip Certificate.
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GENERAL EXEMPTIONS.
Any Document 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.
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 necos- sary 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 Deerce or Order of Court, in any of which cases the purchaser shall be required to pay the amount of the roquisite Stump in addition to the purchase money,
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