976
No. 16.1 THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [AD. 1901
Note 1—A Bill of Exchange for exactly $50 is to be charged 2 cents, and throughout the table.
Note 2.—When Bills of Exchange or other such documents are drawn in a set of two or more, half the above duties are to be charged on each part of a set. If the duty is 5 cents, the first part of the set shall be charged 3 cents and the other parts 2 cents each.
Note 3.—In the case of a Bill of Exchange drawn out of and payable on demand out of the Colony, the duty payable on such Bill of Exchange, when it is negotiated within the Colony, shall be 2 cents.
Note 4.—In the case of Bills of Exchange in sets drawn out of the Colony, the whole duty shall be payable on that part of the set which is first presented for payment or acceptance or is first otherwise negotiated, the other parts of the set being free.
14. Bill of Lading, or ship's receipt where bills of lading are not used, part of every set or each Government Exemption. Bill of Lading for goods shipped by any Government Officer on account of Government.
15. Bond or other obligation concerning Respondentia and Bottomry, and Average Statement, or Bond where no Statement is drawn up
Bond for securing the payment or repayment of money not otherwise provided for, or for the transfer or re-transfer of stock, or accompanying the deposit of title deeds to any immovable property.
16. Broker's Note, or any document having reference to the sale or purchase of any merchandise, given by any Broker...
17. Charter Party, or any Agreement or Contract for the chartering or hiring of any sea-going ship or vessel, to be charged on the estimated freight...
18. Copy Charter. Vessel under 200 tons, each copy: 10 cents for every $100 or part thereof
Do. over 200 tons: 50 cents.
See Mortgage, 38
See also Articles 6, 28, 31, 46
$1
$2
10 cents
10 cents for every $100 or part thereof.
976
No. 16.1 THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [AD. 1901 Note 1-A Bill of Exchange for exactly $50 is to be charged 2 cents, and
throughout the table.
Note 2.—When Bills of Exchange or other such documents are drawn in cot- of two or more, half the above duties are to be charged on each part of a set. If the duty is 5 cents, the first part of the set shall b charged 3 cents and the other parts 2 cents each.
Note 3.-In the case of a Bill of Exchange drawn out of and payable
demand out of the Colony, the duty
Colony, the duty payable on such Bill Exchange, when it is negotiated within the Colony, shall be 2
cents.
Note 4.-In the case of Bills of Exchange in sets drawn out of the Colony, the whole duty shall be payable on that part of the set which is first: presented for payment or acceptance or is first otherwise negot
ated, the other parts of the set, being free. ated, the
14. Bill of Lading, or ship's
receipt where bills of lading are not 10 cents.
used, part of every set
Or each
Government
Exemption. Bill of Lading for goods shipped by any Go Officer on account of Government.
15. Bond or other obligation concerning Respondentia and Bottomry, and Average Statement, or Bond where no Statement is drawn up
Bond for securing the payment or repayment of money not otherwise provided for, or for the transfer or re-transfer of stock, or accompanying the deposit of title deeds to any im- movable property.
Bond
16. Broker's Note, or any docu- ment having reference to the sale or purchase of any merchandise, given by any Broker ...
17. Charter Party, or any Agreement or Contract for the char- ter or hiring of any sea going ship or vessel, to be charged on the estimated freight...
18. Copy Charter. Vessel under 200 tons, each copy:
Do.over 200 do.
dó:
10 cents for every $100 or part
thereof
See Mortgage, 38
See also Articles 6, 28 31,46
50 cents.
10 cents for every $100 or
thereof.
$1
$2.
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