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1808 ORDINANCE No. 15 OF 1884.


Stamp.


Agreement or contract accompanied with)
the deposit of title deeds to any immovable pro See Mortgage, 26.
perty or for securing the payment or repayment
of any money or stock,
Exemptions. -Label, slip, or memorandum containing the heads of any Insurance to be
effected by means of a duly stamped policy or risk note.
Memorandum, letter, or agreement made for or relating to the sale of any goods, wares, or
merchandise, or to the sale of any shares in any public company, not being a broker's note
or document given by a broker.
Seaman's advance note, or memorandum, or agreement made between the master and
mariners of any shipfor wages.
Emigration contract.
Passage ticket.
3. Arbitration Award, $1.
4. Articles of Clerkship, or contract
whereby any person shall first become bound to
serve as a clerk in order to his admission as an $50.
…………….
Attorney or Solicitor,......... ……………………………….

Assignment, by way of security , or of any See Mortgage, 26.
security,....
Upon a sale, ........ See Conveyance , 14.
5. Attested Copy of any document charge $1.
able with stamp duty under this Schedule,
Average Statement, …………………. See Bond, 10.

6. Bank Cheque payable on demand tol 2 cents.
any person, to bearer, or order, ........ Š
า Two-thirds per cent per annum on the average
value of such notes in circulation. To be col
7. Bank Notes, or other obligations for the lected monthly on a statement thereof to be
payment of money issued by any Banker or Bank furnished by each Banker or Banking Com
ing Company in the Colony for local circulation pany to the Collector of Stamp Revenue at the
and payable to bearer on demand ,……………… end of each month, and to be signed by the
Banker, or Manager, or Agent, and Accountant
of such Banker or Banking Company.

8. Bill ofExchange payable on demand,. 2 cents.
Over $10,........ 2 cents.
99 $50, .... ……………....... 5 29
99 $250, .......10 99
Bill of Exchange, Promissory Note , or 99 .20 99
other obligation for the payment of money, not $500,
99 $ 1,000, .50 19
otherwise specially charged with duty under this 99 $2,000, ****** .$1.00.
schedule, or if bearing no date of making or 99 $3,000 , $1.50.
payment, ........ $5,0009, .***..... .$2.00.
99
$10,000 , .......... $3.00 .
Every additional $5,000 or part thereof,...$0.50.
[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 2 of 1885 and new
column substituted . ]

Note. -When Bills of Exchange or other such documents are drawn in sets of two or more, half the
above duties to be charged on each part of a set. If the duty be ents the first part of
the set shall be charged 3 cents, and the other parts 2 cents each.
Exemption. - Bili or Promissory Note for $ 10 and under. Bill on the owners of any
vessel for wages due to any seaman ofsuch vessel.
9. Bill of Lading, or ship's receipt where
bills of lading are not used, for each part of 10 cents.
every set, ……………. ......... ... }|
Exemption.- Bill of Lading for goods shipped by any Government Officer on account of
Government.