The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-04 00:00:00

SCHEDULE REFERRED TO IN THIS ACT.

Apprenticeship and clerkship. —lndenture, or
other instrument or writing, containing the
covenants, articles, or agreements for or relat-
ing to the service of any apprentice, clerk, or
servant, who shall be put or placed to or with
any master or mistress, or to or with any new
master or mistress, either by assignment, trans-
fer, or turn-over or upon the death, absence,
or incapacity of the former master or mistress,
or otherwise, to learn any profession, trade, or
employment whatsoever (except articles of clerk-
ship or apprenticeship to any attorney, solici-
tor, or other person in order to admission in
any court, or in any office in any court), or any
writing whatever (except as aforesaid), whereby
any such assignment, transfer, or turn-over may
be effectuated or ascertained :—Where no sum
of money or other matter or thing shall be paid,
given, assigned, or conveyed, or be secured to
be paid, given, assigned, or conveyed to or for
the use or benefit of the master or mistress,
with or in respect of any apprentice, clerk, or
servant
Debenture or certificate for ent;tling any person
to receive any drawback of any duty or duties,
or pat t of any duty or duties of customs or ex-
cise,.or any bounty payable out of the revenue
of customs or excise, for or in respect of any
goods, wares, or merchandise, exported or
shipped to be exported from any part of the
United Kingdom to any part beyond the sea :
Where the drawback or bounty to be received
shall not exceed 10/
Where the same shall exceed 101. and not ex-
caed 501...., 2
And where the same shall exceed 501 5
Draft or order for the payment of any sum of
money to the bearer or to order, on demand
And the following instruments shall be deemed and
taken to be drafts or orders for the payment of
money within the intent and meaning of this
act, and of any act or acts relating to the
stamp duties on bills of exchange, drafts, or
orders, and shall be chargeable accordingly
with the stamp duties imposed by this act or
any such act or acts, viz.:—All documents or
writings usually termed letters of credit, our.
whereby any person to whom any such.dorce _
docu-
ment or writing is or is intended to be delivered
d
or sent shall be entitled, or be intendedt
with,b e
entitled to have credit with, or in auccoourn,
or to draw upon any other pseorsno
anyf
receive from such other per
money therein mentioned.
EXEMPTIONS FROM THE DUthTeIES
ON
All drafts or orders forrl
uponpaymentsany
bearer on demand, 1.: ,
now by ptdirao'm stamp duty.b sum or
to
of
DnA FoTf s moneyonll D-j Con the
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alike'. or bankers,
All letlatewrseoxfemciednit, whether in sets or not, sent by
persons in the IT ited Kingdom to persons abroad
authorising drafts on the 'United Kingdom.
Policy of assurance 9r insurance, pr other illistrument
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by whatever name the same shall be called, whereby
any insurance shall be made upon any life or lives, or
upon any event or contingency relating to or depend-
ing upon any life or lives : Where the sum insured
shall not exceed 500/., then for every 501., and any frac-
tionalpart of 50/., 6d.

And where it shall exceed 5001., and shall not exceed
1,000/. ; then for every 1001., and any fractional part
of 1001., ls.

And where it shall exceed 1,0001. ; then for every
1,0001. and any fractional part of 1,0001., 10s.
Receipt or discharge given for or upon the payment of
money amounting to 21. or upward; ld.