The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-10 00:00:00

STAMP DUTIES.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer—ln committee on
Stamp Acts, to move the following resolutions :-
1. That from and after the day of 1814, in lieu
of the stamp duties now payable on bills of exchange,
drafts or orders, and promissory notes, for the payment of
money hereinafter mentioned, or any of them, there shall
be granted and paid upon the several bills, drafts or orders,
and promi,sory notes hereinafter respectively described,
the following stamp duties (that is to say) :
Inland bill of exchange, craft or order for the payment
to the bearer or to order, at any time otherwise than on
den,ane, of any sum of money,
Not exceeding
Exceeding 225 and not exceeding s') 0 0 6
ff 50 If 75 0 0 0
If 75 100 0 1 0
100
fl 200 0 2 0
PP 2do
fp 300 0 3 0
If 300 400 0 4 0
JP 400 PS 500 0 5 0
If 500 „ 750 0 7 6
751
IP PP 1,000 010 0
1,000
1,500 015 0
pl 1,500 „ 2,000 1 0 0
2,000
~ ~ 3,000 110 0
I, 3,000 4,000 2 0 0
4,000 and upwards 2 5 0
Foreign bill of exchange, drawn in, but payable out of,
the United Kingdom,
. If drawn singly, and not in sets of more than two, the
same duty as on an inland bill of the same amount and
tenor.
If drawn in sets of three or more—
For every bill of each set, where the sam payable thereby
shall not exceed E2S £0 0 1
And where it shall exceed 251., and not
50 0 0 2
exceed
£5O JP
SP lOO 0 0 4
75 Of
~ 200 0 0 8
00 ~
~ 100 ff 300 01 0
2
PP 300 ff 400 0 1 4
PP 400 ff 500 0 1 8
PP
500 11 750 0 2 6
ff
750 PP 1,000 0 3 4
ff
1,000 1,500 0 5 0
fP
IP
PP 1,500 2,000 0 6 8
2,000 3,000 010 0
fl
PP
3,000 4,000 013 4
'fir? ff
4.000 and upwards 0 15 0
Foreign bill of exchange, drawn out of the United King-
dom, and payable within the United Kingdom, the same
duty as on an inland bill of the same amount and tenor.
Foreign bill of exchange, drawn out of the United King-
dom, and payable out of the United Kingdom, but in-
dorsed or negotiated within the United Kingdom, the same
duty as on a foreign bill drawn within the United King-
dom, and payable out of the United Kingdom.
Promissory note, for the payment, in any other manner
than to the bearer on demand, of any sum of money—
Not exceeding £25 £0 0 3
Exceeding 225, and not exceeding 5O 00 6
50 PP 75 0 0 0
PP
75 ff 100 0 1 0
Prom"issory note, for payment, either to the bearer on
demand or in any other manner than to the bearer on de-
mand, of any sum of money,
Exceeding £lOO and not exceeding £2OO £0 2 0
PP 200 11 0 3 0
PP 300 PP 400 0 4 0
500 0 5 0
ft 400 ~
PP 500 750 0 7 6
PP 750 PP 1,000 010 0
PP 1,000 PP 1,500 015 0
PP 1,500 PP 2,000 10 0
I , 2,000 ~ 3,000 110 0
PP 3,000 IP 4,000 20 0
4,000 and upwards _
__2 5 0
.

2. That it is expedient to amend the laws relating to
the stamp duties.
Income Tax.—Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer—ln
committee of ways and means, to move the following reso-
lution :—That, towards raising the supply granted to her
Majesty, there shall be charged and raised yearly, from
and after the sth day of April, 1854, in lieu of the rates
and duties chargeable under the Act 16 and 17 Vict., c.
34, and of rates and duties granted in the present session
of Parliament, for and in respect of all property, profits,
and gains, chargeable under the said act, the duty of one
shilling and twopence for every 20 shillings of the annual
value or amount of all such property, profits, and gains,
respectively.