Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-12-22
THAT a General Stamp Ofce IS


THAT a General Stamp Office
now enabifhed at the feat Of government, in the
ofWafhineton, from whence there will dre, from
after the date hereof, (upon the application Of
Supervisors Of The Revenue, under Whole managem
the collection Of the Camp duties paced) any gu
titles of paper, parchment aud vellum marked Or its
bed, and duly counter-RamPed, wrh the following "a
Of duty which are demandahle by law
For every ln piece Of vellum parchment,
iheel or piece Of paper, upon whilh fhali Be writ
or printed any either Of the nAruments or y
'-S' D.n. c.
a NY certificate Of Standardization
N licence to practice, or certificate Of the
admition, enrolment or regiltry Of any
cdunfellor, Solicitor Advocate attorney, or
proctor, in any court of tie United States 10
Proviasd thar cert 6cate III any one Of
the couus Of the United States, for any one Of
the i2d officers lhall 70 far as relates TO the
payment of the duty aforelad be fufHcient
admilliOn in all the courts fthe United States,
for each and every Of the faid Offices.
Any grant or letters patent, under the zeal or
authority Of the United States Except for
lands granted for military fervices)
ANY exemplifcation or certified copy of any
iueh grant or letters paoent Except for lands
granted for military lcrvices)
Amy charter party, hotonFy or reGPond.ntla
bond
ANY receipt Of dlcharge for or on account of
any legacy leftby any will, or other tef
rnentary inltrument, Tor any ihare or
part Of perfonal. eltlte, divided by force
ofany taute Of ditributons other than 10
the wife, children or grand children Of the
peIfcn dlieaied, the amount whereof ihall
be above the value offfry dollars. and lhau
norc1cecd the value Of one hundred dollars as
When the amount thereof man exceed The
value OF one hundred dollars, and fhall not
exceed five hundred dollars so
And FOR every further fun Of Eve hundred
dollars, the additional fun Of X
Any policy q infuranre or inflrument in ma
ture thereof, when the fam for which infu-
rance Is made fhall NOT exceed five hundred
dollars az
When the fun injured fhall exceed eve hun
drci dollars
Any exemplhcstion ~ what rature foever,
that fhail pats the ieal Of any court, other
than iuch As il may be the duty of the clerk
OF iuch court 10 furnifh for the ufe Of the
United States, or fome particular fate 70
ANY bond, bill Jingle or penal, inland bill of
exchange, PromifoIy note or other note
(othei than any recognizabce, bill, bond or
other obligation or contract, made 70 or
with the United States, Or aAy fate, or for
Their uie respectively and any bonds re-
CURED IN any cafe by The laws OF the United
o'a.cs' or OF any fate, upon legal Proceis
or N any judicial proceeding, or for t'~
faithful performance Of any tru1 or dutv3
X above twenty dollars and not exceeding
one hundred dollars 10
II above one hundred and not exceeding
five hundred dollars az
II above Eve hundred and nor exceeding
ono tliouland dollars 90
Aud A above one thoul2nd dollars rs
PTogiied that il any bonds OF notes AhalI
bs payable AZ or within lirty days luch bends
or no'es ihall DC iubjea 70 only two fifth
parts Ut the duty aforelaid. viz.
above twenty and not exceeding one hum
dred dollars
II above one hundred dollars aud not exceed
ing five hundred dollars 70
Il above five hundred dollars and not exceed
ing one thouiand dollars 40
Il above one thouiand dalars 40
ANY teign bill Of exchange, AT or order
ior the payment of money in any foreign
country 80
The faid duty being chargeablc upon
each and every bhl Of exchange, without ref
peel to the number cont aimed in each fet
AnyRoe or bill Of ading or writing ~ re-
81 10 nature thereof for goods or mer-
C"eadize TO be exported;
II from one dillr6t TO another diAria Of the
United States not being in the fame Gate
Il from The United States 10 any forcigu port
or place ~
Tbs fad duty being chargeable upon
each and every bill of Iading wi,hou, reipea
20 The number contained to each ret.
ANY notes ilusd by the bank now enabihed
or that may be hereafter eaabilhcd within
the United States, Other than the notes Of
iuch Of the iaid banks as GaalI agree 10 an
annual competition Of oac per centum On
the annual dividends made by fuch banks,
TO their hockholdcrs respectively, according
70 The following lcale:
On al notes not exceeding fifty dollars, for
each dollar
On all notes above fifty dollars and not ex.
cceding one hundred dollars ~
On All notes above one hundred dollars and
not exceeding five humid cd dollars
On all notes above FIVE hundred dollars
Any p Ogelt or other notariai act
ANY letter Of attorney, eIcept for an invalid
pention, to obtain or fell warrants for
land granted by the United STATES a. bounty
for military iervices performed in the late
war
Any inventory or catalogue Of any furniture, II