Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-11-24
THAT a General Stamp Office is

THAT a General Stamp Off
now eflablifhed at the feat Of government, in {
of Warrington. from whence there will iisue, tr'
AFTER the date hereof, upon the application
the collection of the lismp duties i piaced) any
titles Of paper, parchment and vtllum, marked
ped, and duly r-Ramped, with the followir
of duty which are demandable by law;
For every kin or piece Of vellum or parchri
lheet or piece of paper; upon which fhaIl be '
or printed any OF either of the inRruments O
tin IS following, viz
~ NY certificate of naturalization
ANY hcence 10 practice, or certificate of the
sdmihion, enrolment or regiltry of any
councillor, Solicitor Advocate attorney, or
proctor, in any court Of the United States II
PTovided, that a cert ieate in any one Of
the courts of the United States, for any one of
the laid officers, fhall 20 far as relates to the
payment of the duty aforefaid, be iufhcient
admilIion in all the courts of the United States,
for each and every Of the faid offices.
ANY grant or letters patent, under the feal or
authority Of the United States Except for
lands granted for military fervices)
Any exemplifcation or certified copyof any
fuch grant or letters parent Except for lands
granted for military fervices) :
bond of
Any receipt Of difchargs for or on accountni-
any legacy left by any will, or other te or
mentary inlirument, or for any fhare -
part Of perfonal eltate, divided by TO y
Of any Ratute Of distributions other than
the wife children or grand children of tn
per lon difeafed the amount whereof fhan
Be above the value of fifty dollars, and ihall
not exceed the value of one hundred dollars
When the amount thereof lbaIl exceed the
value Of one hundred dollars, and lhall not
exceed FIVE hundred dollars
And for every further fun Of FIVE hundred
dollars, the additional fun of
ANY policy of infurance or inllrument in ma
ture thereof, when the fun for which iniu-
rance is made fhall not exceed FIVE hundred
dollars
When the fun injured lhall exceed FIVE hum
bred dollars
ANY eXempi6cation of what nature foever,
that ihall pats the zeal of any court, other
than fuch as it may be the duty OF the clerk
of iuch court to furnilh for the ule OF the
United States Of lome part cular lfate
ANY bond bill Jingle or penal, inland bill Of
exchange, promIhoIy note or other note
(otheI than any recognizance, bill, bond or
other obligation or contract, made 70 or
with the United States, or aRy fate, or for
their ufe respectively; and any bonds re-
CURED in any cafe by the laws of the United
STATES, OF OF any rate, upon legal procefs
or in any jude Al proceeding, or tor the
faithful performance of any Trult or duty
If above twenty dollars and not exceeding
one hundred dollars
III above one hundred and not exceeding
FIVE hundred dollars
IF above FIVE hundred and not exceeding
one Ihoufand dollars
And If above one tho1fand dollars
Provoked, that it any bonds or notes fhall
be payable at or within Gxty days, fuch bonds
or notes fhall be fubjeet TO only two fifth
parts Of the duty aforelaid, viz.
If above twenty and not exceeding one hum
dred dollars
If above one huadFed dollars and not exceed
ing five hundred dollars
If above FIVE hundred dollars and not exceed
ing one thoufand dollars
IL above one thouiand dalars
Amy foreign ball of exchange, draft or order
for the payment Of money in any foreign
country
The faid duty being chargeable upon
each and every bill Of exchange, without ref
peel to the number contained in each iet.
Any no. or bill of ladiug or writing or re-
ceipt in nature tn reof, for goods or mer-
chandize to be exported;
from one diarict to another diftri6 Of the
United States, not being in the fame Gate
If from the United States to any foreign port
or place
The faid duty being ehargeable upon
each and every bill Of ading withou refpea
to the number contained to each fet
ANY notes ifued by the banks now efablifhed
or that may be hereafter efabIiihed within
the United States, other than the notes Of
luch of the faid banks as [hal agree TO an
annual competition Of one per centum on
the annual dividends made by fueh banks,
to their ltockholders respectively, according
to the following fcale:
On all notes not exceeding fifty dollars, for
each dollar
On all notes above fifty dollars and not e1.
ceeding one hundred dollars
On all notes above one hundred dollars and
not exceeding Ave hundred dollars
On all notes above five hundred dollars 4
ANY proEell or other notariai ACT
ANY letter Of attorney, except for an invalid
pcn6ou, or 70 obtain or fell warrants for
land granted by the United States as bounty
for military fervices performed in the late
war
Any inventory or catalogue Of any furniture,
goods or effects. made in anycafe required
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