The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-12-09
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

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Rcyenue office, Aueusf 20, 1918.
DUBLIC notice 10 hereby given, in pursuance OF
the act Of Congress, passed Oh. the second day
of August, one thousand eight hundred and thir-
teen, entitled "An Act laying duties on notes of
banks, bankers and certain companies; or notes,
bonds and obligations discounted by banks, bankers
and certain companies; and on bills of exchange
of certain descriptions" that from and after the
last day of December next, tlrre shall be levied,
collected or paid, throughout the United states'
the several stamp duties following, viz:
For every skin or piece of vellum, or parchment,
or sheet, or piece of paper, upon which shall be
written or printed any either OF the instruments
Of writing following, to Wit
On any pronissory note or notes payable either to
bearer order, issued by any OF the banks or
companies, who issue and discount notes, bonds or
obligations, either porated not incorporated,
which now are or may hereafter be established in the
United States, or by any banker bankers, Tin case
such company, banker or bankers shall not agree
with Me Secretary Of the Treasury to an annual
composition, in lieu Of such duties, OF one and
half per centum on the amount sf their annual d.
vdends) according to the following scale, viz:
If not exceeding one dollar, one cent.
II above one dollar, and not exceeding two dollars,
two cents.
If above two and not exceeding three dollars.
three cents.
If above three and not exceeding FIVE dollars, five
cents.
If above FIVE and no, exceeding ten dollars, ten
cents.
If above ten and not exceeding twenty dollars,
twenty cents.
If above twenty and not exceeding 6fty dollars.
fifty cents.
II above fifty and not exceeding one hundred dol
lars, one dollar.
If above one hundred and not exceeding FIVE hun
Dire! dollars, five dollars.
If above FIVE hundred and not exceeding one thou
sand dollars, ten dollars
If above one thousand dollars, fifty dollars.
On any bond, obligation pronissory note or
notes not issued by any bank, companies or banker
as aforesaid, discounted BY any such bank, compa-
nes banker, and Oh any foreign OF inland bill or
bills Of exchange above fit, dollars, and having one
endorsers, according to the following scale,
viz:
If not exceeding one hundred dollars, five cents.
If above one hundred and not exceeding two hun
dred dollars, ten cents.
If above two hundred and not exceeding Ave hun.
dred dollars, twenty-five cents.
If above five hundred and not exceeding one thou
sand dollars, fifty cents.
II above one thousand and not exceeding fifteen
hundred dollars, seventy.fvc cents.
If above fifteen hundred and not exceeding two
thousand dollars, one dollar
If above two Thousand and not exceeding three
thousand dollars, dollar and fifty cents.
If above three thousand and not exceeding four
thousand dolla.s, two dollars.
If above four Thousand and not exceeding five
thousand dollars, two dollars and fifty cents.
If above five thousand and not exceeding seven
thousand dollars, three dollars and fifty cents.
IF above seven thousand and not exceeding eight
thousand dollars, four dollars.
If above eight thousand dollars, bye dollars.
All which said stamps have for their legend the
duty as above specified, with the devise OF an eagle
bearing shield
All treasury, or ether notes, issued for the
or benefit Of the United Staes in pursuance OF any
act Of Congress- drafts bills drawn by the Treas
urer Of the United States, or checks payable at
sight upsn any bank, company or banker, are ex-
empted from duty and arc not required to be stamp
ed and no duty is charged Ell second or other,
copy of = set of exchange.
when any person shall deposit any yelum parch-
ment or.paper, at the Office Of collector. accom-
psnying the same with list specifying the number
and denomination Of the stamps which to be
thereto affixed, it shall be the duty OF the collector
to transmit the same to the Office Of the Commis-
ioner of the Revcnua where such paper, parch.
ment and vslum will be properly marked or stamp
ed. and forthwith sent back to the collector, who
will deliver the same, pursuant to tic order Of the
person from whom IL WAS received.
stamps on paper will be transmitted from this Of.
6ce to the collectors, Who will deliver the Same,
the payment of the duty. to the person applying
therefor. In case Of stamps required on vclinm or
parchment, the vellum and parchment must invaria-
by be transmitted, through collector, to this Of
ce, whence il will be returned stamped tn the col.
cctor. subject, on the payment OF the dny, to the
order of the person from whom Il was received.
T. ANY person, other than an officer employed in
collecting the revenue Of the United States, who
shall apply to collector At his office for the pur-
chase at one time Of quantity of stamped velum,
psrchment or paper. the duties Of which shall y
mount to ten dollars upwards, shai receive from
him such quantity ofveIlum. pzrchmeftor paper, on
.,,d oerson having doxn the amount OF said du-
tics. after deducting thersfrom seven and oae half
per ceRtum thereon.
Given under my hand at wasbington. This day
and year aforementioned.
SAMUEL n. SMITH,
Sm. Csz-alsssnes q fAe 6rRxua