The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-10-01
TaEAsUR Y DEPARTMENT.
PUBLIC N707ICE 10 HEHhEY
4. Z.


n pursuance ofthe act OF Congress, passed, on the
Z second day OF August, Que Thousand eigt, hun
dred and thirteen, entitled - An Act laying duties
on notes or banks, haGkers aud certain companies
on notes. bonds aud Obligations discounted by banks
bankers and certain companies, and on bills OK ex.
change OF csrain descriptions" that from ard If.
ter the hast day o! December next Il ere viii be .
Wed, collected and paid throughout L. States
the several stasnp duties following, VIZ:
FOR every skin OF pieee OF veilum or parchment
or sheet or piece, Of pslssr, upon which shall be
written or printed any 81. her of the Instruments
CT writing following, to 10y
On aay pscntisso.y Nc tf or votes parable either
to bearer order, tssrtsr.Sy o,y Of rhe 1anhe or
companies Uho issue Gsa ,Gscouaf notes, bon,!s or
obligations, either incorporated or not incoysor
+rh,eh noSp or fey heTeqter be established in the
United Sfates, 81 By aly 6iRker or 5aakcr.. Tin
case such company, banker bankers shall not a
gree with the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 AN an
nuai composition, in lieu of such duties, OF one and
a half per centam on the amount of their annual
uiyiueadsJ according TO the following scale, viz
II not exceeding one dollar, one cent rs.
II aJove one dollar, s. not exceeding two dollars,
two cents.
IT above two, snd not exceeding three dollars,
three cents.
L above three and not exceeding five dollars, five
cents.
If above five, and not exceeding ten dollars, ten
cents.
ifabove Zen s: net exceeding tw enty dollars, TWEEN
~ cents.
II shove twenty and rot exceeding fifty dollars, iif.
" cent?. t...t
II above fifty and not exceeding one hundred dol
larE, one dollar.
ifsbove one hundred and not exceeding FIVE hun.
cre9 dollars Eve dollars.
IL above 1--WE hundred & not exceeding enc thous-
and dollars, ten dollars.
II above one Thousand dollars, fifty dollars
On any bond, obligation or Pro0,isso,y sote or
noes rOf issued 6y any bank com pane, or 6ankey
rs dtoreSGid GiscoUltec 6V any SUCH 6Grk, co1n6a.
mes or b2rker, ana FOREIGN or inland 6iH or
BIDS Or eSchsnge abooe ffty dollars, and having
ore or l1o'e ehGofaeTs, according 10 The 0llos0Hg
scale, SiS
If not exceeding one hundred dollars. FIVE cents
Ii above hundred and not exceeding two hun
,ised dollars, ten cents.
Ii above two hundred and not exceeding FIVE hun.
| Grcd dollars, twenty-five cent.
Ii above five handred and not exceeding one thou.
1 sand dollars, fifty cents.
| If above thousand and not exceeding fifteen
hundred dollars, serenty.6ve cents.
! If above hlteen hundred aud net exceeding two
/ thousand dollars, dollar.
| III above two thousand and not exceeding three
| thousand dollars, one dollar and fifty cents.
IL above three Thousand and not exceeding four
thousand dollars, two dollars.
IL above four thousand S@ not exceeding five tho,s-
and dosrs, two dollars and fifty cents
IL above ave thousand p3t exceeding sewn thou
sand dollars, three dollars and fifty cents.
IL above seven thousand and not exceeding eight
thoussnd collars, four dollars.
II above eight thousand dollars, FIVE dollars
An which said stamps have Tor their leg end the
duty as above specified, with the device OF an e:l
bearing shield.
All Treasury other notes issued for the use or
benefit OK the United States IL. pursuance Of auy
set o. Congress, or drafts o. bills drawn by the
treasurer OF the United States, cheeks payable
at sight upon shy hsnk eompsny or banker, are ex-
smpted from duty are nos required to be stamp
ed and no duty is charged on second or other CO.
ny of a set OF exchange.
When any person shall deposit any ve,.um, pareh-
ment or paper, at the Office Of collector, accom-
psnyins the same with list spesfy;ng the number
and denomination OF the stamps. which are TO be
thereto affixed, il win be the duty OF tie collector
to transmit the came 10 the Office OF the Commits
sioner OF the Revenue, where such paper, parch
m mt Or veiu'n viii be properly marked stan ..
cd, and forthwith sent back to the collector, who
will deliver the same pprsuant to the order Of the
person from whom IT received.
Stamps on paper viii be transmitted from this Of
nee TO the collectors, who viii deliver the same OF
the payment OF the duty, TO the person applying
therefor. in Gaze Of stamps required ON velum OIL
! parchment, the velium parchment must IN
uariab'y be transmitted through a collector, "a
I this chse, whence it will be returned STAN.
| ped 20 the collector, subject, on the payment
fthe duty, to the order of the person from whom
| it was received.
I AOy person, Other than an officer employed IL
collecting the revenue d the United States, who
shsH apply 10 collector at his Office for the pur-
chase st one ume o. a quantity Of stamped veluun,
! parchment or paper, the duties on which shall e.
IouaUt Ia ten dollars upwards, shall receive from
HIM suel Iuantity Of yeIIum. parchment Or paper
ora sai'i person paying down the amount oil SAID du
ties after deduSting thereirOna seven and one hal
! pen centum thereon.
GiVen noder my hand at Washington, the da,
| and year above mentioned.
SAMUEL II. SMITH,
Cennsissionsr Of the Ifecenae.
! sept. 10 S5ra