American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-06

Nothng heGein TO he construed TO charge with
duty or to require 10 be stamped any bond of
this State or certificate of debt issued by the
State, or any certificate or other evidence of
debt of the city of Baltimore or of any other
incorporated towns oil. cities, or the certificates
of stock OF the banks or other incorporate in
stitutions ofthe State, or any check payable on
sight upon any banking company, or banker in
this State, or to charge with duty any second
or other copy Of bill ofcxchange.
Sec. 2. From and after the period aforesaid,
there shall be levied, collected and paid The Sc
yeral duties following, to wit
livery skin or piece of vellum, or parchment
or sheet, or piece of paper on which shall be
written or printed any or either of the follow
ing instruments, to wit: On every policy of in
surance Of every description or kind wha tsoev-
er 81; on every deed lease, bill of sale, mort
gage, release or mortgage or bond for the con-
voyance of either real or personal estate the
sum OF 81, unless the same consist of more than
one sheet and then so cents for each additional
sheet; on every bill of ladng 25 cents, and
on every charter party ST.
Sec. 3. Commissioner of Loans or other Off
Ger appointed by the Governor, to cause to be
provided so many marks or stamps, differing
from each other as may correspond with the Sc
above instruments shall be respectively stamp
ed. Notification OF said stamps to be given by
advertisement, and the stamps or marks to be
altered or renewed at the pleasure of the COM
missioner or other officer.
Sec. 4. All paper, parchment, &C., required
for the purposes of this act to be furnished, at
the expense of the State, by the Treasurer.
Sec. 5. Details for the distribution of said
pa rphmpnt &p ba fs,r1 III;
button of license.
Sec. g. Other velums, &C., obtained unau-
thenticated as above, may be presented to the
Commissioner of Loans or other officer appoin-
ted for stamping, upon payment of the duty
thereon chargeable. The commissioner or 9TH
or officer, to account with the Treasurer quar-
terly.
Sec. 7. A discount of I. per cent. allowed
upon amounts for said stamped instruments,
over $40.
Sec. s. Any attempt at fraudulent evasion,
alteration, misuse, &C., &c, punishable by fine
800, recoverable by indictment on informa-
tion, -one-half whereof to the informer.
Sec 0. No instrument chargeable as above,
to be received as evidence in court, or to be a.
VALUABLE for any purpose whatever, unless
stamped as directed: except on oath being
made that the same was received under ignor-
ance of the law, or through inadvertence, and
not with fraudulent design, and the stampduty
be then paid, with $40 additional-a certificate
whereof to be attached by the Clerks of the
County Court, and the instrument there after to
be valid. Any attempt to forge or counterfeit
either such certificate or stamp, declared
misdemeanor, and punishable by fine in sum
not exceeding $1,000 and by imprisonment for
term not exceeding seven years.
Sec 10. Clerks of County Courts TO account
with the Treasurer quarterly and commits
sion upon the amount collected allowed him;
with details to enforce the same.
Sec | l. On the repeal ofthis act, the amount
ofduties upon stamps, &C., then remaining I'M
used in the hands of the clerks, &c., 10 be paid
them, on returning the same to the Treasurer.
Sec. IL. Fixes the compensation Of the COM
missioner of Loans, or other officer as afore-
said, for his services under thus act, at -,
and he is authorized to employ clers; bond
TO be given by the Commissioner of Doans or
other officer for the faithful performance o. his
duties under the act.
Sec. Is. Persons employed in stamping or
marking, to take oath to perform faithfully
their duties.
Sec. H. Nothing herein contained, to pro-
hibit the printing or purchasing of blank forms
of any Of the above instruments, provided the
same be stamped or marked as required above,
before use.
Sec. Is. The act to continue in force till
eighteen hundred and -.
ANNEXATION OF CANADA. The Rochester
Democrat says, that petitions for the Annexa-
ton of Canada are in circulation all along the
lines. There are thousand reasons for the
Annexation of Canada, where there is one for
Texas. Military socurity-the entire COM
mand of the great Lakes, and, above all, the
strengthening of the Northern sections of the
Union, are all incontrovertble arguments in
favor of the Annexation Of Canada. If the
principle of strengthening one part of the Con-
federacy against the other is to be recognized,
then, surely, the Northern States have right
to Canada, particularly if the South obtains
Texas Besides, the Articles OF Confederation
adopted i'll the Revolutionary War, expressly