Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-13
DEPARTURES
Sianln Duties.

On and after the first OF October, 1862, the
stamp duties prescribed in the schedule here
after annexed, must he paid under the Fed
eral tax law
Section ninety-fve of the law enacts, That
if any person or persons shall make, sign or
issue, cause to be made, signed or issued,
any instrument, document, or paper OF any
kind or description whatsoever, without the
same being duly stamped for denoting the
duty hereby imposed, or without having
thereupon an adhesive stamp to denote said
duty, such person or persons shall incur a pen
atty Of $50, and such instrument, document
or paper, as aforesaid, shall be deemed invalid
and OF no effect"
1t will be seen that this section both imposes
a fine and invaldates the document for the
non-use of the stamp. AS the instruments,
documents, &C., referred 10, embrace nearly
every common written transaction of busi-
ness, the people ought, before the first OF Oc-
tober, to familiarize themselves with the sche-
dule. We, therefore, publish it, advising our
readers to preserve it for future reference:
SCHEDULE b.
Agreement or contract, other than those
specified in this schedule; any apprisement OF
value or damage, or for any other purpose; for
every sheet or piece OF paper upon which
either OF the same shall be written, D cents
duty.
Bank check, draft, or order for the pay.
ment of any sum of money exceeding $50
drawn upon any bank, trust company, or 9th
er person or persons, companies or corpora
tons, at sight or on demand, 2 cents.
Bill of exchange (nland), draft, or order
for the payment of any sum OF money exceed
ing $50 and not exceeding Sl00, otherwise
than on sight or on demand, or any promissory
note, except bank notes issued tor circula-
ton, for a sum exceeding $50 and not exceed
ing 500, 5 cents; exceeding 500 and not
exceeding 5000, 10 cents; exceeding $500
and not exceeding $3.50, l5 cents; exceeding
$3.50 and not exceeding $500, 20 cents; ex-
ceeding $500 and not exceeding $3.50. 80
cents; exceeding $3.50 and not exceeding
81 900, 40 cents; exceeding 81 900 and not
exceeding 81 500, 60 cents; exceeding 81, 500
and not exceeding $4,000, 81; exceeding
$4,000 and not exceeding $4,000, 81 so; and
for every $4,000 or part of $4,000 in excess
of $4,000, 81.
Bill of exchange (foreign), or letter Of
credit drawn in, but payable out of the United
States, if drawn singly CT otherwise than in a
set of three or more, according to the custom
OF merchants and bankers, shall pay the same
rates of duty as inland bills of exchange oil
promisSory notes If drawn in sets of three
or more, for every bill of each set where the
sum made payable shall not exceed $3.50, oil
the equivalent thereof in any foreign currency
in which such bill may be expressed, accord
ing 10 the standard OF value fixed by the
United States, 3 cents; above $3.50 and MOI
above $3.50. cents; above $3.50 and mo-
above $500, 10 cents; above $500 and mo-
above 81 900, 10 cents; above 81 900 and mo-
above 81 800, 20 cents; above 81 800 and no
above S2,250, 80 cents; above S2,250 and no
above $4,000. 80 cents; above $500 and no
above $4,000, 20 cents; above $4,000 aud no
above $500, Sl and for every S2,j00 o.
parts thereof In excess OF 81 800, so cents.
Bill of lading or receipt (other than charter
party) for any goods, merchandise, or effects
TO be exported from port or place in the
United States 10 any foreign port or place, II
cents.
Express-For every receipt or stamp ISSUED
or used by any express company, or carrier
or person whose occupation it is to act as such
for all boxes, bales, packages or bundles, TO
the transportation OF which such company
carrier or person shall receive compensation
OF not over 25 cents, cent
When such compensation exceeds the sun
of 25 cents, and not over one dollar, 2 cents
When one or more packages are sent to tn,
same address at the same time, and the com
4 pensation exceeds one dollar, 5 cents.
Bond-For indemnhying any person VIII,
shall have become bound or engaged as suretl
for the payment of any sum of money. or TO
the due execution or performance OF the du
ties Of any office, and to account for none,
received by virtue thereof. so cents.
Bond o. any description other than such a
are required in legal proceedings. and such a
are not otherwise charged in this schedule
25 cents.
Certificate of stock il an incorporated
company, 25 cents