Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-22
DEPARTURES.
stamp 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-five of the law enacts, ''That
If any person or persons shall make, sign or
issue, or 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
thercupon 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
fine and invalidates the document for the
non-use of the stamp. AS the instruments,
documents, &c, referred TO, 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 1T for future reference:
SCHEDULE b.
Agreement or contract, other than those
specified in this schedule; any apprisement of
value or damage, or tor any other purpose for
tNtlN SHCtt VI BittC Va paper uloh NHi'H
either of the same shall be written, 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
tions, at sight or on demand, cents.
Bill of exchange (inland), draft or order
for the payment of any sum of money exceed
--1A - al.
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, 3 cents; exceeding Sl00 and not
exceeding 5000, 10 cents; exceeding 5000
and not exceeding $3.50, 10 cents exceeding
$3.50 and not exceeding $500, 20 cents: ex-
ceeding $500 and not exceeding $3.50, so
cents; exceeding $3.50 and not exceeding
: 900. 40 cents; exceeding 81 900 and not
exceeding $1,000, 90 cents; exceeding : 800
and not exceeding $4,000. 81; exceeding
$4,000 and not exceeding $4,000, 81 90; and
for every $4,000 or part OF $4,000 in excess
of S5 900, 81.
Bill of exchange (oreign), or letter of
credit drawn in, but payable out of the United
States, If drawn singly or 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 or
promissory notes. If drawn in sets of three
or more, for every bill of each set where the
sum made payable shall not exceed $50, or
the equivalent thereof in any foreign currency
in which such bill may be expressed, accord
ing to the standard of value fixed by the
United States, 3 cents; above $3.50 and not
above $3.50. ) cents; above $3.50 and not
above $500, 10 cents; above $500 and not
above IL 900, l5 cents; above 81 900 and not
above 81 500. 20 cents; above 81 500 and not
above 50. $50. 80 cents; above 50. $50 and not
above $500. 30 cents; above S3 500 and not
above $4,000. 20 cents above $4,000 aud not
above $500, 81; and for every $4,000 or
parts thereof in excess of $500, 80 cents.
Bill OF lading or receipt (oiher than charter
partly for any goods, merchandise, or effects
to be exported from port or place in the
United States to any foreign port or place, O
cents.
Express-For every receipt or stamp issued
or used by any express company, or carrier,
or person whose occupation il is 10 act as such
for all boxes, bales, packages or bundles, for
the transportation of which such company
carrier or person shall receive a compensation
of not over % cents, | cent.
W hen such compensation exceeds the sum
of 25 cents, and not over one dollar, cents
When one or more packages are sent TO the
same address at the same time, and the com
pensation exceeds one dollar, 3 cents.
Bond-For indemnifying any person who
shall have become bound or engaged as surety
for the payment of any sum of money. or for
the due execution or performance OF the du-
ties of any Office and to account for money
received by virtue thereof. So cents
Bond OF 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.