Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-05
DEPARTuREs
s,nu,o Du,ics.

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
il 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
thereupon an adhesive starap to denote said
duty, such person or persons shall incur q 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 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 tamiliarize 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, 5 cents
duty. a es.
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 Gnland), draft or order
for the payment of any sum of money exceed
ing $50 and not exceeding $780, otherwise
than on sight or on demand, or any promissory
note, except bank notes Issued tor circula-
ton. for a sum exceeding $40 and not exceed
ing $780, > cents; exceeding 500 and not
exceeding $500, 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, 80
cents; exceeding $3.50 and not exceeding
1000. 40 cents; exceeding $1,000 and not
exceeding Sl,500, go cents; exceeding 5 $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 as 900. 81. sf 1esls n.s-teffz
Bill of exchange Qoreign), 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
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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, or
the equivalent thereof in any foreign currency
in which such bill NAV 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
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above = 300, 20 cents; above 81 800 and not
above S2,250. 80 cents above S2,250 and not
above $500. 30 cents; above IS 500 and not
above $4,000. 30 cents above $4,000 aud not
above 1900. ST. and for every $4,000 or
parts thereof in excess of $1,000, 80 cents.
Bill of lading or receipt (other than charter
party) for any goods, merchandise, or effects,
10 be exported from port or place in the
United States to any foreign port or place, 10
cents.
Express-For every receipt or stamp issued
or used BY any express company, or carrier.
or person whose occupation it is TO act 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 25 cents. cent.
i When such compensation exceeds the sum
of % 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. 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 10 account for money
received by virtue thereof, so cents.
Bond OF any description other than such as
are required in legal proceedings, and such as
are not otherwise charged in this schedule,
% cents.
Certificate of stock in an incorporated
company, 25 cents