Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01
DEPAnIUkIS
Siam 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-ive 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
dlty IF $50, and such instrument, document
or paper, as aforesaid, shall be deemed invalid
and OF no effect"
Ii will be seen that this section both imposes
fine and invalidates the document ior 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 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 o. the same shall be written, 5 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 eth
er person persons. companies or corpora
tions. at sight or on demand, cents.
Bill of exchange GnlandD, draft, or order
tor The payment oil any sum of money exceed
inc $50 and not exceeding Sl00, otherwise
than on sight or on demand, or any pTomssosy
noe. except bank notes issued for circula-
ton, for a sum exceeding $50 and not exceed
inc 500. 5 cents; exceeding 500 and not
exceeding $500, 10 cents; exceeding $500
and not exceeding $3.50, 10 cents; exceeding
$3.50 and not exceeding $500, 20 cents; ex-
cceding $500 and not exceeding $3.50, so
cents; exceeding $50 and not exceeding
81 900, 20 cents: exceeding 81 200 and not
exceeding 81 500. GO cents; exceeding 81 500
and not exceeding $4,000, 81; exceeding
S2,500 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 (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 on
promiSsory notes. III 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 may be expressed, accord
inc to the standard OF value fixed by the
United States, cents: above $3.50 and not
above $3.50, cents; above $3.50 and no;
IL A
above 81 600. Is cents; above Il 600 and moi
above >1.5e0, 20 cents; above 81 500 and not
above S2.250. so cents; above S2.250 and no,
above $4,000, 30 cents; above S3.500 and no,
above $4,000. 10 cents; above $1,000 aud not
above $1,000, 81; and for every $4,000 oI
parts thereof in excess OF $500, 80 cents.
Bill of lading or receipt lo;her than charter
+ party) for any goods. merchandise, or effects
TO be exported from a port or place in the
United States 20 any foreign port OF place, IL
cents.
Express-tor every receipt or stamp issucd
or used by any express company. or carrier,
or person whose occupation ii isto act as such
for all boxes. bales. packages or bundles, foI
the transportation OF which such company
carrier or person shall receive a compensation
OF not over % cents. cent.
When such compensation exceeds the sun
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, cents.
Bond-For indemnlfying any person who
shall have become bound or engaged as surety
for the payment OF any sum of money, OF for
the due execution or performance OF the du
ties of any Office, and To account for none.
received by virtue thereof. 80 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.