The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-11-11
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The following is list OF duties agreed
on as legal between Commissioners Bout
well and committee Of the New York
banks. 1t will be found useful, in the
business of every man who draws a
check OF signs note preserve it:
1. Agreement or contracts other than
those hereafter named, for such sheet
or piece of paper upon which the same
shall be written, five cents. O5
2. Checks, drafts or orders for the
payment of money, payable at
sight or on demand, for any sum
exceeding $50, each two cents. 02
8. Inland bills of exchange, drafts,
checks or orders drawn upon
places other than the place of
issue, il payable at sight or on de-
mand, are subject to the same rate
OF tax, viz : two cents. O2
A. Inland bills of exchange, drafts
or orders for the payment Of
money otherwise thar at sight or
on demand, and all promissory
notes on GeNdnu OF on tiIut Tex
cepting bank notes,
Exoeed'g $50 and not ex'd'g 500 o5
Exceed q 100 and not ex'd'g 900 10
Exceed'g goo and not ex'd'g $50 Is
Exceed g $50 and not exd'g 500 90
Exceed'g z 800 and not ex'd'g 75o 30
Exceed'g 9 $50 and not ex'd'g 1000 40
Exceed'g 1000 and not ex'd'g 1900 Go
Exceed'g 1900 and not ex'd'g e.
500 / 90
Exceeding S25oo and not ex'd'g
$4,000 so
And for every additional S2500, or
part Of S2500. one dollar. 90
5. Foreign bills Of exchange drawn
out of but payable in tho United
States, and all such bills drawn in
but payable out of the United
States "when drawn singly or
otherwise than in set Of three or
more," and all letters of credit,
pay the same rates of duty as in
the preceding schedule.
6. Bills of exchange drawn in, but
payable out Of the United States,
If drawn in a act of three or
MORE" for every bill of each set,
not exceeding $3.50, or its
equivalent. three cents. 03
Exceed'g g $3.50 and not ex'd'g $3.50 05
Exceed'g $50 and not ex'd'g 500 10
Exceed'g 500 and not ex'd'g 1000 Is
Exceed'g 1000 and not ex'd'g 1900 90
Exceed e 1900 and not ex'd'g $500 50
Exeeed'g g $500 and not ex'd'g $500 80
Exceed e $500 and not ex'd'g 5000 20
Exceed g 5000 and not 'd'g 1000 90
And for every additional S250o, or
part thereof 50
7. Bonds Of Indemnity, fifty cents. so
@. Certificates Of stock in any incor-
porated company. each twenty
five cents. 95
8. Certificates of deposit Of bank.
trust company, banker or person
acting as such, not exceeding
500, two cents. 02
Exceeding 500, five cents, 05
10. Power Of Attorney
For sale or transfer Of stock or
bonds, or for the collection Of
dividends or interest, twenty five
cents, %
Or proxy for voting at an election,
ten cents. 10
For receiving or collecting rents o5
General Powers
For all purposes other than those
above specified. 90
NorE.-General powers will not be
valid for the specified object above nam
ed, without the addition of the stamp
required therefor.
IL. Protests, each, twenty cents. e5
l2. Tax on all dividends, and on
all sums added in surplus or con-
tingent funds,
Three per cent
49, Stamps issued for specific in
struments can not be used for any
other, see Section 96
IA. The person using or atfiXing
stamp must write thereupon the
initials Of his name. and the dato
when used. (Section 99)
The penalty for making. signing. or
issuing any instrument, document. or
paper OF any kind. without the same
having thereon a stamp to denote the
duty, is fifty dollars, and such paper
will be invalid aud of no effect. (Sec.
ton %
The cerlitication of checks. already
duly stamped, will require no additional
stamp for such certiiicauon
The stamp tax upon protests should
be added TO tho expense thereof,