Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-29
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
thereupon an adhesive stamp to denote said
duty, such person or persons shall incur pen
dItg of $50, and such instrument, document
or paper as aforesaid, shall be deemed invalid
and OF no effect"
It will be seen that this section both imposes
a fine and inyalidates 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 fist OF DC
tober. to famliarize themselves with the sche-
dule. We, therefore, publish it, advising our
readers 10 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, 8 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
err person or persons, companies or corpora
tons at sight or on demand ? cents.
Bill of exchange (inland), draft, or order
for the payment of any sum of money exceed
3 ing $50 and not exceeding Sl0O, otherwise
than on sight or ON demand, or any promissory
no;e, except bank notes issued tor circula-
ton. for sum exceeding $50 and not exceed
inc 500, ) cents exceeding 500 and not
exceeding 5000. 10 cents exceeding 5000
and not exceeding $3.50. Is cents exceeding
$3.50 and not exceeding $500. 20 cents; ex-
ceeding $500 and not exceeding 500. 30
cents; exceeding $3.50 and not exceeding
/ $1,000. 40 cents; exceeding 1000 and not
exceeding ST. 500. GO cents; exceeding 5 500
and no. exceeding $4,000. 81; exceeding
$4,000 and not exceeding $4,000 81 30; and
for every $4,000 or part of 50 500 in excess
of $4,000, 81.
Bill of exchange (foregn), 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 "a 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 Sl50, 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. 3 cents; above $50 and not
above $3.50. D cents: above $3.50 aud not
above $500. 10 cents: above $500 and not
above II 900. ID cents; above $1,000 and not
above 81 500. 20 cents: above $1,000 and moi
above S2.250. 80 cents; above S2.25O and mo-
above $500. 30 cents; above $500 and moi
above $1,000. 40 cents; above $4,000 and mo-
above - 800. 81: and for every $4,000 OF
parts thereof in excess of $1,000, 80 cents.
Bill of lading or receipt (other than charter
partv) for anv goods. merchandise. or effects
TO be exported from a port or place IN the
United States to any foreign port or place, II
cents.
Express-For every receipt or stamp issuec
: or used by any express company, or carrier
or person whose occupation 1t Is to act as such
for all boxes. bales packages or bundles. fol
the transportation OF which such company
carrier or person shall receive a compensation
. of not over % cents, cent.
o When such compensation exceeds the sun
: of % cents, and not over one dollar, 2 cents
n When one or more packages are sent 10 the
same address at the same time, and the com
: pensation exceeds one dollar, cents.
Bond-For indemnitying any person VIII,
shall have become bound or engaged as suret,
n for the payment of any sum OF money, or 10
the due execution or performance OF the du
ties of any office. and Ia account Tor none.
received bv virtue thereof. 80 cents.
Bond of any description other than such a
are required in legal proceedings, and such a
are not otherwise charged in this schedule
D. 25 cents.
's Certificate of stock il an Incorporates
company, rs cents.