Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-10
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 nnety-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 n pen
ally Of $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
q 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 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, 3 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
tons at sight or ON demand, , cents.
Bill of exchange Gnland), draft, or order
for the payment of anv sum OF money exceed
F = ,+l,. 80
than on sight or on demand, or any promissory
note, except bank notes issued tor circula-
ton, for sum exceeding $50 and not exceed
ing 500. cents; exceeding 500 and not
exceeding 5000, 10 cents; exceeding 5000
/ and not exceeding $3.50. 10 cents; exceeding
$3.50 and not exceeding $500, 30 cents; ex-
ceeding $500 and not exceeding 500, 80
cents; exceeding $3.50 and not exceeding
+ $1,000, 40 cents; exceeding 1000 and not
exceeding 1900. 60 cents; exceeding 300
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 $4,000, ST.. af
+ Bill OF exchange (foreign), or letter of
credit drawn in, but payable out of the United
States, if drawn singly CIR 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. Ii 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
Ing TO the standard OF value fixed by the
United States, 3 cents; above $3.50 and not
above $3.50, 3 cents; above $3.50 and not
above $500. 10 cents; above $500 and not
above $1,000, l5 cents; above $1,000 and not
above 81 500, 20 cents; above II 800 and rot
above S2.25o, so cents; above $3.50 and not
above $500. 80 cents; above S3. 500 and not
above $4,000. 30 cents: above $4,000 aud not
above $500, 81; and for every $4,000 or
parts thereof in excess OF $500. so cents.
Bill of lading or receipt (o,her than charter
party) for any goods, merchandise. or effects,
10 be exported from a 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 1t Is TO 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.
When 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
pcnsation exceeds one dollar, cents.
Bond-For indemnItying 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 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.