Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-15
stamp Duties.

On and after the first OF October, 1862, the
stamp duties prescribed in the schedule here
al. er annexed, must he paid under the Fed
eral tax law.
Section ninety-6ve 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 a pen
ally of so, and such instrument, document
or paper as aforesaid, shall be deemed invalid
and OF no effect"
/, will be seen that this section both imposes
fine and invalidates the document Tor the
non-u~e of the stamp. As the instruments,
documents, &c, referred 10, embrace nearly
every common written transaction of busi-
ness, the people ought, before the first o! Oc-
tober, to tamiliarize themselves with the sehe-
due. We. therefore, publish it, advising our
readers to preserve it ior future reference:
SCHEDULE B.
Agreement or contract, other than those
specified in this schedule; any apprisement Of
value or damage, or ior any other purpose; for
every sheet or piece OF paper upon which
either OF the same shall be written, 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 persons. companies corpora
tons, at sight or on demand, ? cents.
Bill of exchange Gnland), draft, or order
for the payment OF anv sum OF money exceed
Ing $40 aud not exceeding Sl00, otherwise
than on sight or on demand, or any plomissory
noe, except bank notes issued Tor circula-
ton, Tor sum exceeding $50 and not exceed
ing 500, cents exceeding 500 and not
exceeding $500, 10 cents; exceeding $500
and not exceeding $780, l5 cents; exceeding
$3.50 and not exceeding $500. 20 cents; ex-
ceeding $500 and not exceeding 500, 80
cents: exceeding $3.50 and not exceeding
$1,000. 40 cents; exceeding $1,000 and not
exceeding $1,000 90 cents; exceedln. Sl.5OO
and not exceeding $1,000, 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, 81.
Bill OF exchange (oreign), or letter of
credit drawn in, but payable out of the United
States, il drawn sing ly or otherwise than IN a
/ set of three or more, according 10 the custom
OF merchants and bankers, shall pay the same
rates OF duty as inland bills OF exchange or
promissogy notes Ii drawn IN sets of three
or moTr, for every bill OF each set where the
sum made payable shall not exceed Sl50, or
the equiv alent thereof in any foreign currency
in which such bill may be expressed, accord
Ing TO the standard OF value fixed by the
United States, 8 cents; above $3.50 and not
above $3.50. cents; above $3.50 and not
above $500. 10 cents; above $500 and not
above 81 900, 10 cents; above $1,000 and not
above 81 800, 20 cents; above 81 500 and not
above S2,250, 80 cents above S2,250 and not
above $4,000. so cents; above 50 500 and not
above $4,000. 20 cents; above $4,000 and 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
partv) FOR any goods, merchandise, or effects,
TO be exported fiom port or place in the
United States to any foreign port or place, o
cents.
Express-For every receipt or stamp issued
Or used by any express company, or carrier,
or person whose occupation il is TO act as such,
Tor 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 % cents, and no, over one dollar, 2 cents
When one or more packages are sent to the
same address at the same time. and the COM
pen.ation exceeds one dollar 5 cents
Bond-For indemnlfving any person who
shall have become bound or engaged as surety
a 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.
o 9th han Ynh n.
are required in legal proceedings. and such "A
are not otherwise charged in this schedule
% cents.
company, 25 cents.