Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-26

courts law equity notwithstanding any objections
made to the same as being chargeabe with stamp duty,
and not stamped to denote the same
Sect lQ4 And be 1t further enacted that and after
the date on which this act SHAH take effect telegraph
company or Its agent employee shall receive from any
person or transmit to any person despatch mes
posed by this act being affixed to copy thereof having
me same stamped thercupon and default thereof shall
incur penalty Of ten dollars Provided that only
stamp shall be required, whether sent through
sec l05 And be further enacted that on and after
the date on which this act shall effect no express
company OF It's agents or EMPLOYEES shall receive
article, or package of any description without either dc.
NV 70 ane Sosn9r thereof printed receipt, hay
duty imposed by this act without axing thereto an
fault thereof shall incur penalty of ten dollars; PRO
vided, that but stamped receipt or stamp shall be
party at the same time whether such shipments Consists
of one or more packages; And provided also that
stamped receipts or stamp shall be required for bale
bundle box article or package transported for the
G norior s9ch oales bundles boxes or packages
Sect los And be II further enacted that all the pro-
visions of this act relating to dies stamps, adhesive
stamps and stamp duties shall extend to and include Tex
cept where MANIFEST, inapplicabe all the articles or OBJ
ects enumerated in schedule marked c. subject TO stamp
duties and apply to the provisions in relation thereto
sec l0I And be it further enacted. that and after
the first day of August eighteen hundred and sxtytw
no person or persons firms companies corporations
shall make prepare, aud SELL or remove for
ton or sale, drugs, medicines, preparations compost
ons articles or things including pcrfumery cosmetics
and playing cards upon which duty is imposed by this
act, as enumerated and mentioned in schedule c, with
out axg thereto an adhesive stamp label demo ting
the duty before mentioned and in default thereof shall
incur penalty of ten dollars provided that nothing
me ts I'i raa or s Apply to any
pounded according to the United States other national
pharmacop9la nor of which the full and proper formula
is published in either of the dspensaores, formuares
or text books ~ common use among physicians and
any pharmaceutical journal now used by any incorpo
rated college Of pharmacy, and not sold offered for
than that under which they may he severally denvm
mated and laid down in said pharmac@pias dlspensato-
IL
cnes sold to or for the of person. which may be
mixed and compounded specially for said persons,
cordng 10 the written recipe or prescription of any ply
sect los. And be it further enacted that every
manufacturer or maker any of the articles for sale
mentioned in schedule c. after the shall have been
SO made, and the particulars herenbeore required to
stamps have been complied with, who shall fake eff
move or detac or cause, permit or suffer to be tax
en- off, or removed or detached any stamp who shall
use any stamp or any wrapper or cover to which any
stamp is affixed, to any other article commodi
cover with such stamp when first used with the intent
70 .e Sip duties sha Tor every s9em
be committed be subject TO penalty Of ity doarsto
ne ana every such article or commodity as aforesaid
shall also be forfeited
or manufacturer of any OF the articles or commodities
mentioned in schedule Q, aforesaid, who shalt SELL
manufactured aforesaid before the duty thereon shall
have been 9lly paid by aixin! thereon ne proper
ceal, or cause to be hidden concealed or who shall
remove or convey away. deposit to be re.
moved or conveyed away deposited in any place
any such article or commodity, to cvade the duty
chargeabe theron anv part thereof shall be subject
to penalty of hundred dollars together with the
forfeiture of such article commodty Provided,
that medicines preparations, compositions perfumery,
and cosmetics upon which stamp duics required by
this act may, when intended for ation he manu-
fixed thereto, and without being charged with duty
anu every or maker Of any aTt
such bonds and be subject to such rules and regulations
to time prescribed bg the secretary OF the treasury
Sect no. And be 1t further enacted that every manu-
as aforesaid his chief workman agent superntend
emit shall at the end of each and every month make
commodity, aforesaid has, during such preceding
month, or time when the last declaration was made
been removed carried sent, caused suffered
known to have been removed carried, or sent from the
premises OF such or maker other than such
as have been duly taken of and charged with the
stamp duty on pain of such manufacturer or maker for
ton hundred dollars; and ii any such manufacturer
or maker orshis chief workman agent, or superntend
ufacturer or maker, chief workman agent or super
intcndent, making the same, shall forfeit Ave hundred
dollars.
Schedule B.
STAMP DUTIES. Duty.
Agreement or contract, other than those specified
i'll this schedule; any appraisement of value or
damage, or for any other purposes; for every
sb n Pf be SI sge upon which either Oh inc
Bank check, draft or order for the payment ofany
sum of money, exceeding twenty dollars, drawn
upon any bank trust company, or any person or
persons, companies, or corporations, at sight or
on demand, two cents 2
Bill of exchange (inland,) draft, order for the
and not exceeding hundred dollars, other
wise than at sight or on demand, or any prOmis-
sory note, except bank notes issued Tor crculs-
tion, for sum exceeding twenty and not exceed
ing one hundred dollars, FIVE cents
Exceeding one hundred dollars and not exceeding
9ImdreG dLs ten Gents and no o,coOd,
three hundred and fifty dollars, fifteen cents Is
Exceeding three hundred and fifty dollars and not
exceeding five hundred dollars. twenty cents 20
Exceeding five hundred dollars and not exceeding
:, seven hundred and nifty dollar, thirty cent 30
Exceeding seven hundred and fifty dollars and not
exceeding one thousand dollars forty ccrts 40
Exceeding one thousand dollars and not exceeding 80
fifteen hundred dollars sixty cents 60
ing tweSty Ave hundred Scl i one dollar 81 90
Exceeding twenty -ive hundred dollars and not ex-
cceding fvc thousand dollars, one dollar and nifty "a
AS GGn ar eve-v twenty-five hundred dollars mart 80
Of twenty-five hundred dollas in excess Of five
Thousand dollars, nedoar W
Bill of exchange doreipn) orletter Of credit, drawn
IN but pay able out of the United states. II drawn
according to the custom OF merchants and bank
cTs shall pay the rates of duty as nlandbills
If drawn IN Sets d three or more For every bill of
each set, where the snm made payable shall not
exceed one hundred and nifty dollars, or the eqn-
valent therefor in any foreign currency in which
such bills ma be expressed according TO the
standard OF value fixed by the United states,
three cents 3
Above one hundred and fifty dollars and not above
two hundred and fity dollars, 1--WE cents 5
Above two hundred and fty dollars and not above
1--WE hundred dollars, ten cents 10
Above 1--WE hundred dollars and not above thou
sand dollars. fifteen cents Is
Above one thousand dollars and not above one m
Above one thousand five hundred dollars and not
above two thousand two hundred and MY dol an
lars thirty cents ~
Above two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars
and not above three thousand five hundred dol an
lars fifty cents 90
Above three thousand five hundred dollars and not
above five thousand dollars. seventy cents W
Above five thousand dollars and not above seven -
Thousand five hundred dollars, one dollar 90
And for ever two thousand five hundred dollars,
OF part thereof H. excess Of seven thousand hye
hundred s.ithirty cents 30
By Of iadng or receipt (oiher than charter party
ported rom port or place IN the United states a.,
20 any foreign port place, cents 10
Expression every receipt or stamp ISSUED, or
Issued by any express company, carrier or per-
boxes bales, packages, articles, or bundles, Tor
the transportation Of which such company,
rer or person shall receive compensation ofnot
over twenty-five cents, one cent
When such compensation exceeds the sum Of
twenty-five cents, and not over one dollar, two
When one more packages are sent to the same
address at the same time, and the compensation
therefor exceeds one dollar, ave cents 8
Bond.-FOr indemnlfying any person who sbnll
have become bound or engaged Ms surety Tor the
payment OF anysum of money. or for the due eX-
ecution performance Of the duties of any office.
anu 70 account for money received by virtue .
thereof, nttV cents so
Bonn of any desc riptOn other than such as may be
required In legal proceedings, and such as are ret
otaerwLe charged in this schedule, twenty-five
Certificate Of stock In any Incorporated company.
twenty-five cents, %
Certificate Of profits, any certificate or memo
randum showing an interest In the property or
accumulatioDs Of any incorporated company,
for sum not less than ten dOllafs and not OK IN
ceedlng hty dollars. ten cents . ~
For sum exceeding my dollars, twenty sGi,ss
Certincate.-Any certificate Of damage, or oiher-
wise, and all other certificates documents IS
sued BY any port warden airline NV cents 25
other person acting such, tweny,n V.i'ss "a, 8"
Certiheaie of deposit OF any sum Of money IN any
bank or trust company, or with any banker OF
If Tor sun III exceeding one hundred dollars,
For sum sun exceeding one hundred dollars, nye