Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-05-19


Acknow' edgmenis g. atiidayits, Official, exempt.
Agreement and appraisement, for each
sheet cents.
Assignment or transfer, same as the
original instruments.
Do, ordinary,a Of bond without guar
antee exempt.
Do, patent right cents.
Bills OF I4ading of the United States
or British North America exempt.
Do, to any foreign port 10 cent.
Bond for the payment ofmoney, same
as Mortgage.
Do, official 80 cents.
Do for deed or conveyance of land 20 cents.
Bonds. County, city and town bonds,
railroad and other corporation
bonds, and scrip, same as bills aid
notes.
Certificates Of record, upon the in
stiument recorded exempt.
Do. of record tpon The book exempt.
DO, of weights or measurement exempt,
Do. OF qualification of a Justice of
the Peace, Commissioner of
Deeds, or Notary Public cents.
Do. of search of records cents.
Do. that certain papers are on file cents.
found 5 cents.
Do, of the sale of land for taxes cents.
Do. of redemption Of land sol for
taxes 5 cents.
Do. of birth. marriage and death 5 cents.
Do. OF qua ihcaton OF school teachers cents.
Certified Transcripts ofjudgmeht, sat.
isiacton OF jndgineGt, and OF all
papers recorded, and Of papers on
file, each cents.
En-. As general rule, stamp viii be required
upon ever, certificate which has. may have, legal
value in anv cour, law equtv.l
IL Ina,. af
ceedsng 5000 and exceeding $40, ! cent.
If payab otherwise than on demand, checks
and drafts require same stamps as promissory
notes.
The above duty is required when the sum
does not exceed 5000. The same duty is re-
quired Oh any fractional part OF $500 above the
$500.
In case of note and mortgage 10 secure the
payment of note, but one stamp is required,
''proyided that the stamp duty P aced thereon Is
the highest rate required for said instrument OF
either Of them."
But every mortgage must pay at least 10
cents, unless the note TO secure which the mort
gage is given, has paid at least ten cents.
Contract. See Agreement
DO. Brokers III cents.
Mortgage, trust deed, bill of sale, or
personal bond for The payment OF
money, is suhjectto stamp dutyas
follows: Tor every $500 or irac-
tiooal part thereof lO cents.
IN. Bind anu Mortgage, or Note and Mortgage
subject To- but stamp duty; provided, such dl
ty is the highest rate required for either Of such
str umel Is
Pension Papers-Powers ofAttorney,
all app icaiions for bountes, sc. exempt.
promissory Notes. -All promissory
notes require stamps; if payable
OIL demand and not exceeding ,wo
hundred dollars, cent
Do. ii pay able al 80 days, 2 cents.
Do, ]" .s 90 days, 3 cents.
Do, 8 90" 4 cents.
Do, months and not ex-
ceeding 8 cents.
Do, if payable at any time exceeding
+ months, 10 cents
Release, discharge and satisfaction OF
mortgage exempt,
Receipts Tor money, aid all receipts
except warehouse receipts exempt.
All papers subject TO stamp tax must be
stamped before the same are ISSUED.
Stamps must be cancelled by the party sign
ing the instrument.
Official instr Inents, documents and papers
issued or used by the officers OF state, are
exempt.
Conveyance stamps must answer to the val
tie of the estate conveyed.
When the consideration is nominal, the rdtue
Of the property is the measure OF the stamp.
When two or more persons join IN the execu-
ton of an instrument, the stamp may be can
ctlled by any one Of the parties.