Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-05-12

Acknowledgment s. affidavits. official. exempt.
Agreement and appraisement, for each
sheet s cents
Assignment or transfer, same as the
original instruments.
Do, ordinary,as of bond without guar
antee exempt.
Do, patent right cents.
Bills of Lading of the United States
or British North America exempt.
Do, to any foreign port 10 cent.
Bond for the payment Of money, same
as Mortgage.
Do, official 80 cents
Do, for deed or conveyance of land % 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
strument recorded exempt.
Do. of record upon the book exempt
Do. of weights or measurement exempt.
Do. of qualification Of 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.
Do. that certain papers cannot be
found 5 cents.
Do. of the sale of land for taxes cents.
Do. of redemption of land sol for
taxes cents.
Do. of birth. marriage and death cents.
Do. of qualification of school teachers 5 cents.
Certified Transcripts ofjudgment, sat-
isfaction of Judgment, and OF all
papers recorded, and of papers on
file, each cents.
IN. As general rule, a stamp viii be required
Upon every certificate which has, may have, legal
value in any court Of law or eqnity.l
Checks payable on demand, not ex-
ceeding 5000 and exceeding $50, cent.
IF payable 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 daty is re-
quired on any fractional part of 5000 above the
5000.
In case of a note and mortgage TO secure the
payment of note, but one stamp is required,
provided that the stamp duty placed thereon is
the highest rate required for said instrument or
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' 10 cents.
Mortgage, trust deed, bill of sale, or
personal bond for the payment of
money, is subject TO stamp dutyas
follows; for every $500 or frac-
tiopal part thereof 10 cents.
TN. B.-Bond and Mortgage, or Note and Mortgage
are subject to but stamp duty provided, such du
ty is tie highest rate required for either OF such in
suuments.
Pension Papers-Powers of Attorney,
all applications for bounties, &c. exempt.
Promissory Notes.-All promssory
notes require stamps; if payable
on demand and not exceeding two
hundred dollars, ! cent.
Do. if payable at 30 days, 2 cents
Do. 1 g 80 +" 4 cents.
Do, +" months and not ex-
ceeding 6 /" 6 cents.
Do, if payable at any time exceeding
months, 10 cents
Release, discharge and satisfaction OF
mortgage exempt
Receipts for 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 instruments, documents and papers
issued or used by the officers OF state, are
exempt.
Conveyance stamps must answer to the val
ue of the estate conveyed.
When the consideration is nominal, the UatUe
of the property is the measure OF the stamp.
When two or more persons join IN iae eXecu-
ton Of on instrument, the stamp may be can
celled by any one of the parties.
SOLDIER LErTERs.-We have received
letters, some ofthem valuable, from the "a,
Sd, 9th, 7th, 10th, goth and 25th Wis.
Regiments to the friends of soldiers. Per
sons entitled to such letters are requested to
call at this Office.