North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-03-16
Manifest for Custom House entry or

vessel, or steamer for foreign port,
If the registered tunnage of such
ship. vessel, or steamer does not ex.
ceed 300 tuns, 81 90
Manifest exceeding 300 tuns, and not
exceeding 600 tuns,. s,.......... 800
Manifest exceeding 600 tuns,. 500
Mortgage, trust deed, bill Of sale, or
| personal bond for the payment of
money, for every $500, or fractional
part thereof Observation-Disclosures. 10 cts.
| IN. B.-Each and every bond or note
secured by chattlc or real estate
mortgage, having paid stamp duty
of ten cents on every SUN of 5000
or any fractional part thereof, of the
amount thereby bound, or promised
to be paid, no stamp duty is requir-
ed upon the murtgage securing the
same
Pawner's Cheeks, ,........5 Sets
Pension Plptrs.-P"wers Of attorney
and all other papers relating to appli-
cations for b"unties, arrearages Of
pay, or pensions, or to rect ipt
there'f,. ..... .exemp'.
Passage Ticket from the United States
to foreign port, costing not more
than ~, ............. Scots.
PASSAGE Ticket from the United
States TO a foreign port, costing
more than $3O,. ............$l 90
Power Of Attorney To sell or tarnsfer
stock. or collect dividends thereon. 25cts.
Power of Attorney to vote at elect
ion Of an incorporated company.... l0cts
Power of Attorney 10 receive or col
lect rents. Is cts.
Power Of Attorney general, .$l 90
Powers of Attorney, and other IN.
struments, executed in foreign coun-
tries. to be used in the United
States, are subject 10 the same
rates of duty as those executed in
the United States. The stamp
must be affixed and cancelled by
the party using tie same.l
Probate of Will or Letters Of Admin .
istratioE, where the value of both
zeal and personal estate does not
exceed $780,. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Scots
Probate ot Will, or Letters of Admin
istration-va,ue exceeding % 500
auI not exceeding $5,0OO,. .. ST. 90
Probate of Will, and Letters of Admin
istration-value exceedin, $1,000,
and not exceeding $50 900, ....... 2 90
Probate Of Will, aud Letters Of AL. ..s
minlstration---value exceeding $40,
600, and not exceedn, 50,OOO,. -. S 90
Pr bate of Will, or Letters of admin
istration--value exceeding 10000,
and not exceeding 100 ,000,. ....... 10 90
Probate Of Will, or Letters of Admin
istration-value exceeding 10000,
and not exceeding $50, ,OOO,. ....... % 90
Probate of Will, or Letters Of Admin.
istration--for every additional so,
900, OF fractional part thereof, IN
excess of l50, 600. O,................ 20 90
Probate bonds of Executors. Admin.
istrators, Trustees, and Guardians
are each subject TO stamp duty of, so cts.
Probate Letters of appointment. exempt.
Probate Certificate of appointment. S cts.
Protest upon note, bill of exchange,
check, draft, &c.. rs cta.
Promissory note, or memorandum
cheek, receipt, or other written or
printed evid ence of an amount of
money to be paid on demand, or at
time designated, whether given for
twenty dollars or an amount more
or less than twenty dollars, slso
judgment notes, are subject To the
same stamp duty as "Bllls OF Ex-
change Inland" Ia removal of
promissory note subjects it to the
same amount Of stamp putty as an
original note s.... ... ..-
Quit Claim Deed should be stamped
as conveyance" except when Civ
en- as 'release OF mortgage" in which
case it is exempt. .. .......-. ..-
Release, discharge, and satisfaction of
Receipts for money, and all receipts,
except warehouse rec ipts,. ..... exempt.
Sherlff7s return on writ or other pro-
cess. .....-. -. exempt
Trust Deed, made to secure a debt, is a..
to be stamped as a mortgage. p. Ds..s
Trust Deed conveying estate to uses, s.r-. .-
should be stamped az Conveyance"
Warehouse receipt, ,.........-. !..25 cts.
Writ. or other original process by t.sr .
which any suit is cummenced in any ~..
court of record, either law or equIty.50 cts.
IN Each part ofan agreement, bill
of lading, charter party, contract, or
lease, relied on as evidence. either
at law or to equity, must DO stamb- .ar..
GENERAL REMARKs.-Revenue stamps nay
be used unfortunately upon any of the mat
ters or things enumerated in Shpcdule b, of
the act of July /, 1862, except proprietary
and playing card stamps for which special use