Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-08-24
[OFFICIAL
Schedule of Stamp Duties, from and at
ter August l, 1854.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE, J
The following schedule will be found
both useful and convenient TO business
men. Its accuracy may be relied on, as
we publish it direct from the official sched-
ule
Stamp dnry.
Acknowledgment Of deeds exempt
Affidavit cts
in sIiits or legal proceedings exempt
Agreement or Appraise1n~nt for each sheet
or piece OF paper on which the same is
Assignment or transfer Of mortgage. lease or
policy of insurance, the same duty
the original instrument Of patent right 8
Bank Checks, Drafts or orders: &c, At sight .
on demand
Bills Of Exchange, (Foregnl drawn in. but
payable of. :he United States, each
bill Of set Of three or more, must be
For every bill of each set. where thesu
made payable does notexceed one hun
dred dollars or the equivalent thereof
in any foreign currency in which such
bills may he expressed. according to the
standard of value fixed by the T. ,.
For every additional hundred dollars or
fractional part thereof III excess oI one .
TForeignl drawn in bur payable out of,
the United States, lif drawn sIngly or III
duplicarel pay the same duty as Inland
Bills of Exchange.
THE acceptor acceptOrs Of any BIZ OF
Exchange. or order Tor the payment OF
any sum of money drawn, or PurPorting
to be drawn. IN any foreign country but
fore paying or accepting the same place
thereupon stamp indicating the duty
Bills of Exchange llnlandl Draft or ORDER,
payable otherwise than AT sight or on
demand. and any promssory note
whether payable on demand orat time
designated (except bank notes issued
for circulation, and checks made and
intended to be. aud which shall be forth
with presented for paymentl for a sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars
For every additional one hundred dollars
fractional part thereof
The warrant OF attorney 10 confess ludg-
ment on note or bond Is exempt from
stamp duty II the note or bond Is proper
Bills Of iadinr Of vessels for ports Of the Uni
ted States or British North America exempt
Bills OF lading, or receipt for goods, to any -
foreign port III
Bill OF sale Of any vessel or part thereof,
when the consideration does not exceed
i've hundred dollars %
Bill of sale exceeding five hundred and not
exceeding one thousand dollars %
Bill Of sale exceeding thousand dollars,
for each five hundred or fractional part
thereof SO
Bill Of sale Of personal property tother than
ship or vessel
Bond, personal, for the payment of money,
see mortgage,
Bond, official 90
Bond for indennifying any person for the
payment OF any sum of money, where
the money ultimately recoverable there
upon i thousand dollars or less so
Bond where the money recoverable exceeds
one thousand dollars for every addition
q! thousand, or fractional part thereof 5O
Bonds-County. city and town bonds, and
railroad and other corporation bonds,
anu Sc44P, are suigtCL u stamp uutE'
See mortgage
Bonds Of any description, other than such,
as are required in legal proceedings,
ana such as are not otherwise charged
IN this schedule 70
Certificates of deposit in bank sum not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars
Ceruheates OF deposit sum exceeding one
hundred dollars
CertIfcates OF stock in sn incorporated com
pany p
Certificates general 5
Certificates Of record upon the instrument
recorded exempt
Certificates of record upon the book exempt
Certhcstes of weights or measurement OF
animals, coal, wood, other articles,
except weghers and measureTs' returns exempt
Certificate of qualification Of Justice of the
Peace, Commissioner Of Deeds, or No
tary Public
Certificates of search of records
Certificates that certain papers on file
Certificates that certain papers cannot be found
Certificates Of redemption of land sold fortaXes
Certificates of birth marriage. and death.
Certificates Of qualification of schooteachers
Certificates of profit in an Incorporated com
Pany for sum not less than ten dollars
and not exceeding fifty dollars 10
Certificates exceeding fifty dollars and not
exceeding one thousand dollars %
Certificates exceeding one thousand dollars,
tor every additional thousand dollars, or
any fractional part thereof 25
Certificates of damage, or otherwise, and all
other certificates or documents issued
by any port warden marine surveyor, or
other person acting such rs
Certified transcripts Of judgments. satisfaction
OF judgments and Of all papers record
ed or file
IN. B.-As general rule, every certificate
which has, may have a legal value in
stamp duty Of cents
Charter party. or letter memorandum, or 9TH
er writing between the captain. owner,
or agent OF any ship, vessel or steamer.
and any other person relating the
charter Of the same, If the registered
tonnage of said ship vessel, or steamer
does not exceed one hundred and fifty
tons 90
exceeding one hundred and fifty tons,
ana not exceeding three hundred tons 3 GO
exceeding three hundred TONS and not
zfi1F hmm 4r.s.lr, ~
" exceeding SIX hundred tons 10 90
Check, draft or order for the payment of any
sum Of money exceeding dollars
drawn upon any person other than
demand 2
Contract. See agreement
Brokers 10
Conveyance. deed instrument or writing,
whereby lands tenements, or other re-
atty sold, shall be conveyed, the actual
value OF which does not exceed five
hundred dollars SO
d" exceeding five hundred and not exceed
ing one thousand dollars l 90
for every additional five hundred or
fractional pa thereof IN excess OF one
thousand dollars so
endorsement OF any negotiable instrument exempt
any custom house, either for consump-
ton or warehousng, not exceeding one
hundred dollars in value 25
Entry exceeding one hundred dollars. and
not exceeding five hundred dollars IN
Entry exceeding five hundred dollars in value / 90
Entry for the withdrawal OF any goods ormer-
chandse from bonded warehouses so
Gaugers' returns, II for quantity not exceed
ing FIVE hundred gallons gross 10
Gaugers' returns, exceed. five hundred gallons %
Insurance, Marine. Inland and Fire} where
the consideration paid for the insurance,
N cash. premium notes, or both. does
not exceed ten dollars 10
Insurance, (Marine, Inland, and Fire. exceed
ing ten and not exceeding fi1ty dollars 25
Insurance, marine, Inland. and Fire exceed
ing fifty dollars s0
Insurance, (lAeJ wnen the amount does not
exceed one thousand dollars %
exceeding one thousand and not ex.
ceedIng five thousand 20
" exceeding five thousand dollars %
" limited 10 injury to persons while travel
Lao ing Fla. ,u .,-ou.. exempt
not exceed three hundred dol per an "a
I" exceeding three hundred dollars for