The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-15
FINANCIAL AND CONNER GAL.

penalty provides negcotne 20 aHx the prescribed
stamp 10 any document for accepting or pay ing any
oil OF exchange draft order or promissory note without
che same being duly stamped "a two hundred dollars be
aides which The unstamped Instrument will be deemed
invalid TIE penalty ior any maker Manufactures Of
med oiues, ,eridmery cosmetics, photographs matches
or playing cards selling or secelng the same, without
the niece sary stamp being affixed, and with view to
the evasion Of The tax, Is Aundred dollars, be-
sdes tie forfeiture OF the articles. Chemists,
peFfumeFs ana others are liable TO- penalty OF
ten dollars On every unstamped article they pre-
pare and sell upon which, a tax is payable When
the reiail price does mol exceed twenty i've cents
the stamp duty is one cent, ny cents Two cents seven
yave cents three cents dollar four CENTS above
which the two cents every dy cents ADDITIONAL
On friction matches the TAX cent Per hundred and
ou sesar tights and tapers double this rate On pho
toeraphs and all PICTURES the prce OF which does
not exceed twenty cents the tax is two cents fifty
cents cents dofsr, i've cents md for each
additional dollar fract,snal part thereof five
The playing cards where the retail price does not
eighteen cents Per pack is two cents twenty-five
cents tour cents fifty CENTS oeu,e dollar fifteen
cents, and I'VE cents for every additional ny
fractional part thereof 90 seh ssaa go
The stamp duties on documents are as fo,,ows:on an
Ordinary agreement contract, apprasement Of value
damage for any other purpose adsvit (unless
proceedings at iaw Eve cents every bank check
order drawn uron any hank, banker or trust company
for amount whatsoever two cents and the for
sum exceeding ten dollars drawn upon any ether per-
son corporation every inland bill Of exchange
order otherwise than payable at sight, any pronns
sorry note memorandum, check, receipt or other evi
dence o. excscdlg hundred dollars, to be
paid demand or at time designated ve cents, and
for every additional hundred dollars or fractional part
thereof I'VE cents The rates apply foreign bills
n iafte III dpaw or IN
any other way than in sets OF three more, &C.
oordng TO custom; IL drawn in sets OF three
or more the tax is two cents on every bin
of each set, where the amount does not exceed
one hundred dollars or IFS equivalent 10 any foreign
currency; exceeding which the Tor each
sldtcnaihun dollars The tax a bin OF adng or
receipt toher than charter party for any goods
signed to foreign port Is ten cents bi Of sale Of
ship when the Consideration does not exceed five hun
bred dollars, Atty ceps, not exceeding thousand
dollar, and fifty cents for every additional vp hundred
dollars or fractional part or tho same; bond for
indenpiyng any person for the payment OF any sum OF
money where the amount ultimately recoverable
is thousand dollars or e;s Atty cents,
aud dttJ cents for every additional thousand
or fractional! part thereof; on q bond for the
duo execution or performance Of the duties Of any Office
one dollar aud bond Of any description other than
such be required in legal proceedings or used In
connection with mortgage deeds, twenty five cents on
certificate OF stick in Any Incorporated company twenty
i've cents on certificate Of profits any certificate
memorandum showing an interest in the property or
accumuaticus OF any incorporated company for sum
not less than ten more than city dollars ten CENTS
exceeding which aud not thousand twenty.
Eve ceuts and for every additional thousand
or fractional part thereof, twenty 1--WE Genus; On
certificate Of damage otherwise, and all
other certificates documents issued by any port
act A 0uc6
twenty ave cents cert0cite OF deposit OF any
o. money IN any bank or trus, company. with any
banker on peTsou acting such Tor sum not exceed
ing hundred dollars, two ccpts exceedDg it, i've
cents certificate Of any other description than those
specified i've cents charter party, any letter,
agreefaa0 memorandum relating TO the charter Of
ship. removal or transfer Of the same where the
nage does not exceed hundred and any, dollar not
exceeding three hundred TONS three dollars exceed
igg six hundred five dollars and exceeding dcIass
on brokers note or memorandum OF sale or goods,
stocks bonds exchange, notes OF hand real estate
property OF any KIND ten cents % any deed instrument
writing, whereby spe lands, teuemeo,s OF other real
~ granted assigned otherw conveyed, when ibe
rsoe does ezceed eve hundred dollars. By cents
not exceeding thousand dollars dollar, and for
every additional i've husdred collars fractional cart
Thereof frty cents a custom house entry, where
the goods do not excred buDdTed dollars IN value,
twenty Eve cents exceeding hundred, fifty cents,
sod exceeding thai, dollar entry for the with
drawaloi any goods IRON bond fifty cents; gaugeTs
returns, for quantity not exceeding i've hundred
csens gross ten cents aud exceeding that, twenty five
policy Of lie Insurance, when the does
exceed thousand dollars, twenty 6re cents; not
eSoeedg I've ihousand fifty cents and ding that,
oae dollar policy OF marine Insurance, when the
premium docs not exceed ten dollars ten cents; Dot ex
oe.drg ats dollars twenty eeuts exceeding which
rerse lcara u,ha tha
hundred dollars per year less fifty cents and Tor each
additional two bunared fractional part thereof, iy
ceuts ships manifesto when her tonnage Is three
hundred les, dollar, not six hundred
three dehsrs exceeding which, Eve dollars mariners
returns a Tor quantity not exceeding thousand
bushels, ten cents, exceeding which, twenty Ave cents,
mortgage OF real or personal property, when IL
cecds aud not exceed i've bGndred dollars 10 value
hty cents not exceeding thousand, dollar and
or every additional i've hundred or fractional part
ATTY oepis passage ticket to foreign port the cost
Of hlsh does exceed tnirty i've dollars ty cents
not exceeding dsiy do.af aud FOR every additional
Gty or lracinal part, dollar power OF attorney
nc the sale or stock the collection OF div
de0ds ihereon, twenty-five cents; for a proxy FOR
voting any election, ten cents 10 receive collect
rent twenty i've cents; TO sell and convey, rent
real estate dollar for any other purpose City
cents probate q VIA letters Of administrator,
sbeIe the u The estate exceed thou.
sud d9asrs dolar, 4nd every additional thou.
spa gr iactonsl part ns cents ulpn the protest Of
sv,ll .n05e, b,A " tACl41ke or check, twenty
f. Gems; 90 receipts lor any som exceeding |
oUy dalars two c,rls cxeeftHs for Tic satisfaction
nut,Esee Or Jud. t4oAt) warehouse receipt loi
ocfJ hot exceeding ave BuDdred dollars 10 value, ter
eeus exrcaoiug one thousand twenty cents, above
waeh Tor 'se kAboasaud, Tn cents, % weghers' 70
tutas, lor tA %, c.er hive thousand pounds ter
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