Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-07-15
The following are the stamp duties I'M
posed by the Tax-bill, which went into effect
July Ist. The provisions for aihxins and
cancelling stamps are the same as before


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STAMP DUTIES.
Agreement or contract other than those speci-
fed in this schedule, any appraisement Of value
or damage. or for any other purpose; for every
sheet or piece Of paper upon which either Of the
same shall be written-5 cents
Bank check, draft or order for the payment OF
money! cents.
BIZ Of exchange (inland), draft or order for
the payment of any sum Of money, not exceed
ing one hundred dollars, otherwise than at sight
or demand, or any promissory note, Except
bank notes issued for circulation and checks
made and intended to be forthwith presented,
which shall be presented to a bank or banker
fer payment); or any memorandum, check, re-
ceipt or other written or printed evidence Of an
amount Of money to be paid on demand or at a
time designated, for a sum not exceeding one
hundred dollars cents; for every additional
one hundred dollars or fractional part IN excess
of one hundred dollars-5 cents.
Bill Of exchange (foreign) drawn in sets Of
three or more, for every bill of each set. where
the sum made payable shall not exceed Sl00, or
the equivalent thereof, in any foreign currency
in which such bills may be expressed-2 cents;
for every additional 500 fractional part there
Of in excess Of SlOO-S cents
Bill of lading or receipt, other than charter
party, for any goods, &c, exported TO a foreign
pOrt-lO cents.
Bill Of sale by which any ship or vessel, or
any part thereof, shall be conveyed, where the
consideration shall not exceed S5OO-25 cents /;
exceeding $500, and not exceeding 5000
cents; for every additional amount Of $1,000,
or fractional part thereof-50 cents.
Bonds Of indemnity-where the penalty is
$1,000 or less-50 cents; where the penalty ex-
ceeds $1,000, for every additional $1,000, or
fractional part in excess of SlOO0-25 cents
Bond Of any description, other than such As
may be required in legal proceeding, or used in
connection with mortgage deeds, and such as
are not otherwise charged-25 cents.
Certificate Of stock-25 cents.
Certificate Of profits Of an incorporated conf
pany for a sum not less than $40 nor more than
S50-l0 cents; exceeding S50-25 cents.
Certificate Of damage-25 cents.
Certificate of report, if for sum not exceed
ing SlO0-2 cents; for sum exceeding Slu0
. cents
Certificate Of any other descriptiOn-5 cents.
Charter Party, if the tonnage does does not
exceed $50 tons-Sl; exceeding $50 tons and
not exceeding 800 tons-S3; exceeding 800 tons
and not exceeding 500 tons-S5; exceeding 600
tons-SlO.
Contract issued by brokers, Sc.-lO cents.
Conveyance, when the value exceeds 500 and
does not exceed S5O0-50 cents; exceeding $500
and not exceeding SlOO0-Sl; exceeding $1,000
and not exceeding S25O0-S2; exceeding $500
and not exceeding S5OO0-S5; exceeding 5000
and not exceeding $40, 0,OO0-S10; exceeding
$4,000 and exceeding S20,O0O-S20; for
every additional $4,000, or fractional part
in excess of So, ,OOO-S20.
Entry-Custom house, for consumption or
warehousing, not exceeding SlOO0-25 cents.
Exceeding 500 and not exceeding S5OO-jO
cents; exceeding S5000-S1. Withdrawal-50
cents
Insurance-Life, when the amount insured
shall not exceed S1000-25 cents; exceeding
$1,000 and not exceeding S500O-5O cents; ex-
ceeiingS S500-Sl; Insurance (marine or inland)
each policy-25 cents.
Lease-where the rent is $500 or less-j0
cents; where the rent exceeds $500, for each
additional 500 or fraction in excess Of $500
90 cents.
Manifest, if the tonnage does not exceed 800
ton-S1 exceeding 800 tons and not exceeding
900 tons-Sl, exceeding 600 tons-S5.
Mortgage, or any personal bond given as Sc
curity for the payment of any definite sum Of
money exceeding 500 and not exceeding $500
so cents; exceeding $500 and not exceeding
Sl00O-Sl; exceeding $1,000 md not exceed
ing S250O-S2; exceeding $500 and not ex-
ceeding S5OO0-Sj; exceeding 5000 and not
exceedIngS II, ,OO0-S 10; exceeding SO, 900 and
not exceeding $40, ,OO0-Sl5; for every addi-
tional $40, 200 or fraction in excess Of $50, 900
$40.
Passage Tickets to foreign ports not exceeding
$3.50 cents; exceeding S30-Sl.
Power of Attorney for sale of stock, &c, &C
-25 cents: or proxy for voting-l0 cents; to
collect rents-25 cents; to sell real estate-Sl.
Probate Of Will or Letters Of Administration
where estate does not exceed the value of 5000
81 exceeding 5000, for every additional
$1,000, or fractional part in excess Of S2OOO-
80 cents.
Protest-25 cents.
Receipts for the payment of any sum Of mOn-
ey, or for the payment of any debt due, not be-
ing for satisfaction Of any mortgage or judge
ment, or decree Of q court, and a receipt for the
delivery Of any property cents
Warehouse receipts for any goods, merchan-
disc, stored. Sc,,-25 cents.
Legal documents, writ. or other original pro-
cess, by which any suit is commenced in any
court Of record, either law or equity-50 cents
Medicines, SC. retail price not exceeding %
cents-l cent; exceeding % cents and not ex-
ceedIng so cents cents; exceeding 80 cents
and not exceeding 70 CENTS cents; exceeding
IS cents and not exceeding Sl-4 cents; exceed
ing 81, for each so cents or fractional part
above S1.-2 cents
Perfumery and cosmetics-same as above.
Friction Matches. where the retail price of a
package, containing l44 matches or less, shall
not exceed cents-1 cent; where the price ex-
ceeis cents, for each additional cents or
fraction-l cent.
Photographs, ,ambrotypes, dsguerreotypes, sc.
&C., on each picture, when the retail price shall
not exceed 25 cents cents exceeding 25 cents
and not exceeding 80 CENTS cents; exceeiimg
80 cents, and not exceeding SIS cents; ex-
ceeding 81. for each additional dollar or frac-
tion-5 cents.