The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-07-23
Saturday Morning, July 23, 1854.
Schedule of Stamp Duties.

Schedule Of Stamp Duties.
From and after august i, 1854.
The following list is possessed OF sufficient
general interest to justify its publication il
our columns:
Acknowledgment of deeds, exempt.
Affidavit, 5 cts.
Affidavit. in suits or legal proceedings ex-
empt.
Agreement or Appraisement lior each sheet,
or pieoe OF paper on which the same is written)
cts.
Assignment or transfer of mortgage, lesse,
or policy of insurance, the same duty as the
original instrument.
Assignment OF patent right, ) cts.
Bank Checks. draft or orders, &C., at sight
or on demand, 2 cts.
Bills of Exchange. Foreign drawn in, but
payable out OF, the United States, each bill or
set or three or more, must be stamped. For
every bill OF each set, where the sum made
payable does not exceed one hundred dollars,
or the equivalent thereof in any foreign cur
rency in which such bills may be expressed,
according TO the standard of value fixed by the
United States, cts; for every additional hun
dred dollars, or fractional part thereof in ex-
cess OF Que hundred dollars, 2 cts; lForeign,)
drawn in, but payable out OF, the United
States, iif drawn singly or in duplicated pay
the same duty as Inland Bills OF Exchange.
The acceptor or aceeptors Of any Bill OF Ex-
change, or order for the payment OF any sum
OF money drawn, or purporting 10 bs drawn,
In any foreign country, but payable in the
United States, must, before paying or accept
ing the same, place thereupon stamp indiea-
ting the duty.
Bills of Exchange, (Inland DRAFT or order,
payable otherwise than at sight or on demand,
and any promissory note, whether payable on
demand or at time designated, except bank
notes issued for circulation, and checks made
and Intended to be, and which shall be, fort
with presented for payment,l for sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars, ) cts; for
every additional 500, or fractional part there
OF cts the warrant of attorney 10 confess
judgement on note or bond is exempt from
stamO duty, If the note or bond is properly
stamped.
Bills Of Lading. OF vessels for ports of the
United States or British North America, ex-
empt.
Bills of Lading, or receipt for goods, to any
foreign port, o cts.
Bill OF Sale of any vessel, or part thereof,
when the consideration does not exceed five
hundred dollars, so cts
Bill Of Sale exceeding $500, and not exceed
ing 81 goo, 81 90
Bill OF Sale exceeding $1,000, for each $500.
or fractional part thereof, so cts.
Bill OF Sale OF personal property (oiher than
ship or vessel 5 cts.
Bond, personal, for the payment of money.
tSee Mortgage
Bond official, 81 co.
Bond Tor indemnifying any person for the
payment Of any sur OF money, where the
money ultimately recoverable thereupon is
$1,000 or less, 80 cts.
Bond, Where The money recoverable ex
ceeds 81 900, for every additional 81 600, or
fractional part thereof, 80 cts.
Bonds.-County, city, and town bonds, rail-
road and other corporation bonds, and scrip,
are subject 10 stamp duty. (See Mortgage ]
Bond of any description, other than such as
are required in legal proceedings, and such as
are not otherwise charged in this Schedule.
% cts.
Certificates Of deposit in banks, sum not ex-
ceediing one hundred dollars, cts.
Certificates OF deposit in banks, sum exceed
ing one hundred dollars, 5 cents.
Certificates of stock in an Incorporated
company, % cts.
Certificates general, 5 cts.
Certificates Of record upon the instrument
recorded, exempt.
Certificates of record upon the book, ex-
empt.
Certificates of weight or measurement Of
animals, coal. wood, or other articles, except
weighers' and measurers' returns, exempt.
Certificates OF republication of Justice OF
the Peace, Commissioner of Deeds, or Notary
Public. cts.
Certificates of search of records, 5 cts.
Certificates that certain papers are on file
cts.
Certificates that certain papers cannot be
found. 5 cts.
Certificates of redemption of land sold for
taxes, 5 cts.
Certificates OF birth, marriage, aud death, {
els.
Certificates OF qualification of school teach
ers, cts.
Certificates Of profits in an incorporated
company for sum not less than $40 and moi
exceeding $50, l0cts.
Certificates exceeding $50, and not exceed
ing 81 900, % cts.
Certificates exceeding $1,000, for every ad
ditional 81 900, or fractional part thereof, 2;
cts.
Certificates OF damage, or otherwise. and
all other certificates or documents issued bj
any port warden, marine surveyor, or Other
person acting as such, 25 cts.
Certified Transcripts OF judgments. salts
faction of Judgments, and of all papers re
corded or on file, 5cts.
N. B.-As a general rule, every certiicat,
which has. or may have, les al value in an,
court OF law or equity, will require a stsml
duty OF cts.
Charter party, or letter, memorandum, o
other writing between the captain, owner, o
agent of any ship vessel, or steamer, and an,
other person, relating to the charter of tn
same, ii the registered tonnage of said chip
vessel, or steamer does not exceed ond hun
dred and fifty tons, 81 90.
Charter party exceeding one hundred ant
hity tons, and not exceeding three hundre'
tons, $500
Charter party exceeding three hundret
tons, and not exceeding six hundred tons
$500
Charter party exceeding six hundred ton.
$1,000.
Check, draft or order for the payment Q
any sum OF money exceeding $40, drawn upol
any person o'her than bank, banker o
trust company, at sight or demand. cts.
Contract. lSee Agreement.l
Contract, Brokers, 10 cts
Conveyance, deed, instrument or wri,ino
whereby lands, tenements, or other realty sold
shall be conveyed. the actual ralue of whic
does not exceed $500, so cts.
Conveyance, exceeding $500, and not ex
ceedng $1,000, S1,00
Conveyance for every additional $500 G
fractional part thereof in excess OF 81 90,
so cts.
Endorsement Of any negotiable instrumen
exempt.
at any custom house, either for consumptio
or warehousing. not exceeding one hundre
dollars in value, 25 cts.
Entry exceeding one hundred dollars, an
not exceeding five hundred dollars in valu
90 cts.
Entry exceeding FIVE hundred dollars /
value, sl,00.