Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-29
Stamp Duties.


agreement Or contract, for each sheet o.
paper on which the same is written, requires
a five cent stamp.
Bank Cheek, without regard to the amount
2 cents. An order drawn on any other per
son or persons, company or corporation, tol
any sum over $40, requires , cent stamp
Bonds of Constables, Supervisors or any
other public officers, requires 81 stamp, and
bonds identifying any sum of money require
a so cent stamp for every thousand dollars o,
fractional part thereof. .e..rt H. t,gq
Promisso'y Notes, due bill &c, require a
5 cent stamp when the amount is not over
$1,000 If between $1,000 and $4,000, a 10
cent stamp, and anincrease of cents for ev.
cry $1,000 or fractional part of the same No
difference how small the amount of the note,
it requires cent stamp Under the pres
ent law, the amount of the stamp is regulated
by the amount of the note, and not by the
time for which it is given "r 'H.E..r
Deeds s--where the consideration is less than
$780, a so cent stamp is required; when over
$500 and not over $1,000, 81 stamp, and an
additional so cent stamp for every $500 or
fractional part thereof
Lease, or agreement to rent property. re-
qures q 30 cent stamp if the rent does not
exceed $500 per year. When the rent ex
ceeds $500, SO GENT stamp is required for
each additional 5000 or fractional part there
of. Leases for farms on the shares, and leas,
es Tor coal and oil lands must be stamped >ac-
cording to the estimated yearly rental All
such leases should be presented to the collect.
or Of tie district, who is authorized to esti-
mate the rental and aflix the appropriate
stamp. ~', .'l. 'HH
Mortgages require the same stampas deeds.
Receipts for any sum over $40 require 2
cent stamp, except receipts in satisfaction of
any mortgage, Judgment or decree of any
court, The stampisrequired on receipt for
the delivery Of any property ras ..cislj
Po,cer Of Attorney to receive or collect
rents, requires n 25 cent stamp To sell Or
convey, or rent, or lease real estate, 81
stamp, for any other purpose, so cents. s7
'hi Certificates and qtfdapits require 5acent
stamp. Justices of the Peace should bear in
mind that it is their duty to atfix.s and cancel
the stamp on I'll aifidavits made before them,
except when taken in suits or legal proceed
mgs q" ,"ai baH d9p'i t 1896 lot. .i.7
b Postage Stamps cannot be used N ysi
i tits the duty Of the maker of the instru-
mentt to affix and cancel the stamp A fail
ure9 to do SO subjects him to heavy penalty
When two or more persons join in the exc
cuton of an instrument, any one Of them can
affix, and cancel thestamp e2AH1
q JAS y % ---aL u-.-s-A----L--. IS g9ior
a ANIMAL INSURANCE. The principal of in
surance in this country has, until recently,
been confined to loss by FIRE, to human life,
and to risks by ocean and inland transit; but
in England and other countries Of Europe it
has a far wider spread. 1T is adopted as a
protection against burglars, against loss by
storms on land by the destruction of houses
and of growing crops, and has even been 30
freely used as TO insure against losses by book
debts; and although it might seem that this
last provision was calculated to encourage Al
on the part of reditors in their
dealings, we believe that an association of this
H. .ta~ ,r,. nro6kah1v oond 4, otaJ - t..