The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-08-16

ges of more than 100. and not more than
200, each parcel or package, cents, and
for every additional or fractional part
thereof, l cent; for wax tapers, double the
rates herein imposed upon friction matches,
cent.
Lease-Where rent is $500, or less, SO
cents where the rent exceeds $500, for
each additional $500, or fraction in ex-
cess of 800 dollars, so cents assignment
of lease, same stamp as original, and ad-
ditional stamp upon the value or considera.
ton of transfer, according to the rates on
deeds (See Conveyance.)
Manifest Entry, Clearance-Of cargo Of
vessel tor foreign port, if tonnag, does not
exceed 300 tons, l dollar; from 800 to
600, 3 dollars exceeding 600, dollars
Meats, Fish, Fruits, Sauces, Jellies, &c.
For and upon every can, bottle or other
single package, containing meats, fish, shell
fish, fruits, vegetables, sauces, syrups, pre-
pared mustared, jams or jellies, contained
therein, packed or cealed, made, prepared
and sold, or offered for sale, or removed for
consumption in the United States, on or
after the first day of October, 1866, when
ouSh Sdu, uOt1iC, Vi ObuCi SiuHiC
with its contents, shall exceed two pounds
in weight, for every additional pound of
fractional part, cent.
Mortgage or Personal Bonds-Given as
security for the payment of any definite
sum, from S10O TO 500. so cents exceed
ing $500, and not exceeding $1,000, 81.
For every additional 500 dollars, or frac-
tional part thereof, in excess of 500, fifty
cents provided that upon each and every
assignment or transfer of mortgage, policy
OF insurance, or the renewal or continuance
OF any agreement, contract or charter, by
letter or otherwise a stamp duty shall be
required equal to that imposed on the orig
inal instrument.
Passage Ticket-To foreign port, if of
less price than 35 dollars, SO cents from
35 to so dollars, dollar and tor every
additional SO dollars, or fractional par.
thereof in excess of so dollars, dollar.
Pawnbroker's Certifcate--For any
amount, 5 cents.
Playing Cards--For and upon every
pack, not exceeding So cards in number,
irrespective of price or value, S cents.
Policy of 1nsurancc-On any life or
lives, where the amt unit insured does no
exceed 900 dollars, 25 cents; from LOOT
dollars to 5000, so cents exceadin-
5000 dollars, l dollar. Fire and Marin,
Rlsks-Premium not exceeding 10 dollars
10 cents premium not exceeding so dol
lars, 25 cents exceeding 80 dol ars, 80
cents; Accidental insurance policies are
exempt.
Power of Attorney-To transfer stock,
bonds or scrip, to collect dividends, inter-
est or rent, 25 cents; to vote by proxy,
except in charitable, religious, literary
and cemetery societies, 10 cents; to sell or
lease real estate, and perform all other acts
not specified; 81; for any other purpose,
so cents.
Probate Of Will, or Letter of Admins
tration.-Where the estate does not ex-
ceed the value of $1,000, 81; for every
additional 81 900, or fractional part in ex-
cess Of $4,000, so cents.
Protest OF Notes, Draft, &c.-Or marine
protest, &c, 20 cents.
Proprietary Medicines, Cosmetics, &c.
Not over 25 cents, cent; not over SO
cents, cents; not over rs cents, 3 cents;
not over 81, cents. For every additional
80 cents, or fractions thereof, 2 cents.
Rcceipt.-keceipt for the payment of
any sum of money, or for the payment of
any debt due exceeding $40, not being for
satisfaction of any mortgage or judgment,
or decree OF "A court, or endorsement on
any stamp obligation in Acknowledgements
OF its fulillment, for each receipt, 2 cents
Provided, That when more than one sig
nature is affixed to the same paper, one
or more stamps may be affixed thereto rep.
resenting the whole amount of stamps re.
quired for such signatures.
Sales.-Or contract for sales of stocks,
bonds, foreign exchange, gold and silver
bullion aud coin, promissory notes or other
securities, when made by brokers, banks,
bankers who pay special tax, require
equal to l cent on every 500. If there
is fraction over 500, the same to be
stamped at the full rate of Sl00 When
made By person, firm or corporation not
paying special tax, for every 500 Of value
D cents. A memorandum of sale or con.
tract must be made by the seller to the
buyer upon the sale OF contract being made,
and the stamps affixed thereto.
Writ.-Writ so cents. Where the
amount claimed in writ, issued by court
not OF record, is 500 or over, so cents
Upon every confession ofjudgment, or cog