The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-09-01

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ot attorney accompanying 4 lund or
note, When sueh boad ~ nata shall
have ailistd thereto tbo siamp or
stamps donoting The duty required
ahd Whenever any bond or note shall
be secured BY a mortgage. bat one
stamp shall he required 10 bt plaoud
on such pHpers nor on any cttif.
cate of the record If deed of other
instrument IN writing, of of the ac-
acknowledgement or proof thereof by
aitcsting wtsc.sos nor b. ans en-
dorsemcnt Of a negotiable instru-
ment.
Provided that the stamp duty
placed thereon shall be- the highest
rate required for said instrument, or
either Of them.
Receipts by express companies
for the delivery Of any property Tor
transportation are exempt from stamp
duty.
PENALTIES.
Penalty for making, signing, or
issuing any instrument, document or
paper of any kind whatsoever,
or shall accept negotiate or pay, or
cause to be accepted negotiated or
paid, any bill Of exchange, draft, or
order, or promissory note for the
payment Of money, without the same
being duly stamped, or denoting the
duty hereby imposed thereon, $50;
and the instrument shall be deemed
invalid and of no effect; or for coun-
terieiting stamps or dies, 81 900, and
Imprisonment to hard labor not OK
ceeding five years. For making,
signing, issuing, accepting of pay
ment OF any bill of exchange, draft,
order, or note without stamp, 5000.
For selling proprietary cosmetics,
matches, meals, fish, fruits, sauces,
jellics, etc, without proper stamps,
$50.
OTHER PROVISIONS.
Instruments are not to be recorded
unless properly stamped.
No instrument is invalid for want
of the particular kind of stamps des-
ignated, provided a legal stamp of
equal amount Except proprietary
stamps,) is duly affixed.
All official instruments, documents
and papers issued or used by officers
of the United States government, or
by the officers of any State, county
or other municipal corporation, are
exempt.
In cases where mn adhesive stamp
shall be used for dcnoting any duty
imposed by this act, the person using
or ailixing the same shall write there
on the initials Of his name, and date,
upon which the same shall be at
tachcd or used, under apcnalty of
$50.
Instruments heretofore issued with
out stamps, not to be void where
stamps arc subsequently affixed.
Postage stamps cannot be used as
revenue stamps.
Amy person may present to the
commissioner Of internal revenue
any instrument, and require his opin- |
ion whether the same Is chargable |
with any duty; and IL the said com |
missioner shall be of opinion that Il
is not chargable with any stamp
duty, he Is required to impress on Il |
a particular stamp, with words 10
signify that il Is not chargablc with
stamp duty; and every instrument
on which said stamp Is impressed,
shall be received in evidence in all |
courts, Notwithstanding objections on
the ground of such instrument being |
without the proper stamp.
The party TO whom a document is
issued from a foreign country, or by |
whom il Is 10 be issued, shall, before
using the same, afiix thereon the
stamp or stamps indicating the duty
required.
Arrival OF Queen Emma al n. u.
This distinguished parsonage, the |