Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-08-25

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Playing Cards.---For and upon every pack,
not exceeding so cards in number, irrespec-
tive of price or value, cents.
Policy Of Insurance.-On any life or lives,
where the amount insured does not exceed
one thousand dollars, % cents from one to
five thousand dollars, so cents exceeding
five thousand, one dollar. Fire and Marine
Risks-premium not exceeding ten dollars,
l0 cents; premium not exceeding fifty dol
lars, 20 cents I; exceeding fifty dollars, 90
cents. Accidental insurance policies arc
exempt.
Po,ce, Of Atto,mey-To transfer stock,
bonds or scrip to collect dividends, interest
or rent, 20 cents to vote by proxy, except
IL charitable, religious, literary and cemetery
societies, 10 cents to sell or lease real es-
tate, and perform all other acts not specified,
dollar; for any other purpose, so cents I
Probate Of wa, or Letterot Administ,u-
.tioR.-Where the estate does not exceed the
value of 1000 dollars, dollar for every
additional 1000 dollars, or fractional part in
excess of 1000 dollars, so cents.
Protest Of Note, Drqtt, 6c.-Or marine
protest, &C.. 25 cents. ..
Proprietary Medicines, Cosmetics, S'c.-Not
over 20 cents, cent; not over so cents, 2
cents; not over rs cents cents not over
dollar, cents. For every additional so
cents, or fraction thereof, 2 cents a.a
Receipts.-Receipts for the payment of any
sum of money, or for the payment of any
debt Cue, exceeding 30 dollars, not being
for satisfaction of any mortgage or iudg-
ment, or decree of court, or endorsement
on any stamp obligation in nacknowledgemen
of its fulfillment, for each receipt, cents
Provided, That when more than one sigma
ture is affixed to the same paper, one or
more stamps may DC affixed thereto, repre-
senting the whole amount of stamps required
for such signatures. @
Sates-Or contracts for the sale of stocks,
bonds, foreign exchange, gold and silver
bullion and coin, promissory notes or other
securities, when made by brokers, banks or
bankers who pay special tax, require
stamps equal to cent on every 100 dollars.
If there is fraction over 100 dollars, the
same to be stamped at the full rate of 100
dollars. When made by person. firm or
corporation not paying special tax, for every
100 dollars of value, cents. A memoran-
dunn of sale or contract must be made 10y
the seller to the buyer upon the sale or con-
tract being made, and the stamps affixed
thereto. r... .T. a".r..- 1880.
Writ Writ, so cents Where the amt
claimed in writ, issued 10y a court not of
every confession of judgment, or cognovit,
Tor 100 dollars or over, Except in those
cases where the tax for the writ of COM
mencemcnt of suit Las been paid, so cents.
Writs Or other process on appeals from jus
tees courts or other courts of inferior juris
diction to a court of record so cents
rent of distress, when the amount of rent
claimed does not exceed 100 dollars, 25
cents; when exceeding 100 dollars, so cts.
EXEMPTIONS
No stamp duty shall be required on pow
crs of attorney or any other paper relating to
application for bounties, arrcarages of pay,
or pensions, or to the receipt thereof from
tine to time or upon tickets or contracts Of
insurance when limited to injury to persons
while travelling; nor on certificates of the
measurement or weight of animals, wood,
coal, or other articles, nor on deposit notes
to mutual insurance companies for the insur-
ance upon which policies subject to stamp
duties have been or are to be issued nor on
any warrant of attorney accompanying a
bond or note, when such bond or note shall
have affixed thereto the stamp or stamps
denoting the duty required; and whenever
any bond or note shall be secured by mort
gage, but one stamp duty shall. be required
to be placed on such papers nor on any
certificate Of the record of deed or other
instrument in writing, or of the acknowl-
edgment or proof thereof by attesting wit
nesses nor TO any Endorsement of negtia-
bic instrument. ...-
Provided that The stamp duty placed
thereon shall be the highest rate required
for said instruments, or either OF them.
Receipts by express companies for the
delivery of any property for transportation
arc 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 pro-
missory 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 counterfeit
ing stamps or dies, $1,000, and imprisoned
| to hard labor not exceeding five years. For
making, signing, issuing, accepting of pay
! ing any bill of exchange, draft rorder, or note
without stamp, 5000. For selling proprie-
tary cosmetics, matches meals, fish, fruits,
sauces, jcllies, etc, without proper stamps,
| $50. .r......
OTHER PROVISIONS. aqu s.HI
Instruments are not to be recorded unless
properly stamped.
No instrument is invalid for the want of
the particular kind of stamps designated,
provided legal stamp of equal amount Tex
cept proprietary stamps) is duly affixed.
All official Instruments, documents and
papers issued or used by officers of the
United States government or other munich
pal corporation, are exempt. -.a1l1
In cases where an adhesive stamp shall he
used for denoting any duty imposed by this
act, the person using or afiixing the same
shall write thereon the initials of his name,
and date upon which the same shall be at
tached or used, so that the same may not
again be used, under penalty ot 90 dolls.
Instruments heretofore issued without
stamps, not to be void where stamps arc
subsequently, affixed. Postage stamps can
not he used as revenue stamps.
Any person may present to the commis-
sioner of internal revenue any instrument,
and require his opinion whether the same is
/ chargeable with any duty and 1t the said
commissioner shall oe of opinion that 1t is
not chargeable with any stamp duty, he is
reouiredto impress on it particular stamp,
with words to signify that it is not chargea-
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