The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-05-23
STAMP DUTIES.
As Amended by Act of Congress.
ApproUed March I'd, 1867.


Instruments are not to be recorded un-
less properly stamped and cancelled.
No instrument is invalid for the want
of the particular kind of stamps designa-
ted provided legal stamp of equal
amount, Except Proprietary stamps, is
duly affixed
All 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 cor
poration, are exempt.
In cases where an adhesive stamp
shall be used for denoting any duty i'm
posed by this Act, the person using or
afixing the same, shall write thereon the
initials of his name, and date upon which
the same shall be attached or used, 80
that the same may not again be used,
under penalty of $50.
Postage Stamps cannot be used as Rev.
enue stamps.
No deed, instrument, writing, or paper,
required by law to be stamped, which has
been signed, or issued without being du-
ly stamped, or with deficient stamp,
nor any copy thereof, shall be recorded,
or admitted, or used as evidence in any
court until legal stamp or stamps, de-
noting the amount of tax, shall have been
affixed thereto as prescribed by law.
The party to whom document is is
sued from foreign country or BY whom
it is to be used, shall, before using the
same, afix thereon the stamp or stamps
ipdicafipu tho 1utv roo.;..l
Proprietors of Cosmetics, Medicines, or
Proprietary Articles, may furnish private
dies. and are allowed per cent. on all
purchases of $500; over $500, 10 per
cent.
are exempt from stamp duty.
AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT,
Other than those mentioned in this
schedule, Cor any appraisement,) for ev-
cry sheet or piece of paper on which it is
written, FIVE cents. Appraiseusnts of
value or damage, five cents.
BANK CHECKS, DRAFTS OR ORDERS,
For any amount on any Bank, Broker,
or Trust Company, at sight or on demand,
two cents; for amount exceeding $40 on
any person other than Bank, Banker or
Trust Company, at Sight or on demand,
two cents.
BILL OF EXCHANGE, FOREIGN,
Drawn in but payable out of the United
States, If drawn siugly or otherwise than
In set OF three or more-same as inland
bills OF exchange or promissory notes
drawn in sets Of three or more, for every
bill OF each set, where the sum made paw
able shall not exceed 500, or the equiv
aient thereof, in any foreign currency iu
which such bills may be expressed, two
cents: for every additional $lO0 or frac-
tienal part thereof in excess of 500, two
cents.
BILL OF EXCHANGE, INLAND,
Draft or order for the payment of any
sum of money, not exceeding 500, 9th
erwise than at sight or on demand, or
Promissory Notes, { Ercept Bank Notes;
and Checks or any memorandum, check,
receipt, or other written or printed evil
dence OF an amount of money to be paid
on demand or at time designated, for
sum not exceeding sl00, five cents !;
for every additional 500, or fractional
part in excess of Sl00, FIVE cents.
BILL OF LADINa.
For goods and merchandise exported
to foreign port, other than charter party,
each ten cents
BILL OF SALE.
Bills of sale, by which any ship or
vessel, or any part thereof, shall be con-
veyed to or vested in any other person
or persons, when the consideration shall
not exceed $500, fifty cents: Do, when
the consideration exceeds $500 and does
not exceed $1,000, slOO: Exceeding
$1,000 for every additional amount of
$500, or fractional part thereof, fifty ce nts:
Personal property other than ships or
vessels, five cents
Of indemnity-where the money ulti-
mately recoverable thereupon is 1000
or less, fifty cents: Where the penalty
exceeds 81, 900, for every additional ST.
600, or fractional part in excess of ST.
600, fifty cents: For the due execution
of the duties of any office, Sl00: OF any
description, other than such as may be
required in legal proceedings, or used in
connection with mortgage deeds, and not
otherwise charged in this schedule, TWEEN
ty-ive cents.
CERTIFICATE.
Other than those mentioned, FIVE cents.
CERTIFICATE OF DAMAGE,
And all other documents issued by apy
Port Warden or Marine Surveyor, TWEEN
ty-fve cents.