Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-02-28

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600, 81; for every additional 1000, or fractional
part in excess OFFS 900, SO cents. -.
Protest Of Note, Draft, &c.-or marine protest
II R-osiesa,V o. Medicines, Cosmetics, 6c-Not over
Is cents cent? not over so cents cents; not over
rs cents 8 cents; not over 81, 4 cents. For every
additional so cents or fraction thereof, cents.
Recetpt.-Receipts for the payment Of any sum
ceeding 30, not being for satisfaction of any mort
gage or Judgment, or decree of court or endorse
ment on any stamp obligation in acknowledgment
of it's fulfllment for each receipt, cents Provi-
ded, that when more than one signature Is affixed
to the same paper, one or more stamps may be af-
fixed thereto representing the whole amount of
stamps required for such signatures.
iSdtes.-0r contracts for the sale ofstocks bonds,
foreign exchange, goldand 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 500.
If there is fraction over $1O0 the same TO be
person, firm or corportion not paying special tax,
for every 800 of value, cents. A memorandum
of sale or contract must be made by the seller to
the buyer upon the sale or contract being made,
and thus stamps affixed thereto.
Wrn.-Writ50 cents. Where the amount claim
ed in writ, issued by court otofrecord is over
500, 50cents. Upon every confession Of judgment,
or cognovt for 500 or over Except in those cases
suit has been paid so cents. Wrts or other pro-
appeals from justices courts or other courts
of inferior jurisdiction to court Of record so cents
Warrant of distress, when the amount of rent
claimed does not exceed $780, 25 cents; when ex-
ceeding $780, so cents
No stamp duty shall be required on powers of
attorney or any other paper relating to application
Sscept of or to
tickets or contracts Of insurance when limited to
injury to persons while travelling; nor on certfi-
Gates OF the measurement or weight Of animals,
yUO nr orffa fa1n
to mutual insurance companies for the insurance
upon which policies subject to stamp duties have
been or are to be issued any warrant Of at
bond or note shall have affixed thereto the stamp
or stamps denoting the duty required and when
ever any bond or note shall be secured by mort
gage, but one stamp duty shall be required to be
placed on such So papers nor on any certificate Of
ting, or of the acknowledgment proof thereof by
attesting witnesses; nor to any Endorsement Of q
negotiable instrument. .. -HsH.
Provided that the stamp duty placed thereon
shall be Of the highest rate required for said in
struments, or either Of them.
Receipts by express companies for the delivery
ofany property for transportation are exempt from
stamp duty.
PENALTIES az o.
Penalty for making, signing or issuing any in
strument document or paper of any kind w6atso-
ever or shall accept, negotiate or pay or cause to
be accepted, negotiated or paid, any bill Of ex-
payment Of money, without the same anne 'fs BEING @
duly stamped, or denoting the duty hereby i'm
posed thereon, $50; and the instrument shall be
deemed invalid and Of no effect; or for the coun-
terfeiting stamps or dies, 81 CO., and mprison-
making, signing, issuing, accepting or paying any
bill of exchange, draft, order OF note without
stamp, $780, For selling proprietary cosmetics,
without proper stamps, $50.
OTHER PROVISIONS
instruments are not to be recorded unless prop
erly stamped. tts IL
No instrument is valid for the want of the par
ticular kinds Of stamps designated, provided le-
gal stamp of equal amount Except proprietary
stamps,) is duly affixed. ~ ss.@%i!gl l1Ii
ALI official instruments, documents and papers
issued or used by officers Of the United States Gov
ernment, or by the officers Of any State county or
other municipal corporation are exempt.
In cases where an adhesive stamp shall be used
for denominating any duty imposed by this act,
the person using or attixing the same shall write
thereon the initials of his name and date upon
which the same shallSbe attached or used so that
the same may not be- again used, undera penalty Of
instruments heretofore issued without stamps,
not be void where stamps are subsequently affx-
ed. Postage stamps cannot be used as revenue
stamps. -.r...
Any person may present to the commissioner of
Internal Revenue any instrument, and require
his opinion whether the same is chargeable with
any stamp duty; and if the said commissioner
shall be Of opinion that it is not chargeabIe with
any stamp duty, he is required to impress on 1t q
particular stamp, with words to signify that IL is
not chargeabe with stamp duty; and every instru-
ment on which said stamp Is impressed shall be
received in evidence in all courts notwithstand-
ing objections on the ground of such instrument
being without the proper stamp.
The party to whom document is issued from
foreign country, or by whom 1t is used shall, be-
fore using the same, afix thereon the stamp or
stamps indicating the duty required.
Propr1etors OF cosmetics, medicines, or proprie-
tary articles, may furnish private dies, and are al
lowed per cent. on all purchases of $500; over
$500, 10 per cent.