Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04

sons. Tor OF re- ting to the charter Of
such ship, or vessel. or steamer, or any
renewal or transfer thereof, II the reg-s-
tered tonnage OF such ship, or vessel. OF
steamer does not exceed three hundred
tons three dollars.
Exceeding shrse hundred tons and
not eIceediLg siX hundred tons, five
dollars
Exceeding six hundred tons, ten dol
lars.
Contract Brokers note, or memoran-
dun of sale OF any goods or merchan
disc, stocks, bonds, exchdnge, notes OF
hand, real estate. or property OF any
kind or description issued by brokers or
persons acting a. such for each note or
memorandum of sale, not otherwise
provided for in this Act, ten cents.
Conveyance; Deed, instrument, or
writing whereby any lands, tene-
meuts, or other realty sold shall be
granted, assigned, transferred. or
otherwise conveyed 90, or vested III, the
purchaser or purchasers. or any other
person or persons, by his, her, OF their
direction, when the consideration or
value exceeds one hundred dollars and
does not exceed tVa hundred dollars,
fifty cents; and TOR each additional FIVE
hundred dollars or fractional part there
OF N excess of FIVE hundred dollars, fifty
cents
Dispatch, telegraphic Any dispatch
or message. one cent.
Entry of any goods, wares, or mer-
chandise 1T any custum house, either
for consumption or warehouslng, not
exceeding one hundred dollars in value
twenty-five cents.
Exceeding one hundred dollars and
not exceeding live hundred dollars III
value, hity cents.
Exceeding 1--WE hundred ia value, one
dollar
Entry tor the withdrawal Of any
goods or merchandise from customs
bonded warehouses, fifty cents.
Insurance of policy as per scedule.
Lease, agreement, memorandum, or
contract for tine hire, use, or rent of any
land tenement, or portion thereof
If for period of time lot exceeding
one year, twenty-five cents.
If Tor a period of time exceeding onc
year and not exceeding three years.
fifty cents.
If for a period exceeding three years,
one dollar.
Manifest for custom-house entry or
clearance of the cargo of any ship YES
sci, or steamer for a foreign port
If the registered tonnage of such ship.
vessel, or steamer does not exceed three
hundred tons, one dollar.
Exceeding three hundred tons and
not exceeding six hundred tons, three
dollars.
Exceeding SIX hundred tons. five dol
lars.
Mortgage or pledge, of lands, estate.
or property, real or personal, herltabie,
or movable, whatsoever, where the
same shall be made as d security for the
payment of anv definite and certain
sum of money, lent at the time or pre-
viously due and owing or forborne to be
paid, being payable; also any convey
ance of any lands estate or properly
whatsoever III trust t. he sold or other
wise converted into money. which shall
be intended oaiy as security, either Dy
express stipulai ION or otherwise; on any
Of the foregowiUg exceeding one thou
and dollars ana not exceeding one
thousand FIVE hundred dollars, twenty
five cents; ana on each i've hundred
dollars or fractional part thereof in ex-
cess oe fifteen hundred dollars, twenty
cents: Provided, that upon each and
every assignment or transfer OF q mort
gage lease, or policy of insurance, or
the renewal Or continuance OF any
agreement, contract, or charter by
letter or otherwise, a stamp duty shall
be required and paid at the same rate
as that imposed on tae original lnstru-
rnent
Passage ticket by any vessel from a
port in the United States to foreign
rT pyppni1nO tnJrrv
dollars, one dollar.
Costing more than thirty and not ex-
ceeding sixty dollars, three dollars.
Costing more than sixty dollars.
Powor of attorney or proxy for voting
at ali election for officers of any iucor-
porated company or association, except
religious. charitable, or literary so Gle
ties, or public cemeteries, ten cents.
Power OF attorney TO sell and convey
real estate, or to rent or lease the same,
TO receive or collect rent, to sell OF
transfer any stock, bonds, scrip, or for
the collection OF any dividends or inter
est thereon, or to perform any and all
Other acts not hereinbefOre specified.
twenty-five cents: Provided, that no
stamps shall be required upon any pa
pers necessary to DE used for the colec-
ton of claims from the United States
for pensions, back pay, bounty, or for
property lost in the military or naval
service.
Protest, Upon the protest Of every
note, bill OF exchange acceptance,
cheek or draft, or any marine protest,
whether protested by a notary public or
by any other officer who may be author
lied by the law of any State or States
TO make such pgotes, twenty-five cents.
Warehouse receipt for any goods.
merchandise, or property of any kind
held on storage il any public or private
warehouse or yard, except receipts for
agricultural products deposited by the
actual grower thereof III the regular
course Of trade for sale, twenty five
cents: Provided, that the stamp duties
imposed by the foregoing scedule on
maniiests, bills of lading, and passage
tickets snail not apply to steamboats, or
other vessels plying between ports of
the United States and ports in British
North America