UXITED STATES STAMP DUTIES. 



Insurance {Marine, Inland., and Fire). — E.ich 

 policy or renewal, (or assignment, etc., of same,) 



on which premium is ©10 or less 550 . 10 



Over 810 and not over ©50 25 



Over ©50 50 



Lease, agreement, memorandum, or contract, for 

 the hire, use, or rent of any land, tenement, 

 or portion thereof, when rent or rental value 



is not over ©300 per annum 50 



Every add'l ©200, or part thereof, 50 cents more. 

 Lease, Assignment of. — A stamp duty equal to 

 that imposed on the original instrument, in- 

 creased by a stamp duty on the consideration 

 or value of the assignment equal to that im- 

 posed upon the conveyance of land for similar 

 consideration or value. (See Conveyance.) 

 Manifest, for custom house entry or clearance of 

 vessel's cargo for foreign port, (except to British 

 North America,) tonnage not over 300 tons... 1.00 



Over 300 and not over 600 tons 3.00 



Over 600 tons 5.00 



Mortgage, Trust Deed, or Personal Bond, for the 



payment of money, over ©100 and not over ©500, .50 

 Every add'l ©500, or part thereof, 50 cents more. 

 Trust Deed conveying estate to uses, to be 

 stamped as a conveyance. 

 Official Instruments, documents and papers issued 

 by the officers of the United States government, 

 or by the officers of any State, county or town, 

 require no stamp. 

 Order for the payment of money. — See Bank Check. 

 Passage Ticket, to foreign port, (except British 



North America,) costing ©35 or less 50 



Over ©35 and not over ©50 1.00 



Every add'l ©50, or part thereof, ©1 more. 

 Power of Attorney, to sell or transfer any stock, 

 bond, or scrip, or for the collection of any 



dividend, or interest thereon. 25 



To vote by proxy for officers of any incorporated 

 company or society, (except religious, charitable, 



literary societies, or public cemeteries,) 10 



To sell or rent real estate 1.00 



To collect rents 25 



To perform any act not herein mentioned 50 



UNITED STATES STAMP DUTIES. 



Probate of Will, or Letters of Administration, 



value of estate not over ©2,000 ©1.00 



Every add'l ©1.000, or part thereof, 50 cents more. 

 (Probate of will, letters testamentary or of admin- 

 istration, or administrator's or guardian's bonds, 

 when the value of the estate, real and personal, 

 does not exceed ©1,000, require no stamp.) 



Promissory Note, (except bank notes issued for 

 circulation, and checks made and intended to 

 be forthwith presented, and which shall be pre- 

 sented to a bank or banker for payment,) or 

 any memorandum, check, receipt, or other writ- 

 ten or printed evidence of money to be paid on 

 demand, or at a time designated, exceeding 



©100, for every ©100 or part thereof 



Promissory .Notes for sums less than ©100 require 

 no stamp. 



Protest of note, bill of exchange, acceptance, check 

 or draft, or any marine protest, whether pro- 

 tested by a notary public or by any other officer 

 who may be authorized by law to make such 

 protest 



05 



25 



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Canned Meats, etc., for and upon every can, bottle 



or other single package, containing meats, fruits, 



vegetables, sauces, syrups, prepared mustard, 



jams or jellies, not exceeding 2 lbs. in weight. . . .01 



Every add'l pound or part thereof, 1 cent more. 



Proprietary, Medicines, Perfumery, Cosmetics, 



Preparations, etc., each package retailed at not 



over 25 cents 01 



Over 25 cents and not over 50 cents 02 



Over 50 cents and not over 75 cents 03 



Over 75 cents and not over ©1 04 



Every add'l 50 cents, or part thereof, 2 cents more. 



Friction Matches, or lucifer matches, or other 



articles made in part of wood,' and used for like 



purposes, each package of 100 matches, or part 



thereof. 01 



Packages of more than 100 matches, for each 100 



or part thereof 01 



Wax Tapers, double the rates for friction matches. 



