(340°) 
[ Nov. I, 
NEW ACTS OF THE BRITISH LEGISLATURE. 
Being an Analyis of all A&s of General Importance, paffed during the laft 
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¢¢ An A& to repeal the feveral Duties under 
the Commiffioners for managing the Du- 
ties upon ftamped Vellum, Parchment, 
and Paper, in Great Britain, and to grant 
new and additional Duties in lieu thereof. 
43 Geo. 35 Cap. 98." (Paffed July 28, 
1804.) 
(Continued from Page 256, No. 120.) 
LAW-STAMPS, commencing OCTOBER 
t1, 1804. 
RTICLES or Contraét to ferveas a 
clerk to a folicitor, or attorney in 
any of the courts at Weftminfter—riol. 
in any of the courts. of 
Great Seffions in Wales, or in the coun- 
ties Palatine of Chefter, Lancafter, or 
Durham, or in any Court of Record in 
England holding Pleas amounting to 
‘orty fhillings, not being in any of the 
courts at Weftminiter—ssl. 
_Affignment of fuch Articles or Contract, 
or new Articles or Contract, on the death 
of any former matter—il. 10s. 
Admittance of any attorney, clerk, 
advocate, proctor, notary, or other offi- 
eer in any court whatfoever in England— 
zol. 
Exemptions.—Annual officer in any 
@orporation or inferior court, under rol. 
- per annum. oul 
Perfen actualiy and legally fworn, ad- 
mitted,.and inrolled to be an attorney (in 
the Court of King’s Bench, Common 
Pleas, Exchequer, Counties Palatine of 
Chetter, Lancafter, Durham, of Great 
Sefflions in Wales) not chargeable with 
any ffamp duty on his admittance as a 
folicitor in any other court of equity ; nor 
2 folicitor in any court of equity, on his 
admittance in any other court of equity ; 
a folicitor in any court of equity at Welt- 
miofter, on his admittance as attorney of 
the King’s Bench or Common Pleas. 
Certificate to be taken out by every fo- 
licitor, attorney, notary, proctor, agent, 
er procurator, in any of the Inns of 
Court, or in the cities of London or 
Weltminfter, or within the limits of thé 
Two-Penny Polit, or within the city and 
fhire of Edicburgh (if he has not been 
admitted three years) yearly—-sl. If he 
has been admitted three years cr more— 
tol. ; ; ih atiak de 
_———— in any other part of Great 
Britain out of the limits above mentioned 
Cif he has not been admitted three years) 
yearly-—gli 7 oO po eee 
= J 
Seffion of Parliament, 44. Geo. III. 
If he has been admitted three years or 
more—6l. 
Exemptions. —Evyery officer or clerk of 
any of the faid courts charged with land- 
tax in refpect of his office, and employed 
in any aétion, fuit, profecution, or other 
proceeding in the bufinefs of his office 
only. a 
Certificate to be taken out by every 
fpecial pleader, draftfman in any court of 
equity, or conveyancer in London or Weft. 
minfter, or within the limits of the Two. 
Penny Poft, or city or fhire of Edinburgh, — 
yearly—rzol. 
in other 
tain, anuually—6l. 
part of Great Bri- 
Exemptions.—-Serjeants at law, barrif- 
ters, folicitors or attornies, notaries, 
proctors, agents, or procurators, perions 
employed to ingrofs or copy any deed 
or proceedings not drawn by themfelves, 
public officers drawing official inftru- 
ments, perfons drawing agreements under 
hand only, or wills. 
Every perfon who fhall, for or in ex. 
pectation of any fee, gain, or reward, di- 
rectly or indireétly, draw or prepare any 
conyeyance of or deed relating to any 
real or perfonal eftate, o1 any proceedings 
in law or equity, except ferjeants at law, 
basrifters, folicitors, attornies, notaries, 
proctors, agents, or procurators, having 
obtained regular certificates, and {pecial 
pleaders, draftfmen, in equity, and con- 
veyancers, being members of one of the 
four inns of court, and having taken out 
the certificates, mentioned in this Act, at 
the nead office, and except perfons folely 
employed to ingrofs things not drawn by 
themfeives, and except public officers 
drawing official inftruments, thal] forfeit 
fifty pounds. But nothing herein thal! 
picvent any perfon drawing any wiil or 
any agreement not under feal, or any let- 
ter of attorney, 44 Geo. 3, ¢. 98, f. 14, 
Warrant to any folicitor, attorney, no- 
tary, proctor, agent, or procurater, in 
Great Britain, to fue or defend in any of 
the courts at Weftminfter, or in any ec- 
clefialtical court, or in any of the courts 
of Admiralty or Cinque Ports, or in any 
courts in Scotland, the Great SefMfions in 
Wales, or in the counties Palatine, or 
any other court holding pleas to the 
amount of forty fhillings—ss, 
Exemptions.—Warrant to fue or defend, 
in any infertor court, wherein the debt or 
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