THOMAS G. PRATT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1845.

whereof shall be above the sum of one hundred dollars,
and not exceeding the sum of two hundred dollars, ten
cents; if above two hundred dollars and not exceeding
three hundred dollars, fifteen cents; if above three hun-
dred dollars and not exceeding five hundred dollars,
twenty-five cents; if above five hundred dollars and not
exceeding one thousand dollars, fifty cents; if above one
thousand dollars and not exceeding fifteen hundred dol-
lars, seventy-five cents; if above fifteen hundred dol-
lars and not exceeding two thousand dollars, one dollar;
if above two thousand dollars and not exceeding three
thousand dollars, one dollar and fifty cents; if above
three thousand dollars and not exceeding four thousand
dollars, two dollars; if above four thousand dollars and
not exceeding five thousand dollars, two dollars and
fifty cents; if above live thousand dollars and not ex-
ceeding seven thousand dollars, three dollars and fifty
cents; if above seven thousand dollars and not exceed-
ing eight thousand dollars, four dollars; if above eight
thousand dollars and not exceeding ten thousand dol-
lars, five dollars and fifty cents; and if above ten
thousand dollars, six dollars.

CHAP. 193.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That from and alter the
period aforesaid, there shall be levied, collected and
paid the several stamp duties following, to wit: for
every skin or piece of vellum or parchment, or sheet or
piece of paper or other material, on which shall be writ-
ten or printed any or cither of the instruments of writing
following, to wit: on every mortgage with or without a
covenant for the payment of the sum intended to be
secured, if that sum be above one hundred dollars and
not exceeding two hundred dollars, ten cents; and so
progressively increasing the amount of the duty to be
paid, so as to correspond in all respects with the scale
or rate of duty prescribed in the preceding section for
bonds with collateral condition; and that on every deed
and bill of sale where the amount conveyed exceeds two
hundred dollars and release of mortgage, there shall be
levied, collected and paid the sum of one dollar; pro-
vided, that in all cases where a bond or note is given
for the debt secured by the mortgage, it shall not be
necessary that such mortgage and the bond or note
thereby secured, shall both be written on paper stamped
according to the provisions of the original act, or of this
act, it being the intention of this act, that if either the
bond, note or mortgage is written on such paper, it
shall be considered as a compliance therewith.

Levy and col-

lect stamp du-
ties, &c.