Saturday, June 17.
A bill was reported forbidding citizens of the United States from entering into the service of any foreign Prince or State in a state of war, which was read twice and committed to a Committee of the Whole on Monday.
Stamp Duties.
Mr. W. Smith, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill for laying a stamp duty on vellum, parchment, and paper, viz:
For a license to practice as a counsellor, attorney, &c., five dollars.
For every grant, or letters patent, four dollars.
For every exemplification or certified copy of letters-patent, two dollars.
For every receipt or discharge for any legacy of fifty dollars and not more than one hundred dollars, twenty-five cents; above one hundred and not more than five hundred dollars, fifty cents; and for every additional five hundred dollars, one dollar; but not to extend to legacies left to a wife, children, or grand-children.
For every policy of insurance of vessels or goods from one district of the United States to another, twenty-five cents.
For every such policy of insurance to a foreign port, for a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, twenty-five cents; if it exceeds five hundred dollars, one dollar.
For every exemplification, of what nature soever, fifty cents.
For every bond, bill, or note, (except the note of the chartered banks which may be now or hereafter in existence,) not exceeding one hundred dollars, ten cents; above one hundred dollars, and not exceeding five hundred dollars, twenty-five cents; above five hundred dollars, and not exceeding one thousand dollars, fifty-cents; above one thousand dollars, seventy-five cents. (If payable within sixty days, they will be chargeable with only two-fifths of these duties.)
For every protest of a note, twenty-five cents.
For every letter of attorney, twenty-five cents.
For every certificate or debenture, for drawing back any duty on the re-shipping of goods, one dollar.
For every note or bill of lading, for goods from one district to another, within the United States, (not in the same State,) ten cents.
For ditto to a foreign port, twenty-five cents.
For every inventory or catalogue of furniture, goods, or effects, in any case required by law, (except in the case of distraining for rent, or an execution,) fifty cents.
For every certificate of a share or shares in the Bank of the United States, or other bank, ten cents.
The bill was twice read, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the Whole on Monday.