The General Stamp Act 1869, 18 of 1869, (Rep., Act 1 of 1879) · VI — .

Section 51. Act to be translated, indexed and sold cheaply

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

SCHEDULES. SCHEDULE I 51. Act to be translated, indexed and sold cheaply. SCHEDULES. SCHEDULE I.—Instruments chargeable with ad valorem stamp-duties. II.—Instruments chargeable with fixed stamp-duties. III.—Enactments repealed by section 2. INDEX. ACT No. XVIII of 1869. PASSED BY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF INDIA IN COUNCIL. (Received the assent of the Governor General on the 13th August 1869.) An Act for imposing Stamp Duties on certain Instruments. 51. Every Local Government shall cause this Act and the schedules here-to annexed to be carefully translated into the principal vernacular languages of the territories subject to its control. A full alphabetical index shall be added to every such translation, and the translation and index shall be printed and sold to the public at a price not exceeding four annas per copy. a 56 ACT No. XVIII of 1869. SCHEDULE I. Instruments chargeable with ad valorem Stamp-duties. | DESCRIPTION OF INSTRUMENTS. | | PROPER STAMP-DUTY. | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | If drawn singly. | If drawn in set of two, for each part of the set. | If drawn in set of three, for each part of the set. | If drawn in set of three, for each part of the set. | | Rs. A. P. | Rs. A. P. | Rs. A. P. | | | 0 1 0 | 0 1 0 | 0 1 0 | | | 0 2 0 | 0 1 0 | 0 1 0 | | | 0 3 0 | 0 2 0 | 0 1 0 | | | 0 6 0 | 0 3 0 | 0 2 0 | | | 0 9 0 | 0 5 0 | 0 3 0 | | | 0 12 0 | 0 6 0 | 0 4 0 | | | 0 15 0 | 0 8 0 | 0 5 0 | | | 1 8 0 | 0 12 0 | 0 8 0 | | | 1 8 0 | 0 12 0 | 0 8 0 | | | 3 0 0 | 1 8 0 | 1 0 0 | | | 6 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 2 0 0 | | 1. BILL OF EXCHANGE PAYABLE OTHERWISE THAN ON DEMAND ...

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