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A stamp duty was first introduced in England in 1694 following the Dutch model as An act for granting to Their Majesties several duties on Vellum, Parchment and Paper for four years, towards carrying on the war against France (5 & 6 Will. & Mar.
The Parliamentary Boroughs (England), Stamp Duty Act 1838 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 35) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, signed into law on 4 July 1838. It repealed the stamp duty payable on the admission of freemen by birth or servitude in city or borough constituencies .
The Stamp Act 1765, also known as the Duties in American Colonies Act 1765 (5 Geo. 3.c. 12), was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper from London which included an embossed revenue stamp.
An Act to exempt certain Letters passing between Merchants or other Persons carrying on Trade or Commerce in this Kingdom, containing Agreements with respect to Merchandize, Notes or Bills of Exchange, from the Stamp Duty now imposed on written Agreements. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 101))
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The first revenue stamps in the United States were used briefly during colonial times, among the most notable usage involved the Stamp Act.Long after independence, the first revenue stamps printed by the United States government were issued in the midst of the American Civil War, prompted by the urgent need to raise revenue to pay for the great costs it incurred.
The central government requires stamp duty to be paid on several classes of transaction documents, primarily focused on securities, under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. [5] In addition, stamp duty may be charged by the state government for other transactions depending on state-specific legislation.
The Stamp Duties Act 1783 (23 Geo. 3. c. 67) was passed by the House of Commons of Great Britain in order to raise money to pay for the American War of Independence. Under the provisions of this Act, all baptism, marriage and burial entries in each parish register were subject to a tax of 3d (old pence). Church ministers were empowered to ...