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The opinions of council on the receipt tax. : To which are added, abstracts of the following acts of Parliament: viz. I. An act for ... new stamp duties on bills of exchange, ... II. An act for granting a stamp duty on the registry of burials, marriages, births, and christenings. III. An act for granting certain duties on waggons, wains, carts, ... Together with an account of all the stamps on vellum, parchment, &c. now in use, ... The eighth edition. With a preface, and poetical introduction
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