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Probate and Legacy Duties Act 1808

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XXVIIIPenalty for enrolling Deeds of Bargain and Sale, unless duly stamped.

And be it further enacted, That if any Officer of any of His Majesty's Courts at Westminster, or any Clerk of the Peace, or other Person entrusted to enrol Deeds of Bargain and Sale of Estates of Freehold in England, shall enrol any Deed of Bargain and Sale made after the Tenth Day of October One thousand eight hundred and eight, whereby any Freehold Lands or Hereditaments shall be conveyed to any Purchaser or Purchasers, or other Person or Persons, by his, her, or their Direction, unless such Deed of Bargain and Sale shall appear to be stamped with the proper ad valorem Duty hereby charged on Conveyances upon the Sale of Lands or other Property, according to the Amount of the Purchase or Consideration Money therein expressed, or with such particular Stamp as aforesaid for testifying the Payment of the said ad valorem Duty on a Deed of Release or Feoffment of the same Lands or Hereditaments, every such Officer or Clerk of the Peace or other Person so offending shall for every such Offence forfeit and pay the Sum of Fifty Pounds.

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