Page 284 - Canadian Dominion Directory 1871 - Partie 1-fusionné

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III. That a charge of five dollars be made for every auction sale, or meeting held in
the reading room, or on the premises of the exchange.
IV. That the reading room be open from sunrise to sunset, except on Sundays, when
it will be closed at 5, P. M.
V. That no paper, book or publication be taken from the room until it shall have Iain
on the table seven days, unless under peculiar circumstances, to be at the discretion
of the superintendent, and a receipt shall have been given for it.
VI- That the superintendent be allowed to put up notices, advertisements, &c, in such
places as the committee of management may direct.
VII. That the committee do meet on the last Monday in each month at 10, A. M.
VIII. That the infraction of any of the by-laws will subject a subscriber to have his
name struck from the list.
QUEBEC MERCHANTS' TARIFF.
WHEN NO AGREEMENT EXISTS TO THE CONTRARY.
COMMISSION AND AGENCY.
For selling consignments, from ports or places out of the Canadas, with-
out guarantee, ... 5 per cent
For selling consignments, from ports, or places in the Canadas, without
guarantee, 1\ do.
For delcredere or guarantee of debts, 2$ do.
For purchasing, shipping and forwarding merchandize to ports or places
out of the Canadas, 5 do.
For purchasing, shipping and forwarding merchandize to ports or places
in the Canadas, when in funds, 2£ do.
Otherwise, ... 5 do.
For purchasing bills of exchange, stocks, or specie, with funds in hand, } x do.
For purchasing bills of exchange, stocks, or specie, taking reimburse-
ments by bills or drafts, \\ do.
For endorsing bills of exchange, 2^ do.
For collecting debts and remitting the proceeds without endorsement of
Bills, 5 do.
For receiving and remitting bank dividends, 1 do.
For selling or purchasing vessels, 5 do.
For chartering ships,... ... ... 2£ do.
Eor collecting or procuring freight, and on ships disbursements, 5 do.
For effecting insurance against loss by fire, on amount of premium, ... 5 do.
For adjusting losses generally with insurance companies, on amount
recovered, 2£ do.
For receiving and paying monies, from which no other commission is
derived, I do.
For receiving and forwarding goods from abroad, according to the bulk of
each package, and the trouble attending it, per package, 6d.to2s. 6d.
And on the amount of the responsibilities incurred by such agency, ... 2£ per cent.
On sale by auction for the benefit of the underwriters, exclusive of the
auctioneer's charge, 5 do.
N. B.—The above commissions to be exclusive of storage, brokerage and every other
charge actually incurred or disbursed.
The risk of loss by fire, unless insurance be ordered, and of robbery, theft, and other
unavoidable occurrences, if the usual care be taken to secure the property, is in all.
cases to be borne by the proprietor of the goods.
Qn all consignments withdrawn, %\ per cent, commission to be charged.
STOEAGE.
On Wheat, Barley, Peas, Oats and Corn.
First month, storage, receiving and delivering, 2d. per minot..
Succeeding months, storage, Id. do,
Cribbling, each time, ... , ... £d. do.