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Succession of all kinds, whether in land, bonds heritably secured, or movable funds, should be taxed at the same rate.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 by Various

A creditor in Scotland, who succeeds to a bond for £100,000, heritably secured, pays nothing; if it is on personal security, he pays the full legacy duty of £10,000.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 by Various