The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-12-12
THE STAMP ACT.
One ofhe Tar Laws ofhe United States

AFFIDAVIT D cents
. in suit or legal proceedings exempt
AGREEMENT OR APPRA1sEMENT-for
each sheet or piece of paper on which
the same is written cents
OR TRANsFERs-of mort
gage, lease or policy of insurance. the
same duty as on the original instru-
ment.
OF patent right cents
BANK CHECKS, DRAFTS OR ORDERS,
6c.-at sight or on demand cents
BILLS OF EXCHANGE. lNLAND-draft
or order, payable otherwise than at
sight or on demand, and any promise
~ note whatever. payable on demand
or at a time designated, Except bank
notes issued for circulation, and
checks made and intended to be. and
which shall be forthwith presented for
payment for not exceeding
800 cents
For every additional hundred dollars,
or fractional part thereof cents
BILLS OF LADING-of vessels for ports
of the United States or British North
America exempt
Or receipt for goods on any foreign
ports 10 cents
BILL OF SALE-of any vessel, or part.
thereof when the consideration does
not exceed five hundred dollars 50 cents
Exceeding $500 and not exceeding
$1,000 LOO
Exceeding ST. 900, for each $500, or
fractional part thereof so cents
Of personal pr Dperty other than slip
or VESSEL S cents
BoND-personal. for payment of money
[See Mortgage
Official Sl,uO
For ndemnifying any person for the
payment of any sum of money, where
the money ultimately recoverable
thereupon is s coo or less so cents
Where the money recoverable exceeds
81 600. for every additional $1,000, or
fractional part thereof 5O cents
BoNDs-county. city and town bonds,
railroad and other corporation bonds
and script are subject to stamp duty.
[See Mortgage.
Of any description ether than such
are required in legal proceedings. and
such as are not otherwise charged in
this schedule IS cents
CERTIFICATES-of deposit in bank,
not exceeding one hundred dollars cents
Ofdeposit in bank, exceeding S!OO. > cents
Of stock in all incorporated company 20 cents
General ) cents
Of a qualification of a Justice of the
Peace
Commissioner of Deeds or Notary
Public cents
Of search Of records cents
That certain papers on file cents
That certain papers cannot be found cents
Of redemption of land sold for taxes cents
Of birth. marriage and death cents
Of qualifications of school teachers cents
Of profits in Incorporated compa-
ny, for sum not less than $40 and
not exceeding $50 1O cents
Exceeding $50 and not exceeding
$1,000 % cents
Exceeding 900. for every addition
al 81 600 or fractional part thereof 25 cents
OF damage or otherwise and all other
certificates documents issued by
any port warden, marine surveyor,
other person acting such 25 cents
CERTIFIED TRANsCRIPT-of judg
mentS, atisfacton of judgments and
of all papers recorded on file cents
+ IN. B.--As general rule every
tificat4 which has, may have, a le-
gal value in any court of law equity.
will require stamp duty Of cents)
CHECK DRAFT OR ORDER--for the pay
ment of any sum Of money, exceeding
$40. drawn upon any person other
than bank, banker trust compa-
ny. at sight demand 2 cents
CoNTRACT-ISe See Agreement
Brokers 1O cents
CoNvEYANCE-deed, instrument or wri-
ting whereby lands tenements or
other realty sold shall be conveyed.
the actual value which does not ex-
coed $500 so cents
Exceeding $500, and not exceeding
$1,000 $1,OO
For every additional $500, or frac-
tional part thereof, in of$1, 900. so cents
ENTRY-of any goods. mer-
. chandise at any custom house not ex-
ceeding 500 in value 25 cents
Exceeding 500 aud not exceeding
$500 in value SO cents
Exceeding $500 in value $1.00
For the withdrawal of any goods or
merchandise, from bonded warehouse so cents
GUAGER's RLTURN-if for quantity not
exceeding 500 gallons, gross 10 cents
Exceeding 500 gallons % cents
POWER OF ATTOKNEY-to sell or trans
fer stock, collect dividends thereon, % cents
To vote at an election of Incorporated
company 10 cents
10 receive or collect rents 25 cents
To sell, convey, or rent, or lease
real estate 81 90
For any other purpose so cents
PROBATE OF WILL-or letters of ad-
ministration where the value of both
real and personal estate does not ex-
coed $4,000 S1.O0
For every additional $4,000 or frac- 49, 81
tonal part thereof. in excess of
$4,000 so cents
Bonds Of executor, administrators,
guardians and trustees, each sub
ject to stamp duty of $l.OO
PROTEsT-upon bill note, check or
draft % cents
PRoMlssoRY NoTE-ISee Bills of Ex-
change, inland
Renewal of, subject to same duty as
an origina; note.
RECEIPT-for the payment of any sum
of money. debt due, exceeding
$50. or for the delivery of any prop I
erty . certs
TRUST DEED-made to secure a debt
to be stamped as mortgage Convey
ing estate to uses, to be stamped as a
conveyance.
WAREHOUSE RECEIPT-for any goods,
merchandise not otherwise a
=, provided for. deposited or stored in