The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-12-05
THE STAMP ACT.
One ofthe Tar Lars Of the United States.

the same is written cents
AssIGNMENTsoR TRANsFERs-of mort
gage, lease or policy ofinsurance. the
same duty as on the original instru-
ment.
OF patent right cents
BANK CHECKS DRAFTS OR ORDERS.
&c.-at sight on demand cents
BILLS OF EXCHANGE. lNLAND-draft
or order. payable otherwise than at
sight or on demand and any promise
ny note whatever. payable on demand
or at time designated. except bank
notes issued for circulation, and
checks made and intended to be. and
which shall be forthwith presented for
payment for sum not exceeding
800 cents
For every additional hundred dollars,
or fractional part thereof 5 cents
BILLS OF LADING-of vessels for ports
of the United States British North
America exempt
Or receipt for goods any foreign
ports 10 cents
BILL OF SALE--of any vessel, or part
thereof when the nsideration does
not exceed five hundred dollars 81 cents
| Exceeding $500 and not exceeding
$1,000 Sl,OO
| Exceeding $1,000. for each $500 or
| fractional part thereof So cents
! OF personal property other than a'ip
| or VESSEL cents
BoND-personal for payment of money
! See Mortgagel
Official SI,oO
! For indemnifyng any person for the
payment of any sum of money, where
| the money ultimately recoverable
| thereupon is 81 600 or less so cents
| Where the money recoverable exceeds
! 81 600, for every additional $1,000, or
t fractional! part thereof 5O cents
| B0NDs-county. city and town bonds,
| railroad and other corporation bonds
and script are subject to stamp duty.
| [See Mortgage.
| OF any description other than such
are required in legal proceedings. and
such not otherwise charged in
this schedule 25 cents
! CERTIrICATEs-of deposit in bank, sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars cents
| OF depusit in bank, sum exceeding $lOO. > cents
Of stock in an Incorporated company 70 cents
| General cents
+ Off qualification of Justice of the
| Peace
Commissioner of Deeds or Notary
| Public cents
| OF search of records cents
| That certain papers are on file cents
That certain papers cannot be found cents
| Of redemption of land sold for taxes cents
I Of birth. marriage and death cents
| Of qualifications of school teachers cents
| Of profits in an Incorporated compa-
| ny, for a not less than so and
| not exceeding $50 10 cents
| Exceeding $50 and not exceeding
$1,000 25 cents
Exceeding $1,000, for every addition
al 81 900, or fractional part thereof 25 cents
| Of damage or otherwise, and all other
| certificates documents issued by
any port warden. marine surveyor, or
| other person acting such % cents
| CERTIFIED TRANsCRIPT--of judg-
ments, satisfaction of judgments and
of all papers recorded on file cents
IN. B.-As general rule. every
titicata which has, or 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 of money. exceeding
$40. drawn upon any person other
| than bank, banker or trust compa-
ny. at sight on demand 9 cents
CoNTRAcr-[see Agreement
Brokers 10 cents
| CONGRATULATED, instrument or wri-
| ting whereby lands tenements,
other realty sold shall be conveyed.
| the actual value which does not
| coed $500 so cents
| Exceeding $500. and not exceeding
$1,000 $1.00
For every additional $500, or frac-
tional part thereof, in ofSI 600. SO cents
ENTRY-of any goods. wares or mer-
/ chandse at any custom house not ex-
ceedmg 500 in value 25 cents
| Exceeding 500 and not exceeding
| $500 in value 50 cents
Exceeding $500 in value $I.0O
| For the withdrawal Of any goods or
| merchandise. from bonded warehouses so cents
GuAGER's RLTuRN-if for quantity not
| exceeding 500 gallons gross 10 cents
Exceeding 500 gallons % cents
| POWER OF ATTORNEY-to sell or trans
fer stock, collect dividends thereon 25 cents
To vote at an election of incorporated
! company 10 cents
| TO receive collect rents 25 cents
! To
real estate Sl.0O
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 S1OO
For every additional $4,000, or frac-
| tonal part thereof, in excess of
| 50. 900 so cents
Bonds of executor, administrators,
guardians and trustees, each sub
| ject to stamp duty of S1.OO
| PRoTEsT-upon bill note, check or
| draft IS cents
PRoMIssoRy NoTE-[See Bills of Ex-
change, inland.
Renewal of subject to same duty as
an original note.
! RECEIPT-for the payment of any sum
| of money, debt due, exceeding.
| $50. or for the delivery of any prop
| erty 9 cents
RUsT~DEED-made to secure a debt
to be stamped mortgage Convey
! ing estate TO uses to be stamped as n
| conveyance.
+ WAREHOUSE RECEIPT-for any goods,
wares or merchandise not otherwise
provided for, deposited or stored in
any public or private warehouse. not
| exceeding $500 in value 10 cents
Exceeding $500. and not exceeding
$1,000 20 cents
! Exceeding 81 600 for eyery addition