The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-08-25
AND INsEPARABLE.-- --Daniel Webster.
AUGUST 25, 1866.
The Stamp Act.

The Stamp Act.
ONE OF THE TAX LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Acknowledgment of deeds, Exempt
Affidavit, S cts
Tin suit or legal proceedings,) Exempt
AGREEMENT or Apprlisement, for each
sheet or piece OF paper, on which the
same is written. 5 cts.
lease or policy of insurance, the same
duty as ON the original instrument of
patent right, 5 cts.
Bank Checks, Drafts or Orders &C. at
sight, or on demand, 2 cts
Bills of Exchange; Inland drafts or order
payable otherwise than ut sight or on
demand, and any promisory note what
ever, payable on demand at a time
designated Except bank notes issued
for circulation. and checks made and
intended to be, and which shall be-
forthwith presented for paymentl for
sum not exceeding SlOO, cts.
For every additional 800 or fractional
part thereof, cts.
Bills of Lading vessels for the ports of the
United States or British North America, Exemp
On receipt of goods on any reign ports, 10 cts
Bills of Sale of any vessel, part there
OF, when the consideration does not ex-
coed $500, so cts
Exceeding $500 and not exceeding 81 600, 81 90
Exceeding one thousand dollars for each
five hundred dollars fractional part
thereof, so cts
OF personal property, other than ship or
money [see mortgage. l-Ofiici:l, 81 90
For indemnifying any person Tor the pay
ment of any sum of money, where the
money ultimately recoverable there
upon is one thousand dollars or less, so cts.
Where the money recoverable exceeds
one thousand dollars for every addi-
al part thereof so cts.
Bonds county, city and town bonds, rail
roads and other corporation bonds and
script, are subject to stamp duty. See
than such as are required in legal pro-
ceedings, and such are not otherwise
charged in this schedule, 25 cts.
Certificates OF deposit in bank, sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars, 2 cts.
of deposit in bank, sum exceeding one
hundred dollars, 5 cts.
or stock in an incorporated company, 25 cts.
General, 5 cts.
Ofa qualification of Justice ofthe Peace,
Commissioner of deeds or Notary
public, 5 cts
OF search of records, 5 cts
That cettain papers are on file, cts.
That certain papers cannot be found, 5 cts.
or redemption of land sold for taXes, cts.
OF birth, marriage and death, cts.
or qualifications of school teachers, cts.
OF profits OF an incorporated company,
for sum not less than ten dollars and
not exceeding fifty dollars, 10 cts.
Exceeding fifty dollars and not exceeding
one thousand dollars, 25 cts.
Exceeding one thousand dollars, for every
additional one Thousand, or fractional
= part thereof, 25 cts.
OF damage or otherwise, and all others
certificates or documents issued by any
port warden, marine surveyor, other
person acting as such, 25 cts
Certified Transcript of judgments, salts
faction OF Judgments and of all papers
recorded or on tile, cts.
Check Draft or Order for the payment of
any sum OF money exceeding $40,
drawn upon any person or other than
bank, banker or trust company, at sight
ON demand = cts.
Contract GSee Agreement Brokers,1 10 cts
Conveyance deed, instrument of writing,
whereby lands, tenements, other
reality sold shall be conveyed, the ac-
tIal value which does not exceed $500, so cts.
Exceeding $780, and not exceeding 81 900, 81 90
Forcvery additional five hundred dollars,
or fractional part thereof, in excess of
one thousand dollars, 80 cts.
Entry of any goods, wares or merchandise
at any custom house, not exceeding one
hundred dollirS in value, 25 cts.
Exceeding one hundred dollars and not
exceeding five hundred dollars in value, so cts.
Exceeding five hundred dollars in value, 81 90
For the withdrawal of any goods or mer-
chandizc from bonded warehouse, SO cts.
Guager's return if for quantity not ex-
ceeding five hundred gal. gross, 10 cts.
Exceeding 500 gallons, 25 cts.
Power of ATTORNEY to sell or transfer
stock, collect dividends thereon, 25 cts.
To vote at an election if an incorporated
To eic receive or collect rents, IS cts.
estate, 81 90
For any other purpose, SO cts.
Probate of will or letters of adminstra-
tiOn, where the value of both real and
personal estate does not exceed s., OOO 81 90
For every additional 1000 or fractional
part thereof in excess of 1000, SO cts
Bonds of executor, administrators, guar
to a stamp duty of 81 90
Protest upon bill note, check draft 25 cts.
Promisory Note, (See Bills of Exchange,
inand,) Renewal of, subject to same
duty an original note
Receipt for the Payment of any sum of
money, or debt due. exceeding twenty
pcrty. 2 CTS.
Trust Deed made to secure a debt to be
stamped as mortgage conveying estate
to uses, to be stamped as conveyance.
Warehouse Receipt for any goods, wares
or merchandise not otherwise provided
for, deposited or stored in any public
private warehouse not exceeding
five hundred dollars in value, 10 cts.
Exceeding five hundred and not exceed
ing one thousand dollars. 20 cts.
Exceeding 1000 dollars, for every addi-
tional 900 dollars or fractional part
thereof, in excess of 81 600, 10 cts.
For any goods, etc, not otherwise provi-
or private warehouse or yard, 25 cts.
Writs or Legal Documents, writ or other
legal process, by W ch any suit is COM
of law or equity. so cts.
Writ or original process issued by court
ed is 100 dollars or over, so cts.
Upon every confession of Judgment or
cognovit for 400 dollars or over, except
in cases where the tax Tor writ has
been paid, SO cts.
Writ or other process, appeals from JUS
tices courts, or other courts of inferior
Jurisdiction, TO IL court of record, so cts.
Warrants of distress, when the amount of
rent claimed does not exceed 100 dol
lars, 25 cts.
When the amount exceeds 100 dollars, so cts.
Insurance, Marine, Inland and Fire
Where the consideration paid for the
insurance, in cash, premium notes, or
both, does not exceed 10 dollars, 10 cts.
Exceeding ten dollars, and not exceeding
fifty, 90 cts.
Insurance, Life, when the amount insured
does not exceed ], 600 dollars, 25 cts.
Exceeding 600 and not exceeding 5000
dollars, 80 cts.
Exceeding 5000 dollars, 81 90
Lease or lease of lands tenements
where the rents does not exceed 300 per
annum, so cts.
Exceeding 800 dollars, for each addition.
al 200 dollars, or fractional part thereof,
in excess of 800 dollars, so cts.
Perpetual, subject to stamp duty as
Conveyance"
Clause of guaranty of payment of rent