The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-06-02
The Stamp Act.


ONE OF THE TAX LAWS OF THE UNITED STAT
Acknowledgment of deeds, Exen
Affidavit, 5 cts.
in suit or legal proceedings,) EXen
Agreement or Appraisement, for each
sheet or piece of paper, on which the
same is written, 5 cts.
Assignment or Transfers, of mortgage,
lease or policy of insurance, the same
duty as on the original instrument of
patent right, cts.
Bank Checks, Drafts or Orders, &c, at
sight, or on demand, cts
Bills of Exchange; Inland drafts or order
payable otherwise than at sight or on
demand, and any prOmisory note what
ever payable on demand 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 $780, cts.
For every additional 500 or fractional
part thereof, cts.
Bills of Lading vessels for the ports of the
United States or British North America, EXen
On receipt of goods on any 'reign ports, 10 cts
Bills of Sale of any vessel, or part there
of, when the consideration does not eX-
coed $500, so cts
Exceeding $500 and not exceeding 81, 900, 81 o.
Exceeding one thousand dollars for each
five hundred dollars fractional part
Thereof, so cts
OF personal property, other than ship or
vessel Bond personal, for payment of
money [sce mortgage Official, 81 OF
For indemnifying any person for 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-
.iOnal one thousand dollars, or fraction
al part thereof, SO cts
Bonds, county, city and town bonds, rail
roads and other corporation bonds and
script, are subject to stamgduty. See
I Il otl,
than such as are required in legal pro-
ceedings, and such as are not otherwise
charged in this schedule, 25 cts
Certificates of deposit i'll bank, sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars, 2 cts
OF deposit in bank, sum exceeding one
hundred dollars, 5 cts
OF stock in an Incorporated company, 25 cts
General, cts.
Of a qualification of Justice ofthe Peace,
Commissioner of deeds Notary
public, cts.
OF search of records, 5 cts.
That certain papers are on file, cts.
That certain papers cannot be found, cts.
OF REDEMPTION of land sold for taxes, 5 cts.
OF birth, marriage and death, cts.
OF qualifications of school teachers, 5 cts.
OF profits of an Incorporated company,
for not less than ten dollars and
not exceeding fifty dollars, 10 cts.
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, or other
person acting as such, 25 cts.
Certified Transcript of judgments, salts
faction OF judgments and of all papers
recorded or on tile, 5 cts.
Check Draft or Order for the payment of
any sum of money exceeding $40,
drawn upon any person or other than
bank, banker trust company, at sight
or on demand, 2 cts.
Contract See Agreement Brokers', 10 cts
Conveyance deed, instrument of writing,
whereby lands, tenements, or other
reality sold shall be conveyed the ac-
tual value which does not exceed $500, so cts.
Exceeding $500, and not exceeding 81 900, 81 90
For every additional five hundred dollars,
or fractional part thereof, in excess of
one thousand dollars, so cts.
Entry of any goods, wares or merchandise
at any custom house, not exceeding one
hundred dollars 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-
chandize from bonded Warehouse, so cts.
Guagers return if for quantity not ex-
ceedng five hundred gal. gross, 10 cts.
Exceeding 500 gallons, 25 cts.
Power of Attorney to sell or transfer
stock, or collect dividends hereon, 25 cts.
To vote at an election if an incorporated
company, 10 cts.
TO receive or collect rents, 25 cts.
To sell, or convey, or rent, or lease real
estate, 81 90
For any other purpose, SO cts.
Probate of will or letters of administra-
tion, where the value of both real and
personal estate does not exceed 81, 600, 81 90
For every additional $4,000 or fractional
part thereof, in excess of $1,000, so cts.
Bonds of executor. administrators, guar
d!ans and trustees, are each subjected -
to stamp duty of 81 90
Protest upon bill note, check or draft 25 cts.
Note (Sae Ril1S of Fychanpa
inland,) Renewal of, subject to same
duty an original note.
Receipt for the Payment of any sum of
money, or debt due, exceeding twenty
dollars, or for the delivery Of any pro-
perty, 2 cts.
Trust Decd 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
or private warehouse not exceeding
five hundred dollars in value, 10 cts.
five hundred ahd not exceed
ing one thousand dollars, 20 cts.
1000 dollars, for every addi-
tional 1000 dollars or fractional part
thereof, in excess of 81, 900, 10 cts.
FOR any goods, etc, not otherwise provi-
or private warehouse or yard, 25 cts.
Vrits or Legal Documents, writ or other
legal process, by which any suit is COM
of law or equity, so cts.
Writ or original process issued by court
not of record, where the amount claim
ed is 100 dollars or over, 80 cts.
Jpon every confession of judgment or
cognovit for 100 dollars or over, except
in cases where the tax for writ has
been paid, 80 cts.
Writ or other process, appeals from JUS
tices courts, or other courts of inferior
Jurisdiction, 10 q court of record, SO cts.
Warrants of distress, when the amount of
sat -