The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-05-19
The Stamp Act.

The Stamp Act.
ONE OF THE TAX LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Acknowledgment of deeds, Exempt
Affidavit, cts.
Tin suit or legal proceedings,) Exempt
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, 2 cts.
Bills of Exchange; Inland drafts or order
payable otherwise than ut sight or
demand, and any promiSory note what
ever PAYABLE on demand or ut time
designated [eXcept bank notes issued
for circulation. and checks made and
intended to be, and which shall be,
sum not exceeding $780, cts.
For every additional 500 or fractional
part thereof, 5 cts.
Bills of Lading vessels for the ports of the
United States or British North America, Exemp
On receipt of goods any reign ports 10 cts.
Bills of Sale of any vessel, or part there
of, when the consideration does not eX-
ceed $500, 50 cts.
Exceeding $500 and not exceeding 81, 900, 81 90
Exceeding one thousand dollars for each
five hundred dollars fractional part
thereof, so cts.
OF personal property, other than ship or
money [scc mort gage. l-Otficial, 81 90
For indemnifying any person for the pay
ment of amy sum of money, where the
money ultimately recoverable there
upon is thousand dollars or less, so cts.
Where the money recoverable exceeds
one thousand dollars for every addi-
tional one thousand dollars, or fraction
al part thereof, so cts.
Bonds, county, city and town bonds rail
roads and other corporation bonds and
script subject to stamp duty. See
MORTGAGE
than such as are required in legal pro-
cecdngs, and such are not otherwise
charged in this schedule, 25 cts.
Certificates OF deposit in bank, sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars, 9 cts.
OF deposit in bank, sum exceeding one
hundred dollars, cts
OF stock in an Incorporated company, 25 cts.
General 5 cts.
OF qualification of Justice ofthe Peace,
Commissioner of deeds or Notary
public, cts.
OF search of records, cts
That certain papers are on file, cts.
That certain papers cannot be found, 5 cts.
OF redemption of land sold for taxes, cts.
OF birth, marriage and death, cts.
OF qualifications of school teachers, cts.
OF profits of an incorporated company,
for It sum 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.
certificates or documents issued by any
port warden, marine surveyor, or other
person acting as such, 25 cts.
Certified Transcript of judgments, salts
recorded or on fiIe. 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 or trust company, at sight
Contract TSee Agreement Brokers,1 10 cts
IaaI inst nf of
whereby lands, tenements, or other
reality sold shall be conveyed, the ac-
tual value which does not exceed 500, S 50 cts
Exceeding $780, and not exceeding 81 ,OOO, 81 w
For every 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 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 mcr-
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.
stock, or collect dividends thereon, a5 cts.
company, 10 cts.
To receive or collect rents, 25 cts.
estate, :. 81 90
For any other purpose, 50 cts.
Probate of will or letters of atlministra-
ton, where the value of both real and
personal estate does not exceed 81 600, 81 W
For every additional s., 900 or fractional
part thereof, in excess of 1000, so cts.
Bonds of executor, administrators, guar
d!ans and trustees, each subjected
to stamp duty of 81 %
Protest upon bill note, check or draft % cts.
Promisory Note, (See Bills of Exchange,
innnd,) Renewal Of subject to same
duty as 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. cts.
Trust Deed made to secure a debt to be
| stamped as a mortgage conveying estate
to uses, to he stamped as conveyance.
Warehouse Receipt for any goods,
or merchandise not otherwise provided
for, deposited or stored in any public
or private warehouse not exceeding
five hundred dollars in value, 10 cts.
Exceeding five hundred and not exceed
ing one thousand dollars, 20 cts.
Exceeding LOCO dollars, for every addi-
t1onal 1000 dollars fractional part
thereof in excess of 81, 900, 10 cts
For any goods, etc., not otherwise prOvi-
ded fol-, stored or deposited in any public
private warehouse or yard 25 cts
Writs or Legal Documents, writ or other
legal process by which any suit is COM
menced in any court of record, either
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, so cts,
Upon every confession of Judgment or
cognovit for 100 dollars or over, except
in cases where the tax for writ has
been paid, so cts
Writ or other process appeals from JUS
tices courts, or other courts of inferior
jurisdiction, TO u court of record, Sd cts
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