The tri-weekly standard., 1866-05-05
The Stamp Act.

Gin suit or legal proceedings,) Exempt
Agreement or Appraisement, for each
same is written, 5 cts
Assignment or Transfers, of mortgage
lease or policy of insurance, the same
duty on the original instrument of
patent right, cts.
Bank Checks, Drafts Orders, &C., at
sight, or on demand, 2 cts.
Bills of Exchange; Inland drafts or order
payable otherwise than at sight OF on
ever, 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
sum not exceeding 500, 5 cts.
For every additional 500 or fractional
part thereof 5 cts.
Bills of Ladng vessels for the ports of the
United States or British North America, Exempt
On receipt of goods on any 'reign ports, 10 cts.
Bills Of Sale of any vessel, or part there
ceed $500, so cts
Exceeding $500 and not exceeding $1,000, 81 90
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 [see mortgage. l-Ofhclal, 81 90
For indemnifyng 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-
tOnal 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. Sec
mortgage Ofany description, other
than such as are required in legal pro-
ceedings. and such as are not otherwise
charged in this schedule 25 cts
Certificates of deposit in bank, sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars, cts
OF deposit in bank, sum exceeding one
hundred dollars, 5 cts
OF stock in an incorporated company, 25 cts
General, cts.
OF qualification of Justice ofthe Peace,
Commissioner of deeds 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, 5 cts.
OF profits of an Incorporated company,
for not less than ten dollars and 49,.
not exceeding fifty dollars, 10 cts. "
one thousand dollars, 25 cts
Exceeding one thousand dollars, for every
additional one thoISand or fractional
part thereof, 25 cts
| OF damage or otherwise, and all others
certificates 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 file, cts.
| Check Draft or Order for the payment of
J any of money exceeding $40,
drawn upon any person or OIncr tn:n i
bank, banker or trust company, at sight
on demand cts.
Contract [See Agreement Brokers,l 10 cts.
Conveyance deed, instrument of writing,
whereby lands, tenementS, other
| reality sold shall be conveyed, the ac-
tual value which does not exceed $500, 50 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 anV custom house moi exceeding one
| hundred dollars in value, 25 cts.
Exceeding one hundred dollars and not
exceeding five hundred dollars in value, so cts.
! Exceeding live hundred dollars in value, 81 90
| For the withdrawal of any goods or mer-
chandiZe from bonded warehouse, so cts.
Guager's return if for quantity not
cccding five hundred gal. gross, 10 cts.
Exceeding 500 gallons, 25 cts.
/ Power of Attorney to sell or transfer
stock, or collect dividends thereon, 25 cts.
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-
! ton, where the value of both real and
| personal estate does not exceed s., 900, 81 %
| For every additional $4,000 or fractional
! part thereof, in excess of $4,000, so cts.
| Bonds of executor, administrators, guar
d!ans and trustees, are each subjected
to a stamp duty of 81 90
! Protest upon bill note, check draft 25 cts.
| Promisory Note, (Sce Bills of Exchange,
inland,) Renewal of, subject to same
duty 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 Deed made to secure a debt to be
stamped as mortgage conveying estate
to uses, to be stamped rs 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.
| Exceeding five hundred and not exceed
ing one thousand dollars, 20 cts.
Exceeding 1000 dollars, for every addi-
tional 900 dollars 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 iich any suit is COM
of law or equity, " W. 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
cognovlt for 100 dollars or over except
in cases where the tax for Il writ has
been paid, SO cts.
| Writ or other process appeals from JUS
jurisdiction, 10 Il court of record, so cts.
| Warrants of distress, when the amount of
| rent claimed does not exceed 1OO dol
lars, 25 cts.
| When the amount exceeds 100 dollars, SO cts.
|
Where the consideration paid for the
insurance, in cash, premium notes, or
both, does not exceed 10 dollars 10 cts.
fifty, so cts.
| Insurance, Life when the amount insured
does not exceed /, 900 dollars, 25 cts.
dollars, so cts
| Exceeding 5 600 dollars 81 90
| Lease or lease of lands or tenements
where the rents does not exceed 300 per
annum so cts.
Exceeding 500 dollars for each addition
! in excess of 300 dollars. so cts.
Perpetual, subject to stamp duty as
conveyance"
| Clause OF guaranty of payment of rent
| incorporated or indorsed, five cents ad-
! ditional.
Measurers Return, iffor quantity not eX-
| ceeding 600 bushels 10 cts.
EXCEEDING 1000 bushels, 20 cts.
Mortgage, trust deed, bill of sales, or
personal bond for the payment of money
exceeding 100 and not exceeding 5oO
dollars s.s.- 80 cts.
Exceeding 500 dollars for every addition
cess of 500. -, so cts.
Pawners Checks, 8 cts
Passage Ticket from the United States to
any foreign port, costing not more than
35 dollars .ts 5O cts.