The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-05-17
The Stamp Act.

LAWS OF THE STATES
Acknowledgment OF deeds, Exemp
Affidavit, cts.
Tin suit or legal proceedings,) EXemp
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 at sight or
demand, and any promisory note what
ever, payable on demand or at time
designated [cXcept 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 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 foreign ports, 10 cts.
Bills of Sale of any vessel, or part there
of, when the consideration does not ex-
ceed $500, so 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
vessel Bond personal, for payment of
money [sec mortgage. ]-Official, 81 90
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-
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.l Ofany description, other
than such as are required in legal pro-
ceedings, and such not otherwise
charged in this schedule, 25 cts.
Certificates OF deposit in bank, sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars, 2 cts.
hundred dollars, cts
OF stock in an Incorporated company, 25 cts.
General, cts.
Of qualification of Justice ofthe Peace,
Commissioner of deeds Notary
public, 5 cts.
OF search of records, cts.
That certain papers are on file, 5 cts.
That certain papers cannot be found, 5 cts
OF redemption of land sold for taxes, 5 cts.
OF birth, marriage and death, 5 cts.
OF qualifications of school teachers, 5 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, or other
person acting as such, 25 cts.
faction of judgments and of all papers
recorded or on file, cts.
Check Draft or Order for the payment of
any sum of money exceeding so,
drawn upon any person or other than a
bank, banker or trust company, at sight
or on demand, 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.
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For every additional five hundred dollars,
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 w
For the withdrawal of any goods or mer-
chandize from bonded warehouse, so cts.
Guager's return if for quantity not ex-
ceeding five hundred cal 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, % cts.
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 900, 81 w
part thereof in excess of So, 600, so cts.
Bonds of executor, administrators, guar
dams and trustees, are each subjected
to a stamp duty of 81 90
Protest upon bill hote, check draft 25 cts.
Promisory Note, (See Bills of Exchange,
inland,) 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 2 cts.
Trust Deed made to secure a debt to be
stamped as mortgage conveying estate
to uses, to be stamped us conveyance.
Receipt for any goods, wares
or merchandise not otherwise provided
Tor, 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 900 dollars, for every addi-
tional l 600 dollars fractional part
thereof, in excess of 1000, 10 cts.
For any goods, ETC., not otherwise provl-
ded for, stored or deposited in any public
or private warehouse or yard, 20 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 acourt
not of record, where the amount claim
ec is 100 dollars or over, 5o cts