The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-06-05
The Stamp Act.


ONE OF THE TAX LAWS OF THE UNITED STATE
Acknowledgment of deeds, ExemI
Affidavit cts
in suit or legal procecdingS,) EXemI
Agreement or Appraisement, for each
sneet 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 orig instrument of
patent right, cts.
sight, or ON demand, 2 cts.
Bills of Exchange; Inland drafts or order
payable otherwise than at sight or on
demand and any promisory note what
ever payable Oh 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 a
sum not exceeding s10O 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, Exeml
On receipt of goods on any reign ports, 10 cts.
Bills of Sale Of any vessel, part there
of, when the consideration docs not eX-
ceed 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
vessel Bond personal, for payment of
money see 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-
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, arc subject to stamp duty. See
mortgage OF any description, other
than such as are required in legal pro-
ccedingS. and such 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, cts
OF stock in an Incorporated company, 25 cts.
General, ; cts.
Ofa qualification of a Justice ofthe Peace,
Commissioner Of deeds or Notary
public, 5 cts.
OF search of records, cts.
That certain papers are on file, D cts.
That certain papers cannot be found, 5 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.
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
ccrtluCatcS or documents issued DN 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, 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
OrOn 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.
Exceeding $500, and not exceeding 81 600, 81 90
For every additional five hundred dollars,
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.
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, or collect dividends thereon, 25 cts.
To vote at an election if an incorporated
company, 10 cts
To receive or collect rents, 25 cts.
estate. 81 90
For any other purpose, SO cts
GrODaJo OF Will OF lGllcrS OF aQnllnlSIrd-
ton, where the value of both real and
personal estate does not exceed 81, 600, 81 90
For every additional $1,000 or fractional
part thereof, in excess of s., 600, so cts
Bonds of executor, administrators, guar
dams and trustees, each subjected
to stamp duty of 81 90
Protest upon bill note, check or draft 20 cts.
Promisory Note, (See Bills of Exchange,
inland,) Renewal of, subject to same
duty as original note.
Receipt for the Payment OF any sum OF
money, or debt due, exceeding twenty
dollars, for the delivery of any pro-
perty 2 cts.
Trust Deed made to secure debt to be
stamped as mortgage conveying estate
to uses, to be stamped as conveyance.
Warehouse Receipt for any goods wares
merchandise not otherwise provided
for, deposited or stored i'll 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 1000 dollars or fractional part
thereof, in excess of 81, 900, 10 cts.
For any goods, etc, not otherwise provi-
ded for, stored or deposited in any public
or private warehouse yard, 25 cts.
Writs or Legal Documents, writ or other
legal process, by which any suit is
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, 10 a court of record, t5Eots.
Warrants of distress, when the amount of