The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-08-18
AUGUST IS, 1866.
The Stamp Act.

ONE OF THE TAX LAWS OF THE UNITED 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, cts.
lease or policy of insurance the same
duty as on the original instrument of
-atent right, cts.
Bank Checks, Drafts 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 or 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 slOO, 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, Exemp
On receipt of goods on any f reign 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 [see mortgage l-Otficial, 81 90
For indemnfying 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-
sional 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 stamp duty. See
mortgage Of any 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, 2 cts.
OF deposit in bank, sum exceeding one
hundred dollars, cts.
OF stock in an Incorporated company, 25 cts
General, cts.
Disqualification of Justice the Peace,
Commissioner of deeds Notary
OF search of records, 5 cts.
That certain papers are on file, 5 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, cts.
OF profits of an incorporated company,
for a 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 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 or trust company, at sight
oron demand, cts
Contract [See Agreement Brokers, 10 cts.
Conveyance deed instrument of writing,
whereby lands, tenements, other
reality sold shall be conveyed, the
tual value which does not exceed 500, 80 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
any custom house, not exceeding one
hundred dolllrs 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 %
For the withdrawal of any goods mcr-
chandze from bonded Warehouse, so cts
Guager's return if for quantity not ex-
ceeding five hundred gal gross, 10 cts
Exceeding 500 gallons, % cts
Power OF Attorney to sell or transfer
stock, collect dividends thereon, 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, 50 cts.
Probate of will or letters of administra-
tion, where the value of both real and
personal estate does not exceed s., 600, 81 90
For every additional 1000 or fractional
part thereof, in excess of s., 600, so cts.
Bonds of executor, administrators guar
dlans and trustees, are each subjected
to stamp duty of 81 90
Protest upon bill note, check or draft 25 cts.
Promisory Note, (See Bills of Exchange,
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, for the delivery of any pro-
perty, 2cts.
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
or 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 aid not exceed
ing one thousand dollars, 20 cts.
Exceeding 1000 dollars, for every addi-
tional 1000 dollars fractional part
thereof, in excess of 81 200, 10 cts.
For any goods, etc, not otherwise provi-
ded for, stored or deposited in any public
or 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
ed 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 tor writ has
been paid, so cts.
Writ or other process, appeals from JUS
tices courts, or other courts of inferior
Jurisdiction, 10 court of record, so cts.
Warrants of distress, when the amount of
rent claimed does not exceed 100 dol
lars, 25 cts.
When the amount exceeds 100 dollars, so cts.
Insurance, Marine, Inland and Fire
Where the consideration paid for the
insurance, in cash. premium notes, or
both, does not exceed 10 dollars, 10 cts.
Exceeding ten dollars, and not exceeding
fifty, so cts.
Insurance Life, when the amount insured
does not exceed 900 dollars, 25 cts.
Exceeding 900 and not exceeding 5000
dollars, so cts.
Exceeding 5000 dollars, 81 90
Lease or lease of lands or tenements
where the rents does not exceed 3O0per
annum, so cts.
Exceeding ng 300 dollars, for each addition,
al 200 dollars, or fractional part thereof,
in excess of 800 dollars, so cts.
Perpetual, subject to stamp duty a