The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-03-20
THE STAMP ACT.
One ofhe Tag Laos the United States.


AcxNow1 deeds exempt
AEFIDavrr cents
in suit or legal proceedings exempt
AGREEMENT OR .APPRAIsEMENT-for
each sheet or piece of paper On which
the same is written S cents
ASSIGNMENTS OR TRANSFERRED mort
gage, lease or policy of insurance. the
same duty as on the original lnstru-
ment.
Of patent right cents
BANK CHECKS, DRAFTS OR ORDERS,
6c-at sight or on demand cents
BILLS OF EXCHANGE. INLAND-draft
or order, payable otherwise than at
sight or on demand, and any PROMISE
. nv note whatever. 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 not exceeding
500 cents
For every additional hundred dollars,
or fractional part thereof cents
BILLS OF LAD1NG-of vessels for ports
of the United States British North
America exempt
Or receipt for goods on any foreign
ports ~ cents
BILL OF SALE-of any vessel, or part
thereof when the consideration does
not exceed five hundred dollars SO cents
Exceeding $500 and not exceeding
$1,000 Sl'oo
Exceeding 81 900. for each $500, or
fractional part thereof 5O cents
Of personal property [other than ship
or vessel1 S cents
BoND-personal. for payment of money
[See Mortgage]
Official Sl,Go
For indemnifying any person for the
payment of any sum OF money, where
rponyarabIa
thereupon is $1,000 or less 50 cents
Where the money recoverable exceeds
$1,000. for every additional 81: OOO or
fractional part thereof 5O cents
BONDs-county. city and town bonds,
railroad and other corporation bonds
and script are subject to stamp duty.
See Mortgage.
Of any description ether than such
ore required in legal proceedings. and
such as are not otherwise charged in
this schedule 25 cents
CERTIFICATES-Of deposit in bank, sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars 2 cents
Of deposit in bank, sum exceeding 500, cents
OF stock in an Incorporated company 20 CENTS
General cents
Ola qualification of a Justice of the
Peace
. Commissioner of Deeds or Notary
Public cents
OF search of records 5 cents
SN-'eS
That certain papers cannot be found cents
Of redemption of land sold for taxes cents
Of birth, marriage and death 3 cents
Of qualifications of school teachers 5 cents
Of profits in an Incorporated compa-
ny, for sum not less than SO and
not exceeding $50 10 cents
Exceeding $50 and not exceeding
$1,000 % cents
Exceeding 81 ,OOO for every addition
al $1,000, or fractional part thereof 25 cents
Of damage otherwise, and all other
certificates documents issued by
any port warden, marine surveyor
other person acting such % cents
CERTIFIED TRANsCRIPT-of judg-,
ments satisfaction of judgments and
of all papers recorded or on file cents
IN. B.-As general rule, every GER
tfcate which has, may have, le
gal value in any court of law or equity.
will require stamp duty of cents)
CHECK DRAFT OR ORDER-for the pay
ment of any sum of money, exceeding
So drawn upon any person other
than bank, banker trust compa-
ny, at sight or on demand 2 cents
CoNTRAcT-[See Agreement
Brokers lG cents
CONVEYANCE-deed, instrument or wri-
ting whereby lands, tenements, or
other realty sold shall be conveyed,
the actual value which does not ex-
coed $500 so cents
Exceeding $500. and not exceeding
$1,000 S1OO
For every additional $500, or frac-
tiona part thereof, in excess OFFS 600, so cents
ENTRY-of any goods mer-
chandise at any custom house not ex-
ceeding 800 in value 25 cents
Exceeding 500 and not exceeding
$3.50 in value SO cents
Exceeding S5OO in value $l.OO
For the withdrawal of any goods or
merchandise, from bonded warehouse SO cents
GUAGER'S RLTURN-if for quantity not
exceeding 500 gallons. gross 10 cents
Exceeding 500 gallons 25 cents
POWER OF ATToRNEY-to sell or trans
fer stock, collect dividends thereon, 25 cents
To vote at election of incorporated
company 10 cents
- To receive or collect rents % cents
To SELL or convey. or rent, or lease
real estate SI.Oe
For any other purpose so cents
PROBATE OF WILL-or letters of ad-
ministration, where the value of both
real and personal estate does not ex-
coed $4,000 S1OO
For every additional $4,000. or frac-
:ional part thereof in excess of
$4,000 SO cents
Bonds OF executor, administrators,
guardians and trustees, are each sub
ject to a stamp duty of Sl.OO
PROTEST-upon bill note, check or
draft 25 cents
PRoMIssoRY NoTE-ISee Bills of Ex-
change, inland.
Renewal of, subject to same duty as
original note.
RECEIPT-for the payment of any sum
of money, debt due, exceeding
$50. or for the delivery of any prop
erty ocsnts
TRUST DEED-made to secure debt
to be stamped as mortgage Convey
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