The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-05-26
The Stamp Act.

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ONE OF THE TAX LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Acknowledgment of deeds, Exemp
Affidavit, cts.
lin suit or legal proceedings,) EXcmp
Agreement or Apprasement, for each
sheet or piece of paper, on which the
same is written, 5 cts.
Assignment 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, cts.
Bills of Exchange; Inland drafts or order
payable otherwise than at sight or on
demand, and any promsory note what
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 S1O0, 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, 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
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, 50 cts.
Bonds, county, city and town bonds, rail
roads and other corporation bonds and
script, are subject to stamp duty. See
mortgage.] Ofany description, other
1S orpr
ceedings. and such 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.
Of qualification of Justice ofthe Peace,
Commissioner Of deeds or Notary
public, cts.
OF search of records, cts.
That certain papers are on tile, cts.
That certain papers cannot be found, 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 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
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.
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
any sum of money exceeding $40,
drawn upon any person or other than
bank, banker or trust company, at sight
on demand, 2 cts.
Contract TSee Agreement Brokers, 10 cts.
Conveyance deed, instrument of writing,
whereby lands, tencments, or other
reality sold shall be conveyed, the ac
tual value which does not exceed $780, so cts.
Exceeding $500, and not exceeding 81, 600, 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 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, 50 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.
company, 10 cts.
To receive collect rents, 25 cts.
To sell, or convey, or rent, or lease real
estate, 81 OO
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 $4,000, 81 W
For every additional s., 900 fractional
part thereof, in excess of s., 900, so cts.
Bonds of executor, administrators, guar,
dIans and trustees, are each subjected
to a 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 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 debt to be
stamped as mortgage conveying estate
to uses, to be stamped conveyance
Warehouse Receipt for any goods, wares
or merchandise not otherwise provided
for, deposited or stored in any public
five T 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, 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
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 a writ has
been paid. so cts.
Writ or other process, appeals from jus
iurisdiction' to court of record, so cts.
Warrants of distress, when the amount OF