The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-05-08
RALEIGH N c., TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1866.
The Stamp Act.

The Stamp Act.
ONE OF TIE TAX LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Acknowledgment of deeds, ExemI :
Affidavit 5 cts.
lin suit or legal proceedings,) Exemp ;
Agreement or Apprasement, for each !,
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 a time
desgnated EeXccpt bank notes issued
for circulation, and checks made and
intended to be, and which shall be,
forthwith presented for payment for
sum not exceeding S100 cts.
For every additional 500 or fractional
part thereof cts.
Bills of Ladins vessels for the ports of the
United States or British North America, Exempt
On receipt of goods on any reign ports, 10 cts.
Bills of Sale of any vessel, or part there
of, when the consideration does not
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 [sce mortgage. I-Ofhclal, 81 OO
For indcnlnfying any person for the pay
ment of any sum OF money, where the
money ultimately recoverable there
upon is 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 are subject to stamp duty. See
mortyawel fany description, other
than such rs arc required in legal pro-
cccdings, and such as are not otherwise
charged in this schedule, 25 cts.
Certificates of deposit i'll bank, sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars, cts.
OF deposit in bank, sum exceeding one
hundred dollars, cts.
OF stock in an incorporated company, 25 cts.
General, cts.
OF Il qualification of Il Justice ofthe Peace,
Commissioner of deeds or Notary
public, cts.
OF search of records, cts.
That certain papers arc on file, cts.
That certain papers cannot be found, 5 cts.
OF redemption of land sold for taxes, cts.
OF BIRTH marriage and death, cts.
OF qualifications of school teachers, cts
OF profits of incorporated company,
for a 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 us such, 25 cts.
Certified Transcript of judgments. salts
faction of judgments and of all papers
recorded or on tlc cts.
Check Draft Order fOr,the payment of
any of money exceeding $40,
drawn upon any person or other than
bank, banker or trust company, at sight
OrOn demand, = cts
Contract [Sce Agreement Brokers, 10 cts.
Conveyance deed, instrument of writing,
whereby lands, tenements, or other
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tual value which does not exceed $500 50 cts.
Exceeding $500, and not exceeding 81 900, 81 90
For every additional five hundred dollars,
fractional part thereof, in excess of
one thousand dollars, so cts.
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, 50 cts.
Exceeding live hundred dollars in value, 81 90
For the withdrawal of any goods or mer-
chandiZc 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 ln election if an Incorporated
company 10 cts
To receive or collect rents, p cts.
To sell, or convey, or rent, or lease real
estate, 81 90
For any other purpose, so cts.
Probate of will or letters of administr,-
ton, where the value of both real and
personal estate does not exceed 81, 900, 81 90
For every additional $4,000 or fractional
part thereof in excess of 81, 600, so cts.
Bonds of executor administrators, guar
d!ans and trustees, are each subjected
to a stamp duty of 81 OO
Protest upon bill note, check or draft % cts.
Promisorv Note (See Bills of Exchange
inland,) Renewal of, subject to same
duty 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, 9 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
or merchandise not otherwise provided
for deposited or stored i'll any public
or private warehouse not exceeding
five hundred dollars i'll value, 10 cts.
Exceeding five hundred and not exceed
ing one thousand dollars, 20 cts.
Exceeding l, 900 dollars, for every addi-
tional 900 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 or yard, % cts.
Writs or Legal Documents, writ or other
legal process, by which any suit is COM
of law or equity, so cts.
Writ or original process issued by court
not of record where the amount claim
cd is 100 dollars or over, so cts.
Upon every confession of Judgment
cognovit for 100 dollars 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, 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, 80 cts.
Insurance, Marine, Inland and Fire
Where the consideration paid for the
both, does not exceed 10 dollars, 10 cts.
fffy''s ffty' ''' oo''arS' anu not eAeeeu 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 ), 900 dollars 81 90
Lease or lease of lands or tcnements
where the rents does not exceed 300per
annum so cts.
Exceeding 800 dollars, for each addition
al 200 dollars or fractional part thereof,
in excess of 800 dollars, SO cts.
Perpetual, subject to stamp duty as
"conveyance."
Clause OF guaranty of payment of rent
incorporated or indorsed. five cents adj
ditional.
Measurcrs' Return, iffor quantity not ex-
cecding 1000 bushels, 10 cts.
Exceeding 900 bushels, 25 cts.
Mortgage, trust deed, bill of sales, or
personal bond for the Dayment of money