The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-07-21
JULY 21, 1866.
The Stamp Act.

The Stamp Act.
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ONE OF THE TAX LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Acknowledgment of deeds, Exemp
Affidavit, 5 cts.
Gn suit or legal proceedings,) Exemp
Agreement or Appraisement, for each
sheet or piece of paper, on which the
same is written, cts.
Assignment or Transfers, of mortgage,
lease or policy of insurance, the same
duty as on the original 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 on demand or at time
designated Iexoept bank notes issued
Tor circulation, and checks made and
intended to be, and which shall be,
forthwith presented for payment for
sum not exceeding 500, 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
money [see mortgage. ]-Oficial, 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-
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
mortgage. Of any description, other
than such as arc required in legal pro-
ceedings, and such are not otherwise
charged in this schedule, 25 cts.
Certificates of deposit in 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 qualification of Justice ofthe Peace,
Commissioner of deeds Notary
public, 5 cts.
OF search of records, 5 cts.
That certain papers are on file, cts.
That certain papers cannot be found, cts.
or redemption of land sold for taxes, cts.
OF birth, marriage and death, cts.
OF qualifications of school teachers, cts.
OF profits of an incorporated company,
for sum not less than ten dollars and
not exceeding fifty dollars, 10 cts
one thousand dollars, IS 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, other
person acting such, 25 cts.
Certified Transcript of Judgments salts
faction OF judgments and of all papers
recorded or on file, 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
or on demand, 9 cts.
Contract [See Agreement Brokers,l 10 cts
Conveyance deed, instrument of writing,
whereby lands, tenements, other
Sh a he
tual value which does not exceed $500, so cts
Exceeding $500, and not exceeding 81 200, 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-
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.
stock, or collect dividends thereon, 25 cts.
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, so cts.
Probate of will or letters of administra-
ton, where the value of both real and
personal estate does not exceed 81 900, 81 90
For every additional 81 900 fractional
part thereof, in excess of 81, 600, so cts
Bonds of executor, administrators, guar
to a stamp duty of 81 90
Protest upon bill note, check or draft 25 cts.
Promsory 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, OF for the delivery of any pro-
perty, cts.
Trust Deed made to secure a 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 in any public
private warehouse not exceeding
five hundred dollars in value, 10 cts.
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.
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
of law or equity, so cts
Writ or original process issued by court
not of record, where the amount claim
ed is 100 dollars over, so cts.
Upon every confession of judgment
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
tices courts, or other courts of inferior
Jurisdiction, 10 o 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.
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 1000 dollars, 25 cts.
Exceeding 1000 and not exceeding 5000
dollars, so cts.
Exceeding ), 200 dollars, 81 90
Lease or lease of lands or tenements
where the rents does oteNceed 800 per
annum, SO cts.
Exceeding 800 dollars, for each addition
al 200 dollars, or fractional part thereof,
in excess of 800 dollars, so cts.
subject to stamp duty as a
"conveyance."
Clause of rnarantv of I,aEment of