The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-09-11
The Stamp Act.

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ONE OF THE TAX LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Acknowledgment of deeds, Exempt
Affidavit, 5 cts
Tin suit or legal proceedings,) Exempt
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.
Bank Checks, Drafts Orders, &C., at
sight, or on demand, 2 cts.
Bills of Exchange; Inland drafts or order
payable otherwise than at sight
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
sum not exceeding 500, 5 cts.
For every additional s1O6 or fractional
part thereof, 5 cts.
Bills OF Lading 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 ex-
coed $500, so cts.
Exceeding $500 and not exceeding 1000, 81 90
Exceeding one thousand dollars for each
thereof ~ so cts
Of personal property, other than ship or
vessel Bond personal for payment of
money [sce mortgage. Official, 81 90
For indemnifying any person for the pay
HlenG OI any sum Ol money, ~neTc LQ6
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 Ofany description, other
than such as are required in legal pro-
ceedings, and such are not otherwise
charged in this schedule, sSS 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, 5 cts
Of a qualification of Justice ofthe Peace,
Commissioner of deeds or Notary
public, cts
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 marri0ge 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, Is cts
OF damage otherwise and all others
certificates or documents issued by any
port warden, marine surveyor, or other
person acting as such, . cts
Certified Transcript of judgments, salts
recorded or on tile, cts
Check Draft or Order for the payment of
any sum of money exceeding $40,
drawn upon any person or other than q
bank, banker trust company, at sight
on demand, 2 cts
Contract [see Agreement Brokers,l 10 cts
Conveyance deed instrument of writing,
whereby lands, tenementS, other
reality sold shall be conveyed, the
tual value which does not exceed $500, so cts
Exceeding $500, and not exceeding 81 ,OOo 81 90
For every additional tive hundred dollars,
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 50 cts
Exceeding five hundred dollars in value, 81 90
For the withdrawal of any goods mer-
chandize from bonded Warehouse, so cts
Guager's return if for quantity not
ceeding five hundred gal. gross, 10 cts
Exceeding 500 gallons, 25 cts
Power of Attorney to sell transfer
stock, or collect dividends thereon, 25 cts
company, 10 cts.
To receive or collect rents, IS cts
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 s., 600, 81 90
For every additional 50 900 or fractional
part thereof, in excess of 81, 900, SO cts.
Bonds of executor, administrators, guar
d!ans 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 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, cts.
Trust Deed made to secure debt to be
stamped 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
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 600 dollars or fractional part
thereof, in excess of $1,000, 10 cts
For any goods, etc, not otherwise provi-
ded for, stored or deposited in any public
or private warehouse or yard, . cts
Wrts or Legal Documents, writ or other
legal process, by W lich any suit is COM
of law or equity, 50 cts.
Writ or original process issued by a court
not of record, where the amount claim
ed is 100 dollars or over, so cts
Upon every confession of Judgment
cognovit for 100 dollars or over, except
in cases where the tax for writ has
been paid, 50 cts
Writ or other process, appeals from JUS
tees courts, or other courts of inferior
jurisdiction, 10 a court of record, 50 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 l 900 dollars, Is cts.
Exceeding 200 and not exceeding 5000
dollars, so cts.
Exceeding 5000 dollars, 81 90
Lease lease of lands or tenements
where the rents does not exceed 3O0per
annum, so cts.
Exceeding 300 dollars for each addition
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