The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-09-04
jEPTEMBER 4, 1866.
The Stamp Act.


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
same is written, f'' " ~ 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, 9 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 at time
designated Except bank notes issued
Tor clrculation and checks made and
intended to be, and which shall be,
forthwith presented for payment for a
sum not exceeding 800, cts.
For every additional 800 or fractional
part thereof, cts
Bills of Lading vessels for the ports of the
United States or British North America, Exempt
On receipt of goods on any freign 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. Official, 81 90
For ndemnfying any person for the pay
money ultimately recoverable there
upon Is one thousand dollars or less, so cts.
Where the money recoverable exceeds
thousand dollars for every add-
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 any description, other
than such as are required in legal pro-
ceedngs, and such 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
hundred dollars cts.
Of stock in AN incorporated company, a5 cts
General, 5 cts.
Of qualification of Justice ofthe Peace,
Commissioner of deeds Notary
public, 5 cts.
OF search of records, cts.
That certain papers are on file, 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, cts.
OF profits of an Incorporated company,
for sum not less than ten dollars and
not exceeding fifty dollars, 10 cts.
one tnonsand SAND dollars 'O' a5 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 as such, 25 cts.
Certified Transcript of judgments, salts
faction OF judgments and OF all papers
recorded or on tile, 5 cts.
Check Draft or Order for the payment of
any of money exceeding so,
drawn upon any person or other than
bank, banker or trust company, at sight
Contract Isee agreement Brokers,l 10 cts.
Conveyance decd, Instrument of writing,
whereby lands, tenements, or other
reality sold shall be conveyed, the ac-
tlral value which does not exceed $500, so cts.
EScteliDu IG) and pScpp0iDp 81 GOO 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 so cts.
Guager's return ii for quantity not eX-
ceeding five hundred gal. gross, 10 cts.
Exceeding 500 gallons, 20 cts.
Power of Attorney to sell or transfer
stock or collect dividends thereon, 25 cts.
To vote at an election if an Incorporated
TO sq@prRy; 2eegHG or collect rents IS IS cts: Cts
To sell, or convey, or rent, or lease real
estate, 81 w
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 90
part thereof, in excess of 81, 900, so cts.
Bonds of executor, administrators, guar
d!ans and trustees, are each subjected -, ~
to n stamp duty of 81 90
Protest upon bill note, check or draft 25 cts.
Pronlsory 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 for the delivery of any pro-
Trust Deed made to secure debt to be
stamped as mortgage conveying estate
to ha orDnIn
Warehouse Receipt for any goods, wares
merchandise not otherwise provided
for deposited stored i'll any public
private warehouse not exceeding
five hundred dollars in value, 10 cts.
ing one thousand dollars, 20 cts
Exceeding l 900 dollars, for every addi-
tional 1000 dollars or fractional part
thereof, in excess of $1,000, 10 cts.
For any goods etc, not otherwise provl-
ded for, stored or deposited in any public
or private warehouse yard, 25 cts.
Writs or Legal Documents, writ or other
legal process, by which any suit is COM
mcnced in any court of record either
of law or equity, 5O cts.
Writ or original process issued by a court
not of record, where the amount claim
ed is 100 dollars or over, 50 cts.
Upon every confession of judgment
cognovit for 100 dollars or over, except
in cases where the tax Tor q writ has
been paid, so cts.
Writ or 9th er process, appeals from JUS
jurisdiction, 10 court of record, so cts
Warrants of distress, when the amount OF
rent claimed does not exceed 100 dol
lars, % 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, OF
both, does not exceed 10 dollars, lO cts.
Exceeding ten dollars, and not exceeding
fifty, 5o cts.
| Insurance, Life when the amount insured
does not exceed 200 dollars, % cts.
| Exceeding 900 and not exceeding 5000
! dollars so cts.
| Exceeding 8, 600 dollars, 81 90
Lease or lease of lands or tenements
| where the rents does not exceed 3O0per
| annum, so cts.
Exceeding 300 dollars, for each addition
| al 200 dollars, or fractional part thereof,
| in excess of 300 dollars, SO cts.
/ Perpetual, subject to stamp duty as
Conveyance"
| Clause of guaranty of payment of rent