The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-07-14
The Stamp Act.

The Stamp Act.
ONE OF THE TAX LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Acknowledgment of deeds, Exempt
Affidavit, cts.
lin suit or legal proceedings) Exempt
Agreement or Appraisement, for each
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 or Orders, Sc, at
sight, or on demand, 2 cts.
Bills of Exchange; Inland drafts order
payable otherwise than at sight
demand, and any promsory note what
ever, payable on demand or at time
designated [except bank notes issued
Tor circulation, and checks made and
intended to be, and which shall be,
forthwith presented for payment1 for q
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, Exempt
On receipt of goods on any reign ports, 10 cts.
Bills OF Sale of any vessel, or part there
ceed $500, so cts
Exceeding $500 and not exceeding 81 900, 81 90
Exceeding one thousand dollars for each
hve hundred dollars fractional part
thereof, so cts.
Of personal property other than ship or
vessel Bond personal, for payment of
money tsee mortgage. l-Ofical, 81 90
For indemnifying any person tor 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-
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 are required in legal pro-
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
Ola qualification of Justice ofthe Peace
Commissioner of deeds or Notary
OF search of records 5 cts
That certain papers are on file, cts.
That certain papers cannot be found, 5 cts.
OF redemption of land sold for taxes, 5 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.
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 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 sum of money exceeding SO,
drawn upon any person or other than
bank, banker or trust company, at sight
or on demand, cts.
Contract [See Agreement Brokers,l 10 cts.
Conveyance deed, instrument of writing,
whereby lands, tenementS, or other
reality sold shall be conveyed, the ac-
tual value which does not exceed $500, so cts.
Exceeding $500, and not exceeding 81 900, 81 90
For every additional five hundred dollars,
one thousand dollars, so cts.
Entry of any goods, wares or merchandise
atany 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
chandize 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, collect dividends thereon, -25 cts.
company, 10 cts.
To receive or collect rents, 25 cts.
estate, 81 90
For any other purpose, SO cts.
Probate of will or letters of administra-
tion, where the value of both real and
personal estate QOeS not CXcecU SS,UUU, S1 W
For every additional s., 600 or fractional
part thereof, in excess of s., 600, so cts.
Bonds of executor, administrators, guar
dIans and trustees, each subjected
to 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 original note.
Receipt for the Payment of any sum of
money, or debt due, exceeding twenty
dollars, or for the delivery of any pro-
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 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.
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 or over, SO cts.
Upon every confession of judgment or
cognovit for 100 dollars or over, except
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, so cts.
Insurance, Marine, Inland and Fire
Where the consideration paid for the
Insurance. in cash, premium notes,
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 ZOO 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