The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-06-21
The Stamp Act.

The Stamp Act. u
ONE OF THE TAX LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Acknowledgment of deeds, Exemp
Affidavit, cts.
Tin suit or legal proceedings,) EXemp
Agreement or Advertisement, for each
same is written, 5 cts.
Assignment or transfers, of mortgage,
lease or policy of insurance, the same
duty on the original instrument of
patent right, 5 cts.
Bank Checks, Drafts or Orders, &C., at
sight, or on demand, .,s 2 cts.
Bills of Exchange Inland drafts or order
payable otherwise than at sight or on r..f
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 q
sum not exceeding 800, 3 cts.
For every additional 500 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 $1,000, 81 90
Exceeding one thousand dollars for each
five hundred dollars fractional part
thereof, so cts.
OF personal property, other than ship
money Gsee mortgage. l-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, subject to stamp duty. TSee
mortgage OF any description, other
than such as required in legal pro-
ceedings, and such as are 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
hundred dollars, 5 cts.
Of stock in an incorporated company, 25 cts.
General, 5 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.
OF redemption of land sold for taxes, 5 cts.
Of birth, marriage and death, 5 cts.
Of qualifications of school teachers, 5 cts.
OF profits of an incorporated company,
fora sum not less than ten dollars and
not exceeding fly 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, other ~
person acting as such, Is 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 $10
drawn upon any person or other than
bank, banker ortrust company, at sight
or on demand, cts.
Contract (See Agreement Brokers, 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 81 200, 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
atany custom house. not exceeding one
hundred dollars in value, IS 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 mer-
chandize from bonded warehouse, so cts.
Guager's return if for quantity not ex-
ceeding five hundred gal. gross, 10 cts.
exceeding 800 gallons, % cts
Power of Attorney to sell or transfer
stock, or collect dividends thereon, 25 cts.
To vote at an election if an incorporated .~,,-
e company, 10 cts.
{ 70 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 81 600, 81 90
For every additional $4,000 OF fractional
part thereof, in excess of s., 900, so cts
Bonds of executor, administrators, guar
to stamp duty of 81 90
Protest upon bill note, check or draft Is cts
Promisery Note, (See Bills of Exchange,
inland,) Renewal of, subject to same
duty as an original note.
Receipt for the payment of any sum of
money, or debt due, exceeding twenty
doIIa fo-f 1,., Il
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
OF merchandise not otherwise provided
= Tor, deposited or stored in any public
or private warehouse not exceeding
five hundred dollars in value, 10 cts.
Exceeding five hundred and not exceed =
ing one thousand dollars, 20 cts.
Exceeding 600 dollars for every add-
tional 900 dollars or fractional part
thereof, in excess of 81, 900, 10 cts.
For any goods, ETC., not otherwise provi-
ded fol, 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 or over, so cts.
Upon every confession Of Judgment or
sognoyit for 100 dollars or over, except
been paid, - - 10 cts.
WIT ITO or other process, appeals from jus
nces courts, or other courts OF inferior
lurlsdlctlon, 10 a court of record 30 eta
Warrants of distress, when the amount Of vs.
lars, wv az -
When the amount exceeds 100 dollars. 70 cts
Insurance, Marine, Inland and Fire - w..
Where the consideration paid for the
insurance, in cash, premium notes or
both, does not exceed 10 dollars IN 80
Exceeding ten dollars, and not exceeding
fifty, 20 ots
Insurance, Life, when the amount insured 10
does not exceed 1000 dollars Is eta
Exceedipg 1000 and not exceeding 5000
Exceeding 5000 dollars. - SIsNo
Lease or lease of lands mr. +anarant, PAW
wnere the rents does not exceed 3OOper
Exceeding 800 dollars, for each addition. !" Gus