The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-09-18

RALEIGH, n. c., TUESDAY.
The Stamp Act.

The Stamp Act.
ONE OF THE TAX LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
AcknoWledgment of deeds, Exempt
Ahdavit, 5 cts.
Gin 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, 5 cts
Bank cheeks, Drafts or Orders, &C., at
sight, or on demand, 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 [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 800, 5 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
OF, when the consideration does not ex-
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-
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-
ceeQingS, 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, 5 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, 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, 5 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, Is 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 file, 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
CrOn demand, 9 cts.
Contract [See Agreement Brokers' 10 cts.
Conveyance deed, instrument of writing,
whereby lands, tenements, or other
reality sold shall be conveyed, the
tual valuc which does not exceed $500, 50 cts.
Exceeding $500 and not exceeding s., 900, 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 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 mer-
chandiZc from bonded warehouse, so cts.
Guagers return if for quantity not
ceedng five hundred gal. gross, 10 cts.
Exceeding 500 gallons 25 cts.
Power of Attorney to sell or transfer
stock, or collect dividends thereon, 25 cts.
To vote at an election if an Incorporated
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-
ton, where the value of both real and
personal estate does not exceed 81, 600, 81 90
For every additional S2, 600 or fractional
part thereof in excess of s., 600, so cts.
Bonds of executor administrators, guar
dams 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, for the delivery of any pro-
perty, acts.
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
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 1,oo0 dollars, for every addi-
- 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, 25 cts.
Writs or Legal Documents, writ or other
legal process, by which any suit is COM
menced in any court of record, either
of law or equity, so 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
been paid, so cts.
Writ or other process, appeals from JUS
tices courts, or other courts of inferior
jurisdiction, 10 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, 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 ], 600 dollars, 25 cts.
Exceeding 1000 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.