The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-03-27
THE STAMP ACT.
One of the Tan Laos ofthe United States.
exempt
5 cents
exempt

in suit or legal proceedings exempt
OR APPRAISEMENT-Ior
each sheet or piece OF paper on WHICH
the same is written cents
ASSIGNMENTS OR TRANSFERRED mort
gage, lease or policy OF insurance Tue
same duty as on the original lnstru-
ment.
OF patent right oeh's
BANK CHECKS, DRAFTS OR ORDERs'
&c-at sight or on demand cents
RtI1,s OF EXCHANGE. INLAND-draft
or order. payable otherwise than at
sight or on demand, and any PROMISE
nv note whatever. 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
Daymentl for a sum not exceeding
slOO cents
For every additional hundred dollars,
or fractional part thereof cents
BILLS OF LADING-of vessels for ports
of the United States or British North
America exempt
Or RECEPTION goods on any foreign
ports ~ Genus
BILL OF SALE-of any vessel. or part
thereof when the consideration does
not exceed FIVE hundred dollars gu cents
Exceeding $500 and not exceeding
$1,000 SI'oo
Exceeding 81 900. for each $500, or
fractional part thereof gu cents
Of personal property otner imam SHIP
or vessel Genus
BoNp-personal. for payment of mohey
[See Mortgage]
Official Sl'oo
For indemnifying any person for the
payment of any sum of money, where
the money ultimately recoverable
thereupon is $1,000 or less 5O cents
Where the money recoverable exceeds
$1,000, for every additional Sl.OOO, or
fractional part thereof oU cents
BONDs-county. city and town bonds,
railroad and other corporation bonds
and script are subject to stamp duty.
[See Mortgage.
OF anv description ctfer than such as
are required in legal proceedings. and
such as are not otherwise charged in
this schedule 20 cents
CERT1F1CATEs-of deposit in bank, sum
NOT exceedinp one hundred dollars 3 cents
OF deposit in bank sum exceeding 500. cents
Of stock in an Incorporated company 70 cents
General cents
Of qualification of a Justice of the
Peace
Commissioner Of Deeds or Notary
Public cents
Of search of records cents
That certain papers are on file cents
That certain papers cannot be found cents
Of redemption of land sold for taxes cents
Of birth. marriage and death cents
Of qualifications of school teachers jscents
Of profits in an incorporated compa-
ny, for a SUN not less than $40 and
not exceeding $50 III cents
Exceeding $50 and not exceeding
$1,000 25 cents
/ Exceeding 81 900. for every addition
al $1,000, or fractional part thereof 25 cents
Of damage otherwise, and all other
certificates documents issued by
any port warden, marine surveyor, or
other person acting as such 20 cents
CERTIFIED TRANsCRIPT-of judg-
'ments, satisfaction of judgments and
of all papers recorded or on file cents
IN. B.-As argeneral rule, every GER
tifcate which has, may have, le-
gal value in any court of law equity.
will require stamp duty of cents)
CHECK DRAFT OR ORDER-for the pay
ment of any sum of money. exceeding
$40, drawn upon any person other
than a bank, banker, trust compa-
ny, at sight demand cents
CoNTRAcT-[See Agreement
Brokers 10 cents
CoNvEYANCE-deed,i instrument or wri-
ting whereby lands, tenements, or
other realty sold shall be conveyed, -
the actual value which does not ex-
coed $500 so cents
Exceeding $500. and not exceeding
$1,000 $1.O0
For every additional $500, or frac-
tiona part thereof. in excess ofS1 ,OOO so cents
ENTRY-of any goods. wares or
| ceeding 500 in value 25 cents
Exceeding 500 and not exceeding
$500 in value so cents
Exceeding $500 in value SI.OO
For the withdrawal of any goods or
merchandise, from bonded warehouse so cents
GUAGER'S RkTURN-if for quantity not
exceeding 500 gallons, gross 10 cents
Exceeding 500 gallons 25 cents
POWER OF ATTORNEY-to sell or trans
fer stock, or collect dividendsthereon. 25 cents
To vote at an election of incorporated
company 10 cents
To receive or collect rents 25 cents
To sell, convey, or rent, or lease
I real estate SI.OO
For any other purpose so cents
PROBATE OF WILL-or letters of ad-
mipjstration, where the value of both
real and personal estate does not ex-
coed $4,000 S1.OO
For every additional $4,000, or frac-
tional part thereof, in excess of
$4,000 30 cents
Bonds of executor. administrators,
guardians and trustees each sub
ject to stamp duty of S1.OO
PRoTEsT-upon bill note, check or
draft 25 cents
PRoMIssoRy NoTE-[See Bills of Ex
change. inland.
Renewal of, subject to same duty as
an original note. =
RECEIPT-for the payment of any sum
of money, debt due, exceeding
$50 or for the delivery of any prop
erty cents
TRUST DEED-made to secure a debt
to be stamped as mortgage Convey
ing estate to uses, to be stamped as a
conveyance.
WAREHOUSE RECEIPT-for any goods.
wares or merchandise not otherwise
provided for. deposited or stored in
any public private warehouse, not
exceeding $500 in value 10 cents
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