The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-09-13
RALEIGH, n. c., THURSDAY.
The Stamp Act.

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, 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, &C., at
sight, or on demand, cts.
Bills of Exchange; Inland drafts or order
payable otherwise than at sight on
demand, and any promisory note what
ever, payable on demand at a time
designated [eXeept bank notes issued
for circulation, and checks made and
intended to be, and which shall be-
sum not exceeding 500, 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 foreign 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
thereof, N''N ~'-'A'' l so cts
Of personal property, other than ship OF
vessel Bond personal, for payment of
money [see mortgage. Official, 81 90
For indcmnifying 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. [See
mortgage.] Of any description, other
than such 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, 3 cts
OF stock in an Incorporated company, 25 cts
General, cts.
Ola qualification of Justice ofthe Peace,
Commissioner of deeds or Notary
public, 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, 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 thousand dollars, 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 file, cts.
Check Draft or Order for the payment of
any of money exceeding $40,
drawn upon any person or other than u
bank banker or trust company, at sight
or on demand, 2 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, 600, 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 if for quantity not ex-
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 adminstra-
ton, where the value of both real and
personal estate does not exceed 81, 600, 81 90
For every additional $1,000 or fractional
part thereof in excess of s., 600, 80 cts.
Bonds of executor, administrators, guar
d!aus and trustees, are each subjected
to a stamp duty of 81 90
Protest upon bill note, check draft % cts.
Promisory Note, (Scc Bills of Exchange,
inland) Renewal of, subject to
duty an original note
Receipt for the Payment OF any sum OF
money, debt due, exceeding twenty
dollars, or for the delivery of amy pro
perty, els.
Trust Deed made to secure debt to be
stamped a mortgage conveying estate
to uses, to be stamped as conveyance:
Warehouse Receipt for any goods, wares
or merchandise not otherwise provided
for deposited stored in any public
five hundred dollars in value 10 cts.
Exceeding five hundred and not exceed
ing one thousand dollars, 20 cts.
EXCEEDING odS loo dollars, for every adsi.
thereof, in excess of 81, 900, 10 cts.
For any goods, etc, not otherwise provi-
ded for, stored or deposited in any public
or private warehouse OF 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 a 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
in cases where the tax for writ has
been paid, so cts.
Writ or other process, appeals from JUS
tices courts, or other courts of inferior
Jurisdiction, 10 u 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.
fifty, > so cts.
Insurance, Life VIII en- the amount insured
does not exceed !, 900 dollars, 25 cts.
Exceeding 1000 and not exceeding 5000
dollars, so cts
Exceeding 5000 dollars, 81 90
Lease or lease of lands or tenements
where the rents does noteXceed 30Oper
annum, so cts.
Exceeding 300 dollars, for each addition