A TABLE OF STAMP DUTIES, 
As Amended March 3, 1863. 
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Agreement, Contract, or Appraise- 
ment, not otherwise specified, 
each sheet 5 
Bank Check, Draft, or Order for 
Money, payable at sight or 
on demand, over $20 2 
Bill of Sale of Vessel, consideration 
not over $500 25 
Over $500, not over $1,000. . . 50 
For every additional $1,000, or 
part thereof, 50 cents more. 
Bill of Lading, or Receipt for any 
goods for foreign export, (ex- 
cept to British North Amer- 
ica,) 
Bond for the performance of the duties 
of office, or of indemnity tor 
the payment of money 50 
Bonds, other than in legal pro- 
ceedings 25 
Certificate of Stock, in incorporated 
company • • • 25 
Certificate of Profits, in incorpo- 
rated company, if for $10, 
not over $50 10 
Exceeding $50 25 
Certificate of Damage, and all Cer- 
tificates issued hy any port 
warden or marine surveyor 25 
Certificate of Deposit, for $100 or 
less... 2 
Over $100 5 
(Certificate of measurement or 
weight of animals, wood, 
coal, or other articles, Cer- 
tificate of Record of Deed, or 
acknowledgment thereof, by 
8.1 testing witness, require no 
stamp.) 
Certificate, of any description not 
specified above 5 
Charter Party, of vessel or steamer 
not over 150 tons. 1 00 
Over 150, not over 300 tons. . . 3 00 
Over 300, not over 600 tons. . . 5 00 
Over 600 tons 10 00 
Contract, Broker’s note, or memo- 
randum of sale of property, 
(except coin,) issued by Bro- 
kers • • e. • ... .... « ... .... ... 10 
Contract, ( continued .) 
For sale of Coin or loan on 
same, (of over 3 days, or re- 
newal of shorter loan, ) or of 
money or currency secured 
by pledge or deposit of gold 
or silver coin, shall be in writ- 
ing, and have stamps equal 
in amount to 1-2 per cent., 
and interest at 6 per cent, 
on amount so loaned. 
Deed, or Conveyance of Real Estate. 
Where the value is over $100, 
not over $500 50 
Over $500, not over $1,000.. 1 00 
Over 1,000, not over 2,500. . 2 00 
Over 2,500, not over 5,000. . 5 00 
Over 5,000, not over 10,000. .10 00 
Over 10,000, not over 20,000. .20 00 
For every additional $10,000, 
or part thereof, $20 more. 
Entry of Goods, at any custom house, 
for consumption or ware- 
housing , value not over $ 100 , 25 
Over $100, not over $500. .... 50 
Over 500 1 00 
Foreign Bill of Exchange, or Let- 
ters of Credit. 
If in sets of three or more, each 
bill of each set , not over $150 3 
Over 
$150, 
not 
over 
$250. ... 
5 
Over 
250, 
not 
over 
500. . . . 
10 
Over 
500, 
not 
over 
1,000. . . . 
65 
Over 
1,000, 
not 
over 
1,500. . . . 
20 
Over 
1,500, 
not 
over 
2,250. . . . 
30 
Over 
2,250, 
not 
over 
3,500. . . . 
50 
Over 
3,500, 
not 
over 
5,000. . . . 
70 
Over 
5,000, 
not 
over 
7,500. . . . 
1 00 
For every additional 
$2,500, or 
part thereof, 30 cents more. 
Insurance, (Marine, Inland, and Fire). 
Each policy or renewal, (or as- 
signment of same,) on which 
premium is $10 or less 10 
Over $10 25 
Insurance (Life) Policy, (or assign- 
ment of do. ) not over $1,000, 25 
Over $1,000, not over $5,000. . 50 
Over 5,000 1 00 
Lease, (or assignment of same,) of real 
estate, not over 3 years 50 
Over 3 years 1 00 
Lottery Tickets. — E ach ticket, (whole 
or fractional, ) retail price of 
which is $1 or less 50 
Exceeding $1, for every dollar 
or part thereof, 50 cents 
more. 
Manifest, of vessel’s cargo for foreign 
port, (except to British North 
America,) if registered ton- 
nage is not over 300 tons ... 1 00 
Over 300, not over 600 tons. . . 3 00 
Over 600 tons • 5 00 
Mortgage, or Personal Bond for pay- 
ment of any definite sum of 
money, upon every $200, or 
fractional part thereof 10 
Passage Ticket, to foreign port, (ex- 
cept British North America,) 
costing $30 or less 50 
Over $30 1 00 
Power of Attorney, to sell or trans- 
fer any scrip, or certificate of 
profits of any corporation or 
association, not exceeding 
$50 10 
To sell or transfer any stock, 
bond, or scrip, or for the col- 
lection of interest or divi- 
dends thereon, (except as 
above,)... 25 
To collect rents 25 
To vote by proxy for officers of 
any corporation or society, 
(except religious, charitable, 
literary societies, or public 
cemeteries,) 10 
To sell or rent real estate, or to 
perform any other act not 
herein mentioned. 1 00 
Probate of Will, or Letters of Ad- 
ministration, value of estate 
not over $2,500 50 
Over $2,500, not over $5,000 1 00 
Over 5,000, not over 20^)00 2 00 
Over 20,000, not over 50,000 5 00 
Over 50,000, not over 100,000 10 00 
Over 100,000, not over 150,000 20 00 
For every additional $50,000, 
or part thereof, $10 more. 
Protest, of note, check, draft, 
&c 25 
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TABLE O W STAMP DUTIES, Continued. 
Telegraphic Dispatch, when charge 
for first ten words is 20 cents 
or less 1 
When over 20 cents 3 
Warehouse Receipt, for property 
stored 25 
Withdrawal from bonded ware- 
house 50 
Writs, or other original process, for 
beginning suits, (except be- 
fore a Justice of the Peace, 
or commenced by the United 
States or any State,) 50 
Proprietary, Medicines, Perfumery, 
& c., each package retailed at not over 
25 cents, 1 cent ; over 25 and not over 
50 cents, 2 cents ; over 50 and not over 
75 cents, 3 cents ; over 75 cents and 
not over $1.00, 4 cents. Every addi- 
tional 50 cents, or part thereof, 2 cents 
more. 
Playing Cards, price not over 18 
cents each pack, 1 cent ; over 18 and 
not over 25 cents, 2 cents ; over 25 and 
not over 30 cents, 3 cents; over 30 
and not over 36 cents, 4 cents ; over 
36 cents, 5 cents. 
(IgiP’ The indiscriminate use of all 
kinds of stamps (except postage or 
proprietary) is permitted, care being 
taken to affix a stamp or stamps of 
the proper amount. 
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Documents made in any foreign 
country, to be used in the United 
States, shall pay the same duty as 
when made here. The party to whom 
the same is issued, or by whom it is 
used, shall affix thereon the proper 
stamp, before using. 
No deed, or mortgage of real estate, 
shall be required to pay a stamp duty 
of over $1,000 in any event. 
Powers of Attorney, or other papers 
relating to applications for bounties, 
arrearages of pay, or pensions, require 
no stamp ; neither do warrants of at- 
torney accompanying a bond or note 
when such bond or note shall be 
stamped ; and whenever any bond or 
note shall be secured by mortgage, 
but one stamp duty is required, pro- 
vided the stamp duty placed thereon 
is the highest rate required for said 
instrument, or either of them. 
No document signed or issued prior 
to June 1st, 1863, without being 
stamped, shall be invalid for that rea- 
son ; but it shall not be admitted or 
used in any court until it shall have 
been stamped, and the initials of the 
person using, and the date when it is 
used, placed thereon. 
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$20 to $200 
$0 01 
$0 02 
$0 03 
$0 04 
$0 06 
$0 10 
200 to 400 
0 02 
0 04 
0 06 
0 08 
0 12 
0 20 
400 to 600 
0 03 
0 06 
0 09 
0 12 
0 18 
0 30 
600 to 800 
0 04 
0 08 
0 12 
0 16 
0 24 
0 40 
800 to 1,000 
0 05 
0 10 
0 15 
0 20 
0 30 
0 50 
1,000 to 1,200 
0 06 
0 12 
0 18 
0 24 
0 36 
0 60 
1,200 to 1,400 
0 07 
0 14 
0 21 
0 28 
0 42 
0 70 
1,400 to 1,600 
0 08 
0 16 
0 24 
0 32 
0 48 
0 80 1 
1,600 to 1,800 
0 09 
0 18 
0 27 
0 36 
0 54 
0 90 
1,800 to 2,000 
0 10 
0 20 
0 30 
0 40 
0 60 
1 00 
2,000 to 2,200 
0 11 
0 22 
0 33 
0 44 
0 66 
1 10 
2,200 to 2,400 
0 12 
0 24 
0 36 
0 48 
0 72 
1 20 
2,400 to 2,600 
0 13 
0 26 
0 39 
0 52 
0 78 
1 30 
2,600 to 2,800 
0 14 
0 28 
0 42 
0 56 
0 84 
1 40 
2,800 to 3,000 
0 15 
0 30 
0 45 
0 60 
0 90 
1 50 
3,000 to 3,200 
0 16 
0 32 
0 48 
0 64 
0 96 
1 60 
3,200 to 3,400 
0 17 
0 34 
0 51 
0 68 
1 02 
1 70 
3,400 to 3,600 
0 18 
0 36 
0 54 
0 72 
1 08 
1 80 
3,600 to 3,800 
0 19 
0 38 
0 57 
0 76 
1 14 
1 90 
3,800 to 4,000 
0 20 
0 40 
0 60 
0 80 
1 20 
2 00 
4,000 to 4., 200 
0 21 
0 42 
0 63 
0 84 
1 26 
2 10 
4,200 to 4,400 
0 22 
0 44 
0 66 
0 88 
1 32 
2 20 
4,400 to 4,600 
0 23 
0 46 
0 69 
0 92 
1 38 
2 30 
4,600 to 4,800 
0 24 
0 48 
0 72 
0 96 
1 44 
2 40 
4,800 to 5,000 
Over $5,000. 1 
0 25 
0 50 
0 75 
1 00 
1 50 
2 50 
for each 200 \ 
0 01 
0 02 
0 03 
0 04 
0 06 
0 10 
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