Noun
stamp act (plural stamp acts)
Any legislation that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents.
1764–1766: Taxes imposed and withdrawn main further Notice of Stamp Act of 1765 in newspaper In 1764 Parliament passed the Currency Act to restrain the use of paper money that British merchants saw as a means to evade debt payments. Source: Internet
British revenue stamp At the Stamp Act Congress of 1765, McKean and Caesar Rodney represented Delaware. Source: Internet
Franklin soon learned of the extent of colonial resistance to the Stamp Act, and he testified during the House of Commons proceedings that led to its repeal. Source: Internet
Peter Charles Hoffer, Benjamin Franklin Explains the Stamp Act Protests to Parliament, 1766 (2015) With this, Franklin suddenly emerged as the leading spokesman for American interests in England. Source: Internet
The eventual program included a Stamp Act like that of the British before the Revolution and other taxes on land, houses, and slaves, calculated at different rates in different states, and requiring difficult and intricate assessment of houses. Source: Internet
The Food Stamp Act of 1964 made the program permanent, while the Social Security Amendments of 1967 specified that at least 6% of monies for maternal and child health should be spent on family planning. Source: Internet