An impression made by public authority, in pursuance of law, upon paper or parchment, upon which certain legal pro-ceedings, conveyances, or contracts are required to be written, and for which a tax or duty is exacted
An impression made by public authority, in pursuance of law, upon paper or parchment, upon which certain legal pro-ceedings, conveyances, or contracts are required to be written, and for which a tax or duty is exacted