An acronym for the Dutch phrase Naamloze Vennootschap, a public company. The N.V. or NV suffix is used in the Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname and the Dutch West Indies.It is also used in Indonesia, Curacao, St. Maarten and Aruba.iterally, naamloze vennootschap means nameless venture, since the shareholders in a public company can remain anonymous.
What was the Stamp Act? The Stamp Act was a tax imposed by the British government on the American colonies. British taxpayers already paid a stamp tax and Massachusetts briefly experimented with a similar law, but the Stamp Act imposed on colonial residents went further than the existing ones.
The Stamp Act of 1765 was a law passed by Parliament taxing all paper used for printed materials in the colonies. The Stamp Act was passed on March 22, 1765 but it didnât take effect until November 1 of 1765. The following are some facts about the Stamp Act: The Stamp Act was an act passed by Parliament that required that all materials printed in the colonies be printed on paper embossed with an official revenue stamp.