Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-09-20

and If the officer OF any such bank, or an,
person or persons employed therein. shal
| thereafter issue or any bill or note not dull
stamped as aforesaid, be or they shall for
feit and pay fine equal to the value of the
| bill or note so issued.
Sec. 9. .fnd &c IL further enacted, Tha
every person who shall be employed for The
marking or stamping of vc.ium, parchment
or paper. as AFORESAID, before his acting IL
! the marking or stamping OF the said yellum
parchment or paper shalt take the following
! oath or affirmation linsert here the name
OF the person1 do solemnly swear Tor affirm
as the case may bel q at Will according to
the best of my knowledge and skill, faith
fully, honestly ard carefully, execute the
trust reposed in me, and win truly mark or
stamp al vellum, parchment or paper,
which shall be required or directed to
mark or stamp. and VIII render u true and
exact account thereof 10 the proper officer
or Officers
Sec. 10. IND be n fiirrke1- es.actcd, That
the said collectors shall, from time to time.
tor the better execution of their several du-
ties and trdsrs observe and execute such
rec lois as they respectively shall from
utue 30 ti'ne receive from the Department
II the Treasury which Department shall
take care tRat lie several parts of the u
nted states shall from time to time be suf
Hcientiy furnished w.Ch vellum, parchment
aud paper, atsmped or marked as aforesaid,
50 that the citizens hereof may have IL in
ti;r election 70 buy the same of the officers
or persons 10 be employed in and about the
execution Of this act at the usual or most
Common rate, above the said duty. OF to
BRING their own yelium, parchment or paper
to be marked or stamped as aforesaid.
Sec. IL. md be il further enacted, That
whenever any person, other than officers
employed in collecting the revenue Of the
Unitsd States, shall apply to any collector
aforesaid ~ the Office of ssich collector for
the purchase at one timef Of any quantity Of
velluGl, parchment OF paper, stamped AID
marked in the manner aforesaid, the whole
amount Of the duties Oh which quantity shall
be ten dollars or upwards, such collector
shall be, aud hereby is authorised and re
CURED TO deliver to such person such guam
y OF vellum, parchment or paper stamped
as aforesaid; the said person paying down
the amount OF the said duties, after deduct
ing therefrom seven ,SDd one half per cen
tum Oh such amount, Ffxeh deduction the
said collector is hereby authorised and re-
quired to allow.
Sec. IL. .ind be IL fIrtker enacted, That
all the paper wanted for tue purposes of this
act, excepting paper for bank notes, shall be
furnished 1t the expense Of he United
States by the Secretary uf the Treasury
who is hereby Authorized TO employ a naal-
ly a sufficient sum for thal purpose, " hich
sum, as well as an anRual sum of twenty
thousand dollars. for defrayins the expense,
Of dies and of stamping the paper, shall be
paid out of any monies in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 10. Ind be IL further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the collectors aforee
said, in their respective districts, and they
are hereby authorized TO collect the duties
imposed by this act, and to prosecute for the
recovery of the same, and for the rSco-
very OF any sum OF sums which may be
forfeited by virtue Of this act---And ali
fines, pcsaities and forfeitures, which shall
he incurred by force of this act, shall and
may be sued for and recovered in the name
OF the United States, or of the Collector IL
foresaid within whose district any such fine,
penalty or forfeiture, shall have been incur
red, by bill, plant, or information, one moi.
ety thereof to the use Of the United States,
and the other moety thereof To the use Of
the person who, if a collector, aforesaid
shall FIR, discover, If any other than a col
iector afore aid, II "a rs, inform o the au c
matter or thing, whereby any such me I u
ally or forfeiture shall have been inc r cd
and where the cause OF action or com-
plant shall arse or accrue mere than htty
miles distant from the nearest place by idys
established for the holding of a district couri
within the district in which the same shall
arise or accrue, such suit and recovery NAV
be had before any CO urt of the state hoidel
within the said district, having jurisdictior
in like cases.
Sec. II Ind be IL fiGfht1 enacted, That
this act shall coEtinde in force undt the ter
hinatiou of the war in which the United
States are now engaged with the Unitcc
Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland anC
the dependencies thereof, and for one yeal
thereafter, and no longer.
IT CLAY,
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives.
f.. GERRY,
Vice President of the United States, and Pre-,
sident of the Se.Ate.
August 2, lG13.-APPRovED,
JAMES MADISON.