The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-10-21


parchment or paper duly stamped any matters or
things in respect whereof duty is payable a. afore-
said, at distance from the stamps marks i'm
pressed upon the said vellum, parchment or paper.
with intent again TO use the said stamp velium,
parchment or paper, or with intent fraudcnty TO
wade the duties imposed by this act, shall write
or print to be written or printed any mat
ters things in respect whereof duty is payable
on any piece of stamped vellum, parchment or pa
per whereon there shall have been before written or
printed any other matter thing in respect whereof
duty is payable by this act, before such vellum,
parchment paper shall have been again duly
marked or stamped according this act, such per
offending shall for every such offence forfeit
the sum of one hundred dollars; and in case any
clerk, officer person. who. in respect to any pub
lie office or employment, is or shall be authorized or
instructed to make, write or print any instruments
or doings by this act charged to pay duty as a.
foresaid, shall be guilty of any fraud, practise TO
defraud deprive the United States of any duty by
this act payable. by making, writing. or printing
any such instrument. or writing, or causing the
same to be made, written, or printed upon velium,
parchment paper, not marked or stamped accord
ing TO this act, (or upon veum, parchment or pa
per marked stamped with any mark or stamp
which he shall know to be countereited,) or by wri
ting or printing any such instrument other writ
ing upon vellum, parchment, oypaper that shall be
marked or stamped for . lower duty aforesaid,
every such clerk, officer, or person guilty, and
being thereof lawfully convicted, shall, instead of
the penalty aforesaid. forfeit and pay the sum of fyc
hundred dollars and. If an officer of the United
States, SHALL in addition thereto forfeit his Office,
and be disabled to hold or enjoy the same FOB the
future.
Sec. z. .7nd be 10 further enacted, That no instru.
ment writing whatever, charged by this act with
the payment of duty aforesaid, shall be plead.
ed or given in evidence in any court, admitted in
any court to be available in law equity, unless
the same shall be stamped marked aforesaid:
Provided, That if any such instrument or writing
shall have been written or printed upon vellum,
parchment paper marked or stamped for lower
duty than ought to be paid upon the same, then and
in such case, it shall be lawful for the person per-
sons holding such instrument or writing, to pay
the collector within whose collection district such
person persons shall reside, the duty chargeable
by law such instrument writing, together with
ten doarv in addition thereto, which duty and ad.
ditonal of ten dollars such collector is hereby
authorized and required to receive, and without fee
reward to endorse q receipt therefor under his
hand, upon some part Of such instrument or writ
ing, after which endorsement and not otherwise,
such instrument writing shall be to all intents and
purposes as valid and available, il the same had
been or were stamped marked, as by this act re-
quired. The sums thus received by each collector
in virtue Of this section shall be accounted for and
paid in the same manner as other monies rsceiv-
ed for stamp duties, and in such form and under such
regulations as shall prescribed by the Treasury De-
partnent And if any person with intent to defraud
the United States Of any Of monies, directed to
be paid by this act, shall counterfeit forge, or
cause or procure TO be counterfeited forged,any
receipt endorsement provided for and directed by
this section,or shall utter,pass away ycnd offer in
evidence in any court of justice, any such forged or
counterfeit receipt or endorsement, knowing the
same to be forged or counterfeit, then every person
offending and being thereof convicted in due form
of law. shall be adjudged guilty of misdcmeanor,
ceeding thousand dollars, and to be imprisoned
for any term not exceeding seven years.
Sec. 8. find be- further enacted, That from and
after the last day of December bank or CON-
panies aforesaid now established, or which shall be
hereafter established, which shallnot have compohn.
ded for the duty hereby required, shall issue any
bank bill promissory note, unless upon paper du-
ly stamped ard whereon the respective duties shall
have been paid and If the officer of any such bank
or any person or persons employed therein, shall
thereafter issue any bill note not duly stamped as
aforesaid, he or they shall forfeit and pay fno G.
quail to the value of tfe bill or note SO issued.
Sec 9. .7nd be Is further enacted, That every per-
who shall be emplyed for the markisg or stamp.
ing OF vellum, parchment or paper, as aforesaid,
before his acting in the marking or stamping of the
said vellum, parchment paper, shalt take the fol-
lowing oath or affirmation Iipsert the name OF
the person] do solemDly swear for affirm the
case may be that will, according to the hest Of
my knowledge and shill, faithfully, honestly. and
carefully. execute the trust reposcd in me, and will
truly marx or stamp all ycllun parchment or paper,
which shall be required or directed to marS or
stamp, soa will render true and cIzct account
thereof to the proper officer or officers"
Sec. 10. Ind Be i further enacted, That the said
collectors shall, from time to tins, for the batter
execution Of their several duties and trusts observe
and execute such directions as they respectively
shall kom time to time receive from the Department
of the Treasury; which Department shall take care
that the several parts of the United States shall from
time to time be sufficiently furnished with yclum,
parchment and paper, STAMPED or marked aGorc-
said, sothat the citizens eof may have it in their
election TO buy the same ofthe officers or persons
20 be employed in and about the execution Of this
act st the usual or most common rates above the
said duty, or to bring their yeIlurs, parchment
or paper TO be marked as aforesaid.
Sec. III. ind be IL fTs;er enacted, That whenever
any person, other thsn officers employed n collect
ing the revenue Of the United States, shall apply
any collector aforesaid At TIE Office Of sxch coll.e.
tor for the purchase at tine, Of ary quantity Of