The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-09


any eerx ofneer or person, who, in respect of any
public office or employm is shall be authorised
or instructed to make, write print any
ef writings oy this act charged TO pay duty is a.
foresad shall be gully Of any fraud, or practice to
ucrsud or deprive the United States of any duty by
TINS act payable, by shaking, writing, or pointing
any sueh instrument, or writing or causing the same
TO be made, written printed upon velium march.
N tent CT paper, not marked or stamped according TO
''is act, Tor upon veum parchment or paper marx
Cd or stamped with any mark stamp which he
siaii Know to be eouEterieited,) by writing or
printing any such instrument or other writing upon
'eNuia, parchment or paper that shall be marked on
stamped tor lover duty as aforesaid, every such
clerk, officer or person guilty, and being thereof
.a~'uiy eonvietet shall, instead of the penalty a.
foresaid, forfeit Hha pay the of FIVE hundred
dollars snd u "a Nicer of the United States shall
IN addition thereto fo,feit his office, and be disabled
to hold anc euy,y the for the future
Sec Z. ind Be i;tHther enacted, That no ins;ru.
nent or writing whatever, charged by this act with
the pay ment O duty aforesaid, shall be pleaded
or gwen IN evidence in any court, admitted in any
court to be available in Law equity, unless the
same shall be stamped or marked "a aforessid-
Prooiaed, That il any such instrument or writing
sha'i have been written or printed upon vellum
parchment or paper, not marked or stamped cord
ing TO this act, upon vcllum parchment or ma
per marked or stamped FOR lower duty than ought
10 be paid upon the same, then aud ia such case il
shan be lawful Tor the person persons holding
suoh instrument o. writing, to pay to the collector
within whose collection district such person or per.
ons shall reside, the duty eharseabe by law on such
.strnmento writing, together with ten dolls in sdd;-
ton thereto, which duty ~ additional OF ten dolls
such colsetor is hereby authorised and required 10
receive, and without fee reward to endorse re-
cept therefor under his kan upon s6rpe part of o,ch
instrument or wiring, after which endorseme and
Tot otherwise, such Instrument writing shall be 10
all mtents and purposes valid and available as ii
uhe same had been or were stamped or marked, as
by tins act required. The thus received 6v such
eoector IN virtue Of this section shall be accounted
nes received for stamp duti s. and in such form *
Under such regulations shall be pre- scribsu by che
Treasury Department And il any p-rson with IN
tent to deraud tlte z. States Of any OF monies
urected IN be paid by this sct, shall counterfeit
forge, or cause or procure TO he couuterfeited or
forged, any receipt or endorseG provided for and
directed by this section, or shall utter, pass away,
Neho or oier IN evidences IN any oil justice, any
suc forged or counterfeit receipt endoYsem mt
knowing the same 70 be forged OF counterfeit, t..en
every person offending & being thereof convicted
Id due form Of law shall he adudees 10 be guilty
oil 'n'sdemeanor, and shall be subject to be fined
in any sum not exceeding thousand dollars nd
to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding seven
years.
Sec. S. and be it further enacted, That from s.
after the last day Of Decruext no bank or compa.
mes aforesaid now establ5ied which shall be here
after established whish shall not have compounded
Tor the duty hereby required shall issue any bank
b or promssory notes. unless upon paper duly STAN
PED and whereon the respective duties shall have
4 OSSu pau aiu III tile Orncer Ct sueh bank.
any person Or persons employed therein, shah here:
any bill or npte duly STAMPED as afore.
'aid' ne or they shall forfeit and pay fine equal to
| tue value OF the BIZ or note 30 issued
See g. ind te 1t further enacted, That every per.
son WHO shall be employ ed for the marking or STAN.
ping o. vei!nm, parchment Or paper, as aforesaid.
before bin sciing in The marking or stamping of the
sad Teliun, parchment or paper, shall take the fol-
owihg oath or affirmation: at insert here the
OF the person do solemny swear or afflrm 20 the
case may be that will, according to the best of
my knowledge and Skill faithfully honestly & care.
inly execute the trust repesed in me- aud will t1ly
mark or stamp all veIlnin, parchment or Gamer
which shall be required or directed otnark or
stamp, * will render * exact account thereof
70 the proper Officer oruiTiceifs"
Sec TO- lind he &c faJther enacted, That the said
collectors shaii, from sine time, for the bett ex-
eeution OF their several duties and trusts observe
aud execute such directions As they respectively
shall from time to time receive from the Depsrt.
meht OF the 1reasuryi whch department shall take
care that the sevsra parts OF the United Stgtes shall
FROM time to time be sufficiently furnished with vel
lun, parchment or paper, s:amFe or marked as A.
oresSd, so that the citiZens thereof oay have il in
Their election 20 buy the of the officers or per.
sens to be employed in and about the execution of
thIs act nj the usual or most common rates above
the SAID duty, or TO bring their own veum. parch.
ment or paper TO be marked or stamped as afore-
said.
See. IL. .fHG be 1t further enacted That when
ever any person, other than officers employed in col.
leetine the revenue Oftle U States shall appIy TO
any collector aforesaid at the Office Of such col .tor
ior the purchase al one time cf any quantt@of l.
iuHl, parchment or paper, stamped and marked in
the manner aforesaid, the vhoc amount of the du-
ties on which qua1iy shall be ten dolls or upwards
such collector shall be- and hereby is authorised and
required 70 deliver to such person such QUANTITY of
veiium, parchment or paper STAMPED as afore sail .
the SAID persons paying down the amount of the said
duties, after dedaeung theretrom seven and
per ccntuTs on such aIaount, which deduction the
saIa collector IS hereby authorised aud REQUIRED to
allow.
Sec. 9. Ind be it further enacted, That all the
paper wanted for the purposes of this act exceptin
paper tor bank notes, shall be furnished at the ex
pence OF the u States by the Secretary Of the Urea
suy, VINO 10 hereby authorised TO employ annually
sufficient sum tor that purpose which sum as wei
annual Of twe nty thousand dollars for defr,v
ing the expenses of dies aud of STAMPING the same
shall be pail out of any monies in the Treasury NOT
otbsrwiss appropriated.
See IS lind be il further enacted. That IL shall
be the duty OF ths collectors aforesaid in their res
peeve districts, and they are hereby authorised to
collect the duties imposed by this act aud TO prose
cute Tor the recovery Of the same and tor the reco
very Of any sum which may be forfeited by
virtue OF tbs act And all zines, penalties and for
feires winch sha be incurred by force of this act
sal snd may be sued tor and recovered in the name
OF the United States, or Of the collector aforesaid
within whose district any such hne, penalty or for
ieture shan h'va been incurred, Iy BILL plant OF
information. one r1ocy thereof IN the use OF the u
STATES and The other moiety thereof to the use OF
the person, whof collector aforesaid, shall first
discover II other than collector aforesaid shall first
INFORM OF the cause, matter or thing, whereby any
Such nae, penalty or forfeiture shall have been in.
enrrea e where the cause OF action or complaint
shai arse or accrue, than Fifty miles distant
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