The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-01-07
.oties, paid or seeuyea, by them, pfoper.

suuoss pald or secured, by them, proper.
Gate to the part OF heir term, which may
main uncxpired ON the said thirty.hrs oil
Jeecmber, and the several banks, or bank
ers, which may have agreed to make the an
nuai composition OF one and half per cent-
um on their dividends, in lieu of the stamp
du,y, on the NOES issued by them, shall psy
only az the rate OF one and half per centum
per annum on such dividends, for the portion
at a year, that shall remain from the Time OF
the last annual payment, TO the said thirty.
first OF December, to be estimated upon tho
dividend or dividends, that have been, or
shall be declared and msdo, by such bank, or
: bankers, respectively, within year from the
time Of such Last ANNUAL payment, and in oil
cases, in which payments shall have been
made, or duties secured, for term extend
ing beyond the said thirty-hrst OF December,
on account OF any certificates for the uss Of
carriage or license, TO tistil or retail, SO much
of the sums 50 paid, or secured as shall be
proportioned TO the part OF the term which
may remain unexpircd, shall be refunded, or
remitted: !: Propided, That all duties on sales
at auction, effected, and on refined sugar,
removed, previously to the fest day OF jan
rary, oac thousand eight hundred and eigh-
teen, shall be paid in tho same manner,
Sec. 4. .And Be il further enacted, That
all persons, who shalt, on OF after the said
thirty a st day OF Decembe', have any blank
veilun, parchment, or paper, which has been
stamped, and on which duty has been paid
20 the use Of government, snail be entitled
20 gsceive from the collector Of the district,
10 whom il may be delivered, or from such
othe revenue officer, in the respective states,
-. kA Anaa foA fnr
Iparpose, by tho secretary Of the treasury, the
value OF the said stamps, after deducting, IN
all cases, seven and u half por centum, and
the said ofRcces arc hereby authorised to pay
the sa.,e Provided, the said blank yellum,
parchment, or paper, be presented wunin
fou, months after the said thirty OF De-
cembcr.
Soc. S. hnd be IL further enacted, That on
all Sums, tha, may be. refunded in virtue OF
this act, az well as sums received after theS
,hir,y frst day Of Dece mber, aforesaid, and
before no ice of this act, the collectors shall
be allowed com mission Of six per centum,
10 be charged by them, in settling their ac-
copnts with the treasury department.
Secs. .1nd be n further enacted, That In
case q colicctoe shall not have in his hands,
sufficient sum, sur OF which TO refund the
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or 10 dofrsy the expenses inciden. 10 the COL
lection vf the outstanding duties, and direct
TAX, such rcpsyments and expenses, shall DO
made and betrayed out Of any money in tho
trcssury, not otherwise appropriated
Sec. 7, .dnd be il further enacted, That 1t,
on the settlement OF the accounts Of any col
lcctor, relative 10 the direct tax, and internal
dutias, balances shall be found due to and
from him, on tho different accounts, they
may be adjusted, SO as 70 ascertain The hna'
balances, and IL this be in favor Of the solec-
TOR, /, shall be paid out Of any money in tho
treasury, not otherwise appropriated
Sec. .. Ind De IL Jurfher enacted, That the
6fth section Of tho act, passed the third Gay
Of March, one thousand eight hundred and
fifteen, entitled I" An act 10 tx the compeo-
satiop, and increase the responsibility Of the
collectors of the direct tax, and internal du-
ties, and for other purposes, connected, with
the collection thereof," shall cease after the
thi,y fist day of December, one thousand
eigh; bundled and seventeen.
H. CLAY, t
Speaker of the House Of Representatives,.
JOHN GAILLARD,
President Of the Senate, pro temporc.