The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-20
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Is61

100 a-,... n WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 1862.
The bill which passed the House to- day, amen.
datory of the act to provide Internal Revenue TO
support the Government and pay the interest on
the public debt, approved July l, 1882, author
ICES the assessors and collectors, and assistants
and deputies to administer oaths and sfirns-
tons in all cases where they are required but
no fees are to be charged or allowed threfor.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue is su.
thorized to furnish to the assistant treasurerso,
collectors OF the United States at San Francisco
and Portland, Oregon, with adhesive or stamped
paper, vellun, or parchment, according to The
provisions of the Internal Revenue Laws upds,
such regulations and conditions a. he NAV, from
time to time, prescribe, and without reouiri,r
payment in advance therefor, provided no erea,.,
commission shall be allowed than il now nro.
vided by law.
Any stamp appropriated to denote the dup
charged on any particular instrument, and bear.
Ing the name of such instrument on the face
thereof, which may have been used or which
shall hereafter be. used for denoting any other
duty OF the same amount, shall be deemed and
taken to be good and valid, provided the p.ovs
ions OF this section shall hot apply to sny stamp
appropriated to denote the duty charged on pro.
prietsry articles. All instruments, document;
and papers subject to duty, used BY the officers
of the United States Government, where the
United States would be chsrgeable with the duty
or stamp thereon; and oil instruments, doeu-
ments and papers Of the Executive Departments
of the several States subject to duty, where any
State would be chargeable With the duty and
stamp thereon, and also all Instruments, docu-
menss and papers relating to the procuremeh.o Of
bounty land and other bounties, pensions and
orders pay by or for officers, soldiers and Gel,
men, or other legal representatives, who have
been or may be in the service Of tie c. s., ART
exempt from duty
The ninety-ffth section Of the Internal Reve-
nue. &C. of July l, 1852. is 50 amended ths!Eo
instrument, document Or paper, made, signed,o7
issued PRIOR to the LIST Of March, 1853, wthoui
being duly stamped, or having thereon an adhs-
sive stamp to denote the duty imposed Thereof
shall for that cause be deemed invalid and of no
effect, provided that section seventy.four Of tie
act, entitled IAN act increasing Temperatures
duties on imports, and for other purposes. AZ
proved July IA, 1852, is hereby repealed, al
goods, wares and merchandise, or articles mo-
duced or made, and finished ready for sale, and
removed for consumption prior to the lst dsy Of
September, 1852, whether actually removed or
not from the place OF manufacture, shall be and
hereby are exempt from duty upon proof being
made to the satisfaction Of the Assessor Of tie
District who shall hear and determine the same,
that they were so made and finished ready iOr
sale and removal for consumption, and Where
any duties shall have been assessed and collected
upon such goods, wares, and merchandise, 0, az.
ticles so made and finished as aforesaid the same
shall be and hereby are RENTED and, if actually
collected, refunded by the Commissioner OF IL
ternal Revenue, under such regulations 8. he nay +
prescribe. ~ ,g
Hotels, inns, or taverns, and eating hou;s; B
having taken out the, license provided thereof I
shall not be required to pay any other licenssio J
the sale of any articles eustomariIy furnished BY
hotels, inns, or taverns, and eating houses, aud
not prohibited by the,laws of any State or Ter
ritory where the same may be located, in viol,-
ton thereof. -, ~ -, 81, +