The New York herald., 1862-10-03

paying causing to be accepted or paid with intent
to defrsud any bill OF exchange draft note &C. without
a stamp, 5000. Foreign bills OF exchange must have
stamps xed before they accepted Penalty for ne
goating oevng In payment, receiving any such draft
or order without being stamped 500 The Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue is 10 furnish stamps who may
wish them and rs authorized to make discount not ex
ceedng rer ceut when large quantities purchased
Proprieors Of medicines perfumery, &C., &c furnishing
hsir dies designs for stamps viii be allowed the
following discounts On amounts purchased at tlmo
of not less than $50 than $500 five per
amounts $500, per The Commissioner may
make allowance for stamps improperly used II the Com
missioner shall decide that any document &C., submitted
to him Is exempt from duty he shall stamp with par
ticular stamp showing that il is thus exempt. ANY
srunent thus stamped shall be received as cvi.
dence
Telegraph companies to receive from any per-
son or transmit any despatch without an adhesive stamp
Penalty for neglect 10 do $40 Only one stampis re
quired whether sent through more companies.
Express companies shall receive any package with
out delivering to the consgnor stamped receipt ax
ing to the package a stamp. Penalty 80. Only one
stamped receipt or stamp is required for each ship
mcnt from one party to another at the same time,
whether such shipment consists OF packages
and no stamp is required on goods transported for
tho government. Penalty for preparing drugs, patent
medicines, &C., for consumption SALE without stamp
80 This provision does not apply prescriptions Of
colleges Of pharmacy or physicians Penalty for
ing stamps from packages OF patent medicines &c, $50
and costs Tho same penalty is named for using any
stamp wrapper any other article than that
originally contained Penalty for selling sending out,
removing delivering before the duties have paid
patent medicines, perfumery, cosmetics cards &c 500
ana forfeiture OF the articles The penalty for
cealng such articles with intent evade the duties
Such goods when exported, however, not subject
the stamp duties Bond must be given by the manufac-
turer when he intends to export his goods protect the
revenue.
Every manufacturer must make monthly declaration
that no goods subject to the duty have been removed
without being charged Herewith Penalties for refusal
or neglect to make such decaration $780, Penalty for
false declaration $500.
An act supplemental to the of which have been
speakng was passed July "a, 1862 BY its provisions
no instrument document executed without stamp
prior to June l, 1861 shall be invalid void; but
such instrument document shall be offered evidence
in any court until proper stamp affixed, and the
holder thereof has proven the satisfaction the
that he has paid to tho collector Of the district $500
the use Of the United States.
During the past two days good many inquiries have
oeeh ade respecting the proper mode of action in the
e''ie uurs which stamps are not forthcoming. Mr..
u'"ch, 'o commissioner Of Internal Revenue has in
formed tho public that, "un the government provides
stamps no penalties VIII be sxacted for their OMISSION
Inc oniy Stamps which have yet their appearance
as tar as we Can learn those be nsad for bank
checks These stamps printed Sheets like possaae
stamps with perforated lines separating the different
samps so that they may easily be detached and affixed
to the check The stamp like the ten hostage stamp
is engraved in the likeness OF Washington, and is the
same size and shape The color however, being
green is yelowish. The stamps not handsome or
very well executed
The stamps TO be issued will be Of various denomna
tions from cent to twenty dollars in value Their
color and size will also be different II said that nearly
hundred engraved steel plates must be proparc, and
that forty or fifty artists engravors and operatives are
engaged in finishing the impressions.
Arrangements have been made which win enable
Messrs Butler Carpenter to print over Is 900 900
stamps weekly that the public will soon be suppei
aud will have for negectna to stamp papers
&C.. as required. :.
Az The Custom House importers have made ,nour,es
respecting the stamp iar on the entries n.onaM,Sso
-. ".1p ivr this purpose .rSourse,
be passed without them.
The assessors are Of tansacting their business
with az little inconvenience the taxpayers as possible
Mr. Homer Franklin the Assessor for the Ninth election
district desires US to say that when any person In his
district gold silver plate subject 10 taxation they
may weigh il, or have weighed by some siversmith.
and may furnish statement to him OF the weight II
they neglect this he will send proper person, at the
convenience Of the owner to ascertain the weight ana
assess the duty.