, 1862-12-13
Amendment OF tfse Eseyenue
Exsl%Y.

E4:aw.
The bill which passed The II ousc on Tucs
day. anendat"ry 10 the act to provide utter
nal Revenue, to support the government add
ny interest on tho public debt, approved
July ], 1862, authorizes the Assessors. and
Collectors, and Assistants, ard Deputies, 10
administer oaths aud atlirnlations in all cases
where they are required but 10 fees are Il, le
cl,rgcd or allowed therefore
lite commissioner Of Internal RcTenue is
authorized to furnish to the Assistant Treas
nFers or COLLECTORS Of tle United States ut
San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, with
adhesive stamps or stamped paper, yel1unl or
parchment, according to 1li; provisions If
tht internal Revenue Laws under such reru-
E1tions and conditions. lie may, from time
I" tiInc prescribe. aud without RECURRING nay
neIt i'll advance therefor, provided no GREAT
CT commission shall i5c allowed than IS 1,t,w
provided i,y law.
Any st"mp appropriated to denote the duty
charged on amy particular instrument. and
''vartls5 the nalHe of s1;,tl instrument on f|u.
fat'e thrgerf, Whi.l may have bren uSvI, or
which shall hereafter b. used fur denotiur
any other duty Of The same amount, shall
be deemed anil taken to ,c good and valid.
provided the provisions Of this sec1i,n shall
not apply 10 any stamp appropriated to de-
rete thy tints charged IN pro:'rictary ar,i-
e!e$: All Instruments, documents and 7.apers
subject 10 duty. used by IN. officers of the
United states Government, wIcra the
Ch1eu States would he clargeablr with
thr duty OF stamp thereon. and all ins1ru-
nlchfs s,doetl'il'-1its and papers If the Executive
Department u the several States subject 10
duty where any State w,u,d be clargeable
with the duty aud stamp t!.urecn art; afso all
instruments, t'ocuments and papers RELY; iur
10 tie procurement of hourly land aud otnc'
eeun;ics. pensions anu orders of p.S, bT or
1or officers, soldiers and se'anor. or otl,cr 1c-
gal representatives, who have been or may be
in the service Of the United States. ,r,. rS-
cn.Ft from duty.
The '.inety-ilfh section Of thu Internal
Revcnuc act Of July l. 1862, is 50 amended
that no instrument, document or n,ner
made, signed or issued prior to the fi7st
o1 Alafch> lsoG. without being duly stamped
OF having thereon IN adhesive STAMP to de-
note 1he duty Imposed thereon, shall, for that
cause. he dec'ned invalid and Of no effect:
lt;t5 lrax5aso mat ssctlen twenty-four OF the act
emitted " An act Increasing temporarily the
duties on imports. and for other PURPOSES
approved duly II, 1sGa. is hereby repealed.
All soods, wares aiii merchandise or arti-
tics produced or made and finished ready for
sale and removed for consumption prior to
the 1st day of September, 1862, whether aetn-
a!ly removed or not from the place Of mann
1actl:re, shall he and hereby are exempt from
duty. upon proof being made to the satisfaction
OF tue assessor Of tle district who shall hear
and determine the same, that they were so
made and finished ready for sale and removal
fer consumption, and where any duties shall
have tccn assessed and collected upon such
goods, wares anu merchandise, or articles SO
made and finished as aforesaid, the same shall
he and hereby are Temitted, and if actually
COLLECTED, rtfunded by the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue under such regulations as
he may prescribe.
Hotels, lnns4 or tayerns and cating-houses
having taken cut the license provided therefor.
shall not be required to pay any other license
for the sale Of any articles cllstouarily fur
nisted by hotels, inns. or taverns and eating
houses, and not prohibited By the laws Of :.nY
State or Territory where tha same NAV be 10
Gated, in violation thereof
IF" One Of the walters in the phnn5x
Hotel II Lexington, kentucky, describes his
there during Briggs invasion. He sars:
"Eb'Ty one OF dem rebels made his own
money and dey was berry free wid it, coz dey
know7d it didn't cost nu1in. Ono gentleman
give me i've dollars for brackin' lis boots,
and tolc him lie was berry kline; but if it
was all dc SAME to him I'd RAIDER hab dime,
He told mc den was 4 id Yankcc niger,
and didn't glib INC muffin"