Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-11-27
WHOLE NO. 316

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intended to include receipts it would have
been. easy to have SO provided in plain
language.
NO. 29--IN REGARD To INEURAScE coxPA-
IiGAA Slf1 MES eAA
l. Each insurance policy. whether FIRE
or marine. must be stamped
I 2. An open policy will require but one
stamp, where the risks. entered-under such
policy. are all upon property shipped BY.
or consigned or belonging to the policy
holder.
ls 8. Whenever certificates. or other evi-
dence of insurance. ara issued by the hol-
der of an open policy, ever such paper must
bear an appropriate insurance stamp-
4. Whenever an insurance company re-
funds to the holder Of an open policy. any
part of the premium. because the policy
has not been used in fui the amount so re-
funded may be deducted from the premium
received during the quarter. aud the tax to
the government may be paid upon the re-
mainder. Provided, Tia, this regulation
shall'not apply to money so refunded. on
which tine tax to the government shall noe
have. been previously paid. .s 50
5. Dividends paid by mutual insurance
companies, in scrip or money, to the insnr.
ed. upon expired or expiring policies, are
subject to the tax of three per ceut., nnder
sec. So. ,..r.ea.,-- .s.-.- ..v
6. The agents of insurance companies,
located within the United States, are not.
,n rfc
brokers, nor do they appear to be taxable
under the law. Q sc tsas
NO. 30-IS REGARD To STAMPS UpoN ISsrRU-
In stamping promissory notes or other
instruments requiring stamps, under the
provisions of the excise law. two or more
of a smaller denomination may be used in
numbers sufficien. 10 amount to the sum of
the stamp required: Proyidea. that they
are of the kind denominated for the kind
Of instrument to which the stamps are ap-
plie1 s71e 81 80 sa's
h q irsIa CERTIFICATES.
A stamp will be required upon every cer-
titicate which has, or may have, q legal
value in any court Of law or equity.
sa Certificates, warrants, orders, and
drafts, by one State officer upon another.
for the purposeof carrying on the internal
business OF the governusnt. are not sub-
jectto stamp tax.
The same rule applies to the certificates,
orders, &C., of county, city and town off,
cers.T a-f- frT tetsarra arr- arrf
Messages transmitted by telegraph and
railroad companies over their. own wires.
ON their own business, for which they 70.
eeive no pay, are not taxable
No. 31--ExrnAcr PROM An ACT PASSED Al
THE SECOND SESSION OF THE 37TH coy
.GgEss, CHAPTER l63, SECTION "a, Ap.
PROVED JULY l6. 1862. RELATING TO 4Irn
VALIDITY OF uSsrAMPED INSTRUMENTS Elk.
EcUrED PREVIOUS TO JANUARY l, 1868.
SEc.a24 and be it farfher enacfcd. That
in the Goth section OF the act entitled, An
act to provide internal revenue to support
the government, and (to) pay Interest on
the public debt" approved July 1st.
1862, be so amended that no instrument
document or paper made. signed or issued
prior to the lst day Of January. 1868,
without being duly stamped, or having
thereon an adhesive stamp to denote the
daty imposed thereon, shall for that cause
be deemed invalid and of no effect: Provi-
ded, however, that no instrument, jocu-
ment or paper shall be admitted or. used
as evidence in any court, until the Same
shall have been duly stamped, nor until the
holder thereof shall have proved to the sat-
isfaction of the court that he has paid to
the collector or deputy collector Of the dis
trict within which such court may be held.
the sum of FIVE. dollars, fer the use of the
United States. s '.~t -
no. 32-Iy REFERENCE 10 HEARING or Ap.
fis ii'e~ - PEALss BY AssEssoRs.
gc Assessors are MOTTO give fifteen days 10
each county. but only SO much time after
,the expiration OF the notice as may be me-
cessary. Quite likely day or two may
suffice. as in ssme counties there may Be
no appeal. The hearing will be summary
and brief. Counsel should not be allowed,
in ordinary cases to srguea matters ss
length d rsIia ~ ha-isst fd-f aisiEso
NO. S3-IY REFERENCE TO PRODUCE DEALERS.
Persons buying produce. butter. eggs.
DC, and forwarding the same TO wholesale
or commission merchants. to be sold by
them, are not subject to license tax, in
consequence of such buying; provided,
they buy for themselves But if they buy
for others, they are liable to the license, a.
Commercial Brokers.
no. 81 -oSuRsfar-aES Axp0TnEE DEALERS.
Nursery men are required to take, out
licenses. as wholesale or retail dealers, as
thee case may be: and tree dealers who buy
to sell again; if they peddls their trees.
must take OFT license as peddlers. and also
as dealers. if they have places Of business.
,,E.1- a little volume has been. recently
published giving some Interesting facts in
regard TO the loyaity.of West Point gradu-
ates. 81 1tosays thatthe number fgradustes
dismissed or cashiereI between November.
1860, and the, end Of 1851. is 203., OF
these, 19 were men of Northern birth;S
from New York. a from Pennsyivania..2
from New jersey. anil one eactlfrofn IlIin-
ois. Maine and tNermpnt. Il Fifteen Of tissss
renegades .areInow inrths rebel armyss De-
sides these there are 9 Northern graduates
in tho rebel army who resigned before
November. 1860. and 5 who are 'Nofthesn
horne though appointed from siave iStases.
OF Southern graduates 178 sesigded in abe