Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-05
tPUuLIc-No. 81

AN ACl TO amend an act entitled uA,, net N O,o-
Elae internal revenue TO support the Government
aud e pay interest on the public debt - approved
July nrs5 eighteen hundred and sixty-tWo
Be It enacted IIy the Senate and Houss ar
OF tue United States Of America in Congress
asIembled That the assessors, assistant RssesSprs
may be appointed, under the prOVisions OF an Sst
An act to provide internal rey,nte Ia an n
P,, P0Et tns government and to pay Interest on the
Pu9lc aebt, approved July first, eighteen hundred
and gxty:two, and all subsequent acts In relation
thereto which have been or !mSy be enacted, are
heEeby authorized and empowered to ,adminiEter
oathA or amrmatiOns in all Casos WherO the Eame are
or may be required by the acts as aEoresaid PrOyi.
That no fees shall be charged or allowed there
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That the Com.
missioner OF Internal Revenue shall lie authorized
IN empowered. and" hereby IS authorised and
tn temPoMeEed, to furnish and supply the asIIstant
Feasures or collectors Of the limited States at SIN
6TnctSco State of California and PORTLAND State OF
OtSjSon' with adhesive stamps, or stamped paper
Teliun or parchment, according to the nrovisi,ns
ei the internal revenue laws referred to in the Dre
ttons - SSet,on, @ under snch regulations and coud-
Mtho9t Ie4urtng payment in advance therefor any.
IN the existing laws TO the contrary notwith-
,stSeen1,uinS provided, That no greater commission
shall be allowed than is now provided for iv law
sec. o. And be it further enacted THAT no instru.
tT Wr1ttuE, or paper Of apy-descrir.
On required by law to be stamped, shall he deemed
or held invalid aud Of no effect Tor the want 81 tic
PAtuc9'Hr Kind or description Of stamp designated
Iot ana denOtinGt the duty charged on any such In.
.trnmcnt. document, writing or paner 1roviiie,i a
legal stamp or stamps, denottng duty Of cGTIaI n
mount, aHll have been duly afix and used there.
on: provided, That the provisions of this section
not apply to any stamp appropriated to denote
uts m duty charged on proprietary articles
Oec H ANA DO 1t further enacted, Tlut all official
instruments documents, and papers, issued or u-c,l
the officers OF the United States Government shall
pc, ehu hereby arc, exempt from duty ~ ffiIi
/, sec:.0 And be IL further snhctCd That the nine
section or act entitled aAn act to urOyide
InteEhM W revenue to support the Government andito
IAy interest on tho public debt "apprOVei JUly fitst
signteen hundred aud siXty.two b6 80 am ended that
ne tnstrunentI document paper IN Ide, Aligned or
issued prior 10 the first day OF March, Anmo Dopjni
eighteen hundred aud Hix.three without baints dpIy
stamped! or having thereon an adhesive ssn6 TO Ia.
nots the duty imposed thereon, shall for that cause
pc leemed invalid aud OF no effect: Provided THAT
ny instrUmentJ document, writing or DRper 're1ur.
dDy u" 10 be stamped, signCd, or Issued viii.
Ont being duly stamped prior to tile. dAY afofa.G
a9ia Or any copy thereof shall 10 admitted or Ised
a evidence III any Court until a loyal 1staihn ar
denottng tho amount Otduty charged tAf,sI
snali have been atiNed thereto or used thereon an
tlie 1tials o. the person using or nixinc tbs same
eogether with the date when the same h III sAi ar
have been placed thereon by In I,eL.
pd thetpe dssiFing to u any IiinStru-
hent' document writing, or paper, as evidence tr
". SSent OF attorney authorized in the presence
court TO stamp tile same as7 herenbeSTe rjro
ylaed And section tWent -four Of an ACT entitled
AN act Increasing temporarily, the duties on i'm
ports ana tor other purposes, approved July fjur
teen, ammo Domini eighteen hundrcd and sixtv.two
is hereby repealed. = M "a 80 W.
Approved, December %, 1862.