The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-06
[Punnrc-No. 81

AN ACT TO amend an act entitled San
act TO provide internal revenue to sup
port the Government and TO pay inter-
est on the public debt" approved July
first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two.
Be Il enacted Jy the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States Of AplsJi-
ca IN Congress Assembled, That the assess
orS, assistant assessors, collectors and
deputy collectors, appointed, or who may
be appointed, under the provisions of an
act entitled Gan act to provide internal
revenue to support the Government and
10 pay interest on the public debt" APP
proved July first, eighteen hundred and
sixty-two, and all subsequent acts in re-
tlation thereto which have been or may be
enacted, are hereby authorized and en-
powered TO administer oaths or aflirma-
lions in all cases where the same are or
may be required by the acts as aforesaid:
Provided, That no fees shall be charged or
allowed therefor.
SEC 2. And DO Il further enacted That
the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
shall be authorized and powered, and
hereby is authorized and empowered, TO
furnish and supply the assistant treasu-
rers or collectors of the United States at
San francisco, State of California, aud
Portland, State Of Oregon with adhesive
stamps, or stamped paper, vellum, or
parchment, according TO the provisions Of
the internal revenue laws referred TO in
the preceding section, under such regu-
lations and conditions as he may from
time TO time prescribe, and without re-
curing payment in advance therefor, any
thing ia existing laws TO the contrary
notwi outstanding Provided That y no
greater commission shall be allowed than
10 now provided for by law.
Sec. g. And Be IL further eRaetel, That
no instrument, document, writing, or pa
per OF any description, required by law
70 be stamped, shall be deemed or held
invalid and Of no effect for the want Of
the particular kind OF description Of
stamp designated for and denoting the
duty charged on any such instrument
document, writing or paper, provided a
legal stamp or stamps, denoting q duty
Of eauAi amount, shall have been duly af-
hxed and used thereon Provided, That
the provisions Of this section shall not
apply 20 any stamp appropriated TO de-
Aoie tho duty charged on proprietary ar
AISles.
Sec. 4. And be II further enact d, That
all official instruments, documents, and
papers, issued or used by the officers OF
ths United States Government shall be,
and hereby are exempt from duty.
Sec. 3. And Be Il further enacted, That
the ninety f.h section OF an act eni-
tied San act to provide internal revenue
70 support the Government aud pay in
ts5sst on the public debt" approved July
frst. eighteen hundred aud sixty-two,
Be 50 amended that no instrument docu-
ment, or paper made, signed, or issued
prior 10 tho first day OF March, Ammo
Domini eighteen hundred aud sixty
three. without being duly stamped, or
having thereon IA adhesive stamp TO do
mole the duty imposed thereon, shall, for
taat cause be deemed invalid and Of no
eject Provided, That no instrument
document, writing, or paper, required by
law 10 be stamped, signed, or issued,
without being duly stamped prior TO the
day Aforesaid, or any copy thereof shall
bssdmitted or used as evidence IN any
court until legal stamp or sismps, de-
acting the amour. Of duty charged there