Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-03-07
O&tial.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Third Session Of THirty-Serenth Con.
g,ess.
(PUDLlc-No. 81

BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the United Of America IN
Coxgycss assembled, That the assessors, as
sistant assessors, collectors and deputy collec-
tors, appointed, or who may b. appointed. un-
der the provisions Of an act entitled IAN act
to provide internal revenue to support the
Government and to pay interest OH the public
debt" approved July first, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-two, and all subsequent
acts in relation thereto which have been en-
acted, are hereby authorized and empowered
to administer oaths or affinnations in all cases
where the same are or may be required by the
acts as aforesaid: Provided, That no fees
shall bo changed or allowed therefor.
Sec. 2. Asd be tt further enacted, That
the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue shall
be authorized and empowered, and hereby is
authorized and empowered, to furnish and
supply tho assistant treasurcrs or collectors Of
the United States at San Francisco, State Of
California, and Portland, State of Oregon,
with adhesive stamps, or stamped paper vel
lum, or parchment, according to the provisions
of the internal revenue laws referred to in the
preceding section, under such regulations and
conditions as he may from time to time pre-
scribe, and without requiring payment in ad-
vance therefor, anything in existing laws to
to the contrary Notwithstanding PrOrideel,
That no greater commission shall be allowed
than il now provided for by law.
Sec. 3. And be It .fsrsher enacted. That
no instrument. document, writing, or paper Of
any description. required by law to be stamped,
shall bc deemed or held invalid and of no e.
feet for want of the particular kind or des.
cription Of stamp designated for and denoting
the duty charged on any such instrument,
document, writing, or paper, provided a legal
stamp, or stamps, denoting duty of equal
amount, shall have been duly affixed and
used thereon: Pvorided, That the provisions
Of this section shall not apply to any stamp
appropriated to denote the duty charged on
proprietary articles.
Sec. 4. And BE- II further enacted. That
all official instruments, documents. and papers,
issued. or used by tho officers Of the United
States Government shall be, and hereby are,
exempt from duty.
Sec. S. Asd be IL .fsrtAer enacted, That
the ninety fifth section Of an act entitled "Au
act to provide internal revenue to support the
Government and pay the interest on the pub.
lie debit" approved July first, ono thousand
eight hundred and sixty-two. be so amended
that no instrument, document, or paper made,
signed, or issued prior to the first day oi
Marsh. A. d., ons thousand eight hundred
and sixty.three, without being duly stamped,
or having thereon an adhesive stamp to dc.
note the duty imposed thereon. shall, for that
cause, be deemed invalid and Of no effect
Provided, That no instrument. document.
writing. or paper, required to be stamped,
signed, or issued. without being duly stamped
prior to the day aforesaid. or any copy there.
Of. shall be admitted or used a. evidence in
any court until legal stamp or stamps. de-
noting the amount Of duty charged thereon.
shall have been affixed thereto. or used there
on. and the initials Of the person using or af-
fixing the same, together with the date when
the same is so used or affixed. shall have
been placed thereon by such person. And
the person desiring to use any such instra-
ment, document. writing. or paper. a. evil