The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-10
[punrrc-No. 81

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An
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 By tle Senate and House #
Representatives Of the United States Of ABleyi-
ca ia 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 can act TO provide internal
revenue 10 support the Government and
TO pay interest on the public dobt" APP
proved July first, eighteen hundred and
sixty-twO, and all subsequent acts in re-
lation thereto which have been or may be
enacted, are hereby authorized and em-
powered to administer oaths or ailirma-
tions in all cases where tho same are or
may be required by the acts as aforesaid
Provided, That no fees shall be charged or
allowed therefor
Src. 2, AHd BE- il further enacted, That
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
shall be authorized and empowered, 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 20 the provisions of
She internal revenue laws referred 10 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 in existing laws TO the contrary
Notwithstanding Provided, That no
greater commission shall be allo we'd than
is now provided for by law.
Sec. 3. And BE- 10 further enacted, That
no instrument, document writing, or pa
per OF any description, required by Law
10 be stamped, shall be deemed or held
invalid aud Of no effect for the want of
the particular kind or description OF
stamp designated for and denoting the
duty charged on any such instrument
document, writing or paper, provided a
legal stamp, on stamps, denotiug q duty
oftoual amount, shall have been duly af-
hxed and used thereon PROVIDED, That
the provisions of this section shall not
apply to any stamp Appropriated to de-
note the duty charged on proprietary ar
tieses.
Sec. 4. And Be IL further enact d, That
all Official instruments, documents, and
papers, issued or used by the officers OF
the United States Government shall be,
and hereby are exempt from duty.
Sec. 5. And b u Jirthr enacted, That
the ninety fth section Of an act eni-
tied "An act to provide internal revenue
TO support the Government aud pay in
tefsst on the public debt" approved July
itsL eighteen hundred and sixty-two,
be so amended that no instrument, docu-
ment, or paper made, signed, or issued
prior TO The itst day Of March, Ammo
Domini eighteen hundred and sixty
three, without being duly stamped, or
having thereon an adhesive stamp 10 de-
note the duty imposed thereon, shall, for
that cause be deemed invalid and OF no
effect Prordei That no instrum en-,
document, writing, or paper, required by
law to be stamped, signed or issued,
without being duly stamped prior TO the
day aforesaid, or any copy thereof shall
be admitted or used as evidence Ia any
court until legal stamp or stsmps, de-
noting the amour, Of duty charged there