The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-07
IPuBE1o--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-tw
De IL enacted BIZ he Senate and House of
Representatives Of He United States of Ameri-
ca IN Congress Assembled, That the assess
ora, 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 10 support the Government and
70 pay interest on the public debt" 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 en-
powered 10 administer oaths or ailirma-
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 Be Il further enaeied, 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, and
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
Notwithstanding Provided, That no
greater commission shall be allowed than
IL new provided for by law.
Sec. 3. And Be il further enacted That
no instrument, document, writing, or pa
per of any description, required by law
10 be stamped. shall bo deemed or held
Invalid and 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, or stamps, denoting duty
Of EQUAL amount, shall have been duly af-
axed 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
isles.
Sec. l. And be il further enacted, That
all official instruments, documents, and
papers, issued or used by the officers OF
the United States Government shall be,
and hereby are exemp, from duty.
Sec. 5. And b Il JWthsr enacted, That
the ninety 6fth section Of an act eni-
tied "An act TO provide internal revenue
10 support the Government aud pay in
tesest on the public debt" approved July
ntst, eighteen hundred and siXiy-two,
be SO amended that no Instrument dQcuf
ment, or paper made, signed, or issued
prior TO the FIRST day OF March, Ammo
Domini eighteen hundred and sixty
three. without being duly stamped, or
having thereon an adhesive stamp TO de-
NOTE the duty imposed thereon, shall, for
fat cause be deemed invalid and Of no
effect Prouidea That no insiruusAh
document, writing, OF paper, required by
law 10 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 In any
court until legal stamp or stsmps, de-
noting the amour. Of duty charged there