Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-01-16
Ipnnlln-No 81


An Acr to amend an act entitled act to provide in
ternai to support the Govern ment to pay
interest the public debit approved July hrst eigh-
teen hundred aud sxiy-two,
Br unaciei BY the Senafr aud House Of Representatives
Of Me United States Of Am"~..u IN Congress assembled,
That the asssors assistant asssas0r collectors and dep
uty cut ctors appointed or may appon under
the provisions Of act entitled Au act to provide inter
nal revenue 10 support the Government and to pay nte
rest the public debt approved July first, eighteen
hundred aud xiytwo and all subsequent acts In relation
thereto which have been may be enacted hereby
thorzod aud empowered 10 administer oaths or airma-
tinns In all where the may hs required
by the acts aforesaid Pr0oded That fees shall be
charged or allowed therefor,
See . And be II further enacted That the Commis-
8ioner Internal Revenue shall he authorized
cred and hereby IS authorized and empowered to furnish
and supply the assistant teAauTerS or collectors OF the
United states at San Francisco. state Of California and
Portland State OF Oregon, with adhesive stamps stamp
ed paper, vellu parchment according t0 the prOv-
ons Of the Internal laws referred To In the pre-
ceding section, under such regulations and conditions
he may from time to tnle prescribe, and without
quirng payment in advance therefor thing In existing
laws to the contrary notwithstanding Provided, That
greater commission shall be allowed than a now provided
tr by law.
See. g. And be a Cuher enacted That no Instrument,
document writing or paper Of any description, required
by law 10 be stamped shall b deemed held invalid and
Of effect Tor the OF the particular kind descp
On stamp designated for and denotng the duty charged
on any such Instrument document, writing or paper ,
provided legal stamp, stamps denong duty ofequa
amount shall have been duly atKed and used thereon
PrOUfed That the provAonso of this section shall not Ap
ply to any stamp appropriated to denote the duty charged
on proprietary articles.
Sec L. dndOf W Jufhef tndctedt That all oclal inETd-
mens Documents and papers, issued used by the OFF,
OF the United States Government shall be- and hereby
are, exempt ftom duty
Sec O. And be il further enacted That the ninety-fnh
section Of act entitled IAN TO provide internal
to support the Government and pay Interest the
public debt approved July first eighteen hundred and
sixty tw0 be amended that instrument document
paper made signed issued prior tn the first day
Of March, Ammo Domini eighteen hundred and sixty
three without being duly stamped or hav ng there
adhesive stamp IL denote the duty Imposed there
on, shall for that be deemed invalid and Of N.
aiIan m inst duru
paper required by law to be stamped, signed, or
issued, without being duly stamped prior Ia the day
aforesaid, any copy thereof shall be admitted used
evidence in any court until legal stamp stamps
denotng the amount Of duty charged theeon shall have
been affixed thereto used thereon and the initials of
the person using aixing the same together with the
date when the same Is used Affixed shall have been
placed thereon by such person. Aud the person desiring
to such instrument document writing paper,
evidence his agent attorney, Is authorized in
the presence Of the court to stamp the same herein
before provided And section twenty four Of act
titled An act increasing temporarily the duties i'm
ports and for other puposes approved July fourteen
Ammo Domni eighteen hundred and sixtytwo is hereby
repealed Approved, December 20, 1862.