The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-08
IPupErc--No. 81

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An
act TO provide internal revenue to sup
mort the Government and to pay inter-
est on thespublic debt" approved July
hrst, eighteen hundred and sixty-two.
BE 10 enacted By the Senate and House n
Representatives of the United States of Ameri-
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
TO 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 em-
powered to 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.
SEo. 2. And be u 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, and
Portland, State Of Oregon, with adhesive
stamps, or stamped paper, vellum, or
parchment, according to the provisions Of
the internal revenue laws erred TO in
the preceding section, under such regu-
lations and conditions as he may from
time to time prescribe, and without re-
ouirinc payment in advance therefor, any
thing in existing laws to the contrary
notwithstanding Prou'dei, That no
greater commission shall be allowed than
Is now 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, shalt be 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, deuoting a duty
of equal amount, shall have been duly af-
ixed 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
ticlss.
Sec. A. 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. 3. And 10 q GUth r sRlc.eA That
the ninety fth section OF an act emil
tied can act to provide internal revenue
10 support the Government aud pay in-
tesest ON tho public debt approved July
first eighteen hundred and sixty-two
be 40 amended that no instrument, docu-
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
taat cause be deemed invalid aud Of no
eject Prouide8, That no instruuen1
document, writing, or paper required by
law 10 he stamped, siguod, or issued,
without being duly stamped prior TO the
day aforesaid, or any copy thereof shall
beadmitted or used as evidence in any
court until a legal stamp or slsmps, de-
noting the amour, Of duty charged there