The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-12
TO-DAY'S WASHINGTON NEWS.
Special Dispatches to Evening Telegraph.
WAEzNoToR. July l2.
The Revenue Law.

WASHINGTON, July II.
The Revenue Law.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has
promulgated the following, explanatory of the
new revenue law, which goes into effect on tho
LIST OF August next -
Postage stamps cannot he used in payment OF
the duty chstgCable ON instruments.
IL is the outy of the maker of an instrument 10
afiiX and cuncel the stamp required thereon. II
he nrClects tu do sO the party for whose use il is
msde may stamp it before iE is used; but in no
case can IL be legally used without a stamp; and
IL Issued Giter the Both of june, 1864, and used
without a stamp Il cannot be afterwards etf, ctu-
ally stamped. Any failure upon the part of the
maker Of an instrument To appropriately stamp
itlenders him liable to penalty two hundred
dollors.
SUITS are commenced In many States by other
process than writ, viz summons, warrant, pub
liCaton petition, &C., In which cases these US the
original processes, severally require stamps.
Wrts of seire .facias are subject to stamp duty
aE original processes.
The juIat of an affidavit taken before justice
OF the peace n tary public, or other officer duly
authorized to take athdayits, Is held 10 DO ceri-
ticate, and suhj' ct 10 u stamp duty of Eve ceJts,
except when taken In sui's er Legal proceedngs.l 4
Certificates Of loan, in which there shall appear
any written or printed evidence Of an amoupt Of
money TO be paid on demand, or at q time dssiJ-
mated are subject to stamp duty as "PromissOry
NOieE."
The assignment Of mortgage Is subject 10 the
same stamp duty n that imposed upon the origi-
mel instruments shat is to say, for every snIH Of
500, any fractional pNrt IN 7reof OF the amount
secured by the mortgage az the time Of It's assign
meUt there must lG affixed u stamp or stamps
d6nCr'ng duy Of so rents.
Wien two or more persons join in the eXecu-
ton Oi an instrument, the stamp g which the
instrument is liable under the Law may be affixed
and cauce'ed by any one of he par,i-s.
In cOnyeyunc's Of real esta'e, the law prOyifC3
that the stamp affixed must ansGer 10 The Ual,ls
OF the estate I'll interest conveyed.
No stamp is required ou any warrant Of attor-
hey accompany ing n hond or note, when zach
0oLd Cr iH'e has affixed thereto the stamp or
stamps deLoting tic duty required; and when
ever any bond or note is secured by mort gage
hut one stamp duty is required on sdch papers;
such stamp du'y being the highest rate required
ny suGh ipstruments or either of them. In such
case, note or memorandum OF the value OF DIS
nomination of the stamp affixed should b. made
on the margin " In the HcknOwedgn OF the
instrument which Is not stamped.
Medical Affairs.
Medical directors Of armies in the field have
been authorized by the War Department. TO en-
ploy as acting staff surgeons regmental stalT
surgeons of two years experience, who are espa-
cially recommended by their Medical ID roctors
~ d whose tenn of service has expired. Tue rate
Of decomposition will be the same as the pay ana
emo!uments Of rCgimental surgeons, with the use
of one public horse and equipments, and forage
for the same.
National RaHIks.
The following National Banks have been es-
ablished since the I'd Of july
Merol ants SaonsI Rank OF oston Mass caplt rO0
Cy National RAM OF Worcester, Mass, capital. Jl
FIbI ational Bank OF becuiur H.............. bN0
inst Sg oral bank Of PittsisD, fa........... l0-O
The total number OF National Banks that have
been establishfd mp 20 July is l7s.
The following National Banks have been de-
slguGted as d,posiories Of public moneys =
Second of Baltimore, Nd; First Of Franklin,
Pa, and FE-t OF Dorchester, Mass.