Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-07


and for other purposes. ?
Rsc 49, And b fftfurtkSy eaeeteds That 70 az
Al ali cases Nhsd An EdbssIfestamp snatI % Hs-1
Tor dsnotiag any duty imposed by ihi. Aei, s1ssps
a. berefnsfer pIoYided, the t,rsoH nsing Or sifx
~ ~ "a ,as s}aiI Erfts thsreup9n the nita u
bis name and thu dsts upon which the sam SRA.
b. attached or ussd 30 that the zsms i9ay so' :
aga n be usd. ADd5f Epy peFF0n shaii HHean-
\ ntiv make use # an adhesive stamp 70 denote .
sgy duty sd bg bis act NtEh oai - AHeeshty
can ling aud .biitsTatng suclEs az p fzsspLh
lsf re- mentioned be- she or thy snaii teTfsit ths
ann AZ 6ffy soiIafs Proefded, That any pFoprie-
tGr 9r pr0pret0rs Of ere prtetAfy aftieles o. STU
Giles subject 70 stamp duty nsarr teh dale = Of
this act shall have the prtyIis = OF furntsbIHs
.ithout exDenss 10 the Unlted States, Ia snifhbs
form, 70 be approEsd b. thu Communications Of In
ternal Revenue, hT ,QFfhgir oyn f1fs q aasigns
for stamps 10 be hsTd tnersoh' 70 % m2ds apaef
the direction and 10 bs retained 10 tbs paaaaAslon
on the Com missionsf % IgteFnsh Hsgeooa, for bis
or their separate use, whIrh shall not be dapiea-
Gated 70 any othsr person That 10 al cas-
writing the date Esfeon, Z SD stamp shall BE- %
affixed 10 the b X, bOt,le, package, that ~
opsning the same, or iusisE Dns tostsnts thsrsoft
the said stamp shah ~ Vest Az drs reysa as'a
IN D. f,nit the eef shf sjsAhl % The saBs pen-
atty imposed fer neglect q, AIS cad stamp e.
h.TsinbsfoTe pFsscrib' d 10 tbs a Z. Any person
sf I% esd sssmps or a,sis tsrt5f easd am
person forging or eouBteTietlf g. or CA 81 or pro
curing the forging or counter ting ans fsPtessn.
f4tlOn, uksnsss, aimtfnde, creoiofed Imitation Of
DriBtor who isall sell ~ give sway aidstampss
selling tbs same, Or, beiEg merchant, broker
psddier, or person asalipg, ~, Fhois ~ ~ ptFt'
Ia similar goods, wares, asrchandiss, wauufses
tures, preparations, articles, 9r tlsDsp designed
for similar object or pnrpeses, ala III have Know 1
ingiy or frAudalsniiy ~ hiss her, or ihsF poses
sion any suck rseds -cOsnierf isd liknsass slni-
Hitude eolorsd Initiation o. the sald Last men
toned stamp, shall 10 deemed guilty ola feiGny.
and, upon conviction thereof shall DO subject 20
all the psnalifB, fines, an iOrsi ures prescribed
Ia the preceding aagtlou Of this act.
Bee. 1b7. AHd be Il further sHaeisd, That the
Commissioners Of Internal HsYvnns BE- aud be u
hereby authorized 10 pr scribe such method FOR
the cancellation q steiapsr a. spbIltns tvr Or ~
addition 10 the method nov prfscribsi By Law, as
be may deem expsdisnt ana sftsetHai And he is
further authorized IN bis aisBeti0a 70 make the
manufacturers Of pr0prtctary arfie e. atieies
iBoiudsd ia Schedule @. and upon stsnps Of a
nominal veiue sxessdng tNenfFsnFs cunts each.
Sec. is. And b. L E,pfasp shaetzd. That any
psrson ~ persons who stall fnaks, sigHs Or issts
OF who shall cause 20 b. ms " signed. % issued.
any Instrument doeumsnt, or paper Of any Kind
or description Whatsoever, shall accept CT paf,
or cause to be accepted or paid any bill % *
ehangs draft Or order 9r prem MsoFg note, fof the
payment OF money, without The tame being duly
stamped, or having thsrsuf,on an adhesive stamp
for d~nf siaR the dafy eharssable thereon, with In
tent TO sVads the pro' ions OF ID act shsils f0T
an such md sa as sS S9 sssff 81
pAPr, bill. draft order, or n shall De e med
lavalid aud Of noisnset3 Preridsds That tbs title
ofa pur haser OF land BY deed duly stamped,
shall not be debated or sgeefed affected BY the
want Of proper stamp on any deed conveying
said land By any person from, through, or undar
when bic Cantor rl,ims Of ho.q- iitls, !,
Sec. $50. Aud De n further eHaefed, That thu
Aeeptor or aeerptors Of any bill Of exchange or
DEE for the payment Of any aEm Of noney drass,
or PurportinE 20 be dawn 10 any fsregn eoua-
try, but payable In this United States. shalt before
paying or accepting the same, place thsfsupon
stamp. indicate < tue duly upon the sans, as the
law quires for iplAnd bills u exchange. Or Prom-
issory notes. aud no bin % exchange shall be- paia
oF negotiated without such stamp and n any per
sOu snail pay or nagoiistes or eHsr 10 pay msns
receive or take 10 payment, any such dIafi order
the person or personsso offending shall forfeit the
sun oft hundred dollars -
Sec. i0o. And b Il further enacted, That no
stamp duty shall 30 rtqqired on powers Of Attor-
nsy or any other pepsf relating 20 applications for
bounts ,fTssraRss ofpays or pensions, Or 70 tte
rsesli ther' Of from time 20 time, tiok si-
or contracts Of Insurance whou mitnd 10 IL jury
TO per OTIS while travelling. nor on csrthcAt . o.
tof tn mraHurement or WeiEht Of animals, WoOd,
coal or other articles, nor on deposit notes 20
mutual Insurance eompanie, for insuraa upon
which poll lee subject 20 stamp dn have been
Or Ars TO be issued nor on any certificate Of the
record " de d "a other instrument In writing, OF
The acknowledgement sr proof shsFsef b. attest
ing witnes.ss uor to any iudoT.e psns Of nego-
table instrument or on any warrant % attorney
accompanying "a bond d or Rots when
such bo"d er s9su shEll have affixed
quiref aud Whenever Any bond OF note shall BE-
secured by morris age, bat one stamp shall b. RI
qared TO be placed on such papers F=ouidsf
That the stamp dpiy placed thereoi rhall be The
highest rate rsqulfcd for said ias ramsnts or eth.
Or OF them. -Fal.s1 hai sf5
Sec, l6i Aadbs e (srtAsr saaeisd, That the Com
missioner OF Internal Revsnu be aud il hsrahy
authorized TO aoii 10 aud supply collectors deputy
collectors, postnasters. ata,ionsrs, or any othsi
persons, at hls discretion, with adhesive stamps,
OF stamped paper, vsllum, OF parchment, IS here
Ia prosidsd foe, Ia mounts % not less than 4 ny
dollars upon this payment, AZ thA time Of live,
~ OF the amount af dntlea said stamps stamped
paper, vellum, OF parehmeni, 90 sold o. supplied,
reprasent, aud nay allow, upon the aggregate
amount Of such stamps, as Aforesaid, the sum Of
act exceeding i've per cebtum a. commission "a
the collectors, postmasters, stationers. OF Other
purchasers, but the coat OF any apr vellnm. OF
parchment SHALL o paid by the purchaser Of suel
stamped paper, vsllum, ftf parchment ~ afore,
said Ffovldsd' That. aayapr prietor or proprie
furnish hia or their owa DIN or design Tor s,Ampl
TO be- used especially for his or their o@n pro
prlslar' articles, shall BE- allowed the following
commissions, namely, ON amounts purchased al
cue tiias Of net less than hfy Dor more than Ave
hnadrsd dollars. I'VE per erntum; on anonnts
over hts huadrs5dellars. ten per csntum Ths
Commissioner Of lpt rial Revenue NAY from
time TO time M Ike regulations, mon propsr esi.
dsnes OF the cts, for ths alowanee OF such OF n.
stamps issued under the Provisions Of this act q,
may have b-ru spoiled, destroyed. or rendered
useless or unht for tho purpose intend, a. or Z i,
which the owner may have no u,e or wbIel
through mistake mas have been improperly OF a q,
nscessariiy used, OK where the rates OF duties re-
presented thereby have en- paid In error, or y.
mitted; and such allowance shall be made olthr,
BY giving other stamps IN lieu of stamps 30 al
lowed FOR, or By repairing he Amount or value
AFTER deducting thefefroni. In case Of rrptymsnt
the sum Of I'VE per ccntuu to the owner ereof
but no allowance shalt Be made In any case ut {,
the stamps 50 spoiled rendered useless shai
have been retui ned 70 the Comm ssionsr Il Iuter
terpal Revenue, o. nntn satisfactory pfoof ha
been made showing the reason why sad stamps
eAnuot be % tesarned Proridcd That the Commits
sionsr Of Iaternal Revenue may, from tine 4
time, furnish, supply, and deliver TO any manu-
faeturer OF fric Ion or other matches cigar ngbts
or war tapsrs sul u tQuaatity OF adhesive Q
other stamps su as may be prescr bed for use q
such cases. Without prepayment thsrefir, on
credit not exeeeding sixty days. requiring in I'd
vAnee, saeh security - no may judge necessary Z
% 'ure pay Their for to the Treasurer Of IN
Unitgd States rWlthih the me prescribed for su,l
payment And upon all bonds or ether seta
ne. taken BY said Commissioner under the pIe
visions OF thia act, suits may be maintained b
said Treasurer IN the circuit or district court 9
the United States. In the several district wher
any o. the persons giving said bonds or ether -
euritiss reside or may bs found, iu any appro
PIRATE form q action F7ET -
Sec. le2 Aadbs 4 futAs4 saasssa, That Il shall
es swia' iSr any person TO prsssat to the COLI c
tor OF ths district, snbieet 20 the rules and rpru
lAttons Of the Commisstoner OF Intsrn Al Reven,s
any instrument nor previously issued or pssd an,
Ma , vpsS,0n whether or net the
e. lester shall be OF onIn'a = '"s ~, SSI
such instrument Is eAaTs sss,Gs INA Una
the pay cut therefor Grix aud cancel ~. npoi
stamp and If Of the opinion thai sueh Il Psops
Ia nt eharSeaele with any stamp dutv. ~ =
ehargeabls only 18th the duty by aim aesisn.,.,I
hsis hereby reauir to impress shsruon n.r,i y
lar stamp, to b provided for that purpose. win
suoh words or devics thereon as be shall is5-
proper, which shall denote that such instrus- Is
= not ehargeable with any stamp duty, or ,
chArg able only y III thu duty denoted hy m
stamp afhxed aud every such instrument upo
which the 50 q stamp shall be impressed shall /
deemed 10 b. act ehargeab's, or TO be charxesb
only with the duty denoted hY the stamp SO adj xes
and shall be eeived in denee ia all courts ,
Law equity, notwithstanding any objection
made TO the same by reason OF IL being unstampsS
or Of being insufbeiently stamped.
See. les Aad Sc fxrtAsr sHeclsd, That no iseS
instrument, documsct, writing or paper, require
by law to be stamped. which hss been heretofol
sigaed or issued without hsing duly stamped,
with deneisnt stamp, nor any copy thereof. sha
Be recorded or admitted or usei a. evidence in an
court until Legal stamp OF stamps. denoting n
Amount Of duty. shah have been affixed thsret'
snd the date. when the same Il SO us,d {
atnxed, with bis in iials, shAti have beea place
thereon b. the person uring OF ataxinx the me
aud the persen desiring ~ use or record any sac
deed. Instrument, doeument, writing or paper I
evidence his agent or attorney, is Unauthorized in II