Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-26

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Govsrsmsnt will issue few mses kin6o u
rsvsnss sssnps, end lev osss theusasd
regulations for their uss. end fsv nsss
thsssssd penalties sss sssssssins y ~
then prspssly. . gesd opening vill - saAs
for . prslsssien. which. In advasss. ~ vill
shristen 'Rsvssss Shysessing." Fsoo enc
Of our Seuthssn exchange ~ learn that
the clerk Of The steamer 0lsanse woe ~
Gently arrested BY ths United States Aar-
shall for vielaGion Of ths rsvsous Aw and
placed under bonds Of nvs hundred dollars
to sppsas at the Ssptsobss tsso sf NE
United States District Cesst - answse he
charge. II hss bsss gsassally sndssstood
BY oil shs stsanbeat clerks from 81. Lsuis
10 New Osissss. asd - the majority es
shippers also, That bill Of ladins requires
10 tws-csnt stanp only, end - thought
the clerk Of the Glsassr. but certain oflsials
have decided that they haven't rcd the
regulations sright, shas avs>esnt staup 10
required, and that great many sasy esisg
people ars SOW liable - arrest end punish
ment, who haven't ~ lsass weight upen
their conseisness. The Masshal says that
bills Of lading come within, The ollowisg
clause Of the revenue law: "Agrssmsnts
ana contracts, other than thoss specified in
he schedule. any appraissmsnt Of value o.
damage, OF for any other purpose, for every
sheet Or piecs Of pspsr upon which either
Of The same shall b written, 6vs ssots. y
This dscisios will certainly cause 6ut-
,sring amsng our river men. Who. - .
Glass, ere moro prompt in obsdisnee y such
lsws than any other ws can nsstiun. A.
fsr - vs cao learn, the business nsa ef
Javenpost have the impssssien, md have
bssn acting upon il In The past. that Two
cent stamp is the legal revenue On . bill Of
lsding. According TO The recent action Of
this United States Marshal. whose naos 10
not given, they ass ell liable 70 arrest Sos
an Infringement Of the revenue Law. II
they are oil prosecuted, W sill have vhat
10 strongly denoted in the phrsss. - sweet
old time" Whether they will b or not.
is quite another question. but would II not
bs veil to have THE matter inquired into ?
The penalty for violation ei The revenue
Law 10 two hundred dollars nnc. Uncle
Sam, Therefore, stands = fair chance o.
rails isg quite . little snouot from our city.
and We presume most other river points
offer the same.
II seems that the stamp confession has.
also reached the Express Companies. In
. recent suit before the Suprsme Ceurt 10
New York, Abraham De Bans, . psddlss
recovered ot the Hope Express Company
the value Of his lost pack, which was one
hundred and forty>eight dollars, notwiths
standing the receipt which be held for the
same stipulated that, in any case, the Ex-
press Company should not b liable for
more than Atty dollars. The plaintiff claim>
ed that the paper making the nfty dollar
stipulation Vas . costsacs, and should. in
order to bs valid, Aaes 6sss sssmpsd, sad
the Court sustained this position. and gave
the peddler tho case. There bee been con>
lidsrsbls discussion Of late among bankess
and business men in regard 10 The prsciAs
liability ofthe Express Companies for psck>
ages Of money, bonds, ste. There ore many
points still unsettled, no cases covering
them having been adjudicated upsn BY the
courts