Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-01-27
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l'''e''P Washington, Jan. rs 1866.
In the 18th section Of the act Of June 30th
1864, IL h enacted that, 10 asy and all cases
where aar adhesive stamp shsllrbe ssed for
denotiDe any ,da,y imposed by ssid act. except
a. hereinafter, provided rihe person, using or
sfIixing the same shall prife theysspon the IN
itiais Of his pnms and he date !spop ,chich the
ca me Is nnitaehed or used, so hat ths same mhy
Not agdin BE- used; and that IL any person shah
fraudulently make use Of an sdhesive stamp,
TO denote any duty imposed by said act,
without so ef, etuaf ycaneelliog and obliierating
the same. except as hereinafter provided. be.
she. or they shall Eeyea ihe sae efJvay dol.
lars. le .gu.huacsbui- -1f,igYK La.-iltaiss
In section is9 h T. epac'ed that any
person who shall offer or expose for sale
any of the articles, mentioned in schedule
C. shall be deemed The manufacturer there
nf and snlject TO the same penalties and
habiiities, i.sr-pe g.i1oiu syl .nis, ia,
In section l51 the. Commissioner ,oi
Internal Revenue. il authorized 10 pre-
scribe such method for the capcellaiion ol
stamps as be may deem expsdient and
effec,usl, : ,.o,. .,d; s,,oa .rs-fc .ona
Under the power Tins conferred an
thoriiy has beeo given 30 ImYriat the Initials
and date upon stamps IN INK Instead ,oi
wiring them Tbs impriu, must be DIS
tinet and Legibie. d, 4, s7,sl H., ro.s. .gg...
IL proprietary stamps cannot be 50
affixed TO ibe boxes. bol tile, or packages,
tbst 10 opening the same. or u, u,ing the
contents thereof, they shall and must be
unay ayoiadbly aud effrctually DESTROYED, they
should be cancelled ip the, ordinary On 10.
ner. by writing or impriuting therein the
Initials and date hso,.,., "a kos! Li
Cancellation by writing or impr:ntine
the initials and date. in ink, whereby the
stamp is made to correspond ip those
particulars with the Instruments TO which
il is affixed. is not only the, legal but also
The most .efftctnal method against fraud.
and must be adopted. except 10 the case Of
proprietary articles. where il is Otherwise
specially provided. -s4 .-. ,a..r.. i..--
Frequent reports have reached this Office
showing that the law upon this subject j.
very often disreguarded. 10 some 10
stances stamps are used without being
obi Q sttd or destroyed in any msnneI
wbate'e 10 cross simply, generally with
Ink. but sometimes even pencil is used
! or hole is punched through the stamp
Tbrsa and similar Methods of cance'l,
tipn pdo d tie or 20, protection sgainst
tie use of stamps q secOod time. Great
frauds may. be. and Us investigate shows
have been praciised upon the public Ieve
nue in this manner. s ea;y,.. .J .ys.
Collectors, assessors, Inspectors, and oil
officers of this bureau are therfore insttucet
to give this subject their special attention
10 b ing tito the notice Of persons using
stamps and to require strict conformity II
| the law. t.ses .. .
Ii persons. after having been fully mott
fed of the requirements If the S atute re
specting The cancellation of stamps, and o
their liabilities for non compli nee there
with, wifnlly persist in their frauduleD
use, without effectually caoc.iiing an,
obhterating them in the manner required b!
Law, legal proceedings should he institute E,
for the recovery Of the prescribed peualt es
| u.H T. A. RoIt.Ns Couamissioaer.