The New York herald., 1878-03-08

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT. J
- OTrIcx OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
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The Commissioner OF Internal Revsnue may from time
uE Of issued
as sosd dsoa or
owner may have no use, or which thro1sh %s AXE AXE
.y ,s.y .ys Sssn where
sSs sy or sns9 and sue & W l. be
lowed for by repayng tho value, de-
ductns .hersirom in case Of reymeni the sum Of five
made In any until the stamps spoiled rendered
Internal Revenue or .ni satsiactory proof has been
made showing the reason why said stamps be
Tns as. o. July II 1876 amend. the section quoted
than those OF the denomination ot two csDts. by prov
rhat from and the passage allowance
shall DO made for documentary stamps those OF the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue not ound to in
"a. SANS condition us when issued 90 the Internal Revenue
when the person presenting the same cannot
as' Se As sTs from their issue TO their pressn'"
rnE REGULATIONS
q In pursuance of the authority conferred by the
statute quoted the following regulations tie rcdep
hereby prescribed in lieu regulations or nstruo
ticns on the subject heretofore issued.
been spoiled or unit ior the
wsh %s bsss % mp.ps sr ' or
NECESSARILY affixed TO nstrum ens. be this
Office for redemption or EXCHANGE.
The stamps must be transmitted ut the risk and ex
stamps presented for redemption must be accom-
p1abd " s ss% nds on" on % sopes
claim must be sworn TO- and the banks alied lar
g. stamps presented tor exchange should he accom-.
panied by letter requesting the exchange in lieu OF the
claim prescribed In cases OF redemption.
The REDEMPTION Of stamps will be effected by "repsy-
the S Ss S per to .as owner the
equal value in lieu of those returned
O WI. NOT N THEIR Original CONDITION
which not 'in the same condition US when issasd'
Their condition must be satisfactorily accounted for and
furnished before they be redeemed or exchanged
stamps presented which In their original
me Of he paes from Ss M the
presentation ny statements from M parties who
name Of the person or nrm from whom the stamps
" % s. as ss % IN Is.
the the or o o% as ,S ss!' q "S AND
preparation OF this evidence several blank aavts have
10 Stamps which have cancelled which have the
appearanee OF having been washed or from which the
which have been regumped are not considered to be rn
the SAVE WsS so"aon as when ss s.o
presented their history must be traced herein provided
whether they are IN their org,na condition or not
Persons making application tor the redemption or
INSTRUMENTS should forward the Instruments. with the
ylt of the setting forth Al! tie facts
sm'ao ~ also Ds M M % eernc%ts & from ths
Ee has made personal examination Of the ca . and
finds the be stated 1he history stamps
NUT also he traced from their original issue TO their
sentatiun.
H. In whore allowance Is asked tor stamps
the evidence be OF sucA character the
destruction OF tho stamps NUT necessarily be inferred
the refrom.
IL Stamps will only be redeemed or exchanged when
tive Of such owner When claim is made by person
acting executor receiver In other
sentative capac the authority of the
act must be shown.
l5 satincrs and others forwarding large numbers OF
cheeks and drafts requested to enclose the
package schedule showing the number Of each descp
ton OF checks and the value OF tanned
In the package This will enable this office
which may have been made In the count OF the
and the schedule be returned the
Of the stamps for Ills nfo ormation.
~ In all cases where stamped checks drafts been
filed and satisfactory evidence be furnished
that they have never issued any
whatsoever fthey have been passed to tho
dorsed the stamps nave no reaeemabie value.
IL Stamps will DO redeemed where tho amount Is
less than fifty cents but may be exchanged checks
proprietary stamps
~. Caims will DO acted nearly possible In tho
order OF tEeir receipt In after their
ccpt as the condition OF the puDc business will
GREEN Is. kACM, Commissioner.