The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
REVENUE COLLECTIONS.
How to Get New Stamps and What
to Do With Them.

washington, June 24.-The following
circular of instructions to collectors OF
internal revenue, purchasers of imprint
ed stamps and stamp agents, has been
issued by the commissioner OF internal
revenue:
Persons desiring to have stamps i'm
printed upon checks, drafts, orders ana
papers will make application therefor
to the collector of their district, trans
hitting with such application payment
for the stamps. The application must
state the name and address of the con-
tractor who will imprint the stamps
and should authorize the delivery OF the
stamped papers to the said contractor
and the acceptance of his receipt there
for on behalf of the owner.
Upon receipt of such application and
payment of the stamps, the collector
will forward to the stamp agent at the
establishment of the contractor deSfg-
mated an order for the impr1nting OF
the stamps and the delivery Of the
stamped paper to the contractor FOR
shipment to owner, taking the contract
or's receipt for the same.
To enable collectors to draw orders
upon the stamp agent at the eSta bl1Sh-
ment of any contractor list of con-
tractors in various cities CAD in num-
Der, and the name of the stamp agent
at each establishment will be furnished
to collectors.
The collector will debit himself with
the stamps ordered imprinted and cred
it himself with them as sold including
the amount received in his deposits on
account of sales of documentary
stamps. The sales of imprinted stamps
must, however, be shown separately on
the collectors monthly report of docu-
mentary and proprietary stamps.
At each of the eSta blishments where
stamps are authorized to be imprinted
upon drafts, orders and papers, an
authorized agent of the government
will be stationed who will receive from
collectors of internal revenue orders
for the imprinting and delivery of I'm,
printed stamps. the agent snoulo t
carefully read the contractors contract
with this office, so that he may ascer-
tain all the provisions thereof and see
that they are fully complied with. He
will also have authority to take Such
other precautionary measures as may
be necessary to protect the interests
of the government in the printing and
safe keeping of imprinted stamps
He will be required to keep an &C
curate and permanent record in a book
provided therefor of all checkStampS
printed daily and of those delivered TO
the contractor. He will also keep
record in a book adapted therefor a
debit and a chedit account with eacn
order received from collectors Tor I'M
printing stamps, showing as TO any
order the date received in whose favor
drawn the number of stamps delivered
and the number due thereon, if any
He will also make blank form to be
furnished him, monthly reports to the
commissioner of internal revenue, Snow
ing all transactions to the lmprintlng
and delivery of imprinted stamps dur
ing the month.
The agent will transmit with the
monthly reports to the commissioner of
internal revenue all collectors orders
which have been filed by the printing
of all the stamps authorized therein.
Deliveries of stamps on any orders
should be endorsed thereon by the
agent with the date of delivery.
Where necessary a counter will be
employed to count the stamps and rem
der other asstance to the agent, the
said counter to be subject to the Or
derS of the stamp agent.