cument, or paper

e.uurrt u by law to be stamped, unless the proper stamp

'bell have been affixed; and the record of any such

trnmtnt, upon which the proper stamp shall not

-used in vel,cen affixed. AWE be utterly void, anti shall not

-sedevidence.

-And be it further enacted, That no instru­

lafp:, f.„untent, Writithgt Parte Of WAY gewrietkia,

required by law to he stamped, shall be deemed or held

invalid and of no effect for the want of the particular

tkiendd(;i7t_description of stamp designated for and denoting

h

charged on any such inatrii t m arap

ent :

o document,

stamps,

denoting

or pays,. provided a legal s

denoting:, duty - of equal amount, shall have been duly

affixed and used thereon: Provided, That the provi­

psiroenpsr iotfe tdh i t s o

dcnone

sh h a ld u n y ot

chpprgyed o o a n n yp r s o t p a r m ie p t aarny­

. articles, or articles enumerated in Schedule C.

S.-, hail- And be it further enacted. That all ofliclal in­

struments. documents, and papers, issued or used by

the officers of the United States Government, shall be,

and hereby are, exempt from duty.

Sec. 154. And be it further enacted. That if any per­

son shall forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be

forged or Counterfeited. any stamp or die, or any part of

airy stamp Or die, Which shall have been previdod,

made, or used in pursuance of this act, or shall forge,

counterfeit, or resemble, or cause or procure to he

forged, counterfeited, or resembled, the impression, or

any part of the impression, of any such stamp or die, as

aforesaid, upon any vellum, Parchment, or Palter, or

shall stamp or mark, or cause or procure to be stamped

or marked, any vellum, parchment, or paper, with any

such forged or counterfeited stamp or die, or part

of any. tamp or die, as aforesaid, with intent to defraud

the United States of any. of the duties hereby imposed.

or any part thereof; or if any person shall utter, or sell,

or expose to sale any vellum, parchment, or paper, at­

. tide, or thing, baying thereupon the impression of any

such counterfeited stamp or die, or any part of any

stamp or die, or any such forged, counterfeited, or re­

sembled impression, or part of impression, as aforesaid,

knowing the same respectively to be forged, counter- -

foiled, or resembled: or if any person shall knowingly

use any stamp or die which shall have been so provided,

Made, or used, as aforesaid, with intent to defraud the

United States: or if any person shall fraudulently cut,

tear, or get off, or cause or procure to be cut, torn, or

get on; the impression of any stamp or die which shall

have been provided, made, or used in pursuance of this

act, from any vellaln, parchment, or paper, or any in

or writing charged or chargeable with any of

the duties hereby imposed, or if any person shall wil­

fully remove or cause to be removed from stamped enve­

lope the cancelling or defficin g marks thereon with intent

to use the same, or cause the use of the same the second

time, or shall knowingly or wilfully sell or buy such

washed or restored stamps, or offer the same for sale, or

give or expose the same to any person for use, or know­

ingly use the same, or prepare the same with intent for

the second use thereof, then and in every such case,

every person so offending, and every person knowingly

and wilfully aiding, abetting, or assisting in commit­

ting any such offence as aforesaid, shall bo deemed.

guilty' of felony, and shall, on conviction thereof, for­

feit the said counterfeit stamps and the articles upon

Which they are placed, and be punished by line not ex­

ceeding one dollars, or by imprisonment and

confinement to hard labor net exceeding five years, or

both, at the discretion of the court.

See. - 155. And be it further enacted, That in any and

all cases where an adhesive stamp shall be used for de-

Doting any duty imposed by this act, except as herein- -

after provided, the person using or affixing the same

shall - write thereupon the date upon which the same

shall be attached or used, so that the. Caine may not

again be used. And if any person shall fraudulently

make use of an adhesive stamp to denote any duty im­

posed by this act without so effectually cancelling and

obliterating such stamp, except as before mentioned,

le-, she