142 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 184. 1866. Penalty for act, or shall forge, counterfeit, or resemble, or cause or procure to_be {0*3***8 MY forged, counterfeited, or resembled, the impressmn, or any part of the lFl•
g?`:,,.“°y precsion, of any such stamp, die, plate, or other instrument, as aforesmd,
stnxnpiiug, Sec. upon any vellum, parchment, or paper, or shall stamp or mark, or cause Q"? ":f?"°*° or procure to be stamped or marlxed, any vellum, parchment. or Paper, 6 mu ’ with any such forged or counterfexted stamp, dnc, plate, or other instrument, or part of any stamp, die, plate, or other instrument, as aforesntd, with intent to defraud the United States of any of the taxes hereby im-
- ¥>¤‘_k¤°Wl¤Bl?' posed, or any part thereof; or if any person shall utter, or sell, or expose
}:;°;T,§,.°‘;%;€lto sale, any vellum, parchment, paper,.art1cle, or thing, having thereupon wlihtbrgcd the impression of any such counterfeucd stamp, die, plate, or other in- ”’“”Pi strument, or any part. of any stamp, die, plate, or other instrument,. or any such forged, oounterfcitcd, or resembled impression, or nart of 1m- pression, as aforesaid, knowing the same to be forged, counterfe1ted, or rcfor knowingly semblcd; or if any person shall knowingly use or permit the use of. any
- f]"'§,;’ul;;'g}"‘ stamp, die, plate, or other instrument, which shall have been so provided,
{Organ Sm{1·.p; made, or used, as aforesaid, with intent to defraud the United States; or f¤r‘F#j§¤d¤¤l¤¤¤¤lY if any person shall fraudulently cut, tear, Ior remove, or cause-or procure gixlgséfleiglglngl to be cut, tom, or removed, the impressnon any stamp, die, plate, or stating from pa- other instrument, which shall have been provided, made, or used, in pur- P°’» °·? suance of this act, from any vellum, parchment, or paper, or·any instrument. or writing charged or chargeable with any of the taxes imposed by rm-rmua¤1¤n1;. law; or if any person shall frauclulently use, join, fix, or place, or cause ly ming- &°· to be used,. joined, fixed, or placed, to, with, or upon any vellum, parch- ?::$p;,;;t’g§é,. mont, paper, or any instrument or writing charged or churgeable. with any Eapen-equircd to of the taxes hereby imposed, any adhesive stamp, or the impression of: any °$“’““P°di stamp, die, plate, or other instrument, which shall have been prowded, made, or used in pursuance of law, and which shall have been cut, torn, or removedfrom any other vellum, parchment, or paper, or any instru— ment or writing charged or chargeable with any of the taxes imposed by {'mj wilfully VG- law; or if any person shall wilfully remove or cause to be removed. alter EQVIQQ °;a’:;;*i: or cause to be altered, the cancelling or defacing mqrks on any adhesive 1mg or lt smmp, stamp, with intent to use the same, or to cause the usc of the same after &°·$ it shall have been once used, or shall knowingly or wilfully sell or buy such washed or restored. stamps, or oH'er the same for sale, or give or expose the same to any person for use, or knowingly use the same, or prepare the same with intent for the further use thereof; or if any person f°E` k“°"i"glY shall knowinvly and without lawful excuse (the proof whereof shall lie buying or sell- ° _ . . . _ gng_°,- having in on the person accused) have in his possession any washed, restmcd, or P¤¤¤¤¤¤i¤¤ ***35*1- altered stamps, which have been removed from any vellum, parchment, °d· &°’ °°""P" paper, instrument, or writing, then, and in every such case, every person so offending, and every person knowingly and wilfully aiding, abetting, _ or assisting in committing any such oH`ence as aforesaid, shall, on convic- F°"f°‘*"'°· tion thereof; forfeit the said counterfeit stamps and the articles upon Film °* 1**** which they are placed, and be punished by fine not, exceeding one thou- Eglgnmw ’ °r sand dollars, or by imprisonment and confinement to hard labor not exceeding five years, or both, at the discretion of the court. S°°*f°“ 158- That section one hundred and fifty-eight be amended by striking out all
after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following: That
ceiling, Jimy- any person or persons who shall make, sign, or issue, or who shall cause ing, Sw- my i¤— to be made, signed, or issued, any instrument, document, or paper of any xzlmgirzgtg kind or description whatsoever, or shall accept, negotiate, or pay, or cause be stamped, _ to be accepted, negotiated, or paid, any bill of exchange, draft, or order, $3:::: afg;8 or promissory notc_for the payment of money, without the same being du- (,,,,,,,,,1;,,,;, wml; ly stamped, or having thereupon an adhesive stamp for denoting the tax intent `to evade chargeable thereon, and cancelled in the manner required by law, with ing‘§J“m$°i2‘;‘:;E tent to evade the provisions of this act, shall, for every such offence, formen1,&c,w bg feit the sum of fifty dollars, and such instrument, document, or paper, void. bill, draft, order, or note, not being stamped according to law, shall be
