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 632 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 3, 4. 1863. Mliiurpau ofd For the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, five thousand eight hundred ° *°·*¤° M dollars. S“,Q§;Qf;m sm. 2. Am be it am mused, That an remaining mmm mix balgnggg mg bg attach to the oilioe of the Secretary of the Nayy, and may be expended py him for such clerical services as he shall Judge the interests of the ' e artment re uire. Further geo. 3. And be it fimther enacted, That the sum of one thousand doll·¤’°·¤¤f°1'· lars, heretofore appropriated for the contingent expenses of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repair, be transferred to the Bureau of Steam Engineering, and the sum of one thousand dollars to the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting. And also that the sum of one thousand dollars, heretofore appropriated for the contingent expenses of the Bureau of Ordnance, be transferred to the Bureau of Navigation. Approved, December 19, 1862. Dec 25 186% Cru?. IV. —An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to  Internal Revenue to .._.;J_._. su rt the Government and to pay Interest on the Public t,” approved Ldy first, rpg, cs. pg. sms. z...,..:...: as www. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Assessors, ooI· States of America in Congress assembled, That the assessors, assistant l°;*Q”p &°· mg assessors, collectors, and deputy collectors, appointed, or who may be ap- °' mmlsm °° s' pointed, under the provisions of an aot entitled “An act to provide internal revenue to support the Government and to pay interest on the public debt," approved July Erst, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and all subsequent acts in relation thereto which have been or may be enacted, are hereby authorized and empowered to administer oaths or ailirmations in all cases where the same are or may be required by the acts as aforesaid: No 41,,, mm. Prouided, That no fees shall be charged or allowed therefor. f<>¤‘· Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioner of Internal Commissioner- Revenue shall be authorized and empowered, and hereby is authorized
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,0 e011m};,',,,tors of the United States at San Francisco, State of California, and Port- $¤¤ F¤¤¤<=i¤¤•> land, State of Oregon, with adhesive stamps, or stamped paper, vellum, or °°d P°'°l°°d' parchment, according to the provisions of the internal revenue laws referred to in the preceding section, under such regulations and conditions as he may from time to time prescribe, and without requiring payment in advance therefor, anything in existing laws to the contrary notwith- No greater- standing: Provided, That no greater commission shall be allowed than g';";?;?;':,': *° is now provided for by law. No instrument Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That no instrument, document, writto be vom for ing, or paper of any description, required by law to be stamped, shall be
 * 1 P°;'t}i:“· deemed or held invalid and of no effect for the want of the particular

,,,8,,, mE),;,, 0,- kind or description of stamp designated for and denoting the duty charged equalvalnebe on any such instrument, document, writing, or paper, provided a legal “"d ll‘°’°°“· stamp, or stamps, denoting a duty of equal amount, shall have been duly pmp,-may ailixed and used thereon: Provided, That the provisions of this section ·>·¤*i<=l°¤ ¤¤°¤P¢°<! shall not apply tp any stamp appropriated to denote the duty charged on proprietary artic es. Omeiul docu- Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all ofhcial instruments, docu- 'G;l':;&8§‘a€L ments, and papers, issued or used by the officers of the United States ex,,,,,,, {,0,,, Government shall be, and hereby are, exempt from duty. duty. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the ninety-fifth section of an act entitled "An act to provide internal revenue to support the Govern- ,,,,,,,,,m, h,,,,,,, ment and to pay interest on the public debt," approved July first, eighteen prior w March hundred and sixty-two, be so amended that no instrument, document, or um ruégntg Domini, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, without being duly stamped, l>¤ V<>id· or having thereon an adhesive stamp to denote the duty imposed thereon
 * £g3é"Q;Q‘;;‘: paper made, signed, or issued prior to the first day of March, Anno