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 THIR'I.`Y—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 74. 1863. 725 the day aforesaid, or any copy thereof, shall be admitted or used as evi- Not to he admitdence in any court until a leval stamp or stamps denotinv the amount of mq ‘“ °“d"“°° D ’ ’ ¤ without a stamp. duty charged thereon, shall have_been affixed thereto or used thereon, and (the initials of the persons using or aflixing the same, together with the ate when the same is so used or affixed shall have been placed thereon by such person. And the person desiiiing to use any such instrumeutz document, writing, or paper as evidence, or his agent or attorney, Stamp may bg 1S authorized IH the presence of the court to stamp the same as hcret0foz‘e Rmx9d ¤¤ courtprcwded by law. Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That, in addition to the compen- Pay ofeolleesation uow allowed to collectors for their services, and that of their depu- t°”· ties, there shall be allowed their necessary and reasonable charges for Ame,p.44:». postage actually paid on letters and documents received or sent and ex- Postageclusively relating to official business; and in calculating the commission 0f collectors of mternal revenue in districts whence distilled spirits are shipped to be sold in other districts in pursuance of the provisions of the to which this act is an amendment, the amount of duties due on the quantity of spirits so shipped shall be added to the principal on which the commissions of such collectors are calculated, and a corresponding amount shall be deducted from the principal sum on which the commissions of the collectors in the districts to which such spirits are shipped are calculated: Provzded, however, That the salary of no collector shall ex- Salary ngtfo ceed ten thousand dollars, in the aggregate, or more than five thousand gmecd $10,00% dollars exclusive of the expenses of administering the office. c' Sec. 18. And be zt further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the C<>mmiSSi<>¤¤r commissioner of internal revenue to pay over to the treasurer of the t° l’“Y°"‘" United States monthly or often r if requ` ed by the Se r t of tl m0mmy`&1§"th6, · , C , ’ ll' C C Elly IC moneys in is Treasury, all public moneys which may come into his hands or possession, hudsfbr which the ttressureg shnll glive prolhe;xreeeipts·and keep affiiithigl AW»P·432· nccoun, an a the en 0 me mont e commissioner, as u oresm , shall render true and faithful accounts of all public moneys received or A°°°“““· paid out, or paid to the treasurer of the United States, exhibiting proper vouchers therefor, andthe same shall be received and examined by the fifth auditor of the treasury, who shall thereafter certify the balance, ii' any, and transmit the accounts, with the vouchers and certificate, to the first comptroller for his decision thereon; and the commissioner, as aforesaid, when such accounts are settled as herein provided for, shall transmit a, copy thereof to the Secretary of the Trea,sui·y. He shall at all times submit to the Secretary of the Treasury and the comptroller, or either of them, the inspection of moneys in 11is hands, and shall, prior to the Inspec_tion_of entering upon the duties of his office, execute u bond, with suiiieient sure- :‘B°‘:f§"S "‘ hu ties, to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, and by the first B0I;d comptroller, in a sum of not less than one hundred thousand dollars, pay- able to the United States, conditioned that said commissioner shall {hithfully perform the duties 0F his office according to law, and shall justly and fitithfull account for and :1 over to the United States, in obedience .Y. . P Y. , to law and m compliance Wlfll the order or regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury, all public moneys which may come into his hands or possession, aud for the safe-keeping and fmtlitul account of all stamps, adhesive stamps, or vellum, parchment or paper bearing a stamp denoting any duty thereon; which bond shall be filed in the office of the first comptroller of the treasury, and such commissioner shall, from time to time, renew, strengthen, and increase his official bond as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct. Sue. 19. And be it further enacted, That the President shall appoint pspugycomin the department of the treasury, by and with the advice and consent ¥“‘SS*°“°" °*` 0f' the Senate, a competent person, who shall be called the deputy com- mtcmulravmum missioner of internal revenue, with em annual salary of twenty-five hun- Splary and dred dollars, who shall be charged with such duties in the bureau of d““°s·