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 THIRTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 78. 1865. 483 oi1;" and after the words " all descriptions," by inserting the words " bullion, quicksilver, lucifer or friction matches, cigar-lights, and wax ta c1s." Bf1m section one hundred and seventy-nine be amended by striking _Y¤ r>F<>¤¢¢¤· therefrom the words " if a collector or depuby collector," and by adding at 2Q°Q;’tgu;(,T,1i§f the end of the words " use of the United States," the words “ and where former. amy penalty is paid without suit, or before judgment; and a moiety of the Ame, p. 805. same is claimed by any person as informer, the Secretary of the Treasury, on application to him, under such regulations as be shall prescribe, shall determine whether any claimant is entitled to such moiety and to whom the same shall be paid." Sm. 2. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act the proviso to section one hundred and sixtymine of the act to Ame, P, 297. which this act is an amendment shall not be held to apply to lucifer Ixmclwdlighm, matches, Friction matches, or other articles made in part of wood and used ****1 ***P°”- for like purposes, nor to cigar-lights and wax tapers. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That from and after the thirtieth Amounts co], day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, the gross amount of al1!M¤¢d,&¤·· tv M duties, taxes, and revenues received or collected by virtue of the several {’;fs$;°(f£$y acts to provide internal revenue to support the government and to pay the winhoui deducginterest on the public debt, and of any other act or acts that may now or mmhereafter be in force connected with the internal revenues, shall be paid by the officers, collectors, or agents receiving or collecting the same, daily into the treasury of the United States, under the instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury, without any abatement or deduction on account of salary, compensation, fees, costs, charges, expenses or claims of any description whatever, anything in any law to the contrary notwithstanding. And all moneys now directed by law to be paid to the commissioner of internal revenue, including those derived from the sale of stamps, shall be paid into the treasury of the United States by the party making such payment; and a certificate of such payment stating the name of the de- Gmmmc of posibor and the specific account on which the deposit was made, signed by payment. the treasurer, assistant treasurer, designated depositary, or proper officer of a deposit bank, and transmitted to and rccoived by the commissioner of internal revenue, shall be deemed s. compliance with the law requiring payment to be made to the eopxmissioner, any law to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided, That in districts where, from the distance of the Proviso. oflicer, collector, or agent receiving or collecting such duties, taxes, and revenues from a proper government depository, the Secretary of the Treasury may deem it proper, he may extend the time For making` such payment, not exceeding, however, in any case, the period of one month. Sec. 4. And be it jin ther enacted, That so much money as may be Appropriation necessary for the payment of the lawful expenses, incident to carrying for ejipensis of into effect the various acts relative to the assessment and collection of the f;;’;Q§c; ° “°t internal revenues after the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, until the first day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and not otherwise provided for, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated from any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. And it shall be the duty of such of the collectors of internal revenue as the Secretary of Cmm Mylec_ the Treasury may direct be act as disbursing agents to pay the aforesaid toys w disburse expenses, without increased compensation therefor, and to give good and W“h°“° P“Y‘ sufficient bonds and sureties for the faithful performance of their duties as such disbursing agents, in such sum and form as shall be prescribed by the first comptroller of the treasury and approved by the Secretary. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That in addition to the duties im- Add;t;,,,m] d,,. posed in section ninetyfour of the act to which this is an amendment, as ties 9¤ certain arhcrcinbefore amended, there shall be levied, collected, and paid upon the °°1€°' goods, wares, and merchandise therein mentioned, except as hereinafter Amo, p. 264. otherwise provided, an increase of one fifth or twenty por centum of the