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 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 184. 1866. 145 of a mortgage the same stamp tax upon the amount remaining unpaid thereon as is herein imposed upon a mortgage for the same amount. Also by striking out the words " mortgage or " in said proviso. Also by in-_ D<>m¢$*i¤ Md serting the words " domestic and inland bills of lading and " after " than " bms °f and before “ those " in the first line of said schedule. That schedule B be amended, under the head of contract, by striking out the words following: “Stocks, bonds," and “ notes of hand." Also, Bill or memo by inserting under the head of contract, after the words “ for each note or memorandum of sale, ten cents," the words following: Bill or memo- gale of stocks, randum of the sale or contract for the sale of stocks, bonds, gold or sil- &c· ver bullion, coin, promissory notes, or other securities, shall pay a stamp tax at the rate provided in section ninety-nine. That schedule C be amended by striking out the paragraph in relation S°h;d$*l° C to photographs. a°}eQ'0,$,é,,,ph,_ That schedule C be further amended by striking out the paragraph re- _ _ lating to cigar lights and wax tapers, and inserting in lieu thereof the w£{‘;';;%h°°' following: For wax tapers, double the rates herein imposed upon friction P i or lucifer matches ; on cigar lights, made in part of wood, wax, glass, paper, or other materials, in parcels or packages containing twenty-five lights or less in each parcel or package, one cent; when in parcels or packages containing more than twenty-five and not more than fifty lights, two cents; for every additional twenty-tive lights or fractional part of that number, one cent additional; and by striking out all after the words “ playing cards," and inserting in lieu thereof the following : -- _ For and upon every pack, not exceeding fifty-two cards in number, ir- Pl“-Ymg °’“`d"· respective of price or value, five cents ; For and upon every can, bottle, or other single package, containing Preserved. meats, fish, shell-Hsh, fruits, vegetables, sauces, sirups, prepared mustard,  *2*; "°€' jams or jellies contained therein and packed or sealed, made, prepared, ’ ` and sold, or offered for sale, or removed for consumption in the United States, on and after the first day of October, eighteen hundred and sixty- six, when such can, bottle, or other single package, with its contents shall not exceed two pounds in weight, the sum of one cent (5 0.01). When such can, bottle, or other single package, with its contents, shall exceed two pounds in weight, for every additional pound or fractional part thereof one cent ($ 0.01). That section one hundred and seventy-one be amended by adding $<><>¤<>¤ U1- thereto the following proviso: Provided also, That no claim for drawback d N0 Mm f°’ . . . . . . rawback unon any articles of merchandise exported pr1or to June thirt1eth, eighteen less P,,,se,§t,,d_ hundred and sixty-four, shall be allowed unless presented to the com· &c. missioner of internal revenue within three months after this amendment takes effect. That section one hundred and seventy-nine be amended by striking out Section 179- all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following: C<>ll9°*°tfS t0 That, where it is not otherwise provided for, it shall be the duty of the gzgiecgsalggs, collectors, in their respective districts, and they are hereby authorized, to and iorteitures. prosecute for the recovery of any sum or sums that may be forfeited ; and all fines, penalties, and forfeitures which may be imposed or incurred shall and may be sued for and recovered, where not otherwise provided, in the name of the United States, in any proper form of action, or by any ap- Where suits propriate form of proceeding, before any circuit or district court of the may be bY°“gb* United States for the district within which said fine, penalty, or forfeiture may have been incurred, or before any court of competent jurisdiction. And where not otherwise provided for, such share as the Secretary of the Wh¤t_¤¤¤°¤}¤* · · · · to be and to in- Treasury shall, by general regulations, provnde, not exceeding one moiety forma? when nor more than five thousand dollars in any one case, shall be to the use there has been a of the person, to be ascertained by the court which shall have imposed or .l“d€“‘°”*i decreed any such fine, penalty, or forfeiture, who shall first inform of the cause, matter, or thing whereby such fine, penalty, or forfeiture shall have von. xiv., 10