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such oflEicers and in such manner as regulations under this subchapter shall prescribe. Such officers shall cancel such stamps only if it appears that the proper tax is being paid, and, when stamps with respect to any transfer are so canceled, the transferor and not the transferee shall be liable for any additional tax found due or penalty with respect to such transfer. SEC. 4896. APPLICABILITY. (a) TERRITORIAL E X T E N T. — The provisions of this subchapter shall extend to all transfers in the United States of any interest in silver bullion, and to all such transfers outside the United States if either party thereto is a resident of the United States or is a citizen of the United States who has been a resident thereof within 3 months before the date of the transfer or if such silver bullion or interest therein is situated in the United States. (b) TRANSFERS TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.—The provisions of this subchapter shall extend to transfers to the United States Government (the tax in such cases to be payable by the transferor), but shall not extend to transfers of silver bullion by deposit or delivery at a United States mint under proclamation by the President or in compliance with any Executive order issued pursuant to section 7 of the Silver Purchase Act of 1934 (48 Stat. 1179; 31 U.S.C. 316a). SEC. 4897. CROSS REFERENCES. For penalties and other general and administrative provisions applicable to this subchapter, see subtitle F.

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