...itself, involving a closer consideration of the law itself — the act of Congress of June 30, 1864, entitled "An act to provide internal revenue to support...interest on the public debt, and for other purposes," and especially section — , which provides "that hereafter no deed, instrument, document, writing...

...but not yet paid ; and WHEREAS, The congress, by "an act to provide increased revenue from imports, to pay interest on the public debt, and for other purposes," approved August 5, 1861, laid upon the United States a direct tax of twenty million dollars, and apportioned...

...receipt of letters containing inquiries relative to the construction of the seventy-fifth section of the act entitled "An act to provide internal revenue to support the Government, and to pay interest on the public debt." The magnitude of the interest involved in these inquiries...

...congress of the United States drd, by an act entitled " An act to provide increased revenue from imports, to pay interest on the public debt, and for other purposes," approved August fifth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, lay a direct tax of twenty millions of dollars...

...direct tax imposed by the act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide increased revenue from imposts to pay interest on the public debt, and for other. purposes," approved August 5, 1861 ; and that the Comptroller of this State be, and is hereby authorized and requested...

...further enacted, That so much of an act entitled " An act to provide increased revenue from imports to pay interest on the public debt, and for other purposes," approved August fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, as imposes a direct tax of twenty millions of dollars...

...provisions of the act entitled "An act to provide increased reve- Act Aug. 6,1861. nue from imports to pay interest on the public debt, and for other purposes," approved August fifth, eighteen hundred and sixtyone, for assessing, levying, and collecting the direct taxes...

...State Treasury. NATION AL TAX. By the act of Congress "To provide increased revenues from Imports, to pay interest on the Public Debt, and for other purposes, " approved August 5, 1861, a direct tax of twenty million dollars, is annually laid upon the United States, and...

...Slate Treasury. x NATIONAL TAX. By the act of .Congress "To provide increased revenues from Imports, to pay interest on the Public Debt, and for other purposes, " approved August 5, 1861, a direct tax of twenty million dollars, is annually laid upon the United States, and...

...fifty-third section of an act of congress, entitled " An Act to provide increased Revenue from Imports, to pay interest on the public debt, and for other purposes," approved August fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. Approved January 27, 1862. RESOLVE MAKING APPROPRIATIONS...