...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...

...by the act of congress of July 13, 1866, entitled, " An act to reduce internal taxation, and amend an act, entitled, ' An act to provide internal revenue...public debt, and for other purposes,' approved June 30, 1864, and acts amendatory thereof." Said section 163, so far as applicable to this case, is in...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...