The Clerk read as follows: That section 155 beamended by strikin out all after the enacting clause and in se rting inllcu thereof the following: that if any person shall forge or counterfeit or cause or procure to be forged or connterfeited. any stamp.die, plate or other instrument. ornny part of anystamp.die, plate or other instrument.which shall have beenprovided or may hereafter be provided. made or usedin pursuance of this act or shall IOIBGBQOHDGITOIL or resemblo or cause or proouro to c forged counterfeited, or resembled.the impression or any part of the impression.of any such stamp.die. plate or other instrument, as aforesaid. upon any vellum, parchment or paper or shall stamp or mark or cause or procure to bestarn edor marked.any vellum. parchment or paper, with any such foriredor counterteited stamp. die. plate or other iristrument or part of stamp. die. plate or other instrument. as aforesaani:. with intent to defraud the U.S. of any of the duties hereby imposed, or any part thereof; or if any person shall utter, or sell. or expose to sale any vellum, parchment. paper, article or thing. havinir thereupon the impressionof any such counterfeited stamp. die. plate, or other instrument or any part of any stamp. die, plate, or other instrument or any such forged. Counterfeited or resembledimpression, or part of impression, in aforesaid. knowing the same respectively to be forged oounterfcited or resombled; or if any person shall knowingly useany stamp die, plate or other instrument. which shall have can so provided. made or used. as afore said. with intent to defraud the U.S.; or if any person shall fraudulently cut, tear, or remove or cause or procure to be cut. torn or removed, the impression of any stain. die. plate or other instrument. which shall have conprovided.made, or used in pursuanceof this act, from anyvellum, arehment, or paper or instrument or writingeharge or charge able with any of the duties herebyimposed;or if any person shall fraudulently use.join. fix or place or causeto be used, j0ined. fixed or placed, to, with or upon any vellum. parchment paper or an instrument or writing charged or cariicahle with any of the duties hereby imposed, any adhesive stamp.the, plate or other instrument, which shall have been provided. Made or usedin pursuanceof thi lot, and which shall have been cut. torn, or removed om any other vellum. parchment or paper or any instrumentor writing charged or chariicablo With an of the duties hereby imposed; or i an person shall willfully removeoroiwse to be romov.alterorcause to be altered. the cancelingor defacingmar s on any adhesivestamp.with intent to use thesomeor cause the useof the someafteritshiill have beenonceused. orshall knowingly or willfully sell orbuysuchwashed or restoredstamps or afler this samefor sale or give or expose the same to any personfor use, orkllOWinzly use the same or prepare the sameWllll intent for the further use thereof: or if any person shall knowingly and Without lawful excuse (the proof whereof shall lie on the person accused)have in his possessionany washed.restored or altered stamps, which have been removed from anyvellum, parchment. paper. instrument or wnting. tben and in every such case, every person so offending and every person knowingly and willfully aiding. etting or assistingin committing any such offonseasaforesaid, shall be deemed nilty of felon, and shall on conviction thereof. orfoit the sill counterfeit stamps and the articles upon which they are placed and be punished by fine not excccilinu $l,000 or byimprisonment and confinementto hard labor not exceeding 5 years or both. at the discretion of the court.