The Secretary read the next clause, as follows: That section 158 be amended ibnygstrikingoutaliatter the enacting claiise and insert in lieu thereof the follpwmg: that any person or persons who shall make. sign or issue.o rwho shall causeto bemade.signed or issued.any instrument. document or aper of any kipd or description what soever or aha lacccpt. negotiate or pay or causeto be accepte negotiated, or paid. Any bill of exchange draft or order or promissorynote or the paymentof money without the same being dulys tamppd.orhaving thereupon an adhesive stamp fordenoting the tax chargeable thereon. And canceledin the map perre (“tired by law. with inteut to evadethe provisions of this act shall for everysuch offense forfeit the sum of 50 dollars and such instrument document or paper. bill. draft. order or note. not beingslam ed acecording to law shall be deemedinvalid and o no effect: provided. That the title ofapurchaser of land by deeddulystampedshall not be defeated or affected by the wantofa properstampon saidland by any person from. throaunid.coerdunedopnrvweyoinmg his grantor claims or holds title: ml provided further.That hereafter.in all caseswherethe party has not affixedto any instrument the stamprequired by law thereon at the time of making or issuin the said instrument and he or they or any party a ving on interest therein, shall be subsequently desir oneof stiixing such stamp to said instrument. he or they shall appear beforethe collector of therevenue of the proper district. who shall upon the payment of thopricc of the proper stamp required bylaw and of a penalty of 50 dollars and where the whole amount of the tax denoted by the stamp required shall exceed the sum of 50 dollars. onpaymeritaiso of interest. at the rate of 6%.on said tax from the day on which such stamp ought to have beenaflixad, atlix the proper stamp to such instru moat and note upon the margin 0 said instrument the date of his so doing and the fact that such pon alty has beenpaid: an such instrument shali there upon be deemed and heldto bo as valid. To aligntents and purposes.as if stamped when.made or issued: provided further. That where it shall appear to said collector. upon oath or othervrise.to his satisfaction that any such instrument hasnot beenduly stampedat the iimeofinaking or issuing the same.by reason of accident mistake. iruidvertericc or urgent necessity and without any willful designto defraud the U.S.of the stamp or to evadeor delni the payment thereof.then and in such case. if sue instrument. or if the original be lost. a copy thereof duly certified by the officer having charge of real estaterecordsin the proper townor county or otherwiseduly proven to the satisfaction of the collector, shall within 12 calendar months alter the passage of this act or within 12 calendar months afterthe making or issuing thereof. bebrou htto the said collect r of revenueto be stamped and hosts mp tax chargeable thereonshall be paid. it shinl helawful for the said collector to remit the penaty afore said and to cause such instrument to be dulytamped. And when the original instrument or a certified or duly proved copy thereof. as aforesaid shall have beenduly stam ed so as to entitle the same to be recorded shall 0 presented to the clcrk. register. recorder or otherolIicer having chargeof the origi nal record. it shall he the duty of such officer.upon the paymentof the feelegally chargeable for the recoing thereof.to make a.new record thereof or to noteupon the original record the fact that the error or omission in the stum‘pingof said original instrument has been corrccte pursuant to law; and after such record or entry.theoriginal instrumenton certified copy or the such all courts and record thereof maybe used iu places in the same manner and with like effect as i the instrument had been originall stamped: Provided. That no right acquired in goo faith beforethestampingofsuc instrument or cogiy thereof and the recording thereof as herein proyid shall in any manner be affectedby such stamping as aforesaid. The ComFinance proposed to amend this clause by inserting in line 3394, after the word “instrument, ” the words “ or if said instrument be lost, to a copy thereof.”