The Clerk read as follows: That section 99 lie amendedby striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following: that there shall be paid on all salesmadeby brokers and bankers, whethermade for the benefit of others or on their own account, the fbllowmg taxes and rates of tax. that is to say: upon all salesand contracts for the sale of stocks, bonds, foreign exchange, gold and silver bullion and coin, uncurrent money, promissorynotesor other securities. a tax at the rate of one cent tor every 100 dollars of the amountof such salesor contracts: and on all sales and contracts for sale negotiated and inndoby any person.firm, or company mot taxedas a broker or banker, of any gold or silver bullion, coin. uncurrent money.promissorynotes, stocks, bonds, or other securities, not his or their own property, there shall be paid a tax at the rate of 5 cents for every 100 dollars of the amount of such salesor contracts; and on every sale and contract of sale, as atorcsaid.thero shall be made and delivered by the seller to the buyerabill or memorandumof such sale or contract, on which there shall be affixed a lawful stamp or s inns in value equal to the amount oftax on such sa 0., to bedeterminedby the ratesof tax be forementioned; and in computinglho amount of the stampduty or tax in any case herein provided for, any sum lessthan 3100or any fractional part of $100 of value or amount on which tax is computed, shall be accountedas 8100 and every bill or memorandum of sale or contract of sale. beforementioned shall show the date thereof, the name of the seller, the amount of tha sa.leor contract, and the matter or thing to which it refers and joy person or persons liable to pay the tax as herein provided, or anyone who acts in the matter as agentor broker for such personor personswho shall make any such sale or contract, or who sholl. in pursuanceof any sale or contract.deliver or receive any stocks, bomb, bpruollmioins.socroymno, tuens, courrroetnhtemr soenceuyr.itfioerse, ign exchanlr without a hi or memorandum thereof as herein required or who shall deliver or receive such hill or memorandum without having the properstamps aflixed thereto, shall forfeit and pay to the U.S. a penalty of $000for each and every otfense where the tax so evaded or attemptedto be evaded, does not exceed $100, and ii. penalty of $1.00)when Ach tax shall exceed $100, which may be recovered with costs of suit in any court of the U.S. of competent Jurisdiction in the district, at any time ml. in one ear after the liability to such penalty shall have conincurred; and onehalf of the penalty recovered shall be awarded by the court to the person or persons who, in the judgment of the court shall have 1st giyen the information of the violation of the law for which recovery is bad and the provisions of law in relation to stampduties in schedule B of the actto which this is an amendment, shall apply to thostam taxes herein imposed upon sales and contracts in salesmadebybro crsor bankers, and others asafore said and there shall be aid on all sales by commercial brokers of any goo s, wares or merchandise:1. tax of mm 20th of 1%. upon the amountof such sales: and at the endof every month or within tendaysthereafter.overycommercialbroker agalhomgll: a list} 2; return to the tnssiistant s.gessor ot ricto enounmoun O one scene: afomaidfifor the preceding month, with the amount of tax w oh has accrued or shall accrue thereon, in form and manner as may be prescribed by the commissions: of lamina] Revenue, and ay to the collgctor t t valriouiit of tax thereon be are the end of the mon.