United States v. Moore

Clark, D. J.

Tins is an indictment against the respondent for issuing a receipt for the payment of money without putting upon it a stamp of two cents. It is founded upon the statutes of March 3,1865, § 1, (.13 St. at Large, 481,) which is as follows:

“ That any person or persons who shall make, sign, or issue, or who shall cause to be made, signed, or issued, any instrument, document, or paper of any kind or description whatsoever, or shall accept, negotiate, or pay, or cause to bo accepted, negotiated, or paid, any bill of exchange, draft, or order, or promissory note, for the payment of…