Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-04-24


treafury among whom may be clailsd
Cuts, the PreGdent's brother.ia-law,
who receives II 900 dollars per annufn,
as the head of an Office, which was here
tofore unknown under the government,
and by every candid man believed unne-
cehary - The remarks which have been
made in relation 10 Saddlers and llatters,
will with equal force, apply to Tanners
The tanners in this place will, each,
be fubjea to tax of at leait 400 dollars
per annum. The article of leather is al
ready 70 greatly enhanced in price, al
though it is certain that the profits on
thar branch oil trade are, notwithstanding,
much leis than ulua., that ii will b. diff
Gcuit, if not impratficable, to advance
the price ftill more; il viii therefore fol-
low, thar this enormous tax will be a
dead lofs to the manufacturer and he
will probably, in few years, fee his
property facri6ced under the hammer of
the Auetioneer, for the payment of his
taxes, but he will be confoled by the re-
fledlon, that i was to contribute to the
payment of the publick debt created by
Mr. Madifon's juIt and neceilary war. !"
But why. let it DC aiked, were few
branches Of Manufactures selected, and
moi oppielliveiy taxed, Whit others, even
more lucrative, have paned unnoticed =
Letit be membered, hat whit me-
chanick, whole utmott indufrv is requi-
red to enable him to fupport and educate
this family, is taxed from 100 to 1000
dollars, the merchant who rctails goods
perhaps to the amount of SO eco per ann.
at q proft of 20 or IS per cent. contri.
bates bur 81 and half dollars, which in
oludes all his taxes, both to the general
and itat- government Is this eqaitas
bic /: Is II honeit : Will people lutfer
themfllues to be longer deluded by the
wiley arts & deeeitiul projections Of thofe
who have arrogantiy called thenfelyes
their beft friends
Oppreiliye as the taxes are, the provif
ions for carrying the law into effect are,
if polli5ie, even more o2preilive and vexa-
tious and we venture to ailert that in
hundreds Of cafes the law will not, nay,
cannot BE- carried into effect.
The I'd feeiion provides. that after the
18th of April every mechanick, embraced
by the law before he be permitted to
make PADDLE, hat, or pair of boots,
ihal enter into bond. with two fecnri-
ties, 10 be approved OF BY Major Daviton,
the Cole &or, in fun not leis than the
computed duties for the year, nor lefs
than 100 dollars, that he will make
true and exact enry and report, in writ
ing, to the faid Collector, of every build
ing, venel, machine. impiiment or uteniil
owned by him, where fituate, &c sc. !;
that he will, from day to day, enter, or
eaufc TO be entered, in a book or books,
to be kept by him for thar puIpofe, and
which fhall be open at all times between
the rifing and fetting of the fun, for the
inlpeefon of the Collector, who may take
minutes, mcmorandums or transcripts
thereof, the denominations and quaint
ties OF the articles manufactured or made
and will render 10 the Collector on the
fl Of January, April, July ana October,
in each year, general account in writing
taken from his books, of the denomina
tons anu quantities Of the laid articles,
&c &c" The manufacturer is alto o.
bliged TO keep an account, ON oath, OF all
articles fold, and provided the article
fold amount to ten dollars, to fet down the
nGue Of the purthaier, da;e, SIC, this
book ALTO 10 be open to the Collector
whenever, and as often as he may ehoote
to pay his domiciliary Wits and he is at
liberty ;otake copies Of any accounts he
may think proper!
The 5th section provides that in case the
duty imposed shall not be punctualy paid.
the manufacturer shall, in addition, pay 10
per cent. and if not paid in three months,
his property may be seized and sold.
lie 9Th section provides that amy person
willuly neglectng or refusing 70 do the
things required by the act, shall toriei, all
the goods or wares manufactured BY hin,
with all the tools or implements, togrthsr
with 500 dollars
The l4th section.-Persons iorcibly OBJ
slruciing tie Collector In the execution OF
his office 10 forfeit 500 doiiars.
The 18th section provides that any perl
son vino shall refuse admitlance TO the
Collector, for the purpose o.inspecting the
accounts in examining, measuring Or dss /.