The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-07-03


he shall forfeit and pay, Tor the use of the u
niied States, a sum not exceeding fiye hun
drcd dollars ,c be sued for and recovered in
the name OF the y Staios, in any court hav.
ing competent Jurisdiction.
Sec. "a. Ind be 10 further enacted, That all
letters TO and from the principal assessors, re-
lslive to their official duties, shall be trans.
mitied fee of postage. And any principal
assessor who shall put his frank on any other
letter shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten
dollars, the whole Of which shall be for the
use of the person who shall give Information
thereof.
Sec. Is. .fnd be h further enacted, That in
lieu Of the compensation heretofore allowed
TO the principal assessors, they shall respec-
lively receive for every year in which dir
ect tax shalt be laid, salary Of two hundred
dollars, and three dollars for every hundred
taxable persons contained 10 the tax lists de-
liyered to the collectors, together with an all
lowance for their necessary and reasonable
charges for books and stationary used in the
execution of their duties, which said duties
shall be considered as embracing the correc-
tion OF errors, as authorised by law. And the
President Of the y. States shall be, and he is
hereby authorised TO augment, 10 cases where
he shall deem il necessa'y,,he foregoing COM
pensations Provided, That there shall not
be allowed to any one principal assessor in
any such year, more than TWO hundred dol
lars in addition 10 his fixed compensation
Ind hropided, That the whole extra amount
thus allowed shall not exceed In such year
ten Thousand dollars. And 70, the purpose
of carrying this act into effect, there is he'e-
by appropriated in each yra' in which d di'ect
tax shall be lald, sum of one hundred thou
sand dols. to be paid our OF any money 10 me
Treasury not Otherwise appropriated Pro-
Uided, That any othet exiting ppIop'ialion
fof the said pur poses be, and The same is here
by repealed.
Sec. l6 Ind be il further enacted, That in
lieu of the time now fixed by law for The co n-
menec ment Of the C lection of the i'eet tax,
il shall be in eacn district immediately sub
scquent 10 the day on which the Tax lists shall
be delivered TO the collector thereof.
Sec. II. And be Il. .f4,rher enacted, That in
all cases in which tax shall be charged for
slaves, the real estate ot the person charged
therewith may be sold therefor, in The same
manner as for n tax due thereon but no slaves
sold for taxes shall be purchased on behalf oi
the u States.
Sec. 10 ind be /: further enacted, That 1t
shall be lawful for the secretary OF the uea-
sury to assign 20 the commissioners OF the
revenues The duty of experimenting the as
SCISSORS, valuations and assessments under The
laws In posing direct tax, as well as the
collection Of the tax, subject TO his directions
and control according TO the powers vested in
him by law.
Sec. l9. .fnd be it further enacted, That
the foregoing provisions shall apply 10 any
direc, tax imposed or 10 be Imposed upon the
District OF Columbia, and shall be and remain
IN force, any thing in any former act or acts
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Sec. 30 Provided aitoIyS, and be IL further
enacted, That the equalization and apporuon-
ment OF the direct tax made in the year eigh
teen hundred and 6fteen by the bond OF prin-
cipai assessors for the state ot Dslawa'e IN
virtue of the before recited act, enuIled Z" an
act 10 provide additional revenues tor defay-
ing the expcnces Of gove, nment and cain'
ta'niOg the public credit by laying direct tax
upon the " States and To provide Tor the as.
,essiOg and collecting The same" snail not be
10 forco or have any effect 90 relstes' 20 that
states quota of the direct tax imposed oy the
act of Congress- PASSED the fita doy ot March,
one thousand eigb hundred aud sixteen, or
that shall be imposed by any subsequent act
of Congress and II saa!. DC the duty oil The
said board ot principal asscs>ors ag'ln 10 CON
vcne in general meeting on thr Il s' Monday
in June next, at Dover, III the edid state, and
then ADD there diligently and carefully recon
slider and rc-examine tho several lists oi val
uation, for the direct tax for the said state, ior
the year one thousand eight hundred and four
teen, aud they shall have power to revise, alter,
rc-adjus, and equalize the several lists OF val
ua,ion aforesaid for the counties OF the said
state respectively adding thereto, or dedue-
ting therefrom such rate per ceniurp as shall
render the valuation OF tho said counties rela-
lively equal according TO the present actual
ready money, value Of the property assessed
add con aimed IN the SAID lists Of valuation; and
shall thereopon sppor,ion TO each county 10
the SAID state, a quota of the tax bearing the