The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-08-12
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AN AC / supple menlary 10 tns several acts
relative TO direct taxes and internal duties.
he IL enacted by fhe Senate and House Of
Renrrsentasives Of the Uaffd Sfafea Of .9me-
sica, in Congress assembled, That The Sectc-
tary Of the Treasury shall be, and he is herc-
by, authorised TO cause any omissions or de-
lscs in the assessment OF The direct tax, laid
in tie .ars Que thousand eight bundled and
fifteen ID one thousand eight bundled and
sixteen, in the 9Th collection dIstsict oil Vie
ginii, 10 be soppiisd or corrected BY the pfin-
epa assessor for the said district, IN such
maaaes as the said Secretary shall see H.
P oU'ded, That the said corsections be msdS,
as neasy as may br, under existing circum,
Stances, IN conto ml!y with the principles sp-
ptcable TO othes collection districts, aud that
the same, so Car as they regard the tex laid
IN the year one thousand eight huncssd ana
fifteen, shalt have reference to The day pre-
so'iocd oy the act OF Jsnuary ninth, one thou
sand eig,i hundred and fifteen, and so far as
they egafd the tax lad In the yeaf one thou.
sand eight hundred and sixteen, shall have
reference TO the 6st day oI June, one thouss
and eight huDd'ed sixteen INA firovided,
.Toa, previous 10 making such corrections,
ltne said o ineipai assessor shall attend at the
icourt house Of each county Within his district,
Efo al least three days, for the purpose OF
hearing appeals, of which attendance he shal!
give thirty d'ys' notice, either by handbsls
Posted up, or IN anewspaper printed m each
county. Tho time at which the taxes, tor
the said years, shall become due, shall be
that on which the tax lists shall be delivered
80 and ecslp;ed for by the collector And
20 ecfray the expenses Of maKing said corr
rections, there is hereby sppropjMcd sum
not cding fsc thou sand dollars, 10 be paid
out ot sny fnoneys not otbe vice appropriated.
Sec 2. lind De if 5urfAcr enacted Thai
the Secretary u The Tsessury be nushofized,
IA caAs, -, n.s op,oIvi,, shc pubic sptcresi fe-
quire II, TO pay for the publications OF the
collectors OF the direct tax, prescribed by the
tweniy-eighth and twen,y.nin'h sections OF
The &C. Of January ninth, one thousand eight
hundred and 6iteer, a price that shah moi ex .
ceed that usually paid by individuals tor pub
licalions made by their order.
Sec. 5. .fad be IL further enacted, That
in ca.es of the sale of properly for direct tax
es, laid in the years one thousand eight hun
d ed and thirteen, one thousand cight hun
drsd ,nd ifeea, aud one thousand eight hun.
deed and sixteen, belonging TO infants, persons
OF insane nind, married women, or persons
hey You'd sea, its redemption shall be effected
al any ii'ue within wo years after the removal
OF such disability, or the return to the Unit
ed States, on paying 10 the collector OF the
dist ics, O, other officer OF the United States
on whom his duties may be devoIved, as the
case may bs, the amount paid by the pu' chas
O., together with ten per centum per asnum
theseon, and on paying 10 the purchaser OF
the iaod compensation for oil Improvements
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qaent to. his purchase, the value Of which
Improvements 10 be ascertained by three or
snorc neig ghboring feccholdcrs, to be appoint.
ed by the clerk Of the district court, VINO, on
actual view of the premises, shall assess the
value ot such Improvements on their oath,
aud make return Of such aiuaion to the
clerk aforesaid immediately. And :hc clerk
Of he court shall receive such compensation
for his services herein, to be paid by, and re-
ceived from, the parles, like costs Of suits,
as the Judge of the district court shall, in that
respect, tax and allow.
Sec. 4. Ind De IL further endcfcd, That
the time allowed for the redemption Of lands
which nave been or m2y be sold for the paw
IucD, OF nxes, under the act passed the sec
Cnd day ot Angus, one ihcussad eight hun
d,cd and lhittseo, cnIitlcd, 4" An act to lay
anu Sp"StA ~ bNttt V6 Withiu tuc OIltcu
States" aud purchased on behalf Of the ua.i-
cd States, be exrendcd thee years beyond
tho time heretofore Allowed Providsd, rna,
such exteusioa of time shall not b. beyond
the frs, oil June, one thousand eight hundrcd
and twenty, anc that on such redemption in-
tcrcst be paid, a, The rate Of twenty per cen
tum on the tax, and additions Of twenty per
centum cbsrgcabIc thereon and the rightto
redeem shall enurc ss we'll to persons hold
ing an equiseble.or reversiopasy ioterss, 10
lands so pnrchAsed on behalf Of the United
Staiss, ss'to the original owners thereof.
Sec. S. Ind Be IL further enacted, That the
Pres,dent Of the Unncd States be authorised.
whenever he shall consider IL cxpedisnt, %
abolish all the existing ofiices of collectors o
the direct tse and internal doiies, in any state
or te' ritory, ,whe rcupon the daiiss remaining
to be performed, shall be dsyolved upon such