The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-30

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After the adjournment, Capt. Mckenzie rose and
his narrative corrected
Com. STEWART addressing the Judge Advocate)
You may then say that as the report of Capt. Nc
Kenzie is full OF inaccuracies, he is requested to
have perfect copy tomorrow.
Captain MCKENZIE looked up in quiet,
smiling way, that Lavater would have de-
lighted to study; and the Judge Advocate
recorded that as Commander Mckenzie had not
had sufficient time to the copy Of his nara
tive, the reading of il postponed till Friday, the
Both inst, al half past ii O'clock.
The Court then adjourned till to morrow, at half
past ii o'clock, A. M.
COLLECTION OF TAxEs.-The collection Of taxes
in this city, at this present time, Of the most
exciting, curious, inexpicable, unintelgble, and
remarkable subjects which have ever come up in
this city. To begin at the beginning, we will give
the whole law upon this subject, passed the close
of the last Legislature by two-third VOTE and in
great hurry
Amendment of the Act Of 1885, passed April H. 1884,
chap. 2ls
SEC. 2-The first section Of the act entitled An act
authorizing per centage be added to unpaid
the city Of New York" passed April thirteen thou.
sand eight hundred and thirty Ave. hereby amended
that the said section shall read
tax of description the estates real personal
OF the reehoders aud inhabitants and situated in the
city Of New York, shall remain unpaid the first day
February next ensuing the time prescribed by law
the delivery OF the assessment law to the collectors in the
said city, shall be lawful for the collectors whose duty
may be to collect such to charge receive and col
ec in addition to the amount of such tax one per cent
the amount thereof and to charge receive and collect
upon such tax remaining unpaid the last day of
month between the month Of November and the time
scrbed by law for the collectors in the said city to make
their returns the chamberlain the thereof
further addition increase of one per cent spon the
amount of such tax; and such increase per centsge
shall be paid and accounted for by such collector
part Of the tax collected by him.
SEC Amy person who may be DESTROYS paying his
taxes, previous to the first of February, SHE'LL
paying the amount thereof to the comptroller of the city
Of New York, be allowed deduction therefrom at the
| rate of six per cent per annum.
We pronounce the above law unintelliglble, con-
| Trajectory, and nonsensical-a law on which no
tive expounders will be likely to give the same con-
| struction. We are informed that its passage was
procured by Mr.. Merriam, who signs himself "Anti-
Assessment in the articles in the Journal of Com.
| merce. The historical fact about it is, that the
| word November should undoubtedly read Feb.
ruary. Mr.. Graham, counsellor to the Corporation
has gwen it as his opinion that the one per cent is
payable on the first of January. The effect has been
to call in the taxes in way they have never come
in before. Nearly $500, 900 have already been paid
in-$4O, 600 yesterday. We understand that the
| Collectors held meeting night before last, and
passed resolution not to call for the one per CEN
till the first of February. This Of course, they have
no right to do. They are bound by the law Neither
has the Board of Supervisors any power at all to
grant the following memorial of Mr.. Pietch.
To the Honorable the Board Of Supervisors Of the City ana
1 nf, af Ns,p VnrE.
The undersigned respectfully asks the postponement
the collection Of the cent be added to the
by the OF the last Legislaure the s day OF Web
ruary TO take such other your honorsbis
body may think advisable on the subject.
The will scarcely have received their biis
for before the first day of January which day
per cent will be added Under such circumstances, APP
pears to be unjust to collect upon short notice
And further the law the subject be construed in
several different ways; at least so appears to me.
Gs &
that your honorable body taxes to the 10th
day OF December which day the Collectors received
their books, which left them but fifteen days to make
| their bills and serve them upon the taxpayers.
After your honorable body have maturey considered
this subject have doubt you will take such proceed
ings in relation thereto will meet the appreciation
the tax payers generally.
remain, very respectfully; your" 3 ,,rrou
Collector of the Third Ward.
| New YoRx, Dec. 26, ls42
Mr.. Pietch Of course knows very well that the su
pervisors have power at all to grant his prayer
but it will render him very popular as the friend
the people. The remarks in the "Union" yesterday
afternoon made with harmless simplicity only
equalled by the ignorance ofthe author He says Mr.
Pietch has petitoned the Common Councii-this i
not the fact nor has that body any thing at all to d.
with the subject Next-"to postpone the collec
ton" of taxes, Sc-a wrong again-it is merely
the collection Of the one per cent to be added Il
the taxes-and SO on through the whole article.
The upshot of the whole matter will be that thu
Board of Supervise will deputize some one. proba
| bly, Mr.. Graham, to 60 up to Albany at the yer,
opening Of the Legislature, in order to procure tn
passage of law that be understood in relation
to the collection of taxes. We hope they will pas
law containing all necessary provisions the fac
of it, and abolish all others; and not incorporate on
law within another, referring back to laws passe,
in all former years.
In the meantime. we think it will be safe for tax
payers to delay the payment of their taxes unit
some action is had upon the subject by the Legisa
ture, or in fact until the first Of February next Tn
law will undoubtedly be amended so that the take
will be payable on the tenth, say of February, whic
will give time to pay them out of rents due and col
lected on or about the first February.
SHORT PAssAeE-Two packets arrived yesterda
from Europe, after making very short passage
across the Atlantic. One of them, the South Anne
RIGA, Captain Bailey, left Liverpool on the Plat, an
Cork on the 9Th of last month and the other, tn
Duchess d'Orleans, Captain Richardson, left Havr
on the 10Th Both came into port yesterday morn
ing. just before the snow storm begun.
These passages are remarkably short for this sea
son of the year, and we may confidently expect t
receive late news from Europe by the England an
Garick, and perchance by London and Havr
packet, ere tie Caledonia, the next steamer, reache
Boston. 1t seems like I" auld lang syne' to see ou
fine packets coming into port with fresh intelligence
from the other side of the Atlantic.
CHATHAM THEArRE.-Another crowded and d.
lighted audience witnessed the performance Of MI