New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-19

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in order to collect this il is further provided that
the President shall divide the States and Territories
into convenient districts and shall nominate bv ana
with the advice of the Senate an assessor and col.
lectOr for each such district If the appointment.
or any of them are not made during the present ses.
sion Of Congress, the President may make them
during the recess the commissions 20 issued to e,.
pre at the end of the next session.
The collectors are TO execute bond for such
amount as the Secretary Of the Treasury shall di.
rect with surcties to be approved as sufficient hv
the Solicitor of the Treasurer. The principal as
SCISSOR of each district is to appoint assistants and
all are to be governed by regulations to be pre-
scrbed by the Secretary Of the Treasury in carrying
out the provisions Of the bill.
The tax is to be laid upon all lands and lots Of
ground, with their improvements, dwelling houses.
cbates and slaves. The bill provides that any person
who shall give fraudulent list of property under bis
charge, or owned by him, shall be fined in sun,
not exceeding five hundred dollars, and pay oil costs
the Board of Assessors there is to be no appeal but
they are in any case when it is demanded to give
careful hearing to the parties claiming reduction Of
valuation.
1t is proposed to allow TO each principal AS
SCISSOR three dollars per day for every day en-
ployed IN making arrangements and giving neces-
sary Instructions to the Assistant Assessors; four
dollars per day for every day employed in hear.
ing appeals, raising volunteers and making out
lists; aud five dollars for every hundred names
Of taxable persons contained IN the tax lists.
Each Assistant Assessor viii receive three dol
lars for every day employed in collecting lists
and msklsg Valuations; the number of days
necessary for that purpose to be certified BY the
Assessor, aud approved by~the Commissioner Of
Taxcs, and three dollars for every hundred names
contained la the list as delivered 10 the Assessor.
TO each Assessor, composing one Of the Board
If Assessors, it is proposed to pay four dollars
for every days actual attendance at said Beard,
and for travelling TO and from the place desig.
mated by the Secretary Of thc Treasury, ten
cents for each mile By the most usual and direct
route; and 10 each of the Clerks Of said Board
three dollars for every days actual attendance
thereon. Ia addition, the Board is to be allowed
its necessary and reasonable charges for station
ery and blank books used iG the execution Of
their duties.
This bill is, IN most respects, similar TO tbe
one passed in 1913, but more terstly expressed,
and more carefully drawn. By the bill Of 1919.
the seCefai States were divided intO collectioE
districts by the provisions of the bill itself but in
lhs ease this BOIt is left 10 the discretion Of
the President. The utmost care is exercised in
guarding tie public Interest. The State Collector
is required TO give bonds in the full amount Of
the taxes to be collected by him, and each AS
sstant Collector is obliged to give bonds for the
full amount represented in his several lists, Civ
ing three receipts, one TO be deposited with tho
Secretary of the Treasury. another to be fled
with the First Controller aud tie third With
the principal Collector. The several Collectors
are further required, at the expiration Of every
month, 70 transmit to the Secretary Of the Treas
ury a statement Of the collections made BY them
respectively within the month, and to pay over
duarterly. or sooner if required by the Secretary
OF the Treasury, the moneys by them respective
ly collected.
It is proposed to tax all stills, boilers and
other utensils employed in the distIlstOn Of
spirituous liquors Is cents on every gallon Of
capacity; and to lay tax Of five cents per gall
10, on all fermented and matted liquors, and OF
ten cents per gallon on oil spirtuOus liquors. In
order to furnish the proper data for assessing
such a tax. distillers will be obliged to keep
correct record Of the amount distilled from day
10 day.
It is further proposed to lay tax upon ear
riages; the amount Of tax to be proPOrtOned to
the value of the carriage. From this all vehicles
chaadse are to be exempted. On all others not
exceeding in value $50, IT 10 proposed to lay
tax OF 81; exceeding $50 in value, but not over
SIOO, tax Of -; sbcve 5000, but not exceed.
ing s40O, tax of SIG; above $500, but nOt
exceeding 5000, tax Of S22; above $500, but
not exceeding $500, a tax of $50; above $500,
but not exceeding $1,000, tax Of $40; above
81 600 in value, tax OF 500.
This bill will be submitted at the earliest pOs-
sible day. Though in some unimportant features
il may differ from the synopsis given, Will in
the main correspond with the indications here
made.
ASSISTANT PAYNAsTERs IN TIE NAVY.
The hill for the creation of the grade Of As
sistant Paymaster has passed both Houses OF
Congress, with some amendments in the Senate.
1t provides for the appointment Of thity-six As
sistaut Paymasters, who must be not less than
81 nor more than 26 years of age; who mo't