The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-09-05


sale thereof; aud in case Of the failure of
auy person or persons authorized to act
as agent or agents for the collection OF
the rents or other income OF any person
residing abroad or shall neglect or refuse
to pay the tax assessed thereon (haVlng
had due notice. for Dore thar thirty dsys
after the thirtirth of June, eig hteen hun
Gred and sixty yt&o, the collector or his
assistant for the district here such prop
ertg is located, or reuts or income is pay
able. shall be, aud hereby Ia authorized
to Ieey upon the property it-eif. aud to
sell the sane, or 20 much thereof as may
be necessary to pay the tax assessed to
eether Sith the interest aud expenses in
cidcnt to such legy and sale, first givins
thirty days pabic notice of the time and
place Of sale. And in all eases OF the
sale OF property herein authorized, the
conveyance by the officer authorized to
make the sale duly executed, shall give a
valid title TO the purchaser, whether the
property sold be real or personal And
the several collectors and assistants ap
pointed under the authority of this act
may, If they End property to satisfy the
taxes assessed upon ans person. and which
such person negiects to pay as hereinbc.
fore provided, shall have power, and it
shall be their duty TO arrest such person
aud commit him TO prison to be held iD
custody until the sane shall DE paid, with
interest thereon, at the rate of Elk per,
ccntam per annum, (roa the time when
the same vas payable ss aforesaid, and
all fees aud charges OF such commitment
and custody And the place of custody
shall in sll eases be the same provided
by Law for the custody OF persons com
mitted for any cause by toe authority
of the United States; aud the warrant
of the collector stating the cause Of
commitment, shall be sufficient author
its to the proper officer for receiving and
keeping such person 10 custody until the
amount of said tax aud iDtere.t, aud all
fees snd the expenses of fuch custody.
shall have been lully paid aud discharg
ed: which fees aud expenses shall be the
same a. cbargeable under the laws Of the
United States 10 ether eases of commit
ment and custody And it shall be the
duty OF such collector to pay the ezpen
res of such custody, AB3 tie sane, with
his fees, shall be allowed Oh settlement
of bis accounts, And the person so CON
mitted shall hare the sane right to be
discharged from custody as may be al
lowed By the laws Of the State or Terri |
~ or in the District Of Columbia whore
be is SO held in oastody to persons com
United under the laws Of such State or
Territory for the non payment Of taxes
AID 10 tie manner provided by such laws
or he may be discharged at any time by
order Of the Secretary of the Treasury.
Section SIS. AHd be At further enacted.
That should auy of the people Of eny OF
the States sud Territories OF the United
States be in actual rebellion against the
authority Of the government Of ;he United
States at the flare this act goes into op-
Grafton. so that tie laws Of the United
States cannot bc executed tbereio. it shall
be the duty o! the Pie,ideut, anJ be is
heTeby authorized TO proceed 10 execute
the provisions of this act within the linz
its OF such State or Territory, or the Dis
trict Of Columtis. at soon SIS The author.
ity OF the United States therein is re es-
tablishei, onl to collect the sums which
would haze been due from the person re
siding or holding property OF stocks there {
in, With the Interest aa, at the rate OF {
slx per cntuG per aUnam thereon until I
paid in the manner and under the reeu-
latians prescribed in the foregoing sec. :
ticus OF this act.