The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-08-09
The Bill for Direct Taxation.


In accordance with. the recomnenda-
ton of the Secretary of The Treasury, the
| Committee of Ways and Means will intro>
duce bill to provide for leyying direct
tax. This bill will be entitled An act to
provide additional revenue for defraying
the expenses of Government an9 3naintsin-
Ing the public credit. by The assessment
and collection of direct tax, and internal
du.es." BY the provisions of this act, a
direct tax. proba!ayof the amount of s3O,-
600, 900, annds wili be laid, and d!s>
tributed among the several Sta.es-tfie
amount assessed upon Wisconsin being
s779, 533, which will make our annual tax
for years to come, including State, County,
| &c, at least two millions or five times
our previous tax.
In order to collect this it is further pro-
vided that the President shall divide tho
States and territories into convenient dis
;ricts, and shall nominate by and with the
advice of the Senate All assessor and col
lector for each of such district If the
appointments or any of them are not made
during the present session Of Congress, the
President may make them during the
recess, the commissions to be issued to eX-
pire at the end of the next session.
The collectors are to execute bond for
such amount as the Secretary of the Treas
ury shall direct, with sureties to be ap-
proved as sufficient by the solicitor of the
Treasurer. The principal assessor of each
district is to appoint assistants; and all
are to be governed by regulations TO be
prescribed by the Secretary OF the Treas
ury 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, ,chattels and slaves. The
bill provides that any person who shall
give a fraudulent list of property under
his charge, or owned 10y him, shall be
fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars and pay all charges and cost of
prosecution. From the valuation of the
Board of Assessors there is 10 be no ap>
peal, but they are in any cas-, when it is
! demanded to give careful hearing to the
parties claiming reduction of valuations.
1t is proposed tc allow to each principal
Assessor three dollars per day for every
day employed in making arrangements
and giving necessary instructions to the
Assistant Assessors ; four doollars per day
for every day employed in hearing appeals
raising volunteers and making out lists;
and five dollars for every hundred names
of taxable persons contained in the tax
lists. Each Assistant Assesso. will receive
three dollars for every day employed in
collecting lists and making valuation /;
the number of days necessary for that pur-
pose to be certified 10y tho Assessor, and
approved by the Commissioner of Taxes,
and three dollars for every hundred names
contained in the list as delivered to the
Assessor. To each Assessor, composing
one of the Board of Assessors, 1t is propos-
ed to pay four dollars for every days act
ual attedsnce at said Board, and for trav-
cling TO and from the Place designated BY
the Secretary of the Treasury, ten cents
for each mile by the most usual and direct
route, and to each of the Clerks cf said
Board three dollars for ever day actual
attendance thereon. In addition, the
Board is to be allowed its necessary ard
reasonably charges for stationery and
blank books used in the execution of their
duties. ~..... ...,.....
, This bill is, in most respects, similar to
the one passed in 1918, but more tersely
, expressed, and more carefully drawn, By
the bill of 1913, the Several States were
, divided into collection districts by the pro
, visions of the bill itself, but in this case
, this work is left to the discretion of the
. President. The utmost care is exercised
: in guarding the pubic interest The
6 State Collector is required to give bond.
, in the full amount of the taxes 10 be col
lected by him, and each Assistant Collect
or is obliged to give bonds for the full
amount Represented in his several list
. giving three iecei pts, one 10 he deposited
with the Secretary of the Treasury, anoth
o er to be fled with the First Collector, al /,
, the third with the principal Collector
:, The several Collectors are further rcauir
a ed, at the expiration of every month t
: transmit to the Secretary Of tie Treasnr
a statement of the collections made b.
them respectively within the month, au,
: to pay over quarterly, or sooner, if requir
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: moneys by them respectively collected
1t is proposed to tax all stills, boiler.
p and other utensils employed in the dis,il
/ Iatlon of spurious liquors Is cents ever
!. gallon of capacity and to lay tax q
r five cents per gallon on all 'pirituou
. liquors. In order to furnish the prope
data for assessing such tax, dis,iIer
will be Obliged TO keep a correct record {
= the amount distilled from day to day.
y 1t is further proposed to lay. tax upo
a carriages the amount of tax to be proper
: toned 20 the value of the carriage =
!. From this all vehicles used exclusively 70
the transportation of merchandise are t
!. be exempted. On all others not exceed
!, ing value $50, it is proposed to lay a Ia
a of g !; exceeding $50 in value, but nc
| 500, a tax of$2; above $500 but nc
q exceeding S400, tax of 1G; above $50
but not exceeding 5000, tax OF s22
q above 5000, but not exceeding $500 a ia
h of $50; above $500 but not exceeding
$1,000, a tax Of $40; above $1,000 in va
ne, tax of $50. Ha.H Fl. sTfr.
y This bill be submitted at the earlics