Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-08-09


MIA, 1898, $50 GO; Delaware, S74 $50
80; Pennsylvania, 81 946,747 33; NJ.
Carolina, $576 1914 &c; South Carolina,
1893, $40 &C; Tennessee, $3.50, 49S.
Lincoln will divide the country into
collection districts and appoint collectors,
and after the second Tuesday in Februa-
ry, the secretary Of the treasury shall
establish regulations to govern tho as
sessmeut and collection. Attempts to
ovade the act or commit fraud will be
punished. The salary of the assessors
ranges from S2 to S3 per day. Ia the
event of refusal. to pay the taxes, the
collectors shall collect it by distraint and
sale of the goods, chattels or effects Of
the persons delinquent as aforesaid, at
public auction This distraint does not
inclnde tools or implements OF a trade CT
profession, beasts Of the pillow necessary
for the cultivation Of improved land,
arms, household furniture, and neoossa-
ny apparel.
Any collector guilty Of oppression,
injustice or extortion, shall be liable to a
fine of $4,000 Any person guilty of
perjury shall be liable to fine of $500.
All incomes over $500 per annum are
to BIO taxed 3 per cent. on the surplus
over $500; when such income is doriy-
ed from interest on treasury notes, the
tax shall be / ! per cent This tax goes
into effect January / 1869. All taxes
not paid june 80, 1862, shall draw in
terest at the rate of per cent. per an
mum. Neglect or refusal to pay this tax
renders the offender liable to imprison-
ment until the tax is paid Should any
of the people be in actual rebellion at the
time the act goes into effect, Lincoln
shall cause its provisions to be executed
Within such limits whenever the govern
ment authority is re-establishcd, All
taxes thus collected shall bear interest
+ The act authorizes the appointment Of
commissioner Of taxes in connection
with the treasury deepartmnt, who shall
be appointed by Lincoln on the recon-
weulat;on Of The secretary, ac1 receive
q alary ~ 900 per auluW and ball
have q number Of clerks, whose arara-
gates salaries do not exceed $4,000.
THE CONFISCATING BILL.
The following is copy Of this net,
which has been passed by the Lincoln
Congress-
. 10 ttonacicdbythc Senate and Hoase
Of Representatives. Of tde United States Of
/ Amarjca an Congress assembled, That if,
during the present or any future insur-
rection against the government Of the
United States, after the President Of the
United States shall have declared, by
proclamation, that the laws Of the United
States are opposed, and the execution
thereof obstructed by combinations toe
powerful to be suppressed by the orli.
nary course Of judicial proceedings, or BY
the power vested in tho marshals by law
any person or persons, his, her, or thoil
agent, attorney or employee shall pur
chasc or acquire, sell or give, any pro
perty Of whatsoever kind or description
with intent TO use or employ the same
or suffer the same TO be used or employ
ed, ia aiding, abotting, or promoting
such instruction or resistance to the
laws or any person or persons engaged
,oefein; or II any person or persons
DoIhg tue owner or owners OF any such
property shalI knowingly use or employ,
Or consent 70 thePse or employment OF
'ng same % aioreSaiu, an Sucn property
IS hefeDy declared 70 De lawful SUBJECT OF
prlze ana capture wherever fouah ana IL
snail DC the duty oil the resident Of me
unitea 9'ates TO cause Tue Same TO DO
sei1ed' connsca'cd ahd condemned
r., sec; q an" 0e " J@ft''ef ee"ctea'
hat"uoh prizea anu capture shail We con
ae'nnea IN inc district or Circuit Court o.
ihe un'la' states haHing jurisdiction 81
inc amount Or IA admiralty IN any aus
tflct ~ "h'ch 'ne same may pe se'1ene OF
oeedines first instituted.
oec .. ana Ne " J'7hcr c"actc",
l hat inc Attorney General or any Dis-
1lct Attorney OF tho United states ID
which SAID property may at tho time be,
may institute the Proceedingsof cohdem-
nation, ana m sucll case they shall be
wholly Tor the benefit OF the United states,
orany person nayiile aniniormation with
such attorney, 10 which case the proceed
INES shall be for tho use Of such lnfOrm-