The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-21
Impor;en 20 Merchants.
A BILL TO EXPEDITE REVENUE ACTIONS IN NEW
YORK, ere.

ted 70 the committee the following DRAFT Q. b' 70 Ok
pedts the anal disposition Of reyoads actions IN the col
lection district OF the city o. New York and io Lhsi
| purposes
BE enacted By The Senate and House sf Rprs5.sa'ir.
! C7siottss asseabl,o.
That there shall BE- appointed al tie port or New York
in tue same manner which deputy collectors 40.
pointcd an officer 81 be called tho solicitor OF TIE
VINO shali commence AM prosecute, the paf u tia
ea,d states all civil actions, suits aud prcceergs ~
"hicA tho tnited states shall BE- Concerned,
arising ont OF the lawful aud proper colsoiicn Of
tbo revenue and the enforcement or the revenue
laws IN the district Of the city of .Sew York. aud
/ shall cefeud all civil actions, suits and proceedings,
arising as Aforesaid SAID district ia which the untcd
states shall be concerned and when directed by the
Secretary or solicitor OF tho Treasury, shall defend all
such actions suits and proceedings against the collector
Of said district amy other Of The officers there
o. Al duties now required by law to be performed by
the Attorney for the United States for the Southern dis
tict OF New York, In regard TO the Aforesaid actions,
SUITS aho proceedings ana all powers conferred upon him
py law 10 relation thereto shall be performed by and
hereby concerned upon said solicitor OF tho customs
all avs relating said attorney his rights powers and
duties In regard the aforesaid actions and pro-
ccedings, shall Apply 10 said solicitor Tho SAID solicitor
shall perform all otner duties arising in the afore
SAID which be assigned To hun by the collector Of said
district Said solicitor said be OF bhe degree counsellor
OF law and before entering upon the duties OF his Office
sha lake an OATH such required Of the other officers
Of the customs and he SHAH receive for his tho
rate OF five thousand dollars annually to be paid in the
same manner in which the salaries other officers OF the
customs in said district psd
Sec 2 And te further enacted, That ali acts and parts
Of acts defining regulating the relations between tho
soSr " .pc treasury anu ni'eu states ais'rct At'ot
neys shall in regard To the aforesaid actions suits and
proceedings, apply TO the relations between tho solicitor
OF tho Treasury aad said solicitor Of tbs CUSTOMS in the
s Ane snn' a. y, muse ne.wean we so'o''oi " INC
trict Of New York
printed At Ina mort Of New Yo, N Ia manncr
assistant 10 theEslid solicitor The tstoms, VIC
s, uiasi ~ uit,N'i,n ~ mn, " 'e .isuS " u ms
al law and neor. ,n,er,np mon IN. dsnh,res or Tho
duties OF his office, shall AXE oath such required
u sa so,cilof aa sha receive iof ms services ut tho
be uaid IN mann = ,coresaI
SEc. 4. AMI he IL Tufhr eaacd, That thr collector
aforesaid shail dc'a, OUT OF ,he iorce now "m!oytdm
Necessary N nnsbe saa sn,c,or Of ia c",ons 10 a.
charge the dat les OF his Office with prom pness
sau ooiocor sIal take sueh neasuss aaaet me eree
lreasury ~ vii nrevent the agercga,e ann asnenara
in the collection Of the revenue in his district beng in
creased N consequence 81 the passage OF TINS act
Al ,ri, ~ ~ XXI e ,r~s ~ .o ~
Of iiy n, 1861 emit led Al aot further 10 nroyd, for
the collection Of duties On imports and for ctae. pur
pp Daes sna A.e, uea'I.ne al proper COSTS aiu
yded in regard to the division Of IN, proceeds ol r
textures, fines and penalties, under tho Of March 2
.'eA euli.ea AN az. " ies1iAts 'ne CORRECTION o. az
sEe O. and be it further ea1c.d That in all eases Of
fncs orfeitures and penalties incurred under the
mae laws wuon 'a1 a,ua uvo,sa ives no' exceed one
scrbe such mods M he sha deem convenient ma ms,
cation or with e cnnssnt al the nartios ncnr,,nT IN.
same, aud for the final disposition OF the ike application
or, oy me axe consent ny settlement cinitteror Other
sre AMI H. !, f,b,r ,ac,sJ ma, ali acs a,d r.r,s
of Inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed
The ettcr Of the Secretary accompanied by me-
morandum from the Collector OF New York showing the
necessity for the measure, and It's expedency the
ground Of convenience caution and certainty, prompt
ness and CELEBRITY, in Tho transaction OF business ami
as matter Of economy the government Th,s memo.
rapdun states that about hundred and twenty suits
in rem and peysono arising in this collection district
are now pending in the Some of them have been
pending six years. They involve u property 10 tho
amount Of from FIVE hundred THOUSAND dollars to seven
hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The property in.
volved lying in store has been BONDED. Some
OF tho property Is deteriorating in value aad some
wholly lost Some or the suretcs in these bonds have
failed The interest Of tho government in these suits
one half ut least Of the above About four hundred
.,d aigh suits arc pendinr against calcco,s ,o,vi
-, - -
from hVo huhuleu 'uouso W seven nihurcd ana hity
thousand dollars some Of which were brought aud
aIsys, ,oars apo There ara some af,v ss handing il
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voiViig nise "uiou', "u'on a'pso nnaei tr recent
conhscaton acts.
NJ yordap tho Solicitor for Tho Treasury ne,,-,msn,
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the ends proposed to be attained by it.
Interesting Letter from Col, COrCOran,
CHARLIE sros Han s e. NV ia ,as,
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Ny EfHH pf~'" r'N>'3'o' ga t"o ~ ''At"h1 ahd IN
suits which have been subjected since prisoners Or
,r ars shen The worst passions ought IN bo s,i,s..
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we ma 'n'' We "''' Wv ~ " "io 'no "o'ato raeal
t. pass through. We are IN the common jaii-havug
,.o, ,ak-n from fag,le nckey on the 3is. m ~
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up at nght like felons But seem to have momontariy
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soon as it may he ascerained that ''snh ut Phla
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pupi'sh'o " t " ~ w. wy INA
gnc thu, their cruelty OF anity can make me faos
m uuder the circumstances, have terrors for Ma
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Ihey "'e s''''
The opportunity 10 accomplish INC onect Tor which
held lite most sacred not having arrtye-hat of aiding
.e.,,,v n,tivc land from, the sa;us .tLe NJ &c.,,
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son ahcci "ich i'' 80 su"e'uis ~. ccntu4ics---
there c5atd tos.f.'5 - :" o.,f o. winch conld
be more eoh'on' - ,e's ~ HI ~ .ie ah me eii-
aea'of " ~ so 80 , 'e ~ nus u'oraed
Done hpo pos.'' ~ - ny = " oppess'a c5ohty-
men. Tvs WV .u' ~ e' ~ Mu.i'shsss 70 10
th!s elt ~" ~, ~.ea -. e'a approach u rs
ehemcs ~ ~, l no - " u mel mem a.
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