Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-10
$s73.G0i 90
s0OI.i65 40


$9Oi, ,i6j 10
II - believed that the purchases. cop.
tracts. vouchers and books In oil cases have
been 90 made and i.p, that shs expenditure
Of every dollar OF money by the State on
sccoup, Of ,hc var may BE- readily and 'pc-
officially accounted tor.
or the monies expended for thess rssi.
m.n,s. and al.o Tor the regiments and bat.
,erie. raised At the direct cost Of the United
States, th. latter Am ounting to about $780,.
600. making = total Of NOR. than Sl.700..
900. nearly sl.50o.O00 has been paid to
citii.ns Of thi. Stats
by Section SO of the Ae, OF Congress
pro,iins for direct tar. IL 70 enacted
'' that Sny State, Territory or Di.rr'et.
Which shall give notice by th. Governor. or
other proper ofh"er thereof. TO the Secretary
OF tho Treasury of the United States on or
before the second Tuesday Of February next.
and In each succeeding year thereafter. oi
is intention 10 assume and pay, or 10 Assess
and collect and pay into tho Treasury Of the
United States, the dIrec, taI impo-ed by
this set. ,hsll be entitled 10 lieu OF he CON
psnsstion, pay Per diem and per eensasc.
herein prescribed and allowed to assessors.
assistant assessors and collectors Of the
United States. to . deduction Of hfleen per
ceptum on the quota Of direct tar appOr.
toned to such State. Territory or the Dis
trret Of Columbia, levied and collected by
,,id State or Territory and District Of Co
lumbia through IL. 'aid Oaecrs Pror'ded,
horcrcr, That the deduction shall only DO
made to apply to such par, or parts OF the
sane as shall have been actually paid into
the Treasury Of III. United States on or be-
fore the las, day Of June. IN the year TO
which such payment rsls.ss. and deduo.
tion Of ten per cen'um TO such part or parts
Of ,h. came a. shall have been actually paid
into the Treasury OF the United States on
or before the las, day Of Scp..uber. in the
year to which such paymen, relates. '9eh
year being regarded as commencing on the
fr-t day Of April: And pror,dsd fIrfh'r.
Tha, Whenever motto. Of the intention TO
make such paymsn, by the State or r-rri.
tory AMI tho Di.tric, Of Columbia, shall
have been given to th. Secretary of the
Treasury. 10 accordance with the foregoing
provisions. no assessors, assistant assessors.
or collectors. in any State. Territory. or
district. ~ gi,in: notice, shall he appoint.
cd. unlss. said State or Territory shall 10
in default: And prorsed Juihr. That the
amour, OF direct tax apporsionei to any
State. Territory. or the Di'trie, Of CoIum.
bia. shall be liable tn be paid and SATISFIED,
in whole or in part, by the releases Of such
State. Territory or District. duly executed,
TO the United States, Of any liquidated and
deter mined claim Of such State. Territory
or District, Of equal amount against the
United s,a,s. P,oridsd. Tha, 10 case OF
such release. such State. Territory or De.
trict. shalt be allowed the same statement
Of tho amount OF such tar a. would BE- al.
lowed in case Of payment Of the same IN
money"
The quota OF direct tar apportioned to
this State Is $500 Deduct from this
sos ,i23 81, being Is per cen,ase Of the
tar, and S357.7o2 10 remains as the mini.
mum liability OF the State. q liability which
may be paid and satisfied by release OF an
equal amount due to it IRON the Unit,d
States.
In my Judgment It s sIpediep, for the
legislature TO cause notice 60 DO gwen to
the Secretary Of the Treasury, that IL is the
intention OF the State to assume and pay
its quot, of this tax, and would rec"m.
mend ,ba, the proper measures BE- adopted
or authorised, to obtain an carly liquidation
oi It's claim against the United States. with
. REV to release Of 90 much thereof 70
the listed States - may be necessary 10
pay and discharge the tar apPortioned to IL.
II the whole amount u the claim shall be
allowed. "a IL undoubtedly will be by Con.
srcss, II not BY tho Treasury Department.
and II the tar shall not be increased. there
will remain due to the State after satisfy.
Ins the tax payable In June 1869. saO,.
597.ll.
The alacrity With which our brethren have
enlisted in defence Of their government, u.
illustrates The depth and earnestness Of their
patriotism and commsnds them with sn
eloauenes which can receive no assistance
from words. to the admiration and affection.
ss r-g.rd Of their fellow citrIsns. by their
manly and stalwars forms, their unusual
intelligence. their good diSiplins and mar.
,.l bearing, and BY ,h, saiI.n,rv displayed
by such a. have been called TO the battle
held. they have reflected distinguished hon.
or upon the State. For Of oil the soljisrs
enrolled In the armies Of tho Union, u 10
gratifying to know that they stand, BY mi.
versal consent, in the very front rank. Let
those Who remain behind while they hs,s
gone forward 10 o6sf up. u need b, thsr
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