, 1863-10-23
REVENUE COLLECTORS CONvEN.
TlON.
Changes Recommended in the Tax
Law.


for Convention Of the Federal Revenue Collec-
tors of the No1thwcst, the following Collectors
and Deputils met at the q. S. Circuit Court
Room, on Wednesday:
MlssoEAI-1st DlsTH1cT.-Samrel Z. Gardner,
:. c.D: wnktnson;f ;fst: joseph; n
1SDIAxA-6 John L Smith, Rockwell.
10. y. Il. Nithsrs. Fort Wayne.
I11.so1s-1. Geo. SchI hIeIdet, s. D. Nazd, Dep.
ots. :. SR,fsFSSil VII Fsleott Rockford.
5. T. 4. Terrell. Deputy. Sterling.
!. C. Sherman. Quincy,
5. John II. bryant, Princeton
8. Lewis Ellsworth, NaperriIle.
s. 7; B. King. spsiseaeld.
ii. nobts b. Nolemas, cectfslis.
e. Wrn. Flagg, Alton.
M1cn!eAE-i.L L G, ne1ry, Detroit.
4. n Moraop, St. Joseph.
WlscoSEis-E 4. Wadsworth, Madison.
5. ]. H. Warren, Albany.
4. J Il: nsbeeek, = Hen, HEAVIER Dam; a,.,,oo.
i. Levi Fuller, Wert Union.
4. Wm. F. Cowlee, oskalooea-
Samuel H. Gardner, Of st. Louis, was elected
President, John L, Smith. Of 11di4na, W1t. F.
Cowles, Of Iowa, and John f. Bryant, OF Illinois,
Vice Presidents; Ira Mayhew, Of Michigan, and
8. D. Wa1d, Of Illinois, Secretaries.
The Contention recommended to Consrcssthc
follow ing changes In the Tax Law:
That oil manufactured tobacco should bc sub
jccted to inspection; :.
That demands for the collection Of taxes may be
se1t hy nsil or served in pesson, at the option Of
the Collector;
Reoui,frP all persons to make annual etate-
meute oltheir incomes previous to the tst Of May,
uneer penalty Of $500 for neglect OF refusal to
Go go; . ----
Reqniring Assistant Aeseeso1s to report the
pott Office addresses ofta+ payere Is we'll a. reg
lcences;
That the Collector in cach district be required
to adye1tike his annual list Within thirty days Of
receiving it, instead Of ten days, Is now required;
That the eale Of revenue stamps be mads st par
to al pe1zona except Collectors, and that they be
allowed hvepet cant. for the sale Of them;
That In case Of the connseation and sale Of any
property. the Collector be allowed the zane fees
that are allowed Collectors Of Customs for like
ss1Fioes;
That stamp dutes upon ptomissosy notes be re-
stored to the rates fxed in the original act;
That In all districts where the duty on ale and
beer amounts to So, &c., the Collector may appoint
an Inspector OF the eane; 8nd that when the
amount is Iess than $50 oo, Inspectors Of whisky,
coal oil or tobacco may inspect the same, where
ens eoN.s%s 49, 49, '3'
ssme, and shal pl2ee On Inc ouogs 9! an Vessen
| containing Ae Or oeet, sea1, "n,ea anu ~ Ok, Do
vessels without this eea1 shall bs seized md fol,
feited, ~ in other casea;
That the certificate Of the Collector or his Dep
| uty, etating the time when tho list, annual OF
monthly, Wae ereceived By him, that he 1aads de.
mand within the time prescribed by the act, aud
unae dligent search without finding property to
make the tar- OF the statement Of the entire In
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title the Collector to be credited Tor al such tai
prcollectcd by him, which certificate, ii made BY
the Dtuuty Collector, shall be ettcsted by ths
otacdaIseal Of the Collector;
That each Collector be allowed reasonable rent
a safe and one clerk;
That In addition to the compensation now Il
lowed, twoper cent, be allowed on the hrs. 500,
sssra ~ 49, tt.,, <a Eno nc- annnm. and in d,s
.sxs.s a.,.s.sna s ,,o,s tboo mn concress,o,,
s,s.ssct ~ raent,4ne ,nora +han fonT Denut,-z
~ ~hsn ths s1no,nr or fee, under the nre,en
,sr .h,,, ~ +be' sccr.o,te exceed so ooo th~r,
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