Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-05-09
y. .. IKCOJaE tax;

nUBI.IC attention Il called 70 the laWSe oetGo
i United 9tstes, approvedJuly lee3 ,issss1no1os9
section page 81. BY . careful se1aeitAa{H4
that section Of the Law It will lie observed tA6s The
law contemplates that all peraeas shall psy d ~
tonal tax on ell gains, profits, Or income, derived
from, any source whatever, 1eSS' $500, and except
as therein excepted. II the gain, proAt Or income
exceed $500 and does not exceed I'm tbousas6 ~.
lars, duty Of three per ce6tusn, on We slhoast'
Of such annual gain, profit, or income, over ~
above the said sum Of six hundred dollars NJ v
said income exceed the sum Of ten toouDane 1ol.
lars, a duty Of five per centum opon the aiaoens
thereof exceeding six hundred dollars, and upon
the annual gain, profits, or income, rents and DIV.
idends accruing upon any property, securities and
stocks owned in the United States, By any citise.
of the United States residing abroad, except -
therein excepted ''tere shall be levied collected
and paid duty Of Ave per centum."@ s49
The DIST section provides 4" That in estimating
said annual gains, profits, or income, Whether
subject to duty, as provided In this act Of three
per centum, or Of Ave per centum, all other ma
tiona state and local taxes lawfully assessed upon
the property or other sources Of income Of any
person as aforesaid, which said annual years.
profits or income of such person 10 or should b
divided, shall be first deducted from the gains,
profits or income Of the person or persons who e
the section for other exceptions: "And the duty
herein provided for shall be assessed and collected
upon the income for the year ending the thirty.
first day Of December next preceding the time for
levying and collecting said duty, that IL % ny.
on the first day Of May, eighteen hundred and
to the proviso in said section which 10 referred TO-
The 92d section provides: "That the duties
on incomes herein imposed shall be due and pay.
able or before the thirtieth day Of June, 1862"
&C., with the penalties annexed upon n0n-pay.
ment, which the public are respectfully referred
IN md alpo s,~ n1aeso -
that should make returns, &c. Ft
From the above and the law, it is apparent that
1t will be the duty of every person persons lia.
BILE TO the income tax, to make up his their &C.
counts of gains, profits, or income, from every
source whatever, that they may be enabled to rem.
der to the assistant assessors, before the rst
day Of May. 1863. an intelligent account Of their
gains, profits and incomes from any and all sources
whatever. And particularly so, as each person
will be required IN every case to certify that Il 10
true and faithful statement of their gains,
profits, or income, whether derived from any kind
Of property, rents interests, dividends salary, or
from any profession trace, employment, or voca.
ton, or from any other source whatever, from the
first day of January to the 3lst day Of Dec, 1861
both days included 1t will be observed that the
law does not intend to lay duty upon what msa
necessarily consumes in living, It therefore ID
wisely provided that 500 dollars shall be exempt
from this tax, yet it is equally clear that II man
chooses to live extravagantly, or otherwise cor
sumo or expeud treble that amount, or the entire
amount Of his gains profits or income, he 70 still
liable to pay a tax on all over 600 dollars.
The income tax for the year 1859, 10 asscssabls
on the first day of May, 1863, and Is due and pay.
able on or before the 3Oth June, 1858, and any
sums due and unpaid orthirty days AFTER the 3oth
June, aforesaid, and ten days after demand By the
Collector, FIVE per centum will be added 70 the
amount unpaid
JOHN G.. SPARKS, s-
U. s. Assessor for District of Washington Tes.
Office of the U. s. Assessor, for the) sF
District OF Washington Territory,
Olympia, April II, 1868. :
The Washington Statesman and Golden Ace will
copy the above one month, and forward their 40
counts to this Office. f23-tf.1