Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-10-01
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Special Income FAX Notice.
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Dis. of Washington Territory.
NOTlCEis hereby given that the joint resolution
u imposing special income duty. approved July T.
1864 provides that there shall he levied the first
day Of October. 1861 upon the gains, profits, income
for the year 1863 Of all persons residing in the United
States, additional duty of per cent. on all sums
exceeding $500. 1t is also provided that i'll estimating
income for this purpose, deductions shall be made
for di, rns interest received from any association
corporation company, nor shall any deduction De
made for any salary pay received. The return is
required be made according 20 the act of June 3ob
1861. By the terms of that act, and the resolution
before referred to, the return must be made on or be-
fore the LIST day of October, 1861, and be verified by
oath, prescribed i'll the form and state the source
from which the income is derived, whether from any
kind Of property, or the purchase and saNot properly
sion trade implement vocaou or otherwise. 1t Is
further made the duty of the Assessor (Which will be i'll
forced in every nstancc that fany person shall have
neglected TO give in return in the form required, or
ifany person shall have given i'll return which, III
the opinion of the Assessor is false fraudulent or con.
tans any under statement under valuation, 1t Will
be the duty ofhe Assessor to summons such persons,
appear and produce all books OF account containing
entries relating the trade business OF such per-
son. and summons any other persons he may deem
proper give testimony in the prescribed IN
section IL OF the act Of June Both, lS6l IL upon
such examination it shall appear that any person has
made false or fraudulent RETURN the Assessor VIII
estimate the income Of such person according to the
best information whichhc can obtain and assess the
duty thereon and the in the list, adding
one hundred per ccntum to such duty. The Assessor
who shall have neglected to make return on the first day
of October and the duty thereon and except i'll
of sickness absence he will add fifty per centum
to such duty. No return be accepted which is not
vertically oath affirmation, and ifany such return is
transmitted to the Assessor, he will proceed in the
same manner as il no return had been received.
Parties will observe from the foregoing that it is no
excuse for them that the Assistant Assessor does not
call on them the law makes il the duty of each. They
are therefore warned make their returns ndica-
ted to the Assessor Assistant Assessor in due time
In addition to the penalties aforesaid. the 10th
section Of the approved July 18th, 1851 provides
That IT, any person shall deliver disclose TO any
Assessor Assistant Assessor any false fraudulent
list return, account, statement with Intent TO de-
feat eyade the valuation, enumeration, or assess
meni intended to be made il person who being
duly summoned to appear to tcstif, oI 20 appear and
produce such books aforesaid. shall neglect 10
appear Or produce said books, he shall upon con-
,ction Ncrenf. b. i.ae in not exceeding one
thousand dollars imprisonment, 81 bgia with costs.
JOHN q. SPARKS,
L. s. Assessor Dist. Of W.T..
September 81. 1864. i2wi