The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-09-14

Virginia, on Monday, the seventh day d..
oember, i. d., 1858, 8Dd eDded on Thur,
the eighteenth day Of February, i>"i
Gar. Lxvn-ln Art 60 amend the Act s toe a,--.
,nSnt and en.,ee,soE 81 avs approved Ma 1.-
The Congress Of tho Coric!crac states Of Amer.
DO enact, That the ~Acsiar The assessment and "-
sixty three, is hereby ain,desl !ai-ows Flr,'
SECRETARY orthe Treasury b., h.ri, aafhortzed '..i
point chief clerk for the ollie I'll the CsnnIissur.-
Taxes, who shall reSriy" th" compensation aua,d
by law To the eief eier;~ e tho other bureau. 10 H.
Treasury Department &C Hd. The second section .'
tho said act Is hereby an,.Io and rr-ilac,d leo
read Us follows: section sud Ina; iUr IT.. ln.-
pose OF aSsessina c' 'i' nd collecting all i, 1Is
internal dGtscs, each sa'' shafconstituic division
' over ~hssh shall be thc pr>iIrH, Wa
who shall b. resident aud frcehoidOr Ia uch slate
with salary OF nth OF iSeF UnJ'
collected in each state; Provided that Ia SHALL
tbs salary be less than two thosand nor u"rc five
the regulations prescrilsci iy the Co,,,G r o.. ,.x
uRder the drectiOn OF the seer 'ay ,h r a>uty
with s1Perintendencc and drrci, o.. ai The duties -;
the various officers in his di, ,n state, created by
amount as NAV 10 fr.,e- l.v che sccrsafy Of tl.
Treasury, and sbai tni,o oath IsehGGlly L. .isc'r' IN
duties OF his "iic' md 20 support and Gf I'd III Con
section of thc -aI hereby APPENDED Aad rccuacyb
read follows: 'iec!on thirteenth. THAT "
lists aforesaid bail 10 taken suei times ,''a
direction Of te Secretary Of the Trea-ur,. wa 80
the Is S,orS rtSpcctir@iy alter , ec,H m ~
10. .
gsnerIl listA the frs al which shall eAni;' f. at-
beteal order, the names of al persons isNl t lHy ny
tax, residing within the collection district, to-"Jr ia
the value and ass"ssnent or enume ti' IA %" 'l'
may require, .f the objects iibr 10 taNrig' "r1in
which any nrn company corporation j. .tl'. IN
the amount OF tax payHh" th"coa mad III" -'cf 10
OF properly within the district t,,c, ,r Ft f,, ya
and assessment or cnunerati,s th,l,.i az tto c-.
may be, with the amount OF Ia. lay aa.r thereon
aforesaid The fornls "f ia" ~d general ts's shat r
the direction of the Commission 81 TaN,-, aua LES
taken according To such forms sa 10 mad. uut ~ h
AssessOTS and deliy dlsJTic' cuvc
tor within thirty days after the slime liked by This NJ
Sforesaid And fanny assessor slal iE togriorm any
duty assigned 10y this act within IL. tiIne aforesaid "a.
being prevented ihvrrfrom Wy sickness or "th'r una
yodsh!c cans every such "sSrSS'r siI9il ' "i-iaf
from onice and shall moreover. iqrEftand ly tho -U'T
of two hundred dollars tobc recovered for tho
the Confederase StSits- with cg>'s 81 sait F"uu
The twenty fourth section az said acs y hoEy aicu
and Tc-cnactcd 81 - &" read Ioil"N ~>cot"u i"r-
onn,e and profits every article ohJcct sub cr!
the value ther>of the time 81 ssIn, in Iun,d
sT % ; Issy m, So' lax Hn'f fSn ShrT 1900 =" IL
ton OF tire said set + hereby amended and r,;,d.
as TO read foiCN~: Section tldfLv-.iNtl. Ii,
compensation of district collectors -ha. h.. .r a..
cent on the fret twenty thousand !"a-~ cr, aud
paid over, per the n.yt tl.ifiy 7h..,,, ','-
lars solicited and paid r. one I,.r 49,. on IT,. Co. .
ffrS thousand dollars collected aud ,..d ,.y,. aId
over ahoye the hundred tii"pand dollar
And there shall b. Showed and paid the s.,,ial
SCISSORS for their services under this act "i-h " a5-
for every day employed in making lt,;s AID as-iii'
under this nct, thu number ls'iil-
cis<et ooectSr ana approved y th'' stat collector
and also eight dollars for every hundred l. ic lS>-
delivered the collector: Provided thar in c.- aua
large towns when in his Judgment, the pubic utcr,,
power TO increase fho per diem cumren s,l Of as.
IscesS not TO cxeecd ten dollars per day-
Section q Referees under 10 Law taxes fer -
common defense and carry on the Governments ct =
eighteen hundred and ssgsr i a L eT~nj
serSeS, . nsS SHess SS Mil. - s9lPeS , IN
astendanee of witnesses by written sUun"s, and to
quire their testnuny in matter inv iGatu!i, ia
reference 10 the assessments h" ,-in4t'N 81 taN'-
such witnesses shall bc entitled &" tr sans c"mp"u>-
ton allowed witnesses tor attending u-'n court, "i
Sord In the state whtr" they ma, 20 required L. a'I"
Payments 10 rcferees and "irn.s~,~ ~la'! g. iiai- 80
Taxes, upon accounts ccTtit u shah &c 'ir,i ts
Section q Where personal cait,l> ,r goods arc,s--
tsnined for taxes shall be eiailn, ~ any lrsou 9th
the claimant ss1a aie with the officer maxim. IT,, -,
traint affidavit stating distinctly tl.v rlaraT. uI -
shall be determined follows: The cu,.c.. 1901! ~.
claimant shall each select ,lisin;cr.s;cd o. r ot
the vicihGgc who call in a third co. disagree
nent II the caisat shall NEGLECT or refuse 10 >,r
shail proceed as 6ai,re provi,I VIII, NAV - in
tTOd9eed by either party and the decision In zach
cs In such shall BE- paid pror!dcd IA Gle -,'
section, and any witnesses failing attend rpou to
shall DO subject Ca penalty hunIrrd d,.i,r-
DO recovered with costs in any c"ast oi c"nsvnt iIi
Election 4 The Secretary of tic Treasury = hereby
bills statements rceuirud taxpayers under the rv-
visions of the "Act to lay taxes Tho dcioHS,
and the Government of the Confederate states
approved Apri twenty fourth eighteen Hundred EEd
sixtythrec and the Act fer tlc coec-
ton OF taXeS~ approved May eistca hundred ana
ski three and the Commissioner or 1sNr~ l. hereby
authorized and required under the dirvctiun tn see
rotary Of the Treasury, devise the naInr aud form
Of making returns and estimates of .st
lish such system may bc deemed aS-..,
Enent and collection OF the taxes without uis da
lsts bills stEjement- aforesaid: Provided, hat tn
estimates OF referees shall hC made. lrr,t IA
eortlance With tho provisions OF ting laid.
Section II the treasurer. treasurer ~
IL on
clerk in the ofilcs OF such treasurer rr,>Irr
or dSposnrv, collector 81 ;SNC~ shall I..I
hrst day Of january elghteq ibiI, ard four m
the courae Of the lawful business ot such "Ic,s. have
received In payment deposit ia ruth Office
forged couHferfcit treasury notes AMI shall essrts
by proof 70 the 'satisfaetion of tho secretary al tn
Treasury, that tho receipt OF such frl..d counters
treasury notes WIS not tho result Of any want o. ~
rcnos, OF care and sttehtion at of sn, ofiic
but was N good faith mistake, Involving
part, said Secretary slIa have power relieve sue,
feit note received
ArPEovED February Ii. 1854