Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-19

may clearly indicate the payment thersots and ahAH
such cotton, permit for the removal Of the same,
stating therpin the amount and o. The do:
9srks apon ths bales aBd psekages % that tbssame
y ~ a. TTsItsd stsfeS EEalI rive a INV
EoFeEnmsnt the assessor or assistant aastsslE ehal
asses the taxes due thereon, and SHALL
dsotT collector Of sid district And the said eollSo
tor or deputy collector shaH demand Of the owner or
other person having charge o. snsh sotton the az
eTIdencs Of previous payment OF ZACH tax shGII be
produced, under sreh regnlattons = the Conmis-
oner OF Inter- Al ReFenue, the direction Of the
sscretaTy Of the Treasury, shAn from time 20 time
preseTfbe and In case the tax Ssseased shall not
Be paid 20 such COLLECTOR within ten days after DC
snail institute proceedings for the recovery Ofths
tax Is herein6efoEe provided which sad tax shall Be
ssssaent shall be made: Provided, Thzt all cotton
sold by or account OF the government OF the Uni
ted States shall be free and exempt from duty AZ the
81 marked free, md the purchaser furnished with
sueh bill of sale shall clearly md accurately de-
scribe the sAmes which shAl be dsemsd and. taken
% be = permit authorizing, the sale or removal
20. u.s. And be it fur4htr enacted, That eohsuls
Of foreign countries in the United States, who are
not citizens thereof shall be and hereby are, exempt
from any ireo tax imposed by this act, which may
Be derlVed from their ofieIai emoIumenD or Fl. m
property in speh countries: Provided, ThSt tho
government which such eonsuls may represent,
shall extend similar exemption to eonsuis Of the
United States 9li- -. - ~
It il not otherwise provided for IN this act u shAll
be the duty Of the collectors, their respective dis
tTcts and they hereby authorized, 70 prosecute
for the recovery Of any sum or sums that may be
forfeited by virtue Of this act; and all dnes, penal
tits and f0rfeitures which may be imposed or incur
red by virtue Of this act shall and nay be sued Tor
and recovered, where not OtherWise hsr9n pr0vid-
ed in the name Of the United States, in any proper
firm Of action, or BY any sppropriate foEm o. pro-
Uuited states for the dIstrct within which said hDe
penalty or forfeiture may have been incurred, or
before any oouft Of competsnt Jurisdiction; and
where NOT otherwise herein provided for ons HUisty
shall be to the Of the person Who eolleetOr
or deputy collector. sha nfst iSt'Eu OF me ssn9s
forfeture shall have been Incurred, aud the other
moiety to the use n the United States. And The
several cirenit and dlstriet courts Of the United
States shall have Jurisdiction Of all ohsnces sg8inst
any Of the prOVsions Of this act committed within
their several dIstriets. = s1i . -. sts.lc
person liable And required to pay any tax upon any
article goods, wares, merchandise or manufactures,
zane 10 Ds Soid before the tST 70 which snch arGi.
Gle goods wares merchandise or manufacture ts Ie'
gnly liable paid, with intent 70 AVOID such tax or
In fraud Of the revenue hereln proyided, any debt
contracted IN the sale Of saeh Article goods wares
merchandise or manufaetures. or an security given
therefor, unless the shAI have been bona hds
transferred 70 the hands Of innocent holder, shall
be entirely void and the collection thereof shall not
be enforced In any court And any such article,
goods, wares merchandise manu- fAeture has been
paid for, In whole or in part, the sum - paid shall
DO deemed forfeited and apy person who Will sue tor
the same In action Of debt shall recover OF the
seller the amount paid, one half to his own use
and the other half 70 the Of the United States
sec 1SI. And be i farther enacted, That four hun
dred thousand d liars or much thereof A. may be
nee ssAry for the payment Of the expenses Incident
to earTS ing into effect the VARIOUS Acts connected
with internal revenue which arc may be author
lied and payable after tho hrst Of July, eighteen
hundred and sixty four Is hereby appropriated for
that purpose payable out Of any money IN the treA
Jury not otherwise appropriated. to be expended
1bder the direction Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
nd II shE be tho duty Of the collectors Of internal
revenue, the Secretary may direct, to act dis
1ursIpg agents pay the Aforesaid expenses, with
but incr compensation therefor, who shall give
good and sufcient bonds fothe faithful performance
II their duties such :dIsbursng agents for such
ium and in such form shall be prescribed by the
First Comptroller Of the Treasury subjsct to the APP
proVAl Of the Secretary Of the Treasury: Provided
That the Aforesaid appropr alton shall continue in
force to the thirtisth day Of jane eighteen hundred
and ixty Eve, and thereafter the Secretary of the
Treasury shall embrace In his Aunua estimates the
AMOUNT which in bis opinion. will be required for
he expenses OF this branch Of the public service.
Sec. 192. Aud be II further enacted. That where
the word State II used in this act. It shall be
to include the Territories and the District
u Columbia, where such construction Is necessary
o carry out the provisions Of this act.
Approved June &c. 1854. 8. - a-t't