Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-10-27
above salaries to be paid in the same
manner as are other expenses for col
Iecting the revenue.

I ScC. y. AnO De u Iurtner cnaCteO
That the Secretary of the Treasur,
may appoint inspectors in any assess
ment district where in his Judgment !
may be necessary for the purposes o
proper enforcement of the interna
revenue laws or the detection o
frauds, and such inspectors and reve
nue. agents aforesaid shall be suhiec,
to the rules and regulations of the
said Secretary, and have all the pow
ers conferred upon any other officers
oil internal revenue in making any ex
animation Of persons, books, and
premises which may be necessary ia
the discharge of the duties Of ,hei,
Office. And the compe ssation Of sucl
inspectors shall be fixed and paid fol
such time as they may be actually EN-
pIoyed, not exceeding four dollars per
day, and their just and proper travel
ling expenses.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted,
that the cashier Of internal duties,
who shall hereafter be called cashier
OF internal revenue, and whose annual
salary shall be twenty-five hundred
dollars, shall perform such duties as
may be assigned to his Office by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
under the regulations of the Secreta-
~ Of the Treasury, and shall give a
bond, with sufficient suretics to be
approved by the Secretary of the
Treasury and by the Solicitor. that he
will faithfully account for all the mon.
eys or other articles Of value belong
ing to the United States which may
come into his hands. and perform all
the duties enjoincd upon his office, &C
cording to law and regulations, as
aforesaid which bond shall be de-
posted with the First Comptroller Of
the Treasury.
Sec. Z. And be il further enacted,
That the second section Of an act en-
titled "An act to provide internal
revenue to support the government
and to pay interest on the public
debt" approved July one, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two, shall remain
and continue in full force and the
President is hereby authorized to al
ter the respective collection districts
provided for in said section as the
public interests may require.
Sec. 8. Aud be il further enacted.
That each assessor shall divide bis
district into u convenient number Of
assessment districts. which may be
changed as often as may be deemed
necessary, subject to such regulations
and limitations as may be imposed by
the Commissioner of Internal Reve.
nue., within each of which the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, whenever there
shall be a vacancy or the public inter
est shall require, shall appoint, with
the approval of the said Commission.
er, one assistant assessor, who shall
be resident Of the district Of said as
SCISSOR and in case Of a vacancy oc-
curing in the Office Of assessor by
reason of death or any other cause,
the assistant assessor of the assess
ment district i'm which the assessor
resided at the time Of the vacancy oc-
curing shall act as assessor until an
appointment filling the vacancy shall
be made. And each assessor and as
sistant assessor so appointed shall,
before he enters on the duties Of his
Office, take and subscribe, before some
competent magistrate, or some coliec-
tor, to be appointed by virtue of this
act. (who is hereby empowered to ad-
minister the same, the following oath
or affirmation, to wit al. A B, do
swear Cor affirm, as the case may be-
that | will hear true faith and allegi-
ance to the United States Of America,
and will support the Constitution there
Of, and that | will diligently and faith
fully perform the duties Of assessor
or assistant assessor) for (naming
the assessment district) according to
my best skill aud Judgment" And a
certificate Of such oath or affirmation
shall be delivered to the collector Of
the district for which such assessor or
assistant assessor shall be appointed
Sec. Q. And be it further enacted,
That before any collector shall enter
upon the duties Of his Office, he shall
execute q bond for such amount AS
shall be prescribed by the Commis-
sioner Of Internal Revenue, under the
direction Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury, with not less than five sure
ties to be approved by the Solicitor Of
the Treasury. conditioned that said
collector shall faithfully perform the
duties Of his Office according to law,
and shall justly aud faithfully account
for and pay over to the United States.
in compliance with the order or regu-
lations Of the Secretary of the Trcasu.
ry. all public moneys which may come
into his hands or possession which
bond shall be filed in the Office of the
First Comptroller Of the Treasury.
And such collector shall, from time TO
time, renew, strengthen, aud increase
his official bond, as the Secretary OF
the Treasury may direct, with such
further conditions as the said Commits.
sioner shall prescribe.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted.
that each collector shall DC authorized
to appoint. by an instrument of wri,
ting under his hand. as many depu
ties as he may think proper, to be by
him compensated for their services,
aud also to revoke any such appoint.
ment. giving such notice thereof as
the Commissioners of Internal Reve-
nue. shall prescribe /; and may require
bonds or other securities, and accept
the same from such deputy; and each
such deputy shall have the like au'
thority. in every respect. to collect
the duties and taxes levied or asses
sed within the portion Of the district
assigned to him which is by this &C,
vested in the collector himself bu,
each collector shall, in every respect
be responsible both to the United
| States and to individuals, as the cast
may be. for all moneys collected, ant
, for every act done by any Of his depn
ties whilst acting as such, and 10
, every omission Of duty.
si Sec. IL. And be it further enacted