The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-09-28
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
September Is, 1865.

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made to the provision contained in sec.
ton 45, OF the Internal Revenue Act of
June 80, 1864, comforting upon the
Secretary Of the Treasury discretionary
power in regard to the assessment, levy,
time and manner of collection of taxes in
the States lately in rebellion.
Under the authority given by that
section it was then stated that the De.
partment. without waving in any de.
gree the rights of the Governments in
regard to the taxes heretofore accruing,
would not insist at present upon their
payment, so lar as they were payable
| prior to the establishment of collection
district, embracing the territory in which
the taxpayer resided. 1t was further
provided that manufactured articles
found i'll the hands Of purchaser, where
satisfactorily shown to have passed from
| the manufacturer before the establish.
ment of the district, should not be subject
to tax, unless transported beyond the
limits of the State lately in insurrection.
No exception was then made in favor of
articles which had remained in the nos.
session Of the manufacturers, and thus
become liableto the tax imposed by the.
existing law.
The Department, preierrmg to test the
practical workings OF The regulation be.
fore exercising its, power OF modification
in this important particular. representa-.
tions since made relative to the hard.
ships Of this discrimination between.
manufactures and purchaser, have been
corroborated by careful inquiry, and in.
dnce the conviction that further cxemp.
ton is justiiablc and advisable.
1t is found that considerable quantities
of manufactured products have been re.
tanned by the manufacturer in his own
hands MS the safest mode of investing
his property, until the return OF peace !;
that this retention was determined on and
carried out wiaiout the knowledge or op.
portunity of knowledge Of the law sub.
jscting this propertyto heavy taxation
OH sale, and that a large part of the
manufactures so retained having, been
much deterioated in value by the lapse
ofume and want of proper attention,
wot Id not no Y sell for sum equal to
the tax
:, A state Of things so destructive to the
usefulness of property and to the pros
pcrity Of the manufacturing classes is as
adverse to the integrity of the Govern.
ment as to those of the community. For
thcse reasons it is hereby ordered that
all articles, in whatsoever hands found.
which can be shown to the satisfaction
of the Assessor to have been manlifac.
tured before tho establishment Of the dis.
trict, shall be held free from the present
assessment or collection OF tax, unless
transported beyond the lindts of those
States lately in insnrrection.
Manufactures of articles liable to
seizure for want of inspection marks will
present to the Assessor evidence that
such articles were manufactured prior 10
the establishment of the District, and
the Assessor, If satisfied, will cause such
articles to be so marked as to be identi.
fed and sold without liability 60 seizure.
! All articles transported beyond the
limits oftlie States lately in insurrection
Will be. subject to the tax due under tho
law in force at the time they were manu-.
factured. ii. McCULLocH. u,
/ Secretary Of the Treasury. Z
/ s.su s-f 100 - .S--s p 2 A
\ EMIGRATION 10 MEXICO. ~ Persollsin
| the confidence Of the French Govern.
| ment distinctly asserts that Louis Napo.
! leon will invite emigration to Mexico by
| offering the most flattering terms.
These will llembrace the fullest civil and
4 political franchises, including religious
/ tolefatiop5 suffrage and NIL the blessings
conferred upon ! and secured to tho
i lsAmericans Shrewd operators have it
4 lis alleged, been buying vessels in an.
\ ltcipation of the demand for them
lifor the purpose Of transporting car,
\ goes ofhnman beings to tho new Elm.
4 piye 80 paslsngtoa Or. .,l3altnoye Sun.
u, " ~ ~, "a .-7Ea - 4 &
4 sIeis confidently predicted in Wash.
4 ington that President ] Johnson will issue
fn proclamation in a fs.yg davs 4raetnr;n Z,