Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-01-21

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the income assess the duty th~sroa- and add
kfiy PIT crss. pesalsr. Thss il viii appear
that the lav and instructions are botA imp~r-
alive upoa the Assess@ and his assistants.
Now in The case of Dr.. Ossr.ndsr. il ap-
pcars that the report Of my Assistant Il
Huntingtos. and BY the sdmissioas ct the
Doctor. - stated By IL De.arrss. thst the
required sosics vas r-crived BY him some
time in the fall. bat notwithstanding be failesi
IN make his return within the time required.
He states that . promise was made BY the
deputy Collector. Mr.. Burbank. that :" no
hardship should result from the delay" II
such be the fact, eau only say that the Dep
uty Collector was entirely unauthorized by
myself or my Assistant to give any such as.
surxnce.
The following are copies Of the Telegram to
the U. s. Revenue Agent At San Francisco
and that officers reply, referred to in Collector
Moores communication to the Warrington
Democrat
OLYMPIA, w. r., Dec. 18th, 1864.
w. F. Downs.
u S. Rcrexuc agent:
Can the Assessor add the fly PER cent.
penalty to special income after notice to make
return. without summoning the party Size
section fourteen. PHILIP d. Moong.
Collector.
SAN Francisco. Dec. 18th, 1864.
To p. d. MOORE,
Collector:
Yes; see section one hundred eighteen
(l1S) and regulations July twentieth (2O).
w. +. Downs,
Revenue Agent.
1believe with Collector Moore that the law
"can and should b. courteously and Justly
administered" ana have vet to learn thai,
any Of the gentlemen who act as my assistants
have been wanting in courtesy in the dis
charge Of their official duties.
In conclusion, will further state that
was verbally instructed by Mr.. Downs, Rev.
enue Agent, that in all cases where COPY Of
my notice accompanied the form of income
return and the party failed to make return
"a"W tuo eAu'e required, 10 00d the penalty.
Notwithstanding the clearness Of the law, and
the instructions as to my duty in cases Of
failure to return within the proper time, con.
tess that / hesitated some time before impos
ing penalties. as felt convinced that in some
instances the failure was unintentional: but
finally came to the conclusion that it would
work less hardship and expense than to sub.
ject the parties in distant parts of the Terrific.
~ to the expense Of attending an examination
before tho Assessor.
will pass over tho comments of the Dem.
ocras on what the editor pleases to term the
imposition Of onerous taxes, Is the object Of
such statements is apparent. trust. how.
ever. that the income Of his toll will not be
violently wrestsd" from him or any other
citizen. either by the enactment of political
legislation or the hands Of the assassin" BY
which term he means, I presume, tue Az.
SCISSOR or HE assistants.
Respectfully.
JOHN q. SPARKS,
| Assessor.
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