New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-18
Mr.. Draper and the Tax q Css,..
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An article appears on the editorial naoa A.
days Hrdldheaded, The Custom Ho,se 60. 20 VI TO-
Of which the following is an extract 'ehsauon."
y II appears that complaints have been n,a. =,
the receipts and vouchers that Draper has bee fon
exactng tariff Of bis merchendi. ~ ~ We habit ~
one cent per pound all the cotton Shin we extent Of
South. With variety Of other fees and nse Tom the
without any shadow aass:y ws'tsns Inspection i.
paid cotton was In addition 70 tire ins,re GEM pound
action has been directed TO be paid bsri bs enormous
Treasury so instrucng his Collector M Drsn, ef'ss
This statement reflects 50 unjustly upon Mr n,,n..
,ias ~ uenana S io e; 'ae pepaty who had psrcn
lar charge OF that branch Of business coryecf sas
ment OF the facts. ''' s1ats-
TIE one cent per pound collected on co,,on
collected IL strict compliance with directors s, 20
letters and official documents ~ VIC ionowing
On the 30th OF May last the Collector reos,r.a ..
the treasury Department letter. Of which rho s rM
ing Is copy; wv '"'oW-
oSFics OF CoAxnsiosFR OF cr,ro..
SIR Your attention 1. hereby psr,i.n., q S le.s
9th Section of the Rules aud Regulations 70 the
ca Intercourse Of May 9Th 1865 copy Of ,sSi
IN teiaon 70 'De collection Of internal Rcyen,s
shipped by The said taxes and p b eTs.
paid according TO the law and the re.usops fnsu be
Internal Revenue Tees collected by ven. pra., a.. i.
regulations should be deposited accom-. of ,,
The 'hiPping fee on cotton ,c hold .uJ., 10 III, ,,1.
Of the Office. Vay respectfully. "' "~~
N SaReEsr, commi..one,
u new-forA Collector OF gv,ou.
TREASURY DRPAarxgxr
OFFICE OF CoNsrssiosER OF CUSTOMS JIM. B ,ss.
Sir Inclosed herewith a schedule of ta,es q ,'s
your Office for reference. MN pace
T, scssds ss i. sent you to sass: 70 comply with n,
Of the .sre. Of ay 1865 in relation to ,he eoecOu u
'N'e'N- N''s"ue '''e' Very 'e'pessifssl iys,,,
Commissioner Collector Of Custom, Nsw.Yo,,
With this letter OF May % incosed copy Of N,
Treasury Rec ulations. known Series, MAY p !sS
by article first II was proved that
An commercial transactions under these regulation.
conducted under the supervision Of ers o he cac, Az,
others &C ing as officers ofthe customs"
BY article 9Th 1t was provided that in case OF
shipped from ports In the insurrectionaIy states n
open to the commerce OF the world upon which the d.
been secured to be paid such fact shall be noted up
the manifest and the proper officer at the port OF c
tinetion of such vessel which the collector skL
hold the goods until all such taxes and fees shall be nail
according TO law and these regulations
by article llth. Of the same regulations. was pro
yided that the charges upon all products shipped al
transported from nsurrectiorary State Other ths,
upon cotton, shall be the charges prescribed ty the IL
chased and resoId blythe Government three PEI poaas
lck be credited by tie officer collecting as togloxs
cents per pound tts Internal RereHac tdx and O.
per cent per pound as the shipping fee.
Ii must be observed that the regulations above cl
authorized tue collection Of the per per pound
cotton, and made it the duty Of the officers OF III
Customs 10 collect II, and where IL had not been pad
the port of departure, 1t was TO be collected CT tie p
II destination.
When these instructions were received from the De
partment, the Collector referred the whole matter ID
me. then. as his deputy. collected the cent pa
pound cotton arriving from such ports which Il
had not been paid. and deposited the money speciaI
10 his credit as Collector and designated the accom-
as "the cotton shipping fee account and the y
collected were held subject TO the order Of The Com
missioner of Customs, directed by bis letter OF t
2sth of May.
On tie Path of July last the Treasury Department
notified the Collector that the one cent per pouN
shipping fee on cotton had been abolished by To-
proclamation OF June b. and authorized him " yefla
the same whenever it had been collected oy icl da1
Parties were thereupon notified that tbs cen
per ponnd would paid back TO them, whch has bees
done as fast as the accounts have been presented
All that has been done in this matter at the Custom
House has been done by personally ana the charge
that Mr. Draper has been In the habit Of exsetine
tariff of his own to the extent Of cent PEI pound %
all cotton shipped from TIE South" is pure fatrica
ton.
Collectors Of Custom act under posire distractions
from the Treasury Department.
Mr. Draper was positively directed on the Goth Of
May to collect the shipping fee In question: be did
receive any other instructions Q the matter ill the Glib
OF july, when he at complied with them .
CoRNEIICs A. RUyKLE,
Deputy Collector Ninth Division.
Esp York, Aug TO- 1865