, 1865-06-11
THE aSECE-T $F:1ZUEsE OF
Efk<SEa cx' q \ E:S.


%erAAAH4+A+$3A~AANA
We have obtained fso,n tic Secretary Of
the Treasury permission to publish The letter
of Collector SCHNEIDER to the Commissioner
uf Internal Revenue. coucrrnIuy The recent
Eeizure Of h1ghWi1cs in thus city. The reply
of the Comm 'ss'oncs appeared incur columns
several days a;ncc: 1858.
CuLLEcToN's Or71cE,
usrTEp STATES ISL =sSAI isEEESGE.
EtEsI DIs1nIST. ~TATE tie 1LLlSUId,
Cr'caoo, May IL. 1855.
uon. Jo.cph J. Lcwiz. Ccn,ml~s'ontr Of 1n,.sall
Retenue, Washington, p. u:
SIR: O. F. Pree,yur., E-a Special Agent. rr-
qutsted that shnu:l ps.c- ID % sr'ze w11hil ny
dltttict eertatn dletll-d e.1flfs held I5 parties
mot t,tle End vi" en- se'm ,n.1 to h3ss
kct in the due. e.u.-c If theiE hu.iaess;
but upon which, It t- alleged, the screaue duty
due to the United Stats" u. not been pat5: to
the cnd that pEocsct1gs I'll y b. taken 70 forfeit
the ssmc. have alaays s.nored with diligence
to renrel out and acr upo I'll cssc* Of fraud upon
ihe eases snoye 1sir,r-.! l.. ind taese s5!sita
were purchased IN A.e t-asket By the pcstons
AoliI lug them In good laih, suouos,ng thai the sc
duly paid; the cark- wlsss: .pt7t. were con-
1ained had the I7fopsr n.p-cf on sa1Ets thereon,
and it seems that tue sr!'cr. u the time OF the
pufch1kc PRODUCED a'd i,1assd ov.f to the pnr-
chaser the usual rett Gcstte. Thcac fprits. there
fore, being tho hau,l- u 1uunteut holders. as it
asema to nc. Srsn 4 tae F:su'i 81 inscetlg.tious
tag hsa not bern l7a''. iha question ntises
rbsthcE shey ezr subj. st =. IT, ss.z: By the z 3.
1Ion IS OF the kEvrErr Act prosincs = That h1l
.oods. Watee. 1nsrch7Lll*~, articles or objects on
which duiite arr lnro4.' hr NJ ptorlsions Of the
Dcffoa or pct.on~ in f:ssf u thu internal REVENUE
1iws or with design u syo!I payu,en. OF said tau
ties. MEy tc ecizca - ';aE T1I'c;ot Or deputy
collector, Whu sh1!i hlvr E-s-on 10 tclirvc ttat
The sau1e arc held or p.'----- lar the purpose or
design afotcest1 and thr SINE shall BE- forfeited
TO the United ststes"
II Is clear ta thaiit r.s nut cnvcr thAt cliss
Of casc= IN question. fst ti'- parties certainly
cauCot be ssld to L1rr ttc -pFi'@ int tts putpu.c
dertsn OF aro,liu= t.r stne.s OF the duties,
1os theJ supposed IN :r:'a e='sa that tho duties
Section 6s provides .nat agra the owcer. agent
<lE superintendent Ct aty iii shall i.eclcct TO-
nuke the proper tepnr rt*-+ h. ebsll forfeit for
sny tuth ieelect ali h. -uFtts msde ~ Or Tor
section, 1cr II relat-s ,,,ly ii forfeiture tP e
ouHeF, and IT. pros1s.o.- eet!,tutE caunnt be cx-
tended 10 a putchn*+r IN The market, having n >
aullce Of the manufacturers rtsl Ct.
:. tetme to me that III event the sections Of
the law under which tht forfeiture Is elainaed,
nust ht taken With this 4a-.dcattnn! taatts Was
not the fLteut1n OF tom f-e. 10 follow the EptF-
~ inyo:ve bona .fda 1as-tctuns. In5ccd, Com
Sect,ou Isl pros.dGs til, II 1nr neraoa l.ab!c to
p.y any tsx upon any srt4t't-, tha1 tcl Tho saknc
before the ta1 1h-E.oh ir psid, with isteat to
curly gwen thereltf, ualrsa The e3ne snatl have
been BONO fds Transferred 10 innocent parties,
The covctnlecns 1anant c'.su these spirits By
virtue OF any lien. t1e4 / / 20 nut find auy pro
vision II the net Q: Ja"F ara, 1sei, etsi92 tht
5sh s wou,a ssr y .h1 1.te sa''F,
In visW Of thcec facts st1a tho lzT Re under
st3nd 1t, afier praetea: rxasHtn.tsou, sm toIcct
r.rrt hr sr,-r1 hr shn ~. rctnr md Tnriated n