The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-08

JUNE, 1873!
I can say il that the Government, as Ions
a. they continue 10 be chargeable with the
conduct Of affairs, will do everything that
1.-The honor and interests Of tha country per-
| init them TO DO to maintain inviolase the
relations Of peace and friendship between
the two countries. Loud cheers.l
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I TIE INCOME eTAx--LRTrER FROM Cox.
MISSIONER LEwIs.---An Assessor In Buffalo
has received the following letter from the
Conmissioner of Internal Revenue, whose
TREASURY DEPARTNE1T,
(Ofice Of Internal Revenue,)
| WASHINGTON, March 8.
SIR: Complaints have been made to
this Office ~ to the manner In which In.
come returns have been made in many
Collection Districts in the United States,
and concerning yours among others. Il =
so his duty, to require all persons who have
filed a6adavits that they were not In pos
session Of 600 income for 1862 and 1868,
| where he supposes the statement to b
fraudulent, to appear bef0re him and ex~
plain or rectify their returns or af6davits.
It is reasonable that persons whose fam
lily expenses were over y 0o0 per year must
| that persons who have lived at . rate ~
curing an expenditure Of from 5000 to
900, have made affidavits that their I'M
comes did not amount - 9do0 Per year IN
the years referred to. AlN11chxefusns aro
presumptive,y sr1oneou:, and in many ia-
Other persons engaged in trade 'of vari.
oue kinds, have assumed their incomo to
have b9eu some certain sum. Without take
ing an inventory. Others have made great
er deductions than are allowed hy law.
such as expenses Ut labor and machinsey,
and new buildings. Where such EetuYne
are made under circumstances which show
| that there was . deliberate intent to mis-
lead the assessor or evade the payment Of
this proper tax, they ought to 30 fe-as-
sessed by the assessor. For thougha more
mistaken return, after IL has been exam
ined and the tax paid, may not be re-ex-
amined, any fraudulent return may be in-
quired into at any time. No man can be0-
eft BY his own wrong, and no time can
onre what il void or voidable by reason of
fraud.
| Where tax payer comes forward and
makes voluntary amendment Of his for
mer return, with the statement that 10
made an improper return under an honest
tsapprehensi0n Of the law, and You are
satisfied that he was not incitsd to this
course BY lear Of detection, y0u can Ieceiyo
his return II you are fully satisfied OF ~
correctness, without the addition Of any
penalty: But whom, upon investigation,
you ind person clearly guilty Of havtne
r th~ r.furo -. ~. 49,. H. ,ecI -,
-. ia oma hnn],,ea - - 80 ~ ryS,,.St- -
fran6. snd In addition rsrors ~ 80 - =
ia Coliecfor for snch aofion a. h .dssres
ht. Yours respectfully, s..
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A11A1Rs IN sAvAnNAH.-Rsv, Dr.. Cur.
- ~ tha N.~ v.-n ru...s... l.-..ss.
49,. 80 ~" -. Wv 's''... y 49,. -
mas peen vnsnne savannaA. He thus -.
scribes the condition Of that placss
anonaaious. Never ha16ra -" ~ -
societv dissolysd snd ~ 49,. =" 49,
3 most ordsrlv. and ~ ~ ~ a. ~ ~
| ~ nrevsila SverVvhsra. ahoulAer sk@ns
~ niantv. andnS. III saGies ~ nseA. Vi2S
~ Kin costa Nsrtisl Iev n n es,Ii ~.
vet Vs hsve como and anna ~ nie.sssss
yifhouf q 49, Snd hsve nnt - chsiSse..
"a. rhs nserose s srs evsrv~Ssrs ~ s and ~
tSsrs seems ~ but nttie eiounsins. 81 N:s..
|lv ~ Of them. hoth men IA Vemsn. ~
4 len their old mssters. Some of them ~
gone into the army, a good many are woet.
! oo1na ont under Shermsnsa orrie. 70 mo-
white citixens walk about listleeslv. sasinS
yacantlv into the facee Of the neW comerS'
apparently stupefied With lons endursi
anxiety now cufminated in DESPAIR. euch
manifest signs Of utter discouraeemsnt snd
staksl1 thar ali nnon tbs iss". ~ ~ :.
helIion And seainC i ncv avidart,s r.si-
inc rtav .ee,, e ,a.e .,S h.a.s :. IL =
he91is.vasi h1s thss m.rv Se.ths 49, s,.s....