, 1866-05-17
COLLECTION OF INTERNAL NEVE-
NUE.
The EIrat District OF Ill1nota-Sketch
OF operations from the Beginning
Amount Of Collections, Work and Cost.

The recent nomination Of Breyet Brigzdler Gel
e.al o. l. Mann, OF Joliet, 70 take the Office OF Col
jec;or Of Internal Revenue for the First Distct Of
lhe State OF nIinol1, comprising Cook Ceun.y,
marks IN epoch In tho history OF the
Of that o11ce at which We nay take yieT Of that
nrcsent Incumbent, Vas the dt1t ceutlctaan ap-
po1ated 10 the Office, and has conducted lis Affairs
vilt marked ability, combining the 1asc Qualities
Claims q shs povernneni. win Us aeiaiy 2 S,,a
and preserve the respect OF all with whom 40 had
dses. W. vi, EiySs r. me Ct ths oee
during the three Jssrs ind aevsn nonans nnee II
vas organized.
oree of Collector of miernel Revenue la1 tna Flsst
pIxl1,ct Of Illinois resched NE: Schneldes Sspsem.
ber lat, 1861, being dated 1t Washington. August
Tnenezer Peek had been sppotnted As Assessos Of
LII as oe. 9as Ses ta 81 Fhp
tseasSs5 u Fsss@wa. s
company ing Instructions authorized Mr. SNYDER 70
appoint deputy collectors N each sap-dlslret, ioi
whose Official rood conduct he should b responsl
| bic, Blt bond was d1ed at one hundred thouianG
dollars. Ills appointment Tas not senasmsS as
| The following March. when the senate ass*@o'es
| 4 new bond was tnen dled-
Immediately upon receiving orders, ~. Schncs'
| ter commenced the organization oi ~ depaT- &
meut Ills hret step Was to appoint samne1 r.. -
! Wari. Esq, a. Deputy Collector, Mf; Masu q aaa
dl!ed the Ode eve. sinc. With ds!ingultnea ao,t
| itT. On cUnsul,atton 1t Wa not tho1.nk e1pzu1a
nj to dtyide the county info collection &no-us'
tr1rts hnt 10 make al ta1es payable II sue eennsl
| nfFca' ~hirf Wst nxed In tho southwest corner ol
the Cu.tom uopse building; II ~as subsequently
rrmoYed TO IL preseus loeatlon--the Ioon III tne
noT,hWest corner OF the saua building.
! Wbeu the Office vas mt opened tbs lntstna
Revenue Law was In ererJ respect e1esedlpsly IN
i,f,nire. 4pd II VIA matter OF uauch doont a. &c
| how II would operats- Thees wa, however. ne
| hetl1a11pn in making known tho determ1naton
thc collector to enforce the Ia" IN all Cases aud Il
aaord every possibility for secufeauon IN ssae q
erroneous areeesmeuta. thoald any each os maos
jtnslarcs. Of this have been vary rate,1 the nrs
ihinx done waA to prepare circular Nhich y !
ssnt 10 The btc sr1 and dt.ilers, tnitrucnE then
how to make thstr returus IT Il due TO taose zen
fiumsu TO ray that, commencing right. thay h1F
ueyer rt1er trouble 10 the tollscior perhaps tnsr
Il no ist,ict In the United st2tsa where thsy ha'
| gwen 1ess.
Under the old law 4 teta1led report is rs1uire'
monthly from the collectors. giving full statsr
Of ali ,he collections inside in his dlsltcs, hhowin
rom whom and On what account COLLECTED. undS
thls rule the nt.t rctnEns were made for the Mons
| Of October 1867, Of 81 tcn The foo~in: u the sat
etanea licenses. $sao; Pas.ports. $l2' Fsrmsn'
ID Liquors, &, ~, 50 total IS, 651 80. Rather
! small lbeg1nning 10. Cook County. winch Rare -
| year as many Million1 II that month gave moi
tandsi We ri1e the following table ot NOUN
collections slice the beginning, Tor tho sake
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