The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-10-25

TRANSPORTATION OF COTTON IN BoSp-
The Treasury Department has just issued ad-
ditional regulations concerning the transpor-
tation Of cotton in bond, to the following eff
feet
at having been represented that much
hardship and inconvenience is entailed upon
the smaller planters and farmers in the inte-
rior counties of the cotton producing districts,
in consequence of the enforcement of recent
regulations concerning the removal of cotton
in bond and that additional and much need
ed facilities would be afforded by allowing
bonds for securing the payment Of the tax
upon delivery Of the cotton at the point of
destination to be taken by the Collector of me
receiving district, instead of the Collector of
the district whence the cotton is shipped, as
prescribed by the egulations-series 2, No 5
issued from this office under date of July
81, 1865, the following additional regua-
tions upon the subject have been adopted for
securing the payment Of the tax, and as al
fording the measure of relief sought for: Par
ties DESTROYS of bringing cotton to seaports or
other places for shipment from other districts
will be allowed to do 80 upon executing and
delivering to the Collector of the district
where such seaport or place is situated q
bond, with two or more sufficient sureties.
approved by the Collector receiving it, condi-
toned for the payment of the tax upon all
cotton for which permits may be granted by
the Assessor of the district in which said cot
ton may be grown. pe.
This bond must be executed in penal sum
equal to double the amount of the tax on
the quantity of cotton intended TO be re-
moved and in hdnsttu at any Que time dur
ing its continuance, and Assessors will be
careful not to grant further permits upon any
bond when the tax upon the quantity already
permitted amounts to one-half the sum
named therein, until certificates of payment
of the tax on the whole or portion Of the
cotton transported under former permit are
received from the receiving Collector, when
additional permits may be granted. But in
no case must the tax upon the quantity under
permit and unaceounted for exceed one-half
the penal sum of the bond Thus if the bond
is given in a sum securing the tax upon 500
bales of 400 pounds each, when this limit is
reached, no fnrther permit should be granted
except upon the receipt of the certificate Of
delivery and payment as hereinafter provided
Immediately upon the execution of this bond
the Collector to whom it is delivered will
transmit retaining copy thereof in bis
bIllCe1 u tHc abocSbDT Vi bIic uiStFlCb WHENCE
it is intended to remove the cotton, who will
thereupon be authorized to grant permits for
the removal of cotton, upon application being
made by the principal or his agent. Upon
receiving this application the Assessor will
grant permits.
The circular concludes with Instructions to
the Assessor and Collector, and it is stated
that if the cotton has not been weighed be-
fore removal by duly appointed weigher,
the amount Of tax named in the permit will
be based upon the weight as certified by the
owner or proprietor of the gin house. In or
der to arrive at the true amount of tax to be
paid on the cotton removed under these con-
dition, it must be weighed upon its arrival
in the receiving district by the officers APP
dointed for that purpose, to whom fee of
rs cents per bale will be paid for this service
and upon whose certificate of the weight, the
tax shall be collected These regulations
are to be considered additional to, and as not
superseding, those contained in series 2, No
s, or additional regulations published under
date of September 25th, 1856.