Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-02-22
Tlle Gazette 4 Gptltet
From the New Orleans Times, 10th inst
PAYMENT OF THE COTTON TAX.

The following correspondence ID OF high
Importance to shippers Of cotton and other
products, and will servo, to ca9rsct, o
misconception OF tho operations Of the
excise law !. aA iaat 3r.[a3 HIa Ftr~
Coll Egrop's OFFICE, u. H., Internal Rssenae, ltt
ssccnd District Louisiana,
Baton Rouge, Rsb. 1eth, 1899.
10 TIE Eiitor Of tie ~, o. t7smss-- AZ tho
i'm prosaon still exists In tho minds Of
many persona engaged in The removal of I
cotton and other products from this dig
tfict, thst the tax IL payable In New Or
leans, ! beg you will publish, for the
benefit OF NIL concerned, the following lot
ters Of instruction which have boon evoked
from tho Hon. Commissioner Of this De-
puftment by n references TO him of the
matter IN question: ......
TREAsuRr DKPARTMmHT
Once Of Internal Revenue,
sErioE Washington, January aeth, isse J
I Sir l..., ...,.,.
7 Mscoucsptiop Of the tenor Of, the letter
written by the Hon. VIM. T.. Chandler,
Assistant secretary Of the Treasury,to Mr..
Loagpo, Surveyor Of Customs vt Memphis,
which hhs boeti extensively published
rotntnents, cuated to miyload tax payers
as 10 their action.in relation TO the removal
Of cotton has led TO much confusion In
serpe of the cotton producing districts, ind
caused many irregularities whore no in
tanton Of fraud existed.
You will inform all persons engaged In
tho removal Of cotton from your district
that In All oAsTs Tho tax must be paid
before removal from the district, except
whore tho duties are secured by bond under
regulations Of October 9th, 1855. I5 IS IL Ga
Worry respectfully. .. .r
d. g. WnrrnAr, ~
Deputy commissioner.
HENRY BAusHER, Jr., Collector I'd District,
Baton Rouge, La.
-.y.U #I1 TREASURY DEeAhxasar, D 2
CfTce Of Internal Revenue,
..r.. Washington, January Eth. 1see.b
\ 80 Ia ~, sff#u, .w#tna
AS heretofore instructed, You will COL
lect Tho tax on dfl taxable property leav-
tng Jypnr diBtriot; and in cass Che duty ON
cotton or other articles which may have
been asseaaed In refueed after deffa be-
ing made, you will proceed to collect the
saitg by dietraint and sale Of property, un-
loss tho articles are removed under bond,
ns provided by tho regulations Of October
bth, 1900. ,z. ~ -e
Respectfully, yours, VI
d. c. WHITMAN, ..
#.h" s5a'' Deputy Commissioner.
HrNEy BApmER, Jr., Collector Internal
Revenue, Baton Rouge, La.
Heretofore have avoided making dis
trnint aud sale Of property for tho tax upon
cotton which had boon shipped to New
Oteans; but as the practice has become so
prevalent, it is necessary that the iristiuo-
tons M contained in the above letters be
rRidly enforced. ..s E.l,.. ,.
] would caution all persons engaged Ia
tho removal Of products or other taxable
articles from this District, to obtain per-
mits for tho removal Of said products or
6thpr articles, either from this office, or
that Of my deputies, before removing the
earhe, " they would save themselves trou-
bio and expense. l..#la. tl1
Very respectfully,
4+f Your obedent servant, .f
HENRY BAUsHER, Jf.,
Collector Int. Rev. I'd Dist. La.