The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-10-31
Transportation of Cotton in Bond.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23-The Treasury De-
partment has just issued additional regula-
tions concerning the transportation of cotton
in bond, to the following effect:
1t having been represented that much hard
ship and inconvenience is entailed upon the
smaller planters and farmers in the interior
counties of the otton-producing districts,
in consequence of the enforcement of recent
regulations concerning the removal of cot
ton In bond, and that additional and much
needed facilities would be afforded by allow
ing bonds for securing the payment of the
tax upon delivery of the cotton at the point
of Discrimination, to be taken by the collec-
tor of the receiving district, instead of the
district whence the cotton is shipped, as pro-
vided by regulations, series 2. No. 5, issued
from this office under dafe of July 31st, 1866.
The following additional regulations upon
the subject have been adopted for securing
the payment of the tax and as affording re-
lief sought for. Parties DESTROYS of bringing
cotton to seaports, or other places for ship
ment, from other districts, will be allowed to
do so upon executing and delivering to the
Collector OF the district, where such seaport
or place is situated, bond, with two or
more sufficient sureties, approved by the Col
lector receiving it, conditioned for the pay
ment of the tax upon all cotton for which
permits may be granted by the Assessor of
the district in which such cotton may be
grown.
This bond must be executed in q penal
sum equal to double the amount of the tax
on the quantity of cotton intended to be re
moved and in traasitu at any one time dur
ing its continuance, and assessors will be
careful not togrant further permits upon any
bond when the tax upon the quantity al
ready permitted amounts to one-half the sum
named therein, until certificates ofpayment
of the tax on the whole, or a portion of the
cotton transported under former permits 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 unaccumulated for exceed one
half the penal sum of the bond.
Thus if the bond is given in sum secur-
ing the tax upon 500 bales of400 pounds
each. When this limit reached no further
permit shall be granted except upon the re-
ment as hereinafter provided. Immediately
upon the execution of this bond, the collec
tor to whom it is addressed, will transmit it
(feCdlnlnS copy thereOI IN IulS Ouce,) &c
the assessor of the district whence it is in
tended to remove the cotton, who will there
upon be authorized to grant permits for thu
removal of the cotton, upon application be
ing made by the principal or his agent. Up
on receiving this application the assessor vii
grant permits.
The circular concludes with instruction
for the assessor, and collector, and it is stat
ed that if the cotton has not been weighed
before removal by duly appointed weigher
the amount of tax named in the permit will
be based upon the weight as certified by tn
owner or proprietor Of the gin house. In or
der to arrive at the true amount of tax to b.
paid on the cotton removed, under thes
conditions, it must be weighed upon its arm
val in the receiving district by the officer
appointed for the purpose, to whom fee o
25 cents per bale will be paid for this service
and upon whose certificate of the weigh
the tax shall be collected. These regula
lions are to be considered additional to, anc
as not superseding those contained in serie
2, No 5, or the additional regulations pub
lished under date Of September s5th, 1855