The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-08-15

penalties imposed nv and NOT ncon ssten with fbe
provisions of the reoedinc, sactions f tbis oct and
The commissioner Of internal rava1ra snbact n the
approval Of tha secretarv If tba traasnrv shall mako
all necessary rules and REGULATIONS for ascertainn the
weight of all cotton 10 be assessed and for appropTi
ateIy marking the same and generally for carving into
effect the foregoing provisions And the sec'v Of the
treasury is authorised to appoint all necessary
tors weiohers and markers of cotton whose cOmben-
sation shall be determined by tbe commissioner Of in
ternal revenue and paid in the same manner as inspec-
tors of tobacco are naid
SEC g. 1ad be ii ftHer enqcteR That the act entitled
:" An act to provide internal revenue to support the
government to pay interest on the public debt and for
other purposes" aDproved Juue thirty eiohteen hun-
dred and sXtv-four as amended by The act of March
three eighteen hundred and 81 yyGye be and the same
is hereby, amended as follows viz:
That section five be amended bv addno thereto The
following: And any INSPECTOR or reyen1e AGENT or
special agent appointed by the secretary of The treas
ury who shall demand or receive anv conpensation
fee or reward other than such as are provided bv law
for in regard to- the performance of his official du
ties or shall be guilty of any extor0p or wiIIfn on
preston n the discharge of such duties shall up6n
conviction thereof in any circuit or district court of
the United States having jurisdiction thereof be sub
ject to fine of not exceeding thousand dollars,
10 IMPRISONMENT for not veeednr ope ear or hnh ri
the discretion of the court and shall be dismissed
from Office and shall be forever DISQUALIFIED from hold
ing any office under the Government of the United
States nd half Of the fine so innosed shaII Ee
for tbe use Of the United states and the oar half far
the use of the person to be ascerainad by the iudp
ment of the court who shall first give the information
whereby any such fine may be im6osed
section oirht he amended hy striking ont of
said section all after the words ftun an aDDC:DtUent
filing the vaccine, shall be made"
That section fourteen be amended by striking ont all
after the enacng clause and insartii,r in I;a t,aroof
the following That in case any nerson shall he ab
sent from h or her residence or Mace of business nj
the time an assistant assessor shall ca for the animal
list or return and no annual list or return has been
Tendere! Y such DeTsen to the assistant assessor re-
ouired by law it shall be the duty Of such ASST ant
assessor ia leave Mt such Dace Of residence or business
With some one Of suitable are and discretion if such
office n nete ar memorandum addressed 10 such per-
SON reaIIirn hin, or her TO render ia suc assistant
SCISSOR the list or return required bv law within ten
days from the date of such note or memorandum veri
fed bv oath or affirmation And if auy person on be-
mo notified or reaired ss aforesaid abaII refuse or
NEGLECT 10 render sch list or return within the lime re-
onred as aforesaid or if n nprson without notice as
foresoid shall NOT deliver monthly or other sf or
return at tbe time required nv law or if any, narson
shall deliver or disclose to anv assessor or assistant as
SCISSOR any list statement or return which in the
oinion of the assessor is rse or fraudulent or con
tans any undersateuent or undervaIuaop Il shall be
iog,f1 f,r tLe assessor 10 summon sncT nerson Iii.
aant or other rerson bayin.r Dossession cnsody or
care Of books of account coHtannr entries relating to
H. asa ar b3siness Of such ,,ns or 1y other nor,
son he may deem proper to appear before such assessor
and prodUce such book at a time and place therein
named and TO give testimony or answer iuterrogato-
ries rndpr oab or affirmation resnectinr any oipcts
iabIa n f.v os foraeaid or +,a lsts sfatn,,,nfs o,
returns thereof or any trade business or rrofession
iiaLIa o a tax as aforesaid And the assassor NAV
summon as aforesaid any Dprson residing or found
in yli Eifu md
rLan tIa Dorson Intended m he summoned docs nat
rsida and cannot he fonnd within sucb statc the
snssor nav enter any coectop district yyhern such
nerson ro he foupd and there make the evar1fnata
Fcrpinbafore authorised Ard n his end he sIoII
tIarn have and ,.,a a,-aTcisa an The mower and anfhor
t bn HAS or NAV lawfully exercise in the district for
,viirb IL Il commissioned The Summons authorised
Inv This section shall in all cases be served bv an assist
ant osessor of tba district where tbe ners6n 10 whom
il is directed NAV be found bv an tfsfpd onL deliy
cred TO smell nerSon in hand Or ig al his and usual
ace of abode allowing such person at the rate Of one
fov of pacb twenty five miles he may he renIirpd IN
trsroi coT1ntad from, thn gca of scrvica t he isce
If av3rnnation. and the Certificate Of sery;ca sied
bv sTcb assistant essassor sLa he avidance of thc
fSct II states on Tho Tearny Of an a,riratior, fr an
aoL,,an. md whom In Summons rag,iros to mo
G1cfion If HOOD il shaII IL sIfriarti r. sSa boLPr
Described with reasonable certainty In case a1, er
SON ca Summoned shall 17eIact ,I IN I! lI
s,,r13,,,s or n cva tasroSn or 40 a,.,-o,. IN t,
+r; ~ rra,;5 i Ill 6 I,Err'I ~ +I Z =
o,,Ir ~ tbe i1daa Of fba disric4 court ar - a c;
sion9r of tbe crclit cour or bo limited States f +
district within which the nprson so summoned resides
f1r m ,afrst siIr Irsor az far c9,ta1rt
II shall he the dntv Of sneb i,I3ge or cornissioa m
hear sucL arnI;cation and IF salts sf,ctor, ,aof I
made 10 issue an attachment directed to same nroner
officer for fhe arrest of smell porson and mon i he
inc brought before him TO proceed to bearing of fbe
case and uDou such hearing the iudoe or commission
er shall have power to make such order as he shall