Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1867-05-25
App. OVID, February -. 1867.


\ Resolution to rrovd. for the ascertain
men, and apportionmcnt ot the proper
quota # the direct tax "f eighteen hun
dr.d ano sixtyone to the State Of West
Virginia aud other pur 9o,es.
Resoircd By the !Scnotc and HoUsc Of
Representative Of The Inird Suites oj
fmcriru IN Congress asscmb/cd, That, in
ascertaining the quota OF thu State OF West
Virginia Of the direct tax imposed by act
of August fifth. eighteen hundred and six
tv. one, the Secretary of the Tr, asuiy is
authorized and Girec,,d d to charge the said
State with such proportion Of the said tax
apportioned to the State Of Virginia
az the value of the real c, tate Of the coun-
ties now composing the State of West
Virginia, including Bcrkley aud Jrif'.is n,
bears to the value Of all real estotc of thr
then State of Virginia, MS ascertain-d by
the assessment for State taxation of thu
real estate of the said State of'Nirginia
in the year eighteen hundred and sixty.
giving CT dit to tho State of West Virgin.
ia for such par; of its proportion 20 aeccr-
tanned aS has been already paid.
Sec. 9. And he ii .fnrhcrrcSo',~d That
the State of West Virginia is hereby made
liable to all tiu les in relation to said direct
tax which are imposed bv law upon, ard
is emitted 20 all the privileges in the same
relation which are by law allowed to. OH
or loyal States: P,oridcd, That no liahii-
ty or buid"n Whatsoever is hereby i'm
posed or shall BE- imposed by said State.
arising in any way out of said tax. upon
lands included within the present limits Of
the counties of Br'kley and Jefferson. or
upon the inhabitants rs such, for the time
bang, within said limits, except upon
terms acc .p'ed hy mnjnrity vote of legal
voters residen. within said limits.
Sec. 3. And be- H furttcr resoircd That
the board of direct tnx commissioners for
the State of Virginia shall CONTINUE to
have the same anhoii'y to assess and col
lect the before mentioned direct tax in the
count es of Berkeley and Jefferson As If
those counties still formed a part of tn.
State of Virginia.
Sec. 4. And be it. further rcso1rrd. That
the Secretary o. the Treasury shall be au'
thorizAd to refund to persons from whom
money has ben received without warrant
of law, as in payment Of dues under the
direct tax, law, the SUM illegally collected !;
such refunding to he ordered on the pres,
entation, in each case, OF satisfactory evil
dence of the illegal collection.
Sec. 5. ind be IL further rcso1rea. That
the Secretary Of the Treasury is hereby
...aL..,ol = - 4 J;rcot,J - r,, ,,,.r1 thu c,r
ther c,!lrction within the State Of West
Virginia Of any part of the direct tax im-
posed by the act August five. eighteen
hundred and sixty one. uE'il the first day
OF June next. unless the claims Of the said
State against the United States are no
sooner adjusted.
Sec. 6. A~d be IL fsrtler resolrea. Tha.
sect On two of an &C, entitled An ac;
further to amend an act entitled An sr,
l for the collection Of direc; taxes in the in
c'ion.rv States within 'he United
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