The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-10


yesterday. There session of the Metropolitan
Board, and no seizures reported.
An arrangement for obtaining srsfuuds in case OF
ovorpaid taxes has light by which parties
ing the rum OF certain Offices within this dis
trict appear been making good thing hnan-
ciay. The Internal Revenue laws as they stood pre-
vous 10 their revision by Congress- required every per-
son engaged in certain specified occupations TO pay
special tax, either at the time Of commencing business
or In case Of business already established the LIST
day OF May In each year. This license was pros
pectiye in its character and rated in pro-
portion to tho amount Of business anticipated
TO be done during the year These taxes in many
based the amount of for tho year whole
aslc dealer whose Gales should not exceed $50 600 pay
ing $50 per annum and whose sales should exceed
$50 90 paying one dollar additional each thousand
dollars OF $4,000 But being required TO pay
these advance, nodeaier could, course know
what his sales would to Tor the coming year.
Ho was, therefore, required base bis OF sales
those OF the preceding year. Owing 20 many
the sales most of large wholesale dealers have
experienced large reduction during the past years
Those who overpad were entitled TO refund, when
on the expiration Of the license year. May 1867 they
ascerained and verified by oath before the Of
their district the fact that their GALES for the preceding
year had fallen below the amount which they had
paid tax In some cases this refund amounted 70 very
large sum. large number have not yet received the
amount due them, though they made application
cOnI0Tm0Q
rules and there to DO immediate prospects OF
the money being sounded
The largest firms in the city make their returns OF
sales ct the assessors Office and also their appca
tions for refund Perhaps explanation OF the
sof tho money being withheld DO from the fol-
lowing circular 1.-THE names are omitted which was adj
dressed last May 10 firm entitled 10 rfeund bur which
has not yet received It, by . certain Law ARM
To MnssRs. -, smsUnder your license az dealer the
Nay iI isss x sp1 - 'a''' . '' e''eA' from
ss 1:da nj S"i & e es q
s ss y O.
Expense o charges the claim .iIoSsd beg
70 att please answer at once.
All the papers necessary IN the caso Is blank, fur
nshed by the government, which readily be filed
affidavit of the claimant and requires the SIGNATURE Of
an assistant assessor the and the collector
the district in which the tax has been paid. These
must BIO appended before the claim be allowed
at Washington. The consideration seems to DO
for obtaining these signatures. The books OF the
assessor show at glance whether the refund Is
properly or improperly claimed. The references
alluded 10 are all TO we'll known houses who we must
naturally suppose had back as sst May submitted
10 the shave OF 20 per cent commission. placed their
claims In these lawyers hands and obtained thor re-
funds The law has now been altered so that dealers
mako returns on the first Of each month Of their Of
the preceding month. In this way the proper amount
is paid
Govcrnmcnt Seizure Of Tobacco House at
Rochester.
From the Rochester Union Nov ST.
For the past day two rumors have been circulating
in tho city that the United states government through
its officials here had detected fraud upon the govern
mont the part Of the well known tobacco house of
William s. Kimball, lately Suggett KimbslL state
ment OF facts expected 10 be proved by the govern
ment, has been furnished In July. 1865
the government claimed that there was due
them from suRgeu Kmbsli $4,000 internal
revenue tar but The arm was SLOWED time in
which 70 make payment AZ that tine Richard Ketchum
appointed Government Inspector OF Tobacco for this
district, and Il s claimed that be connived with the
firm 10 srub out is called, this Indebtedness at
the rate Of $1,000 or $4,000 per month, tho books OF
both parties being made 20 that ths government
would not DO apt 20 detect the fraud II Is also stated
that the monthly eales OF the holse reported
much lower figure than they really Ketchum know
ing that they fraudulent and he RECEIVING certain
percentage on the deficiency In August last Ketchum
removed and Otis Colo, formerly bookkeeper for |
Suggett Kimbali, appointed In his place Mr.. Cole |
suspecting something wrong. set work to fer
the matter. ana the result that rev days
Collector OF Internal Revenue and today an inventory
is being taken Of the establishment Yesterday
Mr. kimbsl was arrested by Deputy United |
states Marshal Keeney. and taken before
United states Commissioner clark. he was admitted 10
bail IN the sum OF $4,000 for examination to-day
Rufus Keller ESQ., became his bondsman. The amount
claimed due the government from Mr.. hmbs. IL about
s20 900. Mr. Ketchum II accused Of having received
about g., 600 for his completely In the matter
" addition 70 this, Is stated that the sales OF tho
house through petlers and 10 The retail OF this
,ity has not been accounted for 10 the government 10
nct claimed that Mr. Ketchum knew snythns about
his