The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-07
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claiming to be interested in the goods, wares, or
| merchandise so sold may apply to the Secretary
of the Treasury for remission OF the forfeiture
thereof, or any OF them, and restoration OF the
| proceeds of the said sale, which may be granted
by the said Secretary upon satisfactory proof, to
| be furnished in such manner as he shall pres
cribe: Provided, That it shall be satisfactorily
| shown that the applicant, at the time of the sell
and sale of the goods in question. and during
the Intervening time, was absent out OF the Unit,
ed States or i'll such circumstances as prevented
| him from knowing of such seizure, and that he
did not know of the same; ani also that the said
! forfeiture incurred without wilfu negligence
any intention OF fraud on the part of the owner
| or owners of such goods Ii 10 appHcatlon Ior
| such restoration be made within one year, as
hereinbefore prescribed, then, at the expiration
OF the said time, the Secretary shall cause the
proceeds of the sale OF the sald goods, wares, or
merchandise to be distributed according to law,
as in the case of goods, wares, Or merchandise
condemned and sold pursuant to the decree OF
competent court.
| Sec Ga. And be it further enacted, That the Of
flee of the commissioner OF internal revenue be
re organized SO as to include
One commissioner of internal revenue. with
salary of si& thousand dollars; and
One deputy commissioner, Win salary OF three
thousand five hundred dollars;
| Which offices already created, and the du-
tics thereof defined by law; and to authorize, I'M
der the direction of the Secretary OF the treasury
the employment of the following additional otli-
and clerks, and with the salaries hereinafter
specified, namely:
Two deputy commissioners, eacn WIFI u SALARY
OF three thousand dollars;
One solicitor, with salary of four thousand
dollars;
Seven heads of divisions, each with salary of
two thousand five hundred dollars;
Thirty -four clerks OF class FOUR forty-fve clerks
of class three; fifty clerks OF class two; and
thirty-seven clerks of class one;
Fifty five female clerks; five messengers;
Three assistant MESSENGERS, and fifteen labor
ers; and sufficient to pay the additional
salaries of officers, clerks, and employees herein
| authorized is hereby appropriated out OF any
money in the treasury not otherwise approprla.
| ted and this section shall take effect from and
after the the thirteth day of June, eighteen hun
dred and siXty-siX.
Sec 65. And be it further enacted, That all Of
fical communications made by assessors to col
lectors assessors to assessors, by collectors to
collectors by collectors to assessors, or by as
to assistant assessors, or by assistant asses
sors to asssessors by collectors to their depu-
ties, by deputy collectors to collectors, may be
officially ranked by the writers thereof, and SHALL
when So ranked, be transmitted by mail Tree OF
| postage.
| See 66 And be it further enacted, That the
Secretary Of the Treasury is hereby authorised 10
appoint an officer in his department who shall be
| styled especial commissioner of the revenue,
! whose Office shall terminate in four years from
| the thirtcth day of June, eighteen hundred ana
siNty-sX. 1t snail be the duty OF the special COM
missioner OF the revenue to inquire into all tine
sources oI national revenue, and the best methods
OF collecting the revenue; the relation OF foreign
trade to domestic industry; the mutual ADJUST
| ment of the systems OF taxation 10y customs ana
excise, with the view OF inSurlng the requisite rev
! enuc with the least disturbance or Inconvenience
| to the progress of industry and the developemeht
| OF the resources of the country; and to inquire,
from time to time, under the direction ol the sec
rctary of the Treasury, into the manner III whlcn
| officers charged wit the administration and col
lection of the revenues perform their duties And
| the said special commissioner OF the revenue
shall irom time TO time report, through the sec
Rotary of the Treasury, to Congress, either III tue
! form of bill or otherwise, such notifications OF