The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-30
College Of New Jersey.
the METROPOLITAN REVENUE BOARD.

The HERALD OF last Tuesday contained the main points
OF an order emanatng from Mr.. e. A. Rollins Comms-
Of Internal Revenue by and with the advice OF
Secretary McCuoch, establishing Metropolitan Rove
nue. Board, composed OF Colonel Isaac E. Messmore,
Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue; H. H. Van
Dyck, Assistant United States Treasurer; Mr.. s. G.
Courtney United States District Attorney, Southern
district Of New York B. r. Tracy United States District
Attorney, Eastern district OF New York, and A. o.
Keasbey United States District Attorney for Now Jersey
The duties devolving upon this Board plainly set
forth 10 the oraer, and need no repetition here.
On the 9th inst the Board at their rooms No SO
The Board Is actively engaged in perfecting rules and
regulations TO guide them In the performance Of the
onsrous duties necessarily dsvolving upon them. All
revenue Inspectors Treasury agents and special agents
orders. 81 IN
gagged In other duties for the government, the active
management Of the Office intrustod Colonel Isaac
nsssmore FOR long time acting as me Chief Of the
gained great insight into tho business OF dsation,
which will be one of the main functions Of the
Board Il 10 notorious fact that and extensive
frauds on tho revenue have been committed by manu-
aud whiskey than any other branch
ehsf frauds however are oommissed IL the bonds FOR
Withdrawing liquor from the bonded warehouses This
leak Colonel hessmore proposes 70 stop BY examining
every bond and referring the the proper oCes
70 ascertain the s0ivency OF tbs signerz
At the present time there dissriss at work in
Horos Revenue lnspscsor By order Of Colonel Mess.
moro. These seisures have been turned over to the
District Attorney Cor prosecution.
Good results anticipated from the appointment or
this Board and u hoped that she income from whs.
key hencef0rth will materially assist iiquidang tho
dsailed BY the Board look after the whisksy int
rest and unless regular and liberal returns made
very Few dserise within the precincts Of the Metropolis
tan Board will DO allowed 20 run. N1
.f ~ r~W HxRuN0 HELD YESTERDAY.
meeting Of the Metropolitan Revenue Board was
hoA Axlu
SO Cedar street. rhe meeting was ssctiy private but
Il ID understood that the Board had under
Win e s:sopa asss &: nss. @
Inc following resolutions IN reference 70 the duty Of
Revenue Inspectors were unanimously adopted:
- IS. sn each ksysngs report daily
p.s.ioS. % . .ss mss
oTnd q such ssauis and the evidence % sustain must
s:.:nss In;p.s:ss ether ens.r a,
~ s.'a . y an the
vSSa Sa:s = made within iii sSus
after such sucn application must Be
.sS
~ =
arguments WIN b admitted
make abstract FROM che Of the revenue
showing the services rendered during the month
The following resolutions In reference 70 the Iuspss
tors Of spirits were also adopted
Orded F1ss-That every general Inspector Of spirits
70 this Board every Inspection OF spirits by hlm
the Qu.ny nspec,ed for whom date and place OF inspse
ssoad-That before branding any spirits ~ recnedn
the Inspector VIII carefully examine the with
10 determining whether the same have actually been
fed redistied. The brand rectiaed placed
any package containing spirits except such
known 70 the trade as rectihcd spirits"
rccuned shall allow any person
his brand barrels packages containing dts
ted spirits, except In his presence will DO recommended
for dism ssal from the service.
Important Letter fren Commissiener RoIIlns.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 0vsIcx INTERNAL Revenue,
wAsuzsGros, juno rs, 1867. (
srRIn my letter 70 Collectors Of May Is, concerning
.ransporaon bonds and other NATTER which was pub
shsd in the Internal Revenue Record Of May, Is, an
exception made favor Of Withdrawals OF spirits for
transportation Ia bond the Pacific statss which IL
liable TO DO misconstrued.
II was not inlsndsd BY that exception allow spirits
which have been removed In bond from the bonded
warehouse which nrst placed bonded warehouse
class b. be Withdrawn IRON The latter for rsnsporta
in bond 70 the Pacific Ststss the law itself
allow tina Tue intenloa simply 20 provide for
the Of Temporary detention Of spirits, properly
withdrawn for transportaton n bond 10 the Pacific
States in m Atlantic port while waiting for vessel
In such case, the spts beng temporarily stored
safe keeping could be Withdrawn for the purpose VI
completing tue transacuon, no storage bond being
Quired la lnis cass. =. r. ROLLINS Commissioners
SHERIDAN Shook Collocsor Thirty second distrct New