The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-08-07

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TREAS DIR 7 OYrfcE OF INTER Rsv.,
Washington, Sept ls, 1867. !
For the more convenient designation
Of cotton ior transportation, ], may he
classi8ed IS follows
Claas A, consisting Of all cotton upon
which tax u paid Clas. - cotton 70.
moved fron district Of production to
ano<hsr district without payment Of tar !,
Claas c, Gotten removed from one point
% sao<nes In the district Of production
before payment Of tax Cotton should
b. described by thcsc designations in
bile Of ladins, nAnife.ts. wsybill. and
permits.
Each Assessor is required TO keep IN
account with each producer Of cotton in
his district, similas 70 the account kept
with manufactures Of gocds produced
BY them monthly
This account ~ill be debited with the
number and weigh. Of bales Of cotton,
weighed and marked for each producer
or owner. and must include also tho
number Of bales and weight Of cotton
transported under permit without pay.
ment Of 0x, statiae in such case the
weight A. asccrtaiasd before shipment
and shall be credited with the quantity
transported beyond the limits Of the
dis;.ict under bills Of lading and permits
xrantei by ne Assessor, or removed
upon payment Of the tax, as also with
the quantity, il any, sold and delivered
10 any manufacturer or manufacturing
company for consumption in the
district
The places already designated are as
follows
TEXAS.
First Distsict-lIouston, Galveston,
Sabine PAsa
Sccond District -Richmond, Walker 8
Station, BRENNAN, Chsppcll Hin, Alley.
ton, Eagle Lake, East Bernard, Mata-
gorda, Lavacca, Indianola, Hampstead,
San Felipe, Victoria
Third District --Seguin, Lockhart,
BAstrop, Austin, Caldwell, Cameron,
Marlin.
Fourth Dist ict-MiIl Creek, Jetierq
son, Marshall, Bethany, Magnolia
Under the proviso to section 3, the
owner OF the cotton may have II weighed
and marked wherever It may be in the
district, provided he pays the necessary
travelling expenses Of the officers who do
tho work. Ii ia presumed that these
expenses can be readily agreed upon by
the parties, but in case OF disagreement.
an appeal may be taken to the Commits.
sioner In no case, however, must an
oficer decline or delay to do the work
because Of such disagreement.
When cotton Is weighed at such
places, the services Of regularly ap.
pointed weigher may he dispensed with
provided the cotton, rs hereinbeforo di-
recied, provide for the performance Of
the manual labor connected with the
weighing and marking under the imne-
diatc oversight Of the Assessor or A.sis.
tant Assessor, who can receive no fee
and make no charge except for neccssa-
~ travelling expenses to place not des.
ignssed, and except = fec of five cents
for each metallic tag, which he will
collect from the owner Of the cote n
lf an assistant Assessor receives this
fec he vii. hand the money to his As
season, who will pay over all money re
cciycd by him Tor tags 10 the Collector
of his district, as hereinafter directed
The use Of metallic tags for the pur-
pose Of marking bales Of cotton win
"'iuase. ~ ..i."su ~ a.' tAses
- III ;. ...sl .Y' a '".s 'n' .aes arc
II. al ,.sl:.. &C., s 100 - H. 49,
hs,s;naf,.r msn,,o,ed " NV ''S
Collector. whcnsysr tho IN, !. Maid
nj, cot,on nr,,;n,slv w.;,haJ 49,
And tagged vii; mari q, cana ~ w.
marked nnon eseh hale win hrnah snd
mi or p.,n, in large Ie,,ers ,he xor a'
Tar Paid WV WINS
/. HAVING heen so,,d lv oxnsr;ao,.
Thai tho T',,n;sb;ns Of ;re-.asaf e,a;,;
ties for the removal of cotton withou,
prepayment Of tax is consistent with in