New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-07
INTERNAL REVENUE.
WASHINGTON, Aug 6.-Ghe Secretary Of the Treas
ury has issued the following circular addressed to
Collectors of Customs:

WASHINGTON, aug O,--lnc StCTel1Iy VI buo Altae-
ury has issued the following circular addressed to
Collectors of Customs:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Aug T. 1853.
SIR: attention is directed 10 sections Nos a. 81 81
S. 49, 49, aud lOs Of the act OF July 20 1858 entitled Al
for other purpOses Under the nth section all manufac
turcd tobacco and snuff not including cigars, imported
from foreign countries previous day Of October,
1863 is required 10 be placed In bonded warehouse OF
the United states at the place OF Importation and cannot
be withdrawn from such warehouse nor be entered Tor
consumption transportation III the United states ppor
to the said lst day OF October lSs You VIII pereeve
also that the same section imposes upon such imported
tobacco aud snuff In addition 10 the import dutee the
manufactured United States and requires that the
same stamps respectively sha he affixed. The $50 sec
tries after the passage OF this act shall, in addition 20
the import duties imposed on the same, pay the
3aA t,le United sfates and have the same
stamps affixed Such stamps shall be affixed
they are in the custody of the proper Custon-HOuse
officers and such cigars shall not pass out OF the custody
Cancelled The import duty isprescrbed by the proviso
at the end Of Section 81 10 wit 81 80 per and 25c ad
ton IN the following words On cigars Of all descrp
tons made OF tobacco any substitute therefor, IS
pounds per thousand 81 so per thousand When weigh
ng not exceeding pounds per thousand s. per thou
which reoiTe the use Of stamps shall take effect at the
end Of GO days from the passage of this act and that the
delay may be stu further extended II deemed necessary
by tie Secretary Of the Treasury The last clause OF
ton provides that cigarettes and cheroots shah be held
holds that under the 18th section all manufactured
tobacco aud snuff imported after the passage Of this act
and until oct 1865 must be warchOnsed, and 50 remain
until said Oct ], 1868 Cigars cigarettes and oheroOts
imported after the passage Of this act are required TO
pay the Of import duty, prescribed by the
prOvisO the end OF section ST. above referred TO- and
The new internal revenue tax prescribed by the
8lst section, above cited. You Will observe that
section IS requires that all cigars shall bo
packed in boxes not before used for that
purpose containing respectively IS, 80, 100 25O and 800
cigars each and Section 90 intends this provision to
apply Imported cigars that they cannot be permit
ted pass from your custody without being packed,
whether imported In that condition otherwise. But
under the provisions Of the l0Sth Section Internal
Revenue stamps required within the time limited ny
that In all respects the sevcrel sections
above cited referred take effect from and after the
assage Of the under the last clause OF Section ga
above quoted Tie provisions I'm regard TO packing also
extend cigarettes and cherOOs The law docs not
abolish the ordinary CustOm.IIous stamps now in use
and placed all packages Of imported cigars, but they
must be affixed to the boxes in which they passed out Of
your custody.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, IL 10 under
stood Will at early day issue regulations for the col
lection the Internal Revenue cigars cigarettes and
cherOOts, and until stamps are provided you wl be
fore permitting segrs &c. to pass out OF your custody
require tue production Of satisfactory evidence under
said regulations OF the payment OF said tax. Very
spcctfully. Ii. MCCULLOCH, Secretary Of Treasury.