Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-22

IMPORTANT TO PRODUCE DRALERs,-The
question having been submitted TO the Com.
missioner of In'erEai Revenue touching the
liability Of dealers IN produce to the special
tax as produce brokers. Acting Commissioner
Douglass states that under the law dealers are
exempt when the fruits and vegetables are the
products OF their farms or easae MS and sec
son who travels with one or more HOSES or
mules, peddliDg vegetables not the product OF
ms own farm or garden, Is liable as peddler.
Every person other than one having paid the
special tax as a commercial broker, or cattle
broker, or peddler, or wholesale or retail deal.
er, (Which is held to inclsde Wholesale and re.
tail liquor dealers. whose occupation it is TO
buy or sell agrcui,ural or farm products, and
whose annuai sales do not exceed ten thousand
dollars, is a produce broker. II Is not neces-
sary that be should sell TO the amount of : 900
Jer ann um to make him liable TO special tax.
Ii il Is his occupation, or any part OF his occu-
patton, to keep agricultural or farm products, or
TO sell them in any other way than by peddlIng
them in the manner above stated, he should
be taxed as a produce broker, without regard
to the amount OF bis pure bases, howeve large.
and also without regard to the amount Of his
sales not exceeding ten thousand dollars, un.
less he has actually paid special tax as com.
mercial broker. cattle broker, wholesale or re.
tail dealer, (including liquor dealers,) or ped.
dlers.
A man may be liable as a produce broker
even though he makes no sales at all, but makes
purchases only. II Will be noticed that pro.
duce brokers are not among those W hose liabii.
annual business exceeds one thousand dollars
or not A person who sells fruits and vegeta.
bles from a store or stand Is liable as a produce
broker even though his annual sales includ.
ing sales of all otner merchandise, do not ex-
CO. one thousand dollars, and without regard
to whether the fruits and vegetables are of his
own raising or not unless he has actually paid
special tax as dealer.
since this decision, the Assistant Assessor.
of this District have been notifying all persons
liable, and supplying them with blank appli.
cations for licenses. All farEers and market
women who bring produce 10 our markets,
however small the quantities, must now see TO
it that they have the proper license, other wise
they will be dealt with as violators of the Rev.
enue law This decision will cause much
grum bling throughout the entire country.
THRCHoRAL SoCIETY.-A number of GENTLE
men met last evening at the kirkwood House.
their object being to form singing club.
preliminary meeting for the same object was
held on Wednesday evening last, at MetZerott
Hall. The meeting was called to order by Mr..
s. r. Bond, Mr.. ID. l.. Burnett acting as secre.
stitution and bylaws made a report, which
was adopted after considerable debate. ssCho-
raj Society" was finally selected the title,
and provisions were made for active and iu-
active members and six oficers-President,
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Libra
rian, and Director. These, with three others,
constitute an executive board. The constitu.
ton provides that a concert shall be given once
a year at least, for paying the expenses of a
free lecture on the science of music. The com.
m!ttee recommended as a suitable place for the
meetings Of the society, q room under the new
Congregational Church, which was adopt1n
A vote of thanks to the proprietOrs of
Kirkwood House for the use of their rod
was passed. The Society then adjourned, -
meet again on Tuesday next Among the well
known vocalists Of this city who took part in
the formation Of the "Choral Society," were:
Messrs. q. q. Ever, w. H. and ID. L. Burnett,
w. Widney, L. E. Cannon, ]. l.. Parkhurst,
David and Harvey kohr, DIR. w. T.. Tilden, s.
r. Bond. J. b. Dawson, +. A, Chase, s. V.
Noyes, w. 5. Morgan, DR.. Frank T. Howe,
Samuel Young. l.. p. Seibold, Fred. w. Jones
s. J. kimball, Z. Eberbach, and others.