The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-01

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REORGANIZATION or the Bureau Of Ssafiscics.
General Walker. Director OF the Bureau OF Sta
tstics, has completed the reorganization OF his
oflce and has the whole force diligently at work
preparing the regular monthly reports which have
fallen behind since the time II became certain that
Director Delmar would have to withdraw. Mr..
EDWARD Young. who has made . reputation ~
statistician has been appointed by Commissioner
Wells Chief Clerk q the Bureau.
Land Once Business.
The Commissioners OF the General Land Onica re-
Gently transmitted to the Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs for delivery 10 the parties entitled 70 receive
the same. twenty eight patents embracing an area
Of $751; 2s2 acres for snds In the tenth section ma
t0nai reserve. In the State OF Kansas, issued
pursuant to instructions from the Secretary OF the
INTERIOR dated May s. 1883, under authority OF the
treaty OF Mar &c. 1884, with the KaskaskIa, Peoria,
Pi0nkeshaiv and Uiea tribe Of Indians; also under
the same date fourteen patents, embracing an area
OF 2os, s97 acres for lands In townships 1905 LOT and
l0S, north OF ranges a. IS 20 and ~ west OF the nth
principal meridian in the State OF Minnesota, issued
pursuant TO instructions from the Secretary OF the
Interior, dated December 49, 1868, under authority
OF the treaty OF April l5 1885, with the Winnebago
Indians, and an act Of Congress approved February
81, 1858, entitled can act for the removal OF the
VihuCS"bo Auuiuu1 IAV SoAS VI ""OhA aVoeis
tions in Minnesota for their benefit"
The Tax on Canned Fruits, &c.
Commissioner Rollins has written letter to the
Assistant United States District Attorney at Phia
delpnia, or which the following s an ABSTRACT
The act OF July 13 1866 amended schedule six, by
requiring to be stamped every can, bottle or single
package containing meats. shell fish, fish, fruits.
vegetables sauce syrup. prepared mustard, Jams OF
jellies, amer the flrst day OF October, 1868,
made prepared and sold, or offered or removed for
m In Tho tfAH 2tAt DrfnH IN Itfkf
time these articles were subject to an ad ya0rem
tax. Section los or The act. OF June 30, 1854. a.
amended by the act OF July Is, 1866, declares that
any person, firm COMPANY or corporation who shall
make prepare and sell. or remove for consumption,
prepared mustard preserved meats fish, shell fish,
fruits, vegetables syrups, jams and Jelltes &C.,
without athxing stamps den0ting the tax,
shall incur penalty OF fifty dollars for
every omission. Section 169 OF the same act, as
amended, declares that any person who shall SELL or
ofIcr tor SALE any Of the articles named In schedule
wae.n . tne articles were imported OF Oh 40
turer thereof and subject to all the duties, labii
ties and penalties imposed by law In regard to the
proper stamps, &C.; and imported articles made
subject to the stamps IN addition to the import duties
tices with exccptions namcd are soId n pSe orr
nal and unbrOken packages In which the bottles or
0tner enclosures were packed by the manufacturer;
the person so selling said articles shall not be sub
1ect TO any penalty on account OF the want
OF the proper stamps. The act OF July 10, 1866,
changed the tax on meats FISH, shell fsh vegetables
sauces, syrups prepared mustard, Jams and jeIlies
from the ad val0rem tax to stamp tax, and allowed
from the 18th OF July the date OF the passage OF the
act till the lat or october following for all persons
having stocks OF these articles hand to dispose OF
them prior TO the time when the stamps were re-
such artices whether in the hands Of producers or
In the hands or Dealers were required to be stamped
without regard to the time when they were manutac-
tured, prepared or produced whether they had or
had not previ0usypaid an ad valorem tax. The per-
son selling or offering for sale was held and deemed
TO DO the manufacturer and required to affx the
stamps. The act OF March 2, 1851. exempted from
tax canned and preserved fruits and shell fish, and
also canned and preserved vegetables, leaving fish
other than shell fish, sauces, syrups prepared mus
lard jams and Jees still liable to tax, and no sub
sequsnt law has removed the tax upon the articles
last named.
Security from the Dangers OF Coal OIL and
Petroleum.
Mr. Moorhead, on leave introduced the following
bill IN the House OF Representatives Friday. pro-
vding for the better security OF life and property
from the dangers OF coal oil, crude petroleum and
their products and for other purposes
Be 4 y the SENATE and House
after NE Of this act there sSali be levied and ca
lecsed. N such manner and under such regulations
cent. upon every barrel 's d.:s sis'ss'o g.
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g and :Ssy ss
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o. any person or persons other than the rsner
And BE- further enacted Secretary the
oil or petroleum. whose duty i shall Se 70 examine and in
spect and Designate the quality Of produc Of all oil
Territory district in the United States anv person
shall sell Or remove from any d,ie!y or refinery or any
Or any eaaed Without co%pns with
sn ai The sSs s 10 'S or sa
= q 81 offending ~ sss &c subject to penalty
petoni jurisdiction onehaf OF such penalties the
SIC And be further enacted. That, order to ascer
tain ne sa % :. Or "sI sos OF Or
known a. the .hre test such oth mode OF testing by
BY the Secretary Treasury and ali such oil when .
tested wss WI not sss a, lower than 9
number one renued oil; and Al such Oh whIch WIN ignite
said. and All 6enzine benxole nsphsha, gasoline
Ike products Of coal Oh Of petroleum and al crude oil
scch manner shall be approved by Secretary OF
SIC And be further enacted THAT before any such
distilled or refined OIL shall be taken from the premise. where
rohooped barrels casks and the heads Of al barrels
e sn % The w s be pss
white there sha be marked thereon, plain let
refined he same name Of he works and The place
sse o Inspected ss al and A1o s
ing 10 quality And al such distilled or refined "a
% sse ''s When sss..s psas ri
banzole, naphha, gasoline and all other dangerous
OF coal oil petroleum shall be barrels
casks the quality Aforesaid and the heads thereof shall be
painted red and the OF the person the company
who distilled refined the place where
TILED refined. Inspector inspected
same, and the appropriate number designating the
ura Of the contents Of such barrel cask shall be marked
thereon plain white etters aud AL crude OF or petroleum
shall be bsree1 In casks shall be put bar
% s1as 81 the ss e sss s sssS q ~sS
plain white rtiers and who shall falsely
or falsely marked any such barrel cask,
who put such
OF which are painted white aud marked with black
letters oil which will ignite At . lower tcmpera-
ture than no degrees when subjected 70 the test
napha gasoline other like dangerous product or coal oil
or petroleum crude coal oil
or s, not he painted and marked accordance
the provisions Of this and n person shall
or put such oil OF inferior quality ben
sne bcnsoe nAphs, gasoline other like products Of
coal petroleum crude oil petroleum
the color marks upon which indicate the
contents thereof being Of higher qualify; n per-
shall sell any such article product without stating 70
the the character Of the such
shall BE- subject 20 tho imposed By the
ond section Of this ac and n explosion. IRE other
disaster shall by any such violation of this
act such person offending shall pun
shed by Imprisonment for period not years
Srr And further inspector