The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1869-08-21
The Income Tax.



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to'l'cf"rs' nr,hS III us nature I'LL ln'lu,>l-
t"rlal tax. lhe Taxpayer IS req GnlFrd 10
declare ChaC ms pi"i'S III ."''S'''S>
;'mouas TO- ana th' dln'feht sources OF
ms INCOME IL his 'h!i'"N h!f',' n' IL >"'
arleh one ne Is require" I" 'cc'''e 'i>
amount and what ne pays 1'r Tue rent "l
ms dwelling ana the otner expenses 10
when ne Is sn.]ect' lie Is require" 10
declare nis WE income. IL Any s'c H'\''
ana IL HIS ch1leireh refei't "nt S"''' E.
that also must oc disclosed. ne must
i5g!'e detailed list OF an his property
say what stocks ANA ofN'r >rc"r't'es lie
owns whether he mas noH-ht or Soid any
stocks or other property and the 4ues-
uons are SO lraihed lis 10 Imply 'iat 'he
return Already naoe IS 1a!se return.
lho whole proceeoln? IS aht'-Amer'rln
ana offensive IN the highest degree. nne
! there Is still another cons slderation "ilcli
Is Jhsti! caic"la1Go 20 make the TAX
ne ,eeis Ilat nc - paslns n'o,ts ICY ~ 'esS e
lor VIC pu'l"se ol s"ip''>."? wv ~
eInrnene ana teoueln5 'ne sal,oni. uen' ;',1',
tnah for tne support ol ,n army ol niie
ana "orthIess o'hce-noIue's Nll". J." .ne
| extent OF theif opportunity "IPloptl''1, ,
10 'neif own o' "se these n't'u.i -e"lneu
no'les: nc 'aA-p"st' ts..s 'ts, 'na. ne -
nsa''e W suPpor' '"o n'"''u' '"." ~
san,e .. INC Wv G, ''non a"t e., 't ~ 49,
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iuAoi 'cs ~ VIM" Nn'" 'n a'''.s'. .,'
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on 81 to. " ; l."t+Ia IS
C.s ~ w. os. eAps oatnr sra 1ol,ars s''t ha; m
.Ira e. liz, ~. 70 ,,i,oaa .t '.o,b
sonear,s ~ - a. " Siunar Nv 49, V,w tho snt,r,
~ tb;s aff;c;,1 admitted of M such ex,
tr,vonanaa 90 +b;s ond f,,rn;shad a ;,st
aef n,n,,1a;nt .,a;nst +bo Cnrsrn
n'snt fnr -. t.Iarat; re nf s,,ch an ot,;c;,l
trI;a ,.n :, no1, aae, ,,,tar IN +,,e (.nv.
ernment in nnw,rds Of 1ne hundred and
&C., thnrs,rd dollars axd bo g hn.n nnh-
lisied "a snch Int 90 1f,r there has been
no % nn,;s,,ment in h;s case nor anv re-.
cnverv a." p ~ tho n,onav.0An eminent lawver
of tbis citv lately Informed rs that the
J.falcations of officers Of the Revenue
Danartment in I.dE;diana alone amount-
al to ov.r~;x huEaEo,1 thons,na do1,,rs
Vonc of these dlfanltars have ever been
have bought themselves off from punish