The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-12
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, May IL.
A general order has been issued from
the headquarters of the army assigning
large number of officers to duty as
Indian superintendents and agents
they are ali officers who were left out
of their regimental organizations by
consolidation of the infantry regiments.
The Post Office Department has re-
ceivqd a telegram from Promontory
Point stating that the mails have been
delivered at that place to the Central
Pacific road, and that the through line
has been regularly established. The
Butterfield Company were last week
informed that their contract would
cease on the junction of the roads. The
cost by the Butterield route for trans
porting mails was 81, 100 a mile, and by
the railroad 5000 mile per anuum.
About thirty clerks were removed to.
day from the Office of the Sixth Audi
tor of the Treasury and several Other
dismissals in other bureaus are to take
place Immediately. The appointment
clerk has issued stringent 1nstructlOns
TO the subordinates in his office, forbid
ding them to give any information con-
cerninS the removals under his super
vision, either previous to or after they
have been made. The object of this is
TO prevent any of the parties designn-
ted for removal annoying that officer
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A letter of instruction has been ls-
sued by the Secretary OF the Treasury
to the Internal Revenue officers, rela-
tive to tax on foreign capital, and pre-
scrfbing the following additional resu-
latiOns relative to taxes paid the gov
ernment from the dividend interest or
profits due to non resident aliens, prior
to March 10th, 1866. requiring the an
nexed evidence in addition to that here
tofore required.
FTrst-rhe affidavit of the nOn-resi.
dent setting forth his present place OF
residence, also his alienage and place OF
residence at the time when the taxes in
question were withheld, and that ha Is
the identical person entitled to receive
the amount SO wlthheld; also specniy,- J.
ing the amount which he or the bank
company or corporation is entitled 10
have refunded.
GSecOnd-An affidavit of a creditable
person that he is we'll acquainted with
such nonresident alien, and knows
him to be the person described and to
have been a nonresident alien as
claimed.
IHtrd-The officer before whom these
aflidavits are verified must certify that
he knows the person so verifying before
him to be creditable person.
Fourth-A certificate of the consular
agent and other official representatives
of the United States In the country IN
which the affidavits are made that the
etteststion to such alliddvits are genu-
inc and made in accordance with the
form of the law by duly authorized
officers.
Ftfth-When applications are made
by u bank company or corporation.
satisfactory proof will be required OF
the fact that the bank or corporation
has paid TO non resident alien or legal
representatives the sum withheld from
him under section 120 or section l22 OF
the act of June 30th, 1864.
ISiIth-When application is made di-
rectly to Commissioner of Internal
Revenue by a nonresident alien, he
will be required TO prove that by the
insolvency of the bank company or
corporation by which the amount oftax
was withheld or other sufficient cause,
he is unable to obtain payment from
such bank company or corporation.
ISeventh-In all such cases evidence
of the receipt of the money by the
United States, required by existing
regulations on the subject of refundlng,
must be furnished. In case OF the death
of a nonresident alien the facts rela'
ting to him herein above required, 10
be verified by his own affidavit, shall
be established by the affidavit OF the
legal representatives of the estate ofth
deceased, or other credible person cog
infant of the facts of the case, with the
same corroborativee evidence as is above
required.