The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-26
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
Spcclal telegr ans to the Dispatch.
WAsHINGToN, July %, 1870.
y,sorax Traffic I'm Manufactured
rEnN,nNaR,

J. The following circular ietSei was
Issued by Deputy Commissioner Douglas TO
the officers of the internal revenue:
/ anFor some time past the evidence has
tbecn accommodating at this office that con-
Il slant and illegal increasing trade IN manu-
I featured tobacco is being carried on In the
l rural and border districts of the South ana
| West, largely through the instrumentalltyy,
of peddlers and small manufacturers, 10 sell
their own products from wagons, travelling
through the country from place to place.
| II is alleged that these persons sell tobacco
much below the market value OF taX-pald
goods of the same quaiity, and at prices
| which preclude the idea Of an honest pay
ment of ill the tax due thereon.
"HoneSt manufacturers, who pay their
taxes bv afliXing genliine stamps Which
| have never becn used to all their goods,
complain of the unequal and unjust compc-
tition, and call upon this office for protec-
ton.
"These fraudulent tobaccos are put upon
the market by using: W Counterfeit
stamps; (2) by the use of genuine stamps
which are removed from packages which
have been emptied and ~ by the gather .e
| ing up of emptied stamp packages, or the
STAMPED portions thereof, and using them
IA second time.
"a thorough collection Of the revenue
! and the protection of the honest portion
| of the trade alike demand that this lille.
| cal and nefarious business should be broken
up, and persons engaged therein, directly
! or indirectly, Ylade to suffer the penalties of
| the law and to accomplish this object the
Commissioner relies upon the vigilance, en-
crey, and fidelity of local internal revenue
officers. ,
u. Officers must see to it that every
1 ,bn f,h hoe y,oiI
| cial taxes rs peddlers and as dealers in man
ufnctured tobacco. and has receipts therefor
which he can produce when called upon.
| 90, They must as often as possible visit
the factories Of such manufacturers rs sell
their products by peddling, examine these
manufactures books and their daily entries
of purchases, production, and sale eXam-
inc their stamped account to see If it tallies
with their sales inquire into the number OF
boxes manufactured or purchased, anu note
if any stamped or unstamped boxes, when
have once been used, are found upon the
premises or in possession OF any SUCH MANU-
facturer, and especially to see that only new
| boxes are used, and that the stamps arc AZ
| fixed and cancelled as prescribed III reSlla-
tons, series >, Nos.
IS. They must make frequent visits upon
all places where manufactured tobacco Is
sold, and inspect packages of tobacco and
their contents when spened; observe
whether such packages are new or have the
appearance Of being old and used Il second
| time, and examine the marks and brands
thereon. Every wooden package must have
printed or marked thereon the manuiactu-
rei's name and place OF manufacture, or tho
proprictor's name and trademark, and the
registered number Of the manutactory Thc
gross weight, the tare, and the net weight
of the tobacco in each package. These
marks must be plainly stcncllled, cut, o.
branded, upon the box; and, in addition
to this, every package must have affixed tht
label or caution notice. The officers mus
see that the number Of the factory ana Tine
manufacturers name on the box or c"utiol
notice or label agree with each other nov
the stamps are affixed and cancelled; care
fully scrutinize the stamps; and apply t!
them the tests Of chloride of POTASH, which
will remove the impression from photo
graphic stamps; see if the collector
n;ime is upon each stamp, and the dat
i when: issued examine also the dat
when each stamp was used. Ordlnarll.
these dates will differ only by a few days
as manufacturers do not purchase stamp
long in advance of the time when they ar
used. The first issue of the stamps OF flyt
pounds aud less have been called in 10
nearly year, and all such stamps found or
DONtS Ok tODdCCo Ill SOltilCSpioii V2oA w.
tered stamps are open to the suspicion o.
fraudulent OF second use.
a. would particularly recommend re
venue officers to keep close watch over thu
doings of tobacco pcddlers examine theil
stocks as often Us they are found trayellln!
through the country selling tobacco com
mel them to destroy the stamped portion o
every box or other package as soon as emp
tied, and upon neglect or refusal SO to IL
institute proceedings for fines and penalties
under the provisions OF section ", act
July 20, 1865.
sc,zc or cause to be seized all tobacco fOunt
outside Of any mandatory not having
stamps upon each package. These stamp
must not only be genuine, but they mus
he affixed and cancelled as prescribed b.
the Commissioner-to wit: Upon all boXe
and caddies of plug or descriptions OF chew
ING tobacco, the stamp must be affixed owe
one corner or angle Of the box or caddy-
the practice of attiXing registered stamp
upon the heads Of boxes and caddies is Ell
tirely inadmissible and in itself cause
seizure.
"They must also seize all tobacco having
affixed stamps that are counterfeit OF sup
posed to he counterfeit ana I'LL package
or tobacco having thereon stamps Whlci
have been before used, or where the ap
pearanco Of the stamp and the attendan
circumstances are such as to raise a strons
suspicion that either the stamp or TIT
stamped box or caddy has been used ;
second time and in all cases OF known ant
wilflil fraud the person or persons perpc
tratino the same must be held to answer To-
their crime.
"By vigorous and increasing efforts OF
the Dart Of the local revenue officers tines!
frauds can and will be suppressed, and IL
the expectation Of this Office that such VII
soon be the case.
| ~. w. DOUGLAS,
deputy and Acting Commissioner OF In
tcrnal Revenue"
Rights OF NeutraIs.
1t has been stated in print, and truth
fully, that the principal cause of complain
on the part of General Grant against Mr.
Motley was that, in spite of directions t.
the contrary, he wrote his own instruc
tons for his intercourse with the Govern
ment of Great Britain, and it is assumes
that therefore the Alabama claims contro
yersy was not presented to Great Britain Il
substance rs our Government would haV
had it submitted, and consequently In
twhole subject will be again taken up D
Dir. Motley's successor, MIR. Frehne
huysen. From IN authentic source you
correspondent learns that as matters nov
stand Dir. FreDnshuysen will not
charged with the conduct of the ala
bama claims controversy, the subJee
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