, 1870-01-27
The Tax nn Produce Brokers'
TIE following correspondence hss takea place:
HoCFE OF REPEEsgNyAfIvEY.t
WASHINGTON, La.. IL. 1915.

WASHINGTON, JA7. Is. 1875.
Ho1- cotasnSus Dstano, tomn.sssionev o/ fnurnaI
DIR Sir: The public prints, especially :aose
Gently referred tD terms more CT less etu!lctt but
ln 10 .t,nce that hare o~sersed Wl.a .uf-
i ns:eEt e. ast1nctEe.s = convey teaalse 'dea Of
9. foufe, requiring tae Aueesara ct IaEer vi
ReTe1as 10 aaseas rne spec,ai brokerage tax upon
market and there sell from tne.r own wazoEs tne
p1oouee Of 1nsis oFn farms OF gardens.
As A. representative of district ~hch. perhaps,
interest IN thi4 Ea;ter, lake the liberty 70 sd
dress @ @you. On behalf of the large numees Of ms
tax Noufd be a. oserous. oppressive aId Ut i1ss
burden, and to tcqutAt that ron VIZ, kt yoQr
saintst g: convenience. 11fotm ne onc1allI Tnas
orctca:cs in relation to the rraiIee: aud II 1ucb
DECISION a. L nbore rcfes1ed 10 as been rendered,
rely fcr Jour lnierpretsiion Of tae taW. u"
obed ICE n1noF to b. r s4ssssRy ,eaf
1,p!5 win The itMowins ecclosure, addressed t.
t;;d .; y. Jshnson, E:q, Asie.Ror Of the Tn1rd Dis
ttics' LetaIor, onso:
OFFICE OF INTERNAL RErKSCE,S
WAsa1sarox, Jau 10, ls71.
SIN: C0.rr1a1nts EJe made At this otlce Ec1t
the Assistaat Ancestors your dstr:c: aEe giving
10 100 s9es ccn.tIEetoa 70 he laE and ne ruling
to te, tae pioduc:s of bis own farm from ! s:aI
o. stand y reqnned 70 paya tp{csal tsx . pro.
uae s. thss y e1
ether than ore hsr,rg p ID tne special tax - .
SsoIer e,sr of Or g se 6FeEsf o. Whole.
drcsa ar snose aaruai ssIe5 DO not exceed ten
piessr- 'S' '''A's ~ @@o'o a. . ptoooee
In determining the liability Of 3 farmer tn n,
lrqouo whether It s lis oc=un asion 10 5n, or .eT
se7ieu'tufas or farm producfs and aiso vne. her
he els l. eI.ppssd = sssM that :ta1 D any osner pro.
i : proy!dta il seesion Il Of 4ne acs o, Jan.
g, 1sa4, as are1ted By the &C: Of Jn;y u, IsSa-
for seflrR their own PRODUCTS at Tho nj Ia -
p.od1cttoa. &C., aud IN Eassxysph Il of a.ctioo
t.5 tos pseal1g the pScaocsa ot hi. osn fsssn Or
These are The on>5 exceptions lind u, Is It
has eeeR tl&lued, It waa not the 1 eect,ou Of
Ce.Rrets TO lax fs7aaeT tor sel'lha taa prodoc
O. htA oEr fatG In ao3 TAJ Whatever, Il would
ts1s snould have @ 5ssa % msds Il ii. % fssor' VIZ W.
Rrbnld he have c9tn e1tmptet from noa-exlks-
tnK tax7 Howevc! de..oas ! may be 70 se..eye-
f11meTB IRON tax f0E ceiling fhe pT1docta Of theit
cwn fsrrs, ar3 unaaa u ED any legal a7thaIf-
" 10 dolt nn,s their occupation 70. Sell .aem.
txre.ttons ahs7e mentioned. The TuiIaY rnner
| which ptrsou who nakea It h:s cccup1eoa Is
ss!l 1ne Pioacs.s e his oT9 !ara rom .tand :
a..nx HIM eaa beosst ct all douo:s respecting nia
ltshhtE.
i. eanto9 ordinarily BE- said 10 ba the occupz.
slon ef tbs 1alEes to EEL bis PRODUCTS. ISIS rn
oec1ratca to rn3Ae them. Tna sel.iux ta an 5re1
oert 70 the production. It Is oa,5 useu be t,afea
tuca sx1t his fe0nar ma constant burfnexs tn7k
he shncd pe required to pty the tax.
fuu Sill SEe your asalstaota the nsee5ss17 tn,
sffuct!oo1 Eno Will tate spec1nl p1toa to s71se
liberal corsn Attlon OF lha law IN thar oeAa,f ts
~alos zoe pFsd1ce1s- Fes1 respectfully,
,Et4ueol u HE1AND, Coz 1r4isaio1et
VI. hee7e1 haa pTepaytd resolution gntca he
Es:td1 20 oGeK tc The Ecz1e ii Rtpyrseainsiree.
GSccun2 Of The Lag. -'&