The New York herald., 1871-03-30
THE INCOME TAX.
Formation Of nm Organization TO Abolish tho

FORMATION OF nm Organization 20 ABOLISH ene
Income Tax.
Under the name OF the Anti-Income-Tax Associa
tion OF New York body OF citizens has combined
TO overthrow this exceptional revenue raiser. The
following are the officers elected at meeting re-
Gently hed:-President, Henry e. Davies; Vice
Presidents, Jonathan Sturges. John Jacob Astor.
Peter Cooper, Edward Mathews, Isaac Sherman,
William A. Booth, August Belmont william Ast0r,
James M. Brown, Stewart Brown, James Brown,
Samuel Sloan william Alexander Smith. Seth B.
Hunt, Henry G. Stebbins. William =. Dodge, Jr.,
James Stokes. william NJ. vermiye, Courtlandt Pal
mer, William G. Bryant: Executive Committee,
Nathaniel Sands, Benjamin B. sherman. Paul N.
Spoflord. William H. Guion, Anson Phelps Stokes;
Treasurer Paul N. spoGord; Secretary. Miron
Winsl0w. IS 6ft laau gt aN@ $685.
The following is the address adopted by the organ
The & x.ssolaeiea Of Now York desire. to
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The income has since that IL was nrt levied
20 oppressys and unas and which ali hoped and be.
WAS owing the prevalence Of the feeling that such bur-
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should lsyisd and collected until and including the year
1870 and no longer" The tax found to be not only
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against lis The Of the considered
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BY the acts Of 1870 and the number oi paving
Ing the tax remaining the as under Tie former act The
OF Internal Revenue has himself stated that
the cOan!ry nearly the colecisd and IN
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ployes may be kept in office.
tax i iha. uncons!i.uOna As free citizens oagh
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liberties the strong foundation free goyernment
and the rule Of appoionmen. ImDos duties and
alone were 70 Os o. sa By the former rule Article section
AZ aus and excise, shall 20 uniform through
acccrdna 10 sCs aoco1 pssarapS Of h:
constitution 10 Be sooo:dns to the rao Of appor
of i tho ss.ss. NJ pensar Hs1
request gentlemen Interested which
was published .oms ;ms % since in our & daily papsr. say
have sasmit!sd e ana yvs the result: which ws
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other direct the constitution and should be
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act imposing such tax are therefore, unconssu
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superintendent prescribed BY the constitution which
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HaTiCrr SECTION o paragraph mo capitson or other
direct g P,opS.ssn
BUT plain to every mind that income tax could no
without working great Injustice be sd sccordng 70 this
YET differ vastly sns proportion rs:pecsvs
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much heavier burden OF taxation In proportion to the amount
income tax, therefore could WIN Justice be LAID
according c the rule Of and to lay according
ona because only duties mpos and excises can be laid
Ccnsrsss ha. depart from the rule laid down
ana ~ M m so derived M se
which repasnant to the constitution Is null ans vod
Tie Congress laying is
support the principles here expressed that this
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tu.onai Of the act imposing this tax the power Of Con-
and collectors to levy and collect it, ''' A'''''''
The members the association to make their
return OF gross income the law requires, but do
under protest that they do not, by making such return
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mand the of the collectors to collect the tax
Forms this protest have been printed and be obtained
by applying to the secretary OF the ASSOCIATION Proceedings
proper
duct these proceedings The result which the association
confidently hope attain will be to the act imposing
the unconstitutional and TO prevent the from being
collected All who interested to have this result accom-
carrying out its objects They do by calling at the
office OF the secretary OF the association No. Chambers
street, and signing the rolls
Some urge as reason Tor not taking any steps In this
that the Is to be imposed only for short
period but have guaranty that the act win not be
the period fixed for its limitation has expired
II first clearly provided in the previous act that the
tax should be levied and imposed until and no longer
utona escape the payment Of the tax for the period
that to last and prevent its renewal. All who
desrous therefore, to the removed should join the
association The large numbers uniting IN this movement
will make the expense TO each merely nominal.
MIRON WINSLOW, Secretary, % Chambers street.
NEW YORK, March 49, 1871.
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