The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-27
INTERNAL REVENUE PROSECUTIONS,
The Nevada State Journal is very

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4erpaI Revenue officers OF this State
in instituting proceedings against
many citizens for an alleged violation
If the Congressional acts relative to
tine sale Of liquor OF tobacco. The
,,articuIar case that aroused Its Ire
was that OF Mr.. Thos. Forbes OF
Reno. who appealed to the Commls-
s4o,a. nj Washington and had his
case ordered dismissed by that OIL
ciaI. The prosecuting officer how
ever. refused to dismiss in Court
until the costs were paid. This Is
certainly little rough. 10 betorced
10 pay costs Of prosecution after the
highest authority OF the Department
has a6iudged him to be blameless, Is
unnecessarily severe, although 1t
NAV be strictly legal. In this case,
however. sucn was the order OF the
Commissioner. The Journal re-
fsrs to Il number Of similar cases
Of hardship and unnecessary prose
cutions. It remarks
Thj, looks a. if something was rot
ten in Denmark" and considerable
ventilation was needed to prevent our
citizens from being imposed upon
through the ignorance OtJ.S. 0IncidlS'
Or else. which looks more Proba"!e'
through intended fraud by such ON
Gals. It is plain that our l. = liner,
Nal revenue oGicar~60 not under>taild
their duty and the law under winch,
they are. acting or else theN are anu
have been guilty Of rract1cln@ HilllIii-
,rared fraud and imposition upon many
- rnr hest citizens. and it Is high time
tf.f matters were investigated ana
those responsible for these iniracLlon>
oflaw and Justice puui~heI- We 90
moi We know who are to blame ana
10 what extent but aS soon as we hhd
out the guilty ones we shall hoJ spare
them. The above case - not the ohlS
one to which our attention mas peeh
called: there are several others III th!-
town. or twO OF which show posi-
i've fraud on the part Of certain inter
nal Revenue officers, Il the ilclS are
such a. have been stated 4" Us. ai'
vl7.h facts We Will publish in the
-tlttHt Oh ta4lAahN -. ''~-'
shall simply say .'ail are presumed L
lie innocent until proven guilty
The Journal has good reason tol
lis article. The calendar Of the !
5. Courts during the past year la:
been crowded with cases which neve1
ought to have been there In some
Of these cases we have often heard l
repeatedly charged that the proseeu
tons were purely for blackmallln;
purposes. Be this as it may, 1t I
certain that there has been mucl
unnecessary severity practiced. "
might cite some cases which nav
fallen under our own observaho'
which were no credit to the officers
ana the whole history Of whlc
tbev would not like to see in print
TIE Overland Monthly Tor JanJ
arv sustains It's reputation e1eellen'
X. It's table OF contents IS as 10
lows: Tropical California-a co
tinpation Of a series OF %interestin
articles. on Southern California
Tie Gleichen Legend; ! Gener
Oatt:anked ; Poem; Only Dream
Wine Makingin California Dator
Some Pine knots-aa lnterestll
sketch of Life in North Carolln'
~.
Perils of the George Fishery
the Hills Base poetry The Spl
itua,istic Drum; Cooks lnl(
Alaska; About the Mouth Of the {
lumaia: State Geological Surve.
The Soul of the Corporation ; De
il the Sierras poetry; Etc.
Peters Musical Monthly Tor
arv has been greatly improved
appearance, both in dress and CHI
acter OF paper. Its selections
music are always good. This montl
i becoming indispensable IN all N
sea. families