New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-25

BY authorized and required, prior to the
first day of January, eighteen hundred and
seyenty-three, to reduce the number of in
ternal revenue assistant assessors, inspect
orsi gaugers, stOre-keepers, and the clerks
ana employees in the Internal Revenue bu-
rea3 TO as small number as is consistent
WIN the performance of the reduced duties
Oh the service, and that he report TO Con-
gfess az It's next session the reduction made
uhuer Vuls act, and such further changes in
the organization of the internal revenue
service as VIII promote its efficiency and
economy.
SEC. a. That all suits and proceedings
for the recovery of any internal tax ALLEGED
to have been enormously assessed or col
tected, or any penalty claimed to have been
collected without authority, or for anv sun
which it alleged was excessive, or in any
manner wrongfully collected, shall be
brought within two wears next after fra
cause Ofaction accrued and not after; and an
claims for the refunding Of any internal tax
or penalty shall be presented to the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue within two
years next after the cause of action accrued
and not after; provided, that actions for
claims, which have accrued prior to the
passage of this act, shall be commenced in
the courts or presented to the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue within one wear from
the date OF said passage; and provided
| further, that where a claim shall be pending
before said Commissioner the claimant NAV
! bring his action within one year after such
| decision and not after; and provided
further, that no right of action barred by
any statute now in force shall be revived
! by anything herein contained.
! SEC. 10. That the Secretary of the Treas
! ury Is hereby authorized and directed care
tully to revise and prepare for publication
the internal revenue laws in force after the
passage OF this act, with amendments incOr-
| porated IN their proper places, conveniently
| arranged for reference, and with a proper
index, aud that the same be printed al s6on
as practicable by the Congressional Printer.
! That ten thousand copies be printed five
thousand for the use Of the House of Repre-
| sentatives, two thousand for the use of the
Senate, and three thousand for the use of
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
SEC. 46. That all acts and parts of acts in
consistent with the provisions of this act are
hereby repealed; provided that all the pro
visions of said act, shall be in force for lew
ing and collecting all taxes properly as
sessed, or liable to be assessed, or accruinr
under the provisions of former acts the
right to which has already accrued, or
which may hereafter accrue under said
acts, and for maintaining, continuing, and
enforcing liens, fines, penalties, and for
FIXTURES incurred under and by virtue
thereof. And this act shall not be construed
to affect any act done, right accrued, or PEN
atty incurred under former acts but every
such right is hereby saved; and all suits and
prosecutions for acts already done In viola
ton of any former act or acts of Congress-
relating to the subjects embraced in this
act may be commenced or proceeded
with in like manner as if this act had not
been passed; provided that whenever the
duty imposed by any existing law shall
cease in consequence of any limitation
therein contained before the respective
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same duty or tax shall be, and is hereby,
continued until such provisions of this act
shall take effect; and where any act is
hereby repealed, no duty or tax imposed
thereby shall be held to cease I'M couse-
quenee of such repeal until the respective
corresponding provisions Of this act shall
take effect.
SEC. AZ. That this act shall take effect on
the first day of August eighteen hundred
and seventy-twO, except where otherwise
provided. And the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue is hereby authorized to
make, with the approval eff the Secretary of
the Treasury, all such regulations not in
conflict with any provision of law as may
become necessary by reason of any changes
in the internal revenue laws made by this
act.
Approved June 6, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 52.I
An act to amend an act entitled San act to
authorize the construction of a bridge
across the Missouri river at or near Sc.
Joseph, Missouri" approved March fifth,
eighteen hundred and sevsnty-two.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
first section of the act entitled San act to
authorize the construction of a bridge
across the Missouri river at or near St.
Joseph, Missouri" approved March fifth,
eighteen hundred and seYenty-twO, be and
the same is hereby amended so as to read
as follows Section |. That it shall be law
full for the st. Joseph Bridge Building Com
pany, corporation organized for that pur-
pose under the general corporation laws of
the State of Missouri, or its assigns to con-
struct bridge across the Missouri river at
or near st. Joseph, Missouri, and To lay on
and over said bridge railway tracks for the
more perfect connection of any and all rail.
ways that are now, or which may hereafter
be, constructed TO the Missouri river at or
near st. Joseph, or to the river on the op-
posite side OF the same, near st. Joseph;
and build, erect, and lay on and over said
bridge ways for wagons, vehicles of all
kinds, and for the transit Of animals, and
TO provide ways for foot passengers, and to
keep up, maintain, and operate said bridge
for the purposes aforesaid; and that when
'dlu DElugb 10 COuhbTucJbug all trains OF all
railroads terminating at said river, and on
5he opposite side thereof, at or near st.
Joseph, Missouri, shall be allowed to cross
iald bridge for reasonable compensation, to
De made to the owners Of the same, under
he limitations and conditions hereinafter
famed. The owners Of said bridge may
llso charge and receive reasonable cOmpen-
atiOn or tolls for the transit over the said
bridge of all wagons, carriages, vehicles,
inimals, and foot passengers.
SEC 2. That the fifth section Of the act Of
which this is amendatOry be, and the same
S hereby, amended 80 as to read az fol-
Ows: Section 5. That the St. Joseph
3udge building Company, after the pas
age of this act, shall not have the right to
ssign the charter which said company
low holds by assignment from the St.
Joseph and Denver City Railroad Com
amy, and which was granted to said last
famed company by virtue Of an act
i Congress, approved July fourteenth,
Eighteen hundred and seventy, to any other
ompany, person, or persons; nor shall
aid bridge building company be permitted,
nder the said charter 50 obtained as afOre-
aid, from the St. Joseph and Denver City
,ailrOad Company TO construct any other
ridge than the one now being constructed
{ st. Joseph, Missouri provided, how
YER that nothing in this section contained
hall prevent the said bridge building COM
any from mortgaging said charter and
franchises held by it by assignment from
he said railroad company, with the bridge
or to be constructed thereun-
er in the manner and for the purposes In
I'd for which the said bridge building
Jmpany is or may be authorized by or IN
sr the laws Of the State Of Missouri to
0rtgage its property.