New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-22

/ ~ oNtnOttAou anu IttiulEoug prior " su0
| hrst day of January eighteen hundred and
seventy-three, to reduce the number of in
| ternal revenue assistant assessors, inspect
| orS7 gaugers, store-keepers, and the clerks
and employees in the Internal Revenue bu-
reau to as small number as is consistent
WlI9 the performance of the reduced duties
OF the service, and that he report to Con-
gress at Its next session the reduction made
/ under THIS 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
lected, or any penalty claimed to have been
/ collected without authority, or for any sum
| which it alleged was excessive or in any
manner wrongfully collected, shall be
| brought within two years next after the
cause OfactiOn accrued and not after; and all
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 year 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 afterj and provided
further, that no right of action barred by
any statute now in force shall be revived
by anything herein contained.
SEC As. That the Secretary of the Treas
ury is hereby authorized and directed care
fully 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 proper
index, and that the same be printed as soon
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hereby repealed; provided, that all the pro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 TOR levy
ing and collecting all taxes properly as
sessed, or liable to be assessed, or accruing
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
provisions of this act shall take effect, the
same duty or tax shall be, and is hereby,
continued until such provisions of this act
shall take effect; and where any act il
hereby repealed, no duty or tax imposed
thereby shall be held TO cease in conse-
Quence 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 eft 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. 81
An act to amend an act entitled IAN act to
authorize the construction of a bridge
across the Missouri river at or near st.
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 can act to
authorize the construction of a bridge
across the Missouri river at or near st.
Joseph, Missouri" approved March fifth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-twO, be and
the same is hereby amended so as to read
as follows: Section /. That il shall be law
full for the St. Joseph Bridge Building Com
pany, a corporation organized for that pur-
pose under the general corporation laws of
the State of Missouri, or its assigns, to con-
struct a bridge across the Missouri river at
or near St. Joseph, Missouri, and to lay on
a I'd over said bridge railway tracks for the
IN lre 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
said bridge is constructed, all trains Of all
railroads terminating at said river, and on
the opposite side thereof at or near st.
Joseph, Missouri, shall be allowed to cross
said bridge for reasonable compensation, to
be made TO the owners of the same, under
the limitations and conditions hereinafter
named. The owners of said bridge may
also charge and receive reasonable oOmpen-
sation or tolls for the transit over the said
bridge of all wagons, carriages, vehicles,
animals, and foot passengers.
SEC. 2. That the fifth section Of the act Of
which this is amendatory be, and the same
is hereby, amended 80 as to read as fol-
lows: Section 5. That the st. Joseph
Bridge Building Company, after the pas
sage Of this act, shall not have the right 70
assign the charter which SAID company
now holds by assignment from the Sc.
Joseph and Denver City Railroad Com
paDy and which was granted TO said last
named company by virtue Of an act
of Congress, approved July fourteenth,
eighteen hundred and seventy, to any other
company, person. or persons; nor shall
said bridge building company be permitted
under the said charter so obtained as atOre-
said, from the st. Joseph and Denver City
Ra lrOad Company to construct any other
bridge than the one now being constructed
at st. JOseph, Missouri provided, how
ever, that nothing in this section contained
shall prevent the said bridge building com
pany from mOrtgaging SAID charter ana
franchises held by it by assignment from
the said railroad company, with the bridge
constructed or TO be constructed thereun-
der. in the manner and for the purposes in
and for which the said bridge building
company is or may be authorized by or I'M
der the laws of the State Of Missouri to
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