Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-12-12

imposed upon the eale ct retail Of raw or leaf to.
Oscco, for consumption without Its being subject.
tobacco, under the uniform rate Or twenty cents q
pound (Which IL reduction Of more than six cents
pound from the average rate for the last two ns-
realized for either Of the same years.
The Commissioners has seen nothing no far
which loads him to distrust tho practcability and
the act Of june g. 1874 for facilitating the expor
tation Of tobacco to foreign countries.
Under the present law the credit system Ia en-.
tirely dispensed WITH and special privileges are
factured tobacco. All tobacco il required to have
proper stamps affixed. indicating the payment Of
Il y made. except that which Il Intended for and
actually bonded for export to foreign country be-
Tore leaving the mandatory. This system, it 10
ton, since Il provides for direct shipments from
any district In the country, the manufacturer NIL
Ing his bonds and completing his chipping
for tho payment Of the tax on said tobacco
by any person who desires to export, giving him
an allowance Of drawback for the tax paid,
Gus law. Persons having In their possession tax.
paid tobacco, however badly damaged aud uneala.
bic, even to such degree as to render It worthless
the tax.
States to not exceeding eighty in number BY unit
ing two or more districts into one and also the re-
ducMon Of the minor ofhccrs in the service to -
limited duties. To avoid much greater loss ~
the untimely disturbance that could possibly be
compensated by the consequent reduced expendl-
finally determined upon. The interim was used in
pushing TO rapid close the collection of the bal
t ances The result has justiaod the proprcty Of
1.-THE act Of June reduced the duties OF Asses
sofs ana Assistant ASSESSORS so as to have but
three things which could mot be done with equal
two classes Of officers remaining both numerous
and expensive, for work that one class conld -
well do. The three duties referred to arc the ae-
unexceptional tax, only occasionally due, and the
daily reports in this ONCE. Second, the special or
rule but once Qn May) each year. The third and only
remaining. duty with which the COLLECTORS might
not be entirely entrusted is the tax on banks aud
rations.
Of os the
officers, $50 In al, and left the reduction
2; q t the assistants, oyer - dIscretionary,
Congress to make the larger reduction and make
that absolute It 10 not an easy matter TO- put out
q commission = thousand or more of odicers.
unequivocal, memorable law. can surely do It
Discretion admits Of doubt and suggests delay, in
view Of the great confusion and loss Of revenue
anticipated BY general disturbance Of the collect
ing officers. The simplicity and security Of sys-
tenn which shall have but one class Of oficers. and
these all under bonds; the fact that nothing ID
left for the assessing class to do that cannot be
done either by the Collectors or this once. and
that saving Of from 81 600 900 to 4aO00.Oo0 per
annum OF expense In salaries, etc, greater than
safely be anticipated. 1 have had prepared the
outlines Of a.law which will give. effect TO the
above Idea. This viii be presented to the proper
the Senate Immediately upon their aesemblage in
December p,ori.nO. II II Il the Judgment Of Con-
gross that this plan ie preferable to that contem
plated by the act Of June, their early adoption
Of it, provisions, that Il may be put In operation
completely by the 8Oth of June, 1874"