St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-04-27

The Annual Notice of the Liability to Special
Taxes should be advertised by Collectors in the
following f. rm, viz:
(FORM OF ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE U. s. INTERNALREVENUE SPE
CIAL TAXES.
Under the Revised Statutes of the United
states. Sections $780, 1887. 1888, and 80 80. every
person engaged i'll any business, avOcatiOn, Or
employment, which renders him liable to A
special tax is required toprocure and place and
Keep conspicuons'y Ia his establish "ene or tiace
o. 60sineSS a STAMP dcnoting the payment of
said special tax for the specal-tax year begin
ming May l, 1878. Section 3244. Revised Statutes,
esignates who are liable to special tax. A re-
1urlf. as prescribed Ell Form II, is also regstTeti
By laey of every person liable to special tax as
above. Seuere penalties are prescribed for non
compliance with the foregoing requirements.
for continuing i'll business after pril 80, 1878,
without payment OF tax.
Appl cation should he made to L. Fonteler,
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue, at New
Iberia
This advertisement should be inserted in such
papers. not exceeding one IN each co'tIlty i'll sany
ease, as may he best calculated to reach all
classes of specla-tax payers: me number o
insertions must not exceed four for lceehtg is
sues, or sir for daily issues.
Attention is called to rates for advertising.
prescribed i'll Sections 1853 and 854, Revised Stat
uteS, which read as follows
"SEC. S53 For publishing any notice, or order,
required by law, Or the lawful order of any
court, Depart ent, bureau, or other person, III
any newspaper, 4 forty cents per folio for
the first insertion, and twenty cents per folio
FOR each subsequent insertion
SEC. s54. The term folio, in this chapter.
shall mean one hundred words, counting each
:igure as a word. When there are over fifty
and under one hundred words, they shall! be
counted as ullc folio but less number than
I'ty words Shall not be counted except when
ne whole notice, or order contains less
han fifty Words
Collectors are informed that no charges III
excess OF the above rate can be allowed or paid
and copy OF this circular should, therefore, be
sent to each newspaper selected; and whether
ihe advertisement is accepted or declined. Col
,ectOrs must rely principally upon the posters
with which they will be- s,ipplletD and Form ii
for notifying Taxpayers.
Collectors will see to it that a copy of the
DOSter relative TO spt ca taxes, isp0Sted i'll each
post otlirc ill their districts, and i'll such other
conspicuous places as will bring the same to
he notice OF every one Liable. or likely to be
clre liable, to special tax. and that Form II "
IS sent to each person liable to special tax III
[hrir districts.
No further expense for advertising eycept as
herein prescribed or FOR printing il. connection
with special taxes, will be allowed in the settle
nent of Coll ct)r's accounts nhe>s the salne has
he"n previously authorized by this Department:
Collectors shonId heSin mai ing " Form II
by the 18th "f March. colliutllCing~ with the
most remote taN-pay rrs. SO that every tax
mayer will have Received ii by the LIST of April
y" as soon tntreatte" rs possible The posters
should be put up during the first week i'll April.
Tie Advertisement in TIE weekly issues sh0uld
lie inserted tWi ce during the la te" halt OF March,
and twice during the latter half OF April; the
in the daily ISSUES twice a week Ton Wed
lit sday and saturday. III other days not ilnme-
.t1dtrlv succt cdii'g each 0tEer) during the first
three weeks in April.
The bills fer advertising, duly recepted for,
and accompanied III each case ny copy of tn.
in the paper III which inserted.
should I've scll' Clled on Form 81, noting i'll the
'tlargin the ua,ue Of ccunty in which the paper
is published. and charged 10 the United States.
on line No. 10, on Form Al. for the last month Of
the quarter Ill which the expense WAS incurred
revised Form ~ has just been Issned and
it should lie used i'll all cases in lieu OF the one
here tofOre prescribed.
GREEN 3. RAUN,
March 30th, lS7e-4t Commissioners