The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-03-18
THEplREor LAND TAX.

civil war. Unler tnaI act JWen-
ty-seven States paid into the
Treasury SIS, 227, 632.
During Mr.. Clevelaud's add
ministration a bill. having sim
liar provisions to the one enact
ed by the last Congress, passed
both Houses, but was vetoed by
Mr.. Cleveland upon the ground
that it was an unconstitutional
raid upon the surplus then in
the Federal treasury. When
this bill came up in the last ses-
sion, Senator Vance, and other
Southern Congressman sought
to amend it SO as to secure the
refunding of the 500, 900, 900 col
lected from the South by the
sectional and unjust cotton tax,
but the Republican majority
would not hear to this, because
all of this fund wonld have
found its way to the South.
OF the amount collected $377,-
452 was paid by the citizens of
North Carolina. The money
will be turned over to the State
Treasurer, who is to hold it for
the parties who paid it. They
must file their claims with him
within six years, and after that
time claims not so filed shall be
forever barred, and the money
will belong to the State Treas
ury.
The following bill introduced
by Mr.. Holman, chairman of the
Finance Committee, passed both
Houses of the General Assembl r
and is now a law. Itprescribes
how parties who paid their ia
must proceed to collect it, and
will be found of great interest
at this time.
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
NORTH CAROLINA DO ENACT:
SECTION l. That the money
paid into the Treasury of the
State by the Governor under the
terms of the act of Congress re-
funding the dir, CT tax, shall be
held in trust for the benefit of
those persons or inhabitants
from whom the taxes were COZ
lected. or their legal represen-
tltives, as provided in said act
Of Congress.
SEC. 2. That tie money re-
ceived by the Governor as afore-
said shall be re-invested by him
in North Carolina 4 per cent.
bonds, and all the expenses of
carrying into effect the provi-
sions of the act shall be defray-
ed out of the interest accruing
upon said bonds.
SEC. 8. That it shall be the
duty of the Governor TO procure
from the proper department at
Washington certified copies of
the tax lists and other evidence
of payment of the direct taxes
to the United States by pc sons
or inhabitants of North = aroli-
ma, and to notify such persons
or inhabitants, or their legal
Representatives, of the amount
due them under this act. The
Governor shall, as far as prac-
ticable, provide for the pay
ment Of the direct taxes to the
persons entitled thereto, and
not 10 an agent or attorney. All
claims under the trust shall be
filed with the Governor, tOgeth-
er with proper proof of the quail
ficatiOn of any executor or adj
ministratOr, where the person
from whom tie tax was collect.
ed is dead. Upon proper proof
the Governor shall draw his
warrant in favor Of the person
entitled, and the same shall be
paid by the Treasurer Of the
State.
SEC. 4. No agent or attorney
shall demand, collect, OF receive
more than five per centum com
mission upon the amount co..
Iected, al compensation for any
service rendered 10 any claimant
forany collection under this act
and any person violating this
section shall be guilty Of a mis-
demeanor.
SIC. ). tn ( all claims un'
der the trust created by the a 4
of Congress above mentioned
shall be filed with the Governor
within six years next after tht
approval Of said act ON Marcel
%. 1891: and all claims not 81
fled shall be forever barred
And all moneys remaining II
the Treasury arising from sal,
fund. at the expiration Of tn
six years, shall be covered int
the Treasury as the property o
the State.
SEC. 6. This act shall be il
force from and after its ratifi
cation.
Red Springs Farmer and Scot
fish Chief: There is an Of,
LAZY in this section who ha