Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-12
The Direct Tax.

VS. are inde b;ed to Jodge ]. 8 D!egs for
the following digett Of the Law providing for
tae dis:libutcn OF the direct tex:
The reinn6ing to The people of what was
known as the direct Land tag, 26 years after
1t wss collected !ro the Uaittd States trea-
eu.y. ia az event 60 far as We know without
precedent. but it was enacted that Uncle
S.ra should refund to he States the amount
OF such taxes collect d thereirom, TO be re-
turned hy tho States 10 the persons who
psi;i the tag or their legal representatives.
Undec this act ab1u! S470. 600 has been re-
oe:ved from tse United States treasury by
| Governor Mckinney for the ben, FL of the
original Taxpayers or their estates. 1t
coud not be actually distributed however,
among ttem urtii the legislature provided
pose gas passed near the end OF the se:slcn
| Just closed, erd il Is supposed tlat the
moasy will 5000 be psid owe, 20 thoae snti
t ed.
The c,stks OF the oount!ee, snd In SONS
| caees the corporation couit clerks, will bs
furnished vita s tax list showing the names
OF parties 10 their county or City who paid
the taz, With the amounts. The sm5 5unt
coming to ths iuhsbltants Of tle re.
apeotiVe coua!ies vii thea be Gent TO the
treasurer, or II the Governor thinks pro.
per he mag spp0int commissioner IL
spy ccanty 10 receive and diabIree
the fund. Such treasurer or commissioner
~ill eiso hG7e copy of the tex list. with
names Of The original Taxpayers. Upon
receipt OF this tun5 by the treasurer or Gem.
n1issioGer be is required 10 pot noaines at
the voting pisces ui his cocn = or city OF his
resdoess t, distribute it among these en-
litt-G
After Geducliug g pro rata share for ex.
psneee, sciudi,g FIVE per cent. commission
! 10 the d!s0usslng officer. he Wlil pay the
amouat sbcw bg his ltt to ths pe,so1 Rho
paid it TO ths tsx collector. or /! ha be dead,
TO his personal representative. II b persop
has propo. ysceint, shoSing tts pay melt
OF the tex, or cEn prove otherwise tlst he
paid !s, but uhoes nsme Is not on the ofi-
GERS LIST, he ls not to ba paid by the
treasurer, but his name and c'sm shall re
forwarded to the Governor and there listed.
When application for Tafcnding Is msde
oy t1e personal representative OF ore who
paid the tex, or By o person who paid the
tax but did not own the land on which the
same was assessed, such sppllcation shall
be listed by the treaeurer and le'd over for
thirty days to give opportunity for ether
claimants TO intervene, and ii shall then
be paid to the party appearing to be emitted.
l. case o! COZ hicsing claims the treasurer or
auy party may have the matter dsssrm.ned
By tbs Cousty or Corporation Court. By no.
tioa, or notice.
Tie fund shall be go held aid distributed
until March, 1897, when fna! settlements
With the tressurers will be had By the State,
end the balance then in hand will bs dis
trlhusd among th0ss who had shown them
eeVes to have paid the ts1. but whose names
were cot iourd Go the tax Iist. Then ifany
balance Of the fuud remain undisturbed on
the fret Of January, 1898. 1t shall ho paid
Iuto the county or city treasury to be ex-
pesded on the roads Of the county or streets
| cf the city.
We have given this succnot statement Of
| the provisions OF the Law, 30 far ss 1t affects
the claimants on the furd, 90 that they msy
| be advised how to proceed.-Lynchburg Vir-
| Oiniun