The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-09-06
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
The following additional requirements o
revenue law are of importance:
Internal Revenue Stamps.


The following additional requirements Of
revenue law are of importance:
Internal Revenue Stamps.
1t shall be the duty of every collector of in
ternal revenue, to whom any payment of any
taxes other than the tax represented by an adj
hesive stamp or other engraved stamp is made
under the provisions of this act, to give to the
person making such payment full written or
printed receipt, expressing the amount paid
and the particular account for which such
payment was made, and whenever such pay
ment is made such collector shall, if re-
quired, give a separate receipt for each tax
paid by any debtor, on account OF payments
made to or to be made by him to
separate creditors, in such form that such
debtor can conveniently produce the same sep
arately to his several creditors in satisfaction
of their respective demands to the amounts
specified in such receipts; and such receipts
shall be sufficient evidence in favor of such
debtor, to justify him in Withholding the
amount therein expressed from his next pay
ment to his creditor, but such creditor may,
upon giving to his debtor a full, written re-
Ceipt, acknowledging the payment to him Of
whatever sum may be actually paid, and ac-
cepting the amount of tax paid as aforesaid
(speCifying the same), as further satisfaction
of the debt to that amount, require the sur
render to him of such collectors receipt.
Playing Cards.
On and after Aug. l, 1894, there shall be
levied, collected and paid, by adhesive stamps,
a tax Of cents for and upon every pack of
playing cards containing not more than 81
cards, manufactured and sold or removed, and
also upon every pack in the stock OF any deal
er on and after that date, and the commission
err of internal revenue, with the approval or
the secretary of the treasury, shall make reg
ulations as to dies and adhesive stamps.
Goods Made by Convict Labor.
All goods wares, articles and merchandise
manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign
country by convict labor shall not be entitled
to entry at any of the ports of the United
States, and the importation thereof is hereby
prohibited, and the secretary of the treasury
Is authorized TO prescribe such regulations as
may be necessary for the enforcement OF this
provision
Imports of Cigars.
Sec. 2,SO4 of the revised statutes is amended
so rs to read:
"Sec. 1854. No cigars shall be imported I'M
less the same are packed in boxes Of not more
than 800 cigars in each box, and no entry OF
imported cigars shall be allowed Of less guam
tity than 1900 In q single package, and all ci-
gars on importation shall be placed in public
store or bonded warehouse, and shall not be
removed therefrom until the same shall have
been inspected and a stamp affixed to each
box indicating such inspection, and also n Sc
rial number TO be recorded in the custom
hereby authorized to provide the requisite
stamps, and to make all necessary regulations
for carrying the above provisions of the law
into effect
Value of Foreign Coins,
The value of foreign coins as expressed in the
money of account OF the United States shall
be that of the pure metal of such coin of stand
ard value, and the values of the STANDARD coins
in circulation of the various nations Of the
world shall be estimated quarterly by the di-
rector of the mint, and be proclaimed by the
secretary of the treasury Immediately after
| the passage of this act, and thereafter quar-
terly on the LIST day of January, April, July
and October in each year. And the values
so proclaimed shall be followed in esti-
mating the value of all foreign merchan-
| disc exported to the United States dur
ing the quarter for which the value is
| proclaimed, and the date OF the consular certi-
tication of any invoice shall, for the purposes
! of this section. be considered the date of ex-
! portation, provided that the secretary of the
| treasury may order the reliqudation Of any
| entry at a different value whenever satisfac-
| tory evidence shall be produced to him show
! ing that the value in United States currency
| of the foreign money specified in the invoice
| was at the date of CertihCatiOn at least 10 per
| cent more or less than the value proclaimed
! during the quarter in which the consular GER
! unCatiUn occurred.