Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-12-30
CONGRESSMAN CLARK
IS STILL ACTIVE
In Matter of Having Refunded
the Taxes Collected on Cotton.
HE PRESENTS A RESOLUTION

nSIunu " moHSy NoHeStSo IHSSa'J
az a Cotton Tax From the Growers
Of the South.
With a full determination to &C.
eomplish his purpose, II energy counts
for anything, Congressman Frank
Clark, OF the Second District, has fol.
lowed up the bill recently introduced
by him to provide for the refuhdiRg
OF taxes collected on cotton during the
Civil War and for a period afterward,
with resolution.
The Sun published in a recent issue
the bill in toto, which was referred TO
the committee on claims, and follow.
7 ing this bill Congressman Clark pre-.
scented the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Secretary Of
the Treasury OF the United States be,
and ne Is hereby, directed to send to
the House OF Representatives at the
earliest possible day the following in.
formation. namely;
''Fyrst-A detailed statement she wing
the amount OF money collected by tho
Government Of the United Ste les
under and by virtue OF the Act OF
Congress OF July 1st, 1862. which lev.
ie1 q tax OF one-half OF one cent per
pound on cotton; said statement to
show the amount collected in each
State and Territory Of the United
States, and, where possible, the names
Of the persons, firms, and corpora.
lions from whom collected in each
State and Territory and the amount
collected from each OF such persons,
Arms, and corporations,
'Second-A detailed statement show.
ing the amount Of money collected by
che Government Of the United States
under and by virtue OF the Act OF
Congress Of March 18th. 1864, which
levied q tax OF two cents per pound
on cotton; said statement to show the
amount collected In each State and
! Territory OF the United States, and,
where possible, the names OF the per'i
sons, firms. and corporations from
whom collected In each State and Ter.
vitory and the amount collected from
each OF such persons, firms, and cor.
porations.
. "Third-A detailed statement show.
ing the amount OF money collected
BY the Government OF the United
HtAtes under and by virtue OF the
Act OF Congress Of July l3, 1866,
which levied tax OF three cents per
\ round on cotton; said statement To
show the amount collected In each
Etate and Territory Of the United
States, and where possible. the
names Of the persons, firms and cor.
porations from whom collected In
zach State and Territory and the
amount collected from each OF such
persons, firms, and corporations.
''Fourth--A detailed statement show.
1 lng the amount OF money collected lay
the Government OF the United States
under and by virtue ot the Act Of
Congress OF March =. 1867. which lev.
led n tax OF two and ouehalt cents
per pound on cotton, said statement to
show the amount collected In each
State and Territory OF the United
etatesS and, where possible. the names
q the persons. firms, and corpora.
,-slous from whom collected In each
s STATE and Territory and the amount
collected from each ot such persons.
arms, and corporations
"Eitth--A full and complete detailed
statement showing each and ever,
B sale ot cotton by the United States 10
Z pay the taxes thereon under the said
Acts OF Congress ~ July l. 1852.
March Z, l>Gi, July IL. 1906. and
March >, 1866. giving particulars "
each sale by showing amount sold In
Zach instance amount claimed As due
for taxes, amount realized from each
sale. place ~ each sale disposition oi
balance Ia instances V,.,, On, pro
reeds OF sale exceeded au...' claimed
3 ~ taxes. and WI. r, ir-....r the
names OF the persons syn, as cor
anrAtions who owned COTTON .. N.l
oossessiun Of cotton sold 60 ga. '....
Rlaimed 20 be due thereon
In the Mayors Court