Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-12-27
rank CLARK IS
FRIEND OF PUBLIC
..,r.,,nan from Second Distr ct
T'ot, Cotton Tax Returned.
BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE

e.,.nuous EHoTt - pe'HS "SSS
Nav. Same Refunded by the
go. Of This RllI-Affeets Many
southern sta'eS'
Frank Clark, Congressman
~" ,be Second District, is continual
: ~ looking after the interests OF his
,,rsnts He has introduced sew
mnosures at the present session
cansress one of the most import
heIng a bill to provide for the re-
&",irg Of taxes illegally collected by
United States Government during
,ter the war, which bill has been
.,,,-ed 10 the committee on war
shims. s -,
50, the information Of readers OF
no Sun. the bill appears In full as
pillows
a hill TO provide for the refunding
Il n the rightful owners, their heirs or
Iosl representatives, the proceeds OF
Az cotton tax illegally collected by the
Matted States from the people OF the
= .sreral States in the years 1863, 1864,
Nsi 1866 1867 and 1868, and to pro-
yde for the disposition Of such as may
e unclaimed,
~Be il enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the Uni
Nd States Of America in Congress as
4 Rnbled.
"That the proceedings of the tax on
Otton illegally collected from the peo-
NE Of the several States of the Union
~ the Government OF the United
States during the years 1863, 1864,
1861. 1866. 1867 and 1868, under and
By virtue Of the acts of Congress
which provided for the levy and col
kction Of such tax, and which said
hI acts were passed July LIST, 1862;
March IT. 1864; July 18th, 1866; and
March md 1851, respectively, shall be
refunded TO the rightful owners, their
heirs or legal representatives and to
his end ne Court of Claims is hereby
tlOttci with full and complete juris-
fcton 10 hear to try, and determine
al claims that may be filed in this
hhal' ,a.i court to prescribe the
nles FOR some simple and expeditions
Focetnro that persons claiming as
Wgina, owners heirs, or legal repre-
Rnta''"- may have the matter OF 4
1eir claim, speedily heard and ad-
'htiCa,.i
Sec That Immediately upon ,
his ao' becoming a law, the Commits
u0n-r . Internal Revenue shall com.
he q statement from the records of ,
lis "'.. -aoving the amount OF
none collected from the people of ,
sca S'a'. on account of the tax on
OTTO p" each VI the years 1853, 1864, >
~ .'.' ..'- and 1865, respectively, ,
Ha ,..'- whore the same Is posi- ,
!" '.. ....+ Of the persons, firms,
" coy. N'.'ls from whom collected,
S' %, ...,.tiyr amounts. and shall l
". ....r the seal Of his offlce,I
- . Sam" Is full, complete, and
"' '.n file it with the clerk
. % Claims. This state
.cc"ssible to all persons,
""nepted as an accurate
. '.' amount due the PEG.
'a" States by the United =.
:. ....1ut OF the Illegal taxes
That the Commissioner OF
.''I" shall, at the same
n'th~lhe clerk OF the
"a certified statement I
a section two Of this Il
.'a'e OF such statement I
.ror ~ the Uhited q
r" Is hereby appropriat. Il
money in the treasury
states not otherwise APP
n equal 10 the total
'E said statement for G
=. ing the same In full. IL
'"uiered by the Court o
'o promptly paid the
Treasurer ~ the Uni. 8
"arrant drawn on the
..lr % such claimant :
.." Court Of Claims. a
0.aImauts shall be al. a
~ five years from q
.s net becomes a Law !