The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-13
10 REFUND
WAR TINE
COTTON TAX
Ferris Introduces d Bill
Declares that the Tax
was Illegal

Special 10 TIE Express
Washington March Basing hia
opinion UPON the decision oi the su-
pfeme couri which has held that di-
rect federal taxes Or land and its
proceeds are unconstitutional. Rep
eptatice seon Ferris declares the
cotton tax levied on the southern
states during The war illegal and naa
Introduced a blll refundlng fhe same
= the several statea. IN an justice
this tax should be refunded. said Mr.
Ferris
The Ferris blil. Introduced March 8,
Is ~ follows
Be u enacted by the senate and
house of representative of the United
states of America III congress assem-.
bied, That # shall b. the duty of the
secretary Of the treasury 70 credit to
each state and territory Of the United
States and District of Columbia sum
equal ID all collections By set-cn or
otherwise made from said states and
territories and The District Of Colum.
bla, or from any Of the citizens Or
inhabitants thereof. Of othsr persons
under ihe acts Of congress approved.
respectively. July ist 1862, March
7th, 1864, July 18Th. 1866. and March
"a, 1861
4 Sec. 2 THAT there IS hereby ap.
Dropriated ont OF any money III the
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
such sums a. may be necessary to re.
Imburse each state, territory and the
District Of Columbia FOR ali money
found due 70 them under the proyIs.
ions Of this act and the treasurer or
the United States Is hereby directed
% pay the same to the governors Of
the states and territories and to the
commissioners Of the District OF Co.
lumbia; but no money shall be paid
TO any state or territory until the leg
islature thereof shall have accepted,
by resolution. the sum herein appro.
priated and recelpted therefor in ull
satisfaction Of all claims against the
United States on account Of the levy
and collection Of said taxes under the
said several acts Of congress, and
shall have authorized the governor 10
receive said money Tor the use and
purposes aforesaid Provided, That
where the sums. or any part thereof,
credited 10 any state, territory, or the
District Of Columbia. have been col.
lected by The United states from the
citizens or inhabitants thereof. or any
other person, either directly Or by the
sale Of property. such sums shall be
held in trust. by such state, territory,
or the District OF Columbia, for the
benefit Of those persons or lnhabt-
mats from whom they We're collected,
or their legal representatives. Pro
vlded further That no part OF the
money collected from individuals and
TO be held IN trust as aforesaid, shall
be retained by the United States as a
set.oif against any indebtedness al
legged TO exist against the state, ter.
rltory, Or District Of Columbia, III
which such taxes we're collected: And
provided further, That no part of the
money hereby appropriated shall be
paid out by the governor Of any state
or territory or any other person. to
any attorney or agent under any con.
tract for services now existing OF
heretofore made between the repre-.
sentative Of any state or territory and
any attorney or agent All claims un.
der the trust hereby created shall be
filed with The governor OF such state
or territory and The commissioners OF
the District Of Columbia. respectively,
within two years next after the pas
sage Of this act and all claims not SO
filed snail be forever barred, and the
money attributable thereto shall be
long 70 such state, territory, or the
District OF Columbia, respectively. as
the case may bt