The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-02-03
FRANK CLARK'S BILL

To Restore to the Southern States
Money Unjustly Taken from Them
by Taxation When They Had No
Representation.
In the House of Representatives.
September IL, 1917.
Mr.. Clark of Florida introduced the
following bill; which was referred to
the committee on war claims and or
dered to be printed.
January 80, 1919.
Committed to the committee of the
whole House on the state of the Union
and ordered to be printed.
A Bill
To credit and pay to the several
states and territories and the Dis
trict of Columbia all moneys COL
lected under the direct tax levies
by the acts of Congress approved,
respectively, July first, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two; March
seventh, eighteen hundred and six
ty-four; July thirteenth, eighteen
hundred and sixty-six; and March
second, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress
assembled, That it shall be the duty
OF the secretary of the treasury to
credit each state and territory of the
United States and the District of Co
lumbia a sum equal to all collections
by set-of or otherwise made from
said states and territories and the
District of Columbia, or from any of
the citizens or inhabitants thereof, or
other persons, under the acts of Con-
gress approved, respectively, July
first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two;
March seventh, eighteen hundred and
sixty-four; July thirteenth, eighteen
hundred and sixty-six, and March
second, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven.
Sec. 2. That there is hereby ap-
propriated, out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated,
such sums as may be necessary to re-.
imburse each state. territory, and the
District of Columbia for all money
found due to them under the provis-
ions of this act; and the treasurer Of
the United States is hereby directed
to 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
legislature thereof shall have accept
ed, by resolution, the sum herein ap-
pIopriated, and the trusts imposed, in
fell satisfaction of all claims against
the United States on account of the
levy and collection of said taxes under
the several acts of Congress, and
shall have authorized the governor to
receive said money for the use and
purposes aforesaid: Provided, That
where the sums or any part thereof
credited to 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
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habitants from whom they were col
lected, or their legal representatives:
Provided further, that no part of the
money collected from individuals, and
t. be held in trust as aforesaid, shall
be retained by the United States as
set-of against any indebtedness al
legged to exist against the state, ter
ritory, or District of Columbia in
which such taxes were collected: And
provided further, that no part of the
money hereby appropriated shall be
paid out by the governor of any state
or territory, the commissioners of the
District of Columbia, or any other
person, to any attorney or agent un-
der any contract for services now ex-
isting or heretofore made between
] the representative of any tsate OF
territory and any attorney or agent.
All claims under the trust hereby
created shall be filed with the gov
ernor of such state or territory and
the commissioners of the District Of
Columbia, respectively, within six
years next after the passage of this
act; and all claims not SO filed shall
be forever barred, and the money at
tributable thereto shall belong to
such state territory or the District
OF Columbia, respectively, as the case
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