Year: 1874

We have reliable information that II Is
intended hereafter to hold Deputy COL
leCtors Of Internal Revenue, strictly 70.
sponsible for the condition Of the dlVis.
ions under their charge. The desire Is to
have the laws vigorously and impartially
enforced, and II violations Of Revenue
laws are not stopped and the perpetrs-
tors brought to justice, It will be con-
Sidered sufficient cause for the removal
OF those having charge Of the locality
where violations occur. Supervisor 2.
W. Perry will be grateful for any assist
anCe or information which will lead 70
the detection Of fraud, or to the exposure
Of the incompetency, or unfaithlulness Of
any Internal Revenue officer In tho dis
trict, His Office Is at Raleigh, N c.
ESehdnge.


The above indicates move in the right
direction. A thorough and impartial ad'
ministratIon Of the revenue laws depends
largely upon the efficiency Of focal officers,
and since the aboIishment OF the offices of
assessor and assistant assessor, the enforce.
ment of the law in It's details devolves
mainly upon deputy collectors. 1t is,
therefore, important that these officers be
men Of good executive ability, unilinch-
ing integrity and untiring fsithfulness.


Reference to the annual report Of the
Commissioners Of Internal Revenue, for
the fiscal year ending June 3Oth, 1874, re.
VGAls the fact that the internal revenues
Of the country for that year fell ten per
cent short Of what they were during the
previous fiscal year, ending June Both,
1873. This decrease was largely owing,
doubtless, to the fact that several sources
from which revenue was derived during
apart Of the year 1872 were cut of by
legislative enactment and consequently
yielded no revenue whatever during the
last fiscal year.


In this connection it is gratifying 10
notice that our own State OF West Vir-
ginia, increased her contributions Of In.
ternal Revenue to the National Treasury
during the last fiscal year, nearly tifteon
per cent. over that of the previous year,
Notwithstanding the entire Internal Rev
enues OF the country, as We have stated,
Iellof In the same time about ten per cent.
This gain was, however, derived from
but one of the three collection districts,
into which the State Is divided. In the
frat district, which embraces the Pan
Handle and twelve additional counties
outside CONFORMING in boundaries to the
First Congressional District, with Rosue
county thrown in for good measure) the
amount collected in the last fiscal year
was about eight per cent. less than for
the previous year. In the third district
the collections fell Oft thirty.two per cent
while in the second district they were
increased rs per cent. This handsome
increase was mainly derived from large
distillery at Martinsburg, which ran only
part Of the time in the year ending
June, 1873, but was operated up to its
full capacity, or nearly so, during most OF
the last year. 30 in the First District
the 8 per cent falling off was largely
owing to the stopping Of grain distlllcry
In the district.


The Third District has not been SO for.
tunate as TO embrace establishments Of
consequence, such as distilleries, tobacco
or cigar factories, from which the inter
nal revenues havO been almost exclu-
sivoly derived since July, 1872.


Taken all In all, the showing of West
Virginia speaks well for the efficiency oil
her revenue officers and the promptness
with which her people pay their national
taXea.