Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 50, Vincennes, Knox County, 12 August 1815 — Page 1

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1815.

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Bl AUTHOR it:. LAWS of the UNIOT. Thirteenth congress, 3d SESSION.

i V la fix the compunction and in- , f? rrfpottfibility of the rollrctorj tlx direct rax and internal duti-s and r pu pifei connected with the ll-ction t!rr of.

BE :t enacted Sy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States

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it fhall be lawful for the preudent of the U. States, to apportion and diftributc annually a fum not exceeding in the whole, 25,000 dollars, or to any on collection 500 dollars among fuch collectors, as for the execution oi the public fervicc, it fliall appear to him neccflary to compenfate, in adaition to tht other t moluments to which thry are entitled Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, Thai in cafe a collector thall die, refin or he re moved from office, he fliall be entitled to a com million equal to the average rate ot that allowed to the collector of the fame diflrict the preceding calendar year, and no more ; and his fuccefTor fliall, for the reliciue ot the year be allowed a commiHione cjual to the fum that may remain after de ducting the fum allowed to his pr' dec efior, horn the whole amount of c ominilhoti that would have been allowed, had thr re been no fu h death, reflgn-i tion or removal, and no moie : Provided, That either of the laid collectors (hail be entitled to the bene fit of the provifions contained in the 4th fection of this act. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That

it fliall he the duty oi each of llae collectors within 90 days from the end of every cal lenciar year, to draw out a flatcment, exhibiting in alphabetical order, the nanus of

all the perfons Wha may have paid, during the preceding calendar year, the internal

duties, except thole on hcufehold furnit

and OR ft imps, with the aggregate amount

fo paid, ann-xed to each name, & forthwith to e.ufc 100 copies of the fame to be printed, to tranfmit ot e copy thereof to the commilTioner of the revenue, to lodge one copy with principal aiieflor. and one copy with theclok of each town, county and dtftrtct, within his collect ion di Uriel, to poll on one copy at each of the court houfs in his diflrict, and to pofl up the remaining copies at the other m"ft public places in his diflrict, the returnable rxprnces incurred in

ie prrpring. printing and polling up of

collector, or his fureties, to fatisfy any j thing done in virtue of the powers given by

judgment which fliall or maybe recovered this ct,

or b7 virtue of a warrant granted

by any judge or jufbec, purfuant to law, luch officer or oth r per foil may plead the general ilTue, and give this act and the i'pecial matter in evidence ; and if in fuch fuiC the plaintiff is non-fuited, or judgment polTed againfl him, the defendant Hull recover double cofls ; nd in actions, i i its, or

r lands or tea! eflat fold in purfuance of j information, to be brot' where any leisure e authority aforrfaid, the conveyances of fhall be nude puifuantto this act, or any

other act relative to internal duties, if the property be claimed by any perfon, in every fttch cafe the onus probandi lhall lie on the ( la i in an t only v. hrn probable c aufe is Aiown tor luch prolrcutmn, to be judged of by the court before whom the profecotion is had. Sec. 14. And be it further enacted. That all p nalties accruing by any breach of this

;'ct, or of ai y r,ct relative to internal duties

againfl them relpr ctively, fuch land and

real eltates may be fold at public auction, alter being advertifed for at leaft 3 week?, in not leis than three public plates within the collection d;flri&, and in one new fpper printed in th: county, if any there be, at lead fix weeks ptior to ti e tiwie of fale ; &

tor

me autnority aiorriaic, the convey

the mm Oials or their deputies executed in due form of law, (hall give a Valid title a gainft all perfor.s claiming under luch deputy collector, or his fureties, refpr ctive!) . And in every cafr,it (h-.ll and may bt 1 wtul for a principal colle&or to maintain 2nd prnfecute his act .on againfl a deputy collector and his fureties, or any of them, if a

bond with fureties fhall have been given, in

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ciu ies lh -I be rnti led to

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he ll.ll rln- of July. 13 15

ret

ive the lame

I nv, until Provided

of Hmrrtrtt. in ( repress assembled. 1 hat

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t le i ,11 ct rs of -be direct t x and internal I xv I,cn "MU "c J " ay fco-ircior

who lhl! pii'poiely or negligently tail to difcharge this duty, (hU be deemed guilty of a mifdrmranor m oilice, &c on conviction thereof lh li be fined a fum not lefs than 500 dollars, nor more than 10.000 dollars Sec. 7. And be it further enacted. That all letters to and licm the faid coIleClcus relative to their i fin -j! duties, fliall be con teyed free of pottage And any collector who fli 1 3 put his hank upon any other letter lh 'II, for every loch dc, forfeit and pav

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nto toe

cot n upon r! refury

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S H C C l I) .""Plrs t vren tl i d afum of

ny oif fit p i d

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d oars ;

fuly,

Hi II not rxivn tl

and the fai-n Collecto s fh 'II from kttd aftrr th? fai. fi-rt. dv rl J'-'v- n: i'lowed in lieU of ;he commiflinn n uv all Wr d Ky law, four Sc one half per centum up n all mon es accounted for Sc paid into the tre lu-y troni tl f 11 0 of July, 1815, until the f" it of J mu re, 18 16, not exceeding 10.000 dollars ;

lod on per centuur upon all lums over an l ibove that amount. See 3 And be it further enacied. That each crll-ct-, wboO rommiffioo, in any bne calendar yeafi lhII not exceed 1000

dollars, lh M be ill w-d at the end nl var, in addition to fuch commiirmn

fum of 200 rl M ir. St. 3. And be it further enacted. That tbr cl-ectors he ret fore r hefeafttt deCltnated by rl e f-ettary of the treafury, q receive the I H- . !'o' p-rtV l)m?f within coll ctinn dificts not owned, occupied, or

Ifndedi v I n p- r.on rt ,n;

1 1! rr fp lv in addition to thrir

the fum of 100 d liars, the whole of whicH

the circuit court ot the U. States, for tht : fhall be lued lor and recovered wi b cc ft? ot recovery of all taXea collected by faid depu I foit, in the name of the U. Stales of Amc-

j rit a, or of tie collector, in at:y court com

petent to trj ti fame, ml the trial of aiy t .Ct wliirh may be put in iiToe fh-llbe wthin the judKtal diflrict, in which any fuch penalty fli,il have accrued, or I zure been

made ; and thr colledor within wbofe dif tridt the feizurc flu 1 1 be m.de,or forfeiture incurred, is hereby enjoined to c ufe fuits tor tlie lrr;c to be commenced without de and prolVcued to eff:c. ; and is moreover uthorifed to receive from the court before whom fuch trial is h id or fiom the pioper officer thereef, the fum or iups fo recovered, after deducting all proper charges to be allowed by the uid court, and on receipt there of the faid collector Dull py and diftribute thr fame without delay according to Uw, and trhfmit quarter yearly to the commiflioner of the revenue, an account 0f j 1 1 mono s by him received for flies, r,f n ties and forfeitures, during fuch quarter. And all goods, wares and merch andife, or other obj-ts, which fli - II brco,ne forfeited IU virtue of th'S .c. or of any act relative to internal duties, (hall be i' izrd and pm fecuted for s itforefaid, before the proper court, whi h court fii ill caufe 1 4 d-ys notice to be given of fuch feizore, fetting fortli the articles fcizrd, with the time and place appointed for trial, to be infer ted in I'ms newfpaper publiflied near tlie place of fri zure, if tny fuch there be, and alfn by p()f ting op the lame in the moll public manner for the fpTCe ol 14 days, a: or neiir th-

p ol trial ; for which ad vrrtifrment a

ty, and not p id over according to his engagement, or Tor the penalty of the bond, which may have bee n given to frc ure the payment thereof : Provided always. That all monies recovered va fuch Ions flull he forthe ufe ot the J, Stat.-?, until the whole amount of the taxes Collected and received by the deputy collector fliall he otherwife paid to the U. States by the deputy col!ec tor, or by the principal Collector iuflituting fuch fuits

Sec. 10. And bt it fur liter enacted. That if any collector or his deputy, (hall have cauic to fufpect a concealment of any goods, wares or merchan hze. in refpect to which the lefpcclive provifions ol 'he acts irilpofii g an internai duty thereon have not hem complied with, in any particular dwelling houfe, ftore, building or plaie, (other than the manufactory in which the fame were made) thry, or either of then), fhall upon

proper application on oath, to any jufliceof the peace, b? entitled to a warrant to enter fuch houiV. lore or place (in the day time only) and there to arch for luch poods ; and if any (hall he found, to feize and fecure the famr for trial. Sec. 1 I. And be it further enacted, That all goods, wares or mere handizr, or other ohjrcts which fhnll be feizrd by virtue of this ct, or ot lay ict relative to the inter nal dutie3, fliall he put into and rrmui ill the cuflody of the c '.;-:Vr, or lu; ii other perfon as he fli-1! appoint for that purpofe, until fuch procec dings (hall he had a aie !e

gaily required .to a 'certain whethei t!ie ii)c

!ave been forfeited or not

it it

n. ii Ill a 1 1

fl; 1 1 be for thr- ufe of the perfon who fhail 1 be adjudged that they are not forfeited,

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inllions and romp

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rl "Vv ecrTrrm million ne per i ro . o oo

the nmniea received fr tX"S Ihereon ac-c-untrd lor and paid by them into thr trea-fu'V-Sec. 4. Andbt it fu rthtr enacted. That

give information thereof Sec. 8. And he it further enacted, That it fli ill he the duty of the Collectors to keep their ofti.es open for the tranfnction of bull nrfs every day, except on rftablifhed holy d iys, between the hours of 9 in the morning and three in the afternoon, and to attenu

therein themfrlves or by deputy ; which fiJ

iv n ii r . I . ' . . . . i

e CtilC-S Ui-1!!. aurr mc prrieut yt?.r, I

i nt fuch places in the refpect ive dilliict

may br defignated by the conn

the revenue, in all calrs in which fuch deGgfiatica lhall be thought expedient Sec. 9 And be it further enacted, That

the ?.mount ot all taxes or duttr-s colle

by any druytv colle6or, until paid over

the collector, flill, and hereby is derlWe

to he hen upon the lands and real eifate

fuch deputy collector, and of his fureties, i

he (full have civen bond, from the tinn w hen a fuit ftinH be inftituted for recovering the f-me : and for want of goods 8c chattel;, or other pcrfonal effects of fuch deputy

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tliev fhall he forthwith r-ftored to thrown'

er or claimant thereof ; and it tny perfon Iha'I conceal or buy ny lu h goods, w ares or merchandize, or other object, knowing them to he liable to feizure and forfeiture, fuch perfon fhail on conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a fum dcuble the value of thr o;oods, wares cr merch mdife, or other objret fo concealed and purchafrd, one moiety ol

fliall be for the ufe ot the informer,

be other for the ufe of the U. States.

See 12. And be it further mart A Tt

J -... v. , , , , , all be the duty of the feveral collector? tomke frizure of. and ferure any gonr' wares or m, -r i h a nd i fe. or other obj-cV liable

(to feizure bv virtue of this or any other act

htmir to the internal duties, as well witk

t as within their refpect ive diftricts. Sec. 13. Andbe it further enacted, That

if any oihrrror other perfon, executing or niciing or flifting in the feizmg of goods, wares or nrrehntiizr, or other ohjeAs as iforefaid, (ball be fucd or molcflcii for any j

luoi not exceeding ren dollars f all be paid. And if no perfon (hall apt . ar & rl im fuch

articles and give bond to de'r5id the profen ion tl-ereol, and to re f pond the cojls, in cafe be Bull notfnppOf his claim, the cturt Hi all proceed to I jat and cietrrmiue the auf according to law ; Sc upon the praver of any Claimant, thai the r.riiles fo (eitrd and pfofecuted, .r any part thereof, fl:r u!d

he delivered to I im, it flall be lawful for the cmirt o appoint three proper perfons to appraif-.- fuch articles, who fl:al! be fworn tor the faithful difcharsre of their duty $- fuch -ppraif-ment fliall hr made at the ex. pen fe of t be party on whof prayeait is granted, and on the return o( (uch -ppraifrrn-nt if the claimant (ball, w";h one or more fureties, to be apprr v d by the Con t, oxet UP a bond in the ufual f im, totl U. States for the payment ot a fum equl to ti-.r fern ae. which thr artirlrsfo pr ayrd rr, he drh crrj are appraifrd, whirh bond fhll be lod.r.j with the p.rpr Dffii er of thr court, the fjj court fliall order the faid artic let to hr drliv. errd to the faid claimant ; and if judgment fliall pais in favor of the claimant, the faj

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