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 Richmond, Va., August 8, 1864. 
 
 General orders from tho Adjutant and Inspector GercrU's office have 
 directed quartermasters aud commissaries, who receive tax in kind di- 
 rectly from producers, to give receipts "on account of tax in kind,'* at 
 the end of every month, for the produce thus received during the month,, 
 to tho quartermaster on tax in hind service in tho congressional district 
 where the collection is made, or in his absence, to the controlling quarfer- 
 master of the state, and to state in said receipts the full name and 
 county of the tax payer. These instructions have not generally been 
 followed, and in many cases have been entirely neglected. Commissaries 
 and quartermasters will be held to strict compliance with them, both fur 
 collections already made, which should be at once receipted for, if not 
 already done, and for the future. Compliance is indispensable to the eet- 
 tlement of the accounts of the quartermaster of the congressional district 
 and of the assessor and collector. 
 
 Receipts of quartermaster sergeants and other agents given to pro- 
 dncers are unjust impositions on them — they are worthless for the future. 
 The receipts of quartermasters and commissaries and regular tax agents 
 are the only good vouchers. 
 
 The opinion seems to prevail that tax in kind supplies may be used 
 wastefully and without accoantability. This is error. Officers are hereby 
 notified that they will bo held to the samo accountability for this property 
 as for that received from any other sonrce. 
 
 A. R. LAWTON, 
 
 Q. M. Generat. 
 
 L. B. NORTHROP, 
 
 C. Gtnerai. 
 
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