Excerpt from Reasons for a Revision of Our Fiscal Code: Addressed to the Finance Committee This being the first attempt that has been made to show What may be done by a proper revision of our financial and fiscal code, which began in times when the principles of taxation were ill understood, it is hoped the present publication will be received with indulgence. The author is afraid that the pressure of professional avocation may have prevented him from rendering it as complete as it might have been. Still, as the observations now put forth are not the growth of a dav, he trusts they will not be found altogether unworthy of consideration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.