Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-02-06
A C. Il S
OF THE
General Assembly ofSOUth
Carolina.
Passed in December. 1889.

ar
SEC. 1. B. 1t enacted. by the Senate and
House Of Representatives now met aud
sitting in General Assembly, aud by the
authority of The same, That lax for the
sums, aud in The manner hereinafter men
toned, shall he raised and paid into the
Public Treasury Of this Stale, for the use
and service thereof. that is 10 say: Thirty
cents ad ualorem, on every hundred dollars
of the value of all lands granted in this
Stale: sixty cents per head on all slaves;
two d"llars on each free negro, muIatto,
and mnsIizoe, hetwen the ages of fifteen
and fifty years, except such as shall he
clearly proved to the satisfaction Of the
Collectors. 10 he incapable from mains or
otherwise of providing lvelihood; thirty
cents ad ratorem Oh every hundred dollars
of the value ofall lots, lands and buildings
within any city, town, village or borough.
including ull lots or portions of land on
which buildings may he erecledin the in
mediate vicinity Of any city, town, village
or borough in Ibis State; sixty cents per
hundred dollars on factoroge, employ
Inents. faculties and professions. (whether
profession of the law, the profits he derived
from costs of suit, fees, or other sources
of professional income and on he amount
of commissions received by Vendue Mas
Iers and Commission Merchants: CLERGY
men. SeinoI Masters, School Misrresses..
and Mechanics, excepted;) ,ne eighth of
one ner cent. upon all purchases and sales
| of Bullion, Specie, Bank Notes, Bills of
Exchange and Stocks, which NAV be made
by any Brokers or Agents in this State, for
or on account of any Bank, Company or
individual, without the Stale; and also
upon all such purchases and sales as may
he made by any such Broker or Agent upon
his own account or for account of Others
engaged in the same pursuits, to be ascer-
Iained and rated by the assessors aud COL
lecinrs throughout The Stale, according 10
the hest of their knowledge q information;
TO b." paid in specie, paper medium, or the
notes "fihe specie paying banks of this
State.
SEC. 2. The Tax COLLECTORS OF this Stale
a"e authorized and required 10 issue their
execution against all such free negroes.
mulatoes and mustiznes. as shall eslect or
efu>e 1" pay The tax imposed by this Act,
directed To The ShrrIfiS 0i HIS sSTaT~.-.-y-;,-
ing them to scll for n term not exceeding
one year, the service of said free negroes.
mulattOes or muSiIZ0es. 10 meet the pay
.rmi "r ,hr tax irnpnspd: Provided. That
| hp Sheriff shall MOI sell the service of any
such person for longer Term than shall he
neccssary Ia paw The taxes due, and costs.
SEC. 3. Every person entitled to any TAXA
ir propprt, or estate in This State. who re-
sides without the limits of the United
States. shall pay, for The use Of the State,
double TAX on the same; but this clause
shall MOI be construed to extend to anv per-
Snn sent ar heraiter To he sent abroad IN the
service this State. or of the United States,
until one year after the expiration of his
Commission.
SFc. 4. All person. representing pub
iirIy. for gain or reward. any play. come
:iv, tragedy interlnde or farce, or other
employment of the Stage, or any par
therein, or those who exhibit wax figures
or shows of any kind whatsoever, shall pay
a.,ax of ten dollars per day before making
such exhibitions. which sum ahal he paid
into the hands of the Clerks oflhe Cnurts,
respectively. who shall he bound TO pay
The same into the Public Treasury annu-
allv, aud in case Of non.pavmrn,. the
Clerk nf the Cour, or any Justice of The
Peac .r q nru:n. is hereby authorized
and required to issue an execution for
double The amount of said TAX, directed to
any Sheriff or Constable of The State, aud
asans The body nr qonhs of he per on or
persons liable to pay the said lax: ProUi-
ded, That nothing herein contained shall
BIZ construed TO extend 10 any Incorporated
town or city.
SEC. 5. Sixty cents shall he levied upon
every hundred dollars worth of goods.
wares and merchandise. embracing all ar
ticles oflrade for sale. harter or exchange,
(rhe products ofthis State and the unman-
.uiactured products Of any Of The United
7 Staes or Territories thereof, excepted,) }
which any person shall use or employ as
articles of trade or sale. barrier or exchange,
or have in his, her nr their possession on the
first day ofJaunarv.in The year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty, eth
er on lis. her ar their own account, or
purchased 10y his, her or their own capital,
or borrowed capital, or on account of anv
person or persons as agent, attorney Or
cousignee, to he assessed by the assessors
and collectors throughout this State, ac-
cnrding to the hest of their knowledge and
information: And every person making
return of such goods. wares aud merchan-
dize to the Tax Collectors. shall take The
following oalh or affirmation. to wit; "I.
A. b. do solemnlv swear for affirm that
the return which now make, is IN the
best of nv knowledge and belief, a just
and rrue re,urn Of the amount and value
of all goods, wares and merchandise 1.-THE
products of This Stale, and the manuGac.
tured producrs of any Of the United States
and # errilories thereof, excepred.) which
held in my possession on the first day Of
i January, one thousand eight hundred and