Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-01-17
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AN ACTto Raise Supplies for the gear
commencing in Ocgober, one thousand
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eight hRndred and :0rty- Three.
:. Be it'enacted. by tie Senate and House
of Representatives, now met and sitting in
General.kssembly. and by the authority
of the same, That lax for thesum and
! inthemanneghereinafler in mentioned, shall
be raised andpaid into the public Treasu-
ry pr this Stale, for the use and service
thereof, that is 10 say thirty cents ad va
loren on every hundred dollars ofthe va
lle of all lands granted in this State, ac-
cordng TO the existing classification here
tofore established; one half cent per acre
OIL all land lying within the Catawba In
dian boundary, TO be paid by each grantee
or lessee Of said Indian lands, until other
wise directed by law; fifty-6ve cents per
head on all Slaves; two dollars on each
Free Negro, Mulallo and Mustizoe, be-
tween the ages Of fifteen and fifty years,
except such as shall be clearly proved, to
the satisfaction of the Collector, to be in
capable, from mains, or otherwise, of
providing a livelihood; twenty-five cents
ad valorem OIL every hundred dollars Of
the value Of all lois or portions Of land on
which buildings may be erected, in the i'm
mediate vicinity of any city, town. village
or borough in this State; sixty cents per
hundred dollars on faclorage, employ
menls, faculties and professions, (whether
in the law, the profits be derived from costs
of suit, fees, or other sources of profession
al iucomc,) and on The account ofcommis-
sons received by Vendue Masters and
Commission Merchants, (Clergymen,
Schoolmasters. School nistresses and Me-
chanics excepted; y filty-fve cents upon
every hundred dollars wortl, of goods,
wares aud merchandise, embracing all ar
ticlcs of trade for sale, barter or exchange,
(lhe products otthis State, and the unman-
ufactured products Of any of tho United
States, or Territories thereof, excepted. J
which any person shall use or employ, as
articles of trade, sale, barter or exchange,
or have in his, her or their possession, Oh
The first day of January, i'll The year of our
Lord QUE thousand eight hundred and for
ty-four, either on his, her or their ow cap
| ital, or borrowed capital, or on account Of
auy person or persous, as agent, attorney,
or consignee flty-6ve cents upon every
hundred dollars worth of goods, wares or
merchandise whatever, which any tram
s;rnt person, not resident in this State,
shall sell, or expose for sale, in any house,
stall or public place; two thousand dol
lars for the privilege Of opening or keep
ing any Office for the sale Of otlery tick
els, or for the privilege of selling, or offer
lug for sale, any lottery ticket in any other
lottery than such as may be authorized by
The laws of this Stale; len dollars per day
for representing publicly, Cor gain aud re-
ward, any play, comedy, tragedy, inter
Iude or farce, or other employment Of the
stage, or any part therein, or for exhibit
ing wax figures or shows Of any kind what
soever, to be paid into the hanks Of the
Clerks OF tho Courts, respectively, who
shall be bound TO Pay the same into the
public Treasury.
AN ACT to authorise Office Copies Of
Deeds, IN certain cases, 10 be giuen IN
Evidence,
BE IL enacted, by the Senate and House
of Representatives, now met aud sitting
iu General Assembly, aud by the author
ly Of the same, that it shall he lawful, al
any time hereafter, in every Court Of this
State, for any party, plaintiiior defendant,
to produce in evidence copy of any deed
of conveyance Of Real Estate, certified by
the Register of Mesnc Conveyance of the
District where The same may be recorded /:
Provided, lint the person or persons so ap-
plying to produce an Office Copy of a
1 deed in evidence, swear that the original
deed is lost, destroyed, or out of his, her or
their power to produce; and tina, he, she
or they have not destroyed, mislaid, or in
any way, willingly, previous 10 that time,
put ii out of his, her or their power 10 pro-
duce the same, with an intention to pro,
duce an Office Copy in evidence: and Pro.
vided also, that such deed of conveyance
shall have been recorded at least ten years
before a copy hereof shall be recsived in
evidence. and Provided, also, that the
parry intending 10 offer in evidence such
Office Copy, shall give AT least thirty days
uotico thereof to The opposite party or his
attorney.
AN ACT to amend tie La,o in relation to
Recording Mortgages, and to regulate
the lien thereof
l. Be ii enacted, by The Senate and
House Of Representatives, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by The
authority of The same, tha, no Mortgage,
or other instrument of writing, in the na-
lure OF a Mortgage of Real Estate, shall
be valid so as to affect the rights ,of sub.
seouent creditors or purchasers for valua-
Bile considerations, without notice, unless
the same shall be recorded in the Office of
Register of Mesne Conveyance for the
District wherein such Real Estate lies,
within sixty days from the execution
thereof, if executed after The first day of
May next, or within sixty days from tho
said first day Of May next, if executed
previous to thai day.
IL. That no Mortgage or other ins,ru-
menl of writing in the nature of Mort
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