The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-12-27
Tax ELL.

The following is the Tax Bill passed by
the last Legislature.
A BILL TO raise supplies for the year com
mencing in October, one thousand eight
hundred and fifty three.
SEC. l. BE il enacted by Me Senate and
House oj Representatives. non met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by nu-
MorHy If Ike same, That 4 tax Tor the
sums, and in the manner hereinafter men
toned, shall Lc raised and paid into the
public treasury of this State, for the use
and service thereof, that is 10 say: 50 cents
al rniOrem on every hundred dollars Of
the value of all the lands granted in this
State, according to the existing c'assilica-
ton as heretofore established; one half
cent per acre OH all lands lying within Tic
Calawba Indian boundary, TO be paid by
each grantee or lessee of said Indian lands,
until otherwise directed by law; 60 cents
per head on all slaves; Two dollars on
each free negro, mnialto or nestzo be
tween The ages of ID and 30 years, exccp,
such rs sha! be clearly proved, to the
satisfaction Of the collectors, To be inca
pablr, from mains or otherwise Of procu-
ring Il livelihood, % cts ad ral0rem on
every 500 OF the value OF all lots, lands
and building within any city, town. vii
lage or borough in this State; go cents per
hundred dollars on factoragc, employ
lncnts, faculties and professions, whether
III the profession of the law, the profits to
be derived from the costs of suit, fees, or
other sources OF professional income)-eX-
ccp,ng c!crgymcn, school-mas,cr<, school
m!slrcsscs, and mechanics, and 30 cents on
the amount OF commissions received by
vcnduc masters and commission merchants;
30 cents per hundred dnlIars on the capi-
tai stock LIST Oct. 1891. of all banks which
for their present charters have not pad
bonus to the State; 30 cents per hundred
dollars on the capital stock Of all incor-
poratcd Insurance Companies; 30 cents per
hundred dollars on the capital stock of
all incorporated Gaslight Companies;
ID cents per hundred dollars on all prem-
ums taken in this State by the agencies
OF insurance companies and underwriters
without the limits of this State; 30 cents
upon every hundred dollars OF the amount
OF sales OF goods, wares, and merchandise
embracing all the articles OF trade Tor sale,
barter or exchange Ohe products of this
State and the manufactured products of
any of the United States, or territories
thereof eXceptcd,) which any person shall
have mado from the lst day of January in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and fifty four, either on his, her
or their capital, or borrowed capital, or on
account Of any person or persons as agent,
attorney or consignce: 20 cents upon
every hundred dollars OF the amount of
sales Of goods, wares, or merchandise
whatsoever, which any transient person,
not resident in this State shall make in
any house, stall or public pace; lO dol
lars per day for representing publicly
Tor gain and reward, any play, comedy.
tragedy. inlerludc or farce, or other en-
ploymcnt of the stage or any part there.
in, or for exhibiting wax figures or other
shows of any kind whatsoever, to be
paid into The hands Of the clerks OF tho
the court respectively, who shall be bound
to pay The same into tho public treasury,
except III where tho saulo is now rcauittd