The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-11-29


now come to my second PROPOSE
tion for increasing the revenue of the
State or at least Of cqualizing tho
burden of taxation so that it may not
fall SO heavily Upon 4 certain cliSs
or classes to the exemption OF
others. BY the present mode tho
large portion ofthe taxes paid into the
treasury OF the State IS levied upon
land and negroes while money and
| property in various other forms are
! exempt and must confess that | fail
to sec the justice OF il.
The millionaire who may possess
his entire wealth in money may live
III ailluencc--may roll in luxury
may drive hiss..' coach and four" with
tserNants ,Flivcry--u,,Y df46ls o66t ",
golden goblcts " and cat out OF dishes
Of silver--may deck his person in gold
and jewels and Set he pays no,hirg
to the State which secures to him his
rights OF life, limb, health and the
peaccablc possession Of his wealth.
The property of miners il in land
and negroes pays lis taxes but if it is
in money it pays none.
n mau ma have his thousands and
! tens of thousands in cash III interest
secuted from probability OF loss by
securities, mortgages &c he pays mo-
thing but if risks any p"rtr'n "l it IN
trade in which by the viclsSlutlcS Of
business or by one mis>tcp in Spccu.
lall'm he may lose it all, or if he should
invest the same in ,cHrocS which are
m"rral and liable to all the ca >uaIitics
"i' this life and my br swept from
him in an instant he has o lay its
| taxes.
The man OF wealth spends Eve
hundred dollars perhaps for carriage
In" pleasure an,! !:c ;'ay Il i,a ,u is
| per ans ir,| tu.',.' iar,t :,u,i aCcu,uusa
ted nc same amount aud he lays it
"ut for piece @! land for !. homestead
or 'or Il negro to help him support his
family or t" support him III his old age
and inf milicS, has ut once to become
Il Contributing !" IL" treasury of his
State. cannot admit the in>l;ct OF
It. tE'nk that property in every
Shape and form -!,uuld be tt cd equal
~.
My proposition is, thai the .cgi,!..
tnrc, IN passing The bill TO raise
SUPPLIES, should insert, III addition to
the usual provisions OF thai IT,
clauses O The i"Ilowin. purporl VIZ
| ls'. That every tree wiiilc man "
between the ages of twenty one an /.
fifty wh" is es,'lscI ,n vnt. for repre-
scnta'ives in the Legislature and
every free white u,ar.." not IL citizen
!" This State VIII shall llav. rcsihch
III The State SIX months prcvinn To lhr
time "t collecting taxes Shall pay il
poll tax "i--(u"t less should say
than the taS levied upuu Il slave) With
this proriSo thathuy map. Mh' shall
refuse To 'ay said tax and who shall
be returned "nulla bona" into the
Sheriff S Oill:c upon an execution 10
collect said lax >h III be ineligible To
vote for amy District officer or for
".cmbrrS at either branch ut The .cs
lslaturc or Of Congress or for iIc>I,i,n
iial clcctursGn case The elec.iunn t,lcc
tors be given to the pcop:c) and pr"
vIded further that ANY rcvI man who
! shall! certify in writing to the lax col.
lcctor that he feels himself unable To
pay his tax: he shall be exempt iron.
pHyl"S the same but he shall also b,,
ineligible to vote Us above mentioned;
on the same principle that paupcrs are
denied the right Of sllliayc.
2'l That for all mo cy at inlcrcs;
shall be paid one dollar for every
thousand dollars, for every our horsc
carriage worth not less than one hun.
hed dollars shall be pal, the sum OF
tw" dollars, fer every two horsc pea
sure carriage and r"ckaway worth hot
less than seventy five d liars tol
every two horse barauchc buggy OF
other vehicles of pleasure worth not
less than fifty dollars, the sum OF fifty
cents; for every gold watch the sum
OF fifty cents ; Tor every silver watch
worth not less thn five du!hrs anL
kept III use the sum of twenty -tiv,
cents and for every race horse and to
every standing stallion and jack cacl
five dollars.
). lfit be objected t" the above PROPOSE
ton that it would raise to much mo,e,
| would only say that it will rcqnir,
some money to pay for our new Stat,
House whichis to eost nsithoM anl
luther would say that considc
that the property at present taxabl,
tho " earned Professions and stocl
IN trade arc taxed beyond its propc
proportion md therefore a reduction
could be made upon them until tn,
revenue be reduced to the absulul,
requirements of the State.
1t these propositions or their lik,
sho1ld be adopted by the Legislature
. | thot, "A >II