Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1855-12-20
TAX BILL.

Ser. |. Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives now met and sitting in General As
semnbly. and by the authority Of the same, That
tax for the sums and in the manner hereinafter men,
toned shall be raised and paid into the public treas
urv of this State for the use and. service thereon,
that is to say: sixty cents, ad lorem, on every hum
dred dollars of the value of all the lands granted in
this State according to the existing classification as
heretofore established one half cent per acre on oil
lands living within the Catawba Indian boundary, to
be paid by each grantee or lessee OF said indian
lands. until otherwise directed by law; seyenty-ve
cents per head all saycs two dollars ON each free
negro mulatto mestzo between the ages OF fifteen
and fifty years. except such as shall be clearly prov
ed to the satisfaction of the collector, to be incapa-
ble from mains, or otherwise, ofprocuring lveli-
hood: twenty-five cents. W r0lorem, on every hum
rel dollars Ct the value Of all lots, lands and build
inrs within any city, town, village or borough in this
State: sixty cents per hundred dollars factorage,
cmrloymcnts faculties and professions. including
the profession Of dentistry. whether IN the profess
sion Of the law. the profits be derived from the costs
Of suit fees or other sources ofproessiona income
excepting clcrgymcn, school masters, school mis-
! trcsses and mechanics, and on the amount Of COM
missions received by vendue masters and commission
merchants; twenty cents per hundred dollars on the
capital stock paid in the first of October, one
thousand eight hundred and ffty-fvc; of all banks
which for their present charters, have not paid q
bonus to the State; twenty cents per hundred dollars
On the capital stock Of all incorporated gas light COM
panics: one per cent all premiums taken in this
State by incorporated insurance companies, and by
the agencies Of insurance companies and undcrwrit-
crs without tic limits of this State fifteen cents up
on every hundred dollars Of the amount Of sales OF
! ro =, wares and merchandise embracing all the az
ticcS III trade for sale. barter or exchange (he pro-
ducts OF this State. ard the unnanufactured products
Of any uf the United States or Territories thereofex
| 4 Ill ho,-n 1of f,n,,, he
first day Of January Of the present year, 10 the first
dav of January in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ftvsz. either his. her or their
capital or borrowed capital, or OH account Of any
person or persons, agent, attorney or conslgnee
twenty-five cents upon every hundred dollars Of tho
amount Of sales Of goods wares and merchandise
whatsoever which any transient person, not resident
in this State, shall make in any house, stall or pub-
lie place: ten dollars per day for representing pub
lcly for gain and reward, any play comedy, TRACE
/ Jy nterude, or farce, CT other employment Of the
stage or any part therein. or for exhibiting wax fig
urcs or other shows Of any kind whatsoever, to be
paid into the hands of the Clerks Of the Court re-
spectivcy. who shall be bound to pay the same into
the public treasury. except in where the same
is now required hy law 20 be paid to corporations
! otherwise.
S,r. . That all taxes levied on property. as pre-
scribcd in the first section of this act shall be paid
to the Tax Collector for the district parish in
! which said property is located.
Ser. g. In making assessments for taxes on the val
ue Of taxable property. used in manufacturing, or
for railroad purposes within this State the value of
machinery used therein shall not be included, but
only the value of the lots and buildings as property
| merely.
See T. That the Tax Collectors in the several dis
rcts and parishes in this State in their returns here
after to be made, be and they are hereby required
and enjoined to state the precise amount Of taxes
collected by them for the purpose of supporting the
police of the said several districts and parishes afore
sad stating the rates per centum the amounts of
the State tax collected for said district and parish
police purposes and the Comptroller General shall
return the same in his report.
Sec s. That free negroes, muattoes, mestizocs be
and they are hereby required to make their returns
and pay their taxes during the month of March.