Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-01-07
Tax Act of 185se6o.

LAX AcL VI IOO0T OS'
A tax for the sums, aud in the manner here
inafter mentioned, shall be raised and paid
into the public Treasury of this State, for the
use aud service thereof, that is to to say
eighty. one cents uR yal0,sns, on every hum
dred dollars of the value of all the lands gran,
ted in this State, according to the existing
claasifcation as heretofore established nine
yfye cents per head on all slaves; two dol
lars aud severity five cents on each free negro,
mulatto or mestizo, between the ages of tiftecr
aud fifty years, except such as shall be clearly
proved to the satisfaction of the Collector to
bc incapah,o, from mains or otherwise, Of
procuringa livelihood seventeen cents, nd
oalorcm, on every hundred dollars of the
value of all lots, lands aud buildings, within
any city, town, village, or borough, in this
State; sixty, eight cents per hundred dollars
OH factoragc enploymcntS, faculties aud pro-
fessions, including the profession of dentistry
(whethcr in the profession Of law, the profits
be derived from the costs Of suit, fees, or 9th
er sources of professional hcone,) excepting
clcrgymcn, schooniastcrS. schoomistrcsses
and mechanics; siXty-eig|t cents on every
hundred dollars on the amuuntof commissions
received by vcnduc masters and commission
merchants; thirty-fve cents per hundred dol
lars on the capital stock paid in, on the first
of October, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty nine, of all banks which for their present
charters have not prid Il bonus to the StItc {;
thirty five cents per handrel dollars on the
cnpitaFstock Of any bank of iSSu,, not iucor-
porntcd by this St'te, p'd in onthc first day
OF October one thousand eight hundred and
fitty-ninc, doing business by agents within the
liAhts OF this State; twcnty-scvcn cents pc2
huadrcd dollars on the capital stock of all in.
corporatcd Gas Light Companies; one and
thirty.fivc ona-hullrc,lths per ccntum on ALI
premiums taken in this State by Incorporated
insurance companies, aud by the agencies OF
insurance companies and under writer's with
out the limit, of this State; eighteen cents
on every hundred dollars of tho amount OF
sales of goods, wares and merchandise, can
bracing all articles of trade for s,lc. barter or
exchange, (the products of this State, and
the unrmnutaclurcd products of amy of tho
United States or Territories thereof excepted J
which any person shall have made, from the
first day of J0nuay of the present year to
the first day of January, in the year of our
lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty,
either on his, her or their capital. or borrow
ed capital, ron account %! amy person or per-
sons, as agent, attorney, or conSieirc; seven
tyhve cents upon every hundred dilla,s of
the amount of sale of goods, wares AID mer.
chandizc wlmtcvcr, which any transient per
son, not resident in this State shall make in
any house, stall, or public place whether the
said sale be made by sample or otherwise; one
hundred dollars per day for all circus cxIri-
tions; fourteen dollars per diy for represent
ing publicly for g'in nul reward. any play.
comcdy, tragedy. interludr or farce or other
employment ot the stage, orany part therein,