Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-11-02
CONFEDERATE TAXES.

TIME UNDERSIGNED HAVING BEEN APPOINTED
IL TAX COLLECTOR for the Southern District Of Wake
County which consists of all that portion said County
lying south of the following line, tO-wit:
Beginning at the county line in the road near Earpsbo.
rough leading 10 Hepsabah Meeting House. tht nee with
the arboruugh road by the way of Eagle Rock and John
ORourkes the Newbern Street in Raleigh; thence up
said street to the Capitol thence up HIsborough street
and the Chapel Hill road Mrs. Nancy Jones' 10 miles
west of Raleigh thence by the PtsborO road by the way
of Green Level TO the Chatham lne which said Southern
district Of Wake is divided into four subdivisions The
first subdivision consists of all that portion of Raleigh Dis
trc Nos and g lying South of the above described dvi
ding line subdivision I'd composed of Marks Creek
District subdivision Sd consists Of St Marys, Panther
Branch and Swift Creek subdivision 4 consists of Mid
die Greek, Buck Horn, and White Oak.
Notice hereby given that Assessor appointed to re-
ceye lists of all taxable property and to property
under the act of the Confederate Congress- will attend at
the following times and places for said purposes towt
At the Court House in the City of Raleigh subdivision
4th day of November next. Atsoods subdivision 3D.
the lIth and 18th Nov AT Bushels on the til and
18th Nny Banks 18th and I4th Now Frankns 18th and
10Th Now, each in subdivision 3D. For subdivision 4th
at Barney Jones, on the 18th and 18th Nov, William
Hoemans the 18th and l4th Nov. and at Green Level
ON the 18th and 10th November
The 4h section Of the Tax Law of the Confederate Gov
erDment provides follows:
That for the special purpose of paying the principal and
interest of the public debt and of supporting the Govern
meni, War Tax shall be assessed and levied of fifty
upon each hundred dollars in value of the following
property in the Confederate States namely Real estate of
all kinds, slaves merchandise, bank STOCK railroad and
other corporation stocks money interest invested BY
individuals in the purchase of bills notes. and other
rites fol Jexcept The bonds The Confederate States
of America and cash hand, deposit in bank
elsewhere cattle horses, and mules guild watches gold
and silver plate pianos and pleasure carriages: PorS8
hoVeu that when the taxable property herein above
merated of any head of family is Of less value than five
hundred dollars, such taxable property shall be exempt
from taxation under this act Ind prOUdi further that
the property of colleges and scboo and Of charitable
religious eoporatons associations actually used for the
purpose for which such colleges Schools corporations
associations were created shall be exempt from taxation
Ind tall
and all property owned by State for public purposes be
exempt from taxation"
All persons liable for taxes required by law to hand
in written lists to the Assessors the days above
toned Prompt attendance is urged all, because
failure to attend Will subject the individual double tax
and the assessors have it in their power to extend
smother opportunity. Particular attention the part Of
all persons liable for taxes is invited the act ITSELF en-
tied An Act to authorize the issue of Treasury Notes.
and to provide tax for their redemption"
GEORGE W. NORWOOD.
Oct 90, 1861. 9J-w&swtd.