Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-10-02

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. lands and other property Of any collector shall be
bound BY stationary lien for FIVE years for amoneys
commence from the time of receiving the money
SEC. tl8. The compensation of the tax collector
shall be per cent on the first ten thousand dollars
received, and two and half per cent on all sums
beyond that amount, until the compensation shall
reach eight hundred dollars beyond which no farth.
er compensations shall be paid.
Sec. 10. The Secretary Of the Treasury is author
lied to establish regulations suitable and proper to
carry this act into effect which regulations shall be
binding on all officers The said Secretary may al
so frame instructions as to all details which shall be
obligatory upon all parties embraced within the pro-
visions of this act He may also correct all errors
in assessments, valuations and tax lists or in the
collection thereof in such form and upon such evil
dence as the said Secretary may approve.
SEC 90 Corporations are intended to be embrac
ed under the word g persons used in this act and
when the capital stock of any corporation is return
ed by the corporation itself and the tax paid the
stock in the hands Of the individuals shall be exempt
from tax; and also the real estate owned by the
corporation and used Cor carrying on its business
and the capital stock of all corporations shall be
turned and the tax paid by corporations themselves
and not by the individual stockholders. The term
merchandise" is designed to embrace all goods
wares and merchandise held for sale, except the ag-
rcultural products of the country. Money at in
terest" is intended to include the principal sum of
all money belonging to any person other than
bank upon which interest is paid or to be paid by
the debtor, as the stands the LIST day Of o.
tober The term "cattle, horses and mules" is in
tended to include all such animals raised for
SALE and not such as are raised merely for food and
work on plantation or farm where they are held
The term real estate is intended to include all lands
and estates therein and interest growing thereout,
including ferries bridges, mines and the like, and
in all cases the actual marketable value of the pro-
perty is to be assessed
SEC. 81. If any person SHALL at any time during
the existence of the present war between the Con-
federate States and the United States or within
year after the ratification of treaty of peace be-
tween them, falsely make, forge or counterfeit, or
or procure to be falsely made, forged or coun-
terfeited, or willingly aid assist in falsely max
ing, forging or counterfeiting any note in imitation
Of or purporting to be treasury note of the Con-
federatc States; shall falsely alter, or cause or
procure to be falsely altered or willingly aid OR as
sist in falsely altering any treasury note of the Con-
federate States, or shall pass utter publish, as
true, any false, forged or countereited note purport
ing to be treasury note of the Confederate States,
| knowing the same to be falsely forged counter
eited; or shall pass, utter publish or attempt to
pass utter publish, true, any falsely altered
| treasury note Of the. Confederate States knowing
attempt to cons2re with another to pass utter or
publish, any falsely forged countereited, alter
ed treasury note of the Confederate States knowing
the same to be falsely forged or counterfcited or
| falsely altered. every such person shall be deemed
and adjudged guilty of felony, and being thereof
convicted by due of law. shall suffer death.
Sec. %. If any person shall at any time falsely
make, forge counterfeit, procure to be
falsely made forged or counterfeited, or willingly
aid or assist in falsely making, forging or counter
feiting any bond or coupon in imitation of or pur
porting to be bond or coupon Of the Confederate
States, shall falsely alter cause or procure to
be falsely altered willingly aid assist in falsely
| altering any bond or coupon of the Confederate
States, or shall pass utter or publish, or attempt to
pass, utter or publish as true, any false forged or
counterfeited bond purporting to be bond or cou-
! pom Of the Confederate States knowing the to
be falsely forged or counterfeied shall pass, ut
ter publish, attempt to pass utter or publish
as true any falsely altered bond or coupon Of the
! Confederate States knowing the same to be falsely
altered; or shall conspire with another to pass, ut
ter or publish true any false, forged, or counter
! feited bond or coupon purporting to be bond or
coupon of the Confederate States, or any falsely
! altered bond coupon of the Confederate States,
! knowing the same to be falsely forged or counter
feited or falsely altered every such person shall be
! deemed and adjudged guilty Of felony, and being
| thereof convicted by due course of law, shall be
| sentenced to be imprisoned and kept at hard labor
for term not less than five years nor than
ten years. and be fined in q not exceeding five
thousand dollars.
| SEC. %. If any person shall make cngravc
cause procure to be made or engraved, or shall
have in his custody possession any metallic plate
engraved after the sil:ilitudc of any plate from
! which any notes or bonds issued as aforesaid shall
have been printed with intent to such plate, or
| cause suffer the same to be used in forging or
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said; or shall have his custody possession any
blank note or notes, bond or bonds engraved after
! the snilitudc of any note or bonds issued afOre-
said with intent to such blanks, cause suf-
fer the same to be used in forging or counerfciting
! any of the notes or bonds issued aforesaid, or
shall have in his custody or possession and paper
adapted to the making of notes or bonds and SINH
lar to the paper upon which any such notes bonds
Shall have been issued, with intent to such pa
per- or cause or suffer the to be used in forg
| ing or counterfeitng any of the notes bonds is
sued as aforesaid, every such person being thereof
lawfully convicted by due course Of law, shall be
sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labor
for term not less than five more than ten years
and fined in sum not exceeding five thousand dol
! lars
Sec o. If any State shall, on or before the first
day of April next pay in the Treasury notes of the
Confederate States, in specie, the taxes assessed
against the citizens of said State less ten per
tum thereon, it shall be the duty Of the Secretary
of the Treasury to notify the same to the several
tax collectors of such States and thereupon, their
authority and duty under this act shall cease
SEC. 20. If any person shall, at any time, after
one year from the ratification of treaty of peace
between the Confederate States and the United
States, commit any of the acts described in the 2s
section Of this act such person shall be deemed and
adjudgea guilty Of felony, and being thereof con-
victed by due course of law, shall be sentenced tc
be imprisoned and kept at hard labor, for period
of not less than five years, than ten years
and be fined in not exceeding five Thousand
dollars.
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