Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-02-08

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An Act to Raise Supplies for tho Year Commenc-
ing October, 1860
BE 1t enacted by Tie Senate and UOuse
Of Representatives.. noec met and sitting IN
General assembly, and by the authority of
lie same, That tax for sums. and in the
manner hereinafter mentioned, shall he
raised and paid into the Treasury of this
State, for the use and service thereof, that
is to say: One dollar and thirty certs.
at Votorcm, on every hundred dollars of
the value Of all lands granted in this State,
a"co'ding to the existing classification as
heretofore established one hundred and
twenty six cents per head on all slaves
three dollars on each free negro, mulatto
or meslizo, between the ages Of fifteen and
ill,y years, except such rs shall clearly he
proved, to the satisfaction Of the Collector,
to be Incapable, from mains or otherwise,
OF procuring a livelihood; twenty two
cent, od raiorem, on every hundred dollars
OF the value of all lots, lands and buildings
within any city, town, borough or village
in this State one hundred cents per hun
dred dollars on tactorage, employments,
faculties and professions, including the
profession Of dentistry, and including herein
Clerks y! Courts Of Common Pleas and
General Sessions, Shcriffs, Masters aud
Commissioners in Equity, Registers in
Equity, Registers in Mrsne Conveyance,
Or;linarics and Coroncrs, whether in the
profession Of Law Or Equity, the profits bc
derived from the cost of suits, fees, or other
sources Of professional income, excepting
clergymen, schoolmasters, school mistress
ses and mechanics; one hundled cents on
every one hundred dollars on the amount
OF commissions received 10y vendue masters
and commission merchants; forty cents on
the capital stock paid in on tia first Of Oc
tobcr, one thousand eight hund and sixty,
Of all Lat rs whicl:, for their present char
ters, have not paid bonus to the State :;
eighty cents per hundred dollars on the
capital stock Of any bank of issue, not in
corporated Ivy this State, paid in on the
first day Of October, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty, doing business by agents
| within the limits Of the State; forty cents
per hundred dollars on the capital stock of
all incorporated gas ligh. companies; one
and half per centum on all premiums
taken in this State by incorporated insur-
ance companies, and by the agencies of
insurance companies and underwriters with
out the limits of the State; twenty-five
cents on every hundred dollars of the
amount of sales of goods, wares and mer-
chandize, embracing all articles of trade
Tor sale, barter or exchange, Qhe products
OF this State, and the unmanufactured pro:
ducts Of any Of the slaveholding States OF
the late United State excepted) which any
person shall have made from the fist oi
January, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty, either OH his, her, or their capital, OF
borrowed capital, or on account of any
person or persons as agent, attorney OF
consgnee ninety cents on every hundred
dollars Of the amount of sales, goods, wares
and merchandise whatever, which any
transient person not resident in this state
shall make in any house, stall or public place
whether the said s:.Ie be made by sample
or otherwise; twenty dollars per day on
a. circus exhibitions five dollars per day
for representing publicly, for gain and re-
ward, any play, comedy, ,r"gedy, interlude
ortarce, or other emp;oyment:ot the stage
or any part therein, or for exhibiting wa,
figures, or any shows Of any kind whatso-
ever, TO be paid into the bands OF the Clerk
of the Courts respectively, who shall b
bound to pay the same into the Treasures o
the State Of South Carolina, except il
cases where the same is now required b,
law to be paid 10 corporations or other
!. wise one tenth Of one per cent. on al
monies loaned, monies at interest, alLmonie
invested in the ktSeks sf bo5ds ;of an,
: other State, other than. the bonds or stock
Of this State, and other than the stocks Q
the banks and railroad companies Of th;
State; one dollar and fifty cents on ever,
one hundred dollars Of gross receipts Of al
commercial agencies within The limits q
e this State; thirteen eea,s On every pack q
n playing cavds sold in the State; fifteen dol
lars on every billiard tsSls within ,hi
d State used 10. and for raising the revsnu
! ,hersfrom;; one hundred cents on The hur
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