Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-10-16

ON the duties OF his Office, shall give bond in
such sum as shall be prescribed by the Sccre-
tary of The Treasury, with sufficient suretes,
and shall take an oath faithfully to execute
the duties Of his &c, and that he will sup
port and def; nd the Constitution OF the Con-
frcrnfe Safes.
SEC Ii. II pun receiving the tax due by
each person the collector Shall sign receipts
in duplicate, Que whereof shall he delivered
tU the person paying the same, and the other
shall be forwarded to the chief collector OF
that State. The money collected during each
month, or during any shorter period Which
may be designated by the Secretary of the
Treasury, shall he also Immediately forwarded
to the chief collector, and 10y lin lie disposed
vi according to the direction of the Secretary
OF tie Treasury and the sai chief collector
shall ri port the sanie Immediately to the Sec.
retary OF the Treasury. and shall furnish him
with list specifying the flames and amounts
OF each Of tic receipts which shall have been
forwarded To lm a: aforesaid BY the district
collectors.
SEC. II. The lakes assessed on each per
Son shall be II statutory lieu for one year upon
all the property Of that person in preference
to any other len; the said lein TO take date
from the first day nt October. to Which the
valuation has relation, and the lands and other
property of any collector shall be hound 10y
statutory lien for five years for all moneys
received hy him frr taxes Tie date OF such
lien to commence from the time o! his rocelr.
ing the money.
SEC. Is The compensation Of tax collec-
tors shall be five per cent. on tho first ten
thousand dollars received and two and q
half per cent on all sums beyond tlla! amount,
until l:,c coIli;C:.Salnn shall rrl..ll eight ham
dre'i dollars, beyond which no larthes coai-
pcnsatioas shall be paid.
Src 10. The Secretary of the Treasury is
authorized to establish regulalio"d suitable
and Proper to carry this act into effect |:
wnc regulations shall he binding on all "lli-
GERS; the said ST crelary may also frame in
srractiaiis rs IN all ,lr'ailS which shall be OBJ
ligatory upon n! parties embraced within the
provisions OF this act. lie may also correct
al "r;orS in assessments, valuations and tax
lists, or in the collection thereof in such form
aud upon such evidences as the said Sccre-
tary may approve.
SEC. ~. Corporations are intended To be
cInlracod Under the worl "pcrsons used
in this act; and whenever tLc capital stock
Of any corpora ion is returned by the corpo-
ration it>cil and the lax paid, the sock in
the lamls OF individuals shall be exempt from
lax; and also all the real estate owned by
the corporation and USED for carrying OH lis
business; and tic capital stock ol all cnrpo-
rAl,nns sial Inc rrtiI"Ilrr, and the tax paid by
In, e:;ils'G.in;'s ,hcHsclycs, and not tiy indi-
I. yl,iuai stu"iiiorr> Tn" term !" nlrrchall-
di2c, is ,!,>i..!c.i l., embrace I'LL goods wares
ani mlrc!ilTiiz,. !Ir!> for Sale, except the az
ricu!tursl products ui the country. Money
1T interest j, intended 10 inclNlc the principal
sunl nj all money belonging ~ amy person
other than y bank upon which interest Is
paid or 10 be paid by The debtor, as The same
stands on the first day Of October. Tha
term cattle. horses and mules is intended
10 include all such animals as arc raised iUl
sale, and not such as arc raised merely for
food AIT! work on the plantation or farm where
they are held. The term ''real estate" is in-
tended to include all lands and estates there.
in and all interests growing thereon, incln
ding ferries. bridges, mines and the like, and
in all cases the actual marketable value o.
property 10 be assessed.
SEC. u. If Any person shall at any time
during the existence cf the present war be-
tween tie Confederate States and the United
States Or within one year after The ratiica
ton Of a treaty Vi peace between them
falsely make, forge Or Counterfeit, CT ca,lse u
procure 10 be made, forged or cuuntcrfcited
or willingly aid Of assist in falsely making
forging Or cuTu.cr.ritin@ any note i'll imita
ton ui, Or purpo!tins TO Lc !. treasury nott
OF the Confederate States or shall falsely
alter, or c:!;;s@ cr procure TO be falsely al
tered, ur willingly aid or assist in falsely al
tnrinS any treasury note Of the ConlcGcrat,
SateSi or shall pass, Utter o. publish, or at
tempt to pass, utter Or puhinst as true, any
false, forged or countcrieitctl note purpnr,ine
to be a treasury note Of the Confederate
States, knowing the SAME to be falsely al
tered or shall cunspirc Or attempt to con
spire with another to pass, utter or publish
as true, any falsely forged or counterleted
or any falsely altered treasury note OF TIT
Confederate States, knowing the same to be
falsely forged or cOunterfeited, or falsely al
tered; every such person shall be deemed
and adiu&g"d gi!iily ot felony, and being
thereof Convicted by tic course, ol law, sial
sulrr death.
Src. ~. IF "ly person Shall at any tim
falsely make iorssc Or counterfeit, or cause OF
r"c"rc to De I;ladc, forged Or countcrirtrl
or Willingly aid or assist i'll falsely maxim;
forging or conntsrbcltiny any bond or coupon
i'll limitation OF, or pnrporting To DC Il bond o
Coupon Of the Confederate States or shal
falsely alter, or CAUSE, or procure to be false
y altered: or willingly aid or assist III talsel,
altering any bond, or coupon, Of the CumlcL
crate States; or shall pass, utter Or publish
or attempt to pass, utter, or publish, rs true
any false, forged III cGunterf.icl bon,l, pur
porting TO bc Il bond Or coupon Of tic Con
) Tolerate States, knowing tue saline to be E.ls,.
iy furgcd or cnunlcrivitci Or shall p;ss ut
Ter or publish, cr attempt 10 pass, utts' o.
publish rs lrue, ANY falsely altered bond, %
Coupon. oi Tie c"fcdrraic States. kll9Win.
the same to be falsely altered; or .l.al! con
spire, or attempi - conspire, with another, t,
pass, utter, or publish, as true any false, orse(
or counteririted bond, Or coupon purportin.
t. be bond or coupon Of the Confederate
States, OF. any falsely altered bOad, Or coupon
o. the Confederate Suites, knowing the same
TO be falsely forged or couutcricitcd, Or false
pololl# ii; every such pcrson shall be deemed
and ;4Gjadsed guilty of felony, ana being
thereof convicted by due course Of law, shall
lie sentenced 10 be imprisoned and kept Al
hard labor lor term not less than five years
nor more than tea years, aud Le fined in ,
sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
SEC. %. If any person shall make, or en-,
grave, or cause or procure 10 be made or en-
gravel, Or Shall have il, his custody Or posses
sion any metallic plate engraved aiicr The