Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-10-16
! ha Wax Tax Act.
AN ACT to authorize the issue rF Treasury
votes, and to provide war tx for their

AN 4 CT to authorize the iSsue rs Treasury
votes, and to provide war tx for their
rc,icmp,inn.
Srr. !. The Congress Il the Confederate
S;a,r, =" .\nsiica Gu ri,:lrl, hat ll,l Sevrc-
try "i Il" Treasury hc ;ll:d hr is hereby au
t!i"rzed, from time 10 time, as the public
necessity may require, To iSSue Treasury
Notes; payable to bearer ut the expiration
OF six months after tue ratification Of treaty
ot peace between tic Confederate States and
the ni;c,. States. the said notes to be of any
denomination unt less tlan live dollars, and
10 be reissua!:l" 1T pleasure, ur,lil the same
are payable; tut The wlnlr iSSuc. uuiS;anu-
In; at uliv ;iu,., iac.lII- tic amount issued
uHhcr tur':lcr aci; shall not exceed one Eund-
RED millions Ci ,.q.!,; the s;.ri iolc1 shall
bc receivable in payment o the War Tax
hereinafter provided, and OF al! other pablic
dues c*ceptl The export duty ~: cotton. ard
stall also be received in p.vr,rn, at the s;;h.
scriptons nr tie net proceeds OF saics OF raw
produce e;!,! manufacturer! articlv>.
SEC. ,. That for the purpose Of funding
tie said rotsS, aud of mlkinS exchanges .ur
tie proceeds Of Tic sale cr -fi% l1;c:;uno amd
manufactured articles, or Tor ire pnr, h.>r "i
spcci. or military st0:tS III" Seurcl:irt ol tGc
Treasury, with lit assent TT the President, Is
authorized 10 issue bonds. PAYABLE not more
than twenty Years after date, and bearing a
ra!g nf interest nc: exceeding eight pr re,!.
per :::;aur,, until they becDn,e lsr;"bic, t".
i.z,.:cSt il Ire i,a.! >el:ii-.nl.u:iy the said
;,,.. not lc exceed, in the wIl1lc, one HIN
;:-.; ''pi!..s a,;; Is, ta ,.c.nc;! !: >;,n-!i,ute
IL; ri, ::.i,,:lS y; thc ,u.il;S al ii,nrZvG u
be ,s sS.cd sy Ia" act :lfrr,'vr Mny six
,eciii;!. ri. teen h',Gd,eh ai:, >:Xty u:ic aid
lii act is tn be deemed y r:.vur.,iun I'll Tie
uutl:ori,, s, issue tie said thirty millions.
III. SAL l,umrls ,!iali rri lc i>s..r.! i'll less
s-as lhi;l r:c hundred nii a.. nor il tr:c-
,lul,:i lar;:: vi li;!r:fat, ,E'si; ""tn me
s;b>:rirln is les; than ,.r i,ia'trct ii"!!''S
l;l" said bonds NAV lee ..;e j.; u; H'y
d liars. They may bc ,ui ..'r >i"ci,:. it!i':l,
~ and naval Sturr>; ar tnr the ir''c eds Il,
raw produce and manufactured articles, III
the same manner as is pruYi''cd l,y the &c;
AFORESAID; ana. w!icllcvcr subscriptions t"r
the same !;av, bccl,. or shall hr ,ratIr, ;,aya-
lie al - particular date, llr Secretary 81 thu
Treasury shall i;ave Power {" extend the
time nt sales until snc! t!.l,. ls L. :i'a:! see
liz 80 imd'm;".
>. IL. :,cl,toi, = -; sail i:':.,,.siy
ln:'., ..::is ~ ~. 'i:l. .r.t.; 80 y H';';.r
r,ecs.i. iy,.,': i: 'i:H G"itl:.t:.la:' safes:
according ,s;ir;i regulations as may ic made
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II ;i.E y ,,>,;;,:! ri,'s. .!!;;! AS. rr!
;
il, s..cic 81, ese:::ii!"n.
~. {. That Tor the si.2cia! purpose u!
ls,:i.'r The r,n;'iIal AID interest cf t!I p''i,
!:r 'i.@i. a,.,i al supporting Ike Government
!, War ra, S;l;Il 80 assessed aid levied. 81
ill. gents u;s::: c::;,ii n-'c ;!'inir. G~!iars in
..,:t,r nt :.r E,ilnwin.s property in ;i:e C.:..
ir,l"rais States; namely: Real estate OF ii!
kinds: Saves. merchan;;iSe bank stocks
raiiro, dtl,; u:hcr corporation stocks money
a. Interest. q: invested by individuals in the
;:ureAas" ut hii!s llu,cs, and other securilie,
t;,r ,mcs, except the bonds OF the Con!ec'
rr::; St;.;cs u America, and cash OH hand
or on deposit in Bank or elsewhere, cattle
l,o-,es an,. ,ni:es: geld watches. god anc
silver p.;.,e, piarrS ard pleasure carriages
Provided nuwcver, that Wien i!ra tic :aNa
bic properly leicin abovc enumerated, or any
!l"i o; :, ii:.:::i,, is Of value less than tiy,
hunGr", tt:.:i;,r:s such taxable property SsiaI
b. cycmnt .ro::l taxation under This ,c;: Ant
p-,,vi,.c:! ',ri.r. tia: the .roncriv OF t"ilasr:
:.:. Sco,s and Of ci!ariiahlr or rciSo
cnr,a.rainil> Df a>>ocia,irI:S, actually Iiscd ''l
tie ;m-pn,e IUr which such colleges, schools
,arpnrailous; 0: ;.S3ci;t:S !" crr created S!lal
y. rx"mI, from taxation uGer HIS act: All,
Ill
r;syS2l property "wnr;! by State for public pur
poses. Ia. tvrn,pt from iaXaii"l
Src. !. Tha, for the purpose oi ascertain
i;g all property lmclntle, in tia above cl
S,->. amt the v;ti'le thereof an;t ;hc person
ciarscai!e w;ih the TAX. each State shall con
stitutc 81 tax division. over which s''aIl b'
appointed one C1iei Collector, who shall 1T
charged with the duty Of dividing the Sts;'
into u convenient numhcr oi collection dis
trr;s, subject In the TIC rcvisal OF tue Sccre
tarY of the Treasury. Tic said CUerto
shall be apncin,ea ihy tie President aud sllal
i.p!d hi:. uli;ce lur one yenr. ard rccsl'e
salary of . iilui;.ar;i ,;4llrS. lie shall s.ir'
!urti with Sutclics 10 discharge tee C"i'": {,
his uiiic IN sl!u:. ainUant rs may tie rr:'sc'i!'
ei l.y i!.l =, .,crtt.ry i!c tc.-l;,.., an
s!..;I take oa:l !;,i;i.t'!!!v t',.'sca;:r, Ill,
ties ot his ,iice, and ,r >urp''rt anti r:.irni
the Cvns.itu:icm. The SAID Chief Coiecto
shall, with the appreciation oi tie Srcrctar.
Of the treasury appoia. !; tax collector tn
each collection tiSiric, whose duty it S!!a!
be to clu>c an assessment 10 be made o! q
before Il" first day rt November next, oi al
the taxable property i'll bis district included II
eIca OF tho above !!;cn'lul'ei classes "t prop
efy, un1 the persons ;I.en owl.ln!. ri n PCS
session thereof: ara: III si,!>'T thcir'n, tEt
said Tax Collectors NAY apnon; -.S%cS'crs
who shall proccei th;oE2h every pant al ttt;I
respective districts. and, after public nctlce
shat! reqi;;rc ali persons owning, lr'S.2H!!ns
or having tie care AID management oi any
property liable to Inc tax Aforesaid, 10 deliver
writer. lists Of the same, which shall Gc made
in such manner as may be required hy the
Chief Collector, and as far as practicable
conference.-the to those witch may hc re-
quirelior the Same purpose under is aalhcri'
tyof tic resi- cctiva States; ant'thc said asses
sors are aui .icriz;Nt TO enter into aGd urcn,
ali and singular, u" premise, ipr tic rur-
D. scs required by this aci.
Src. &. II any rc,s on sha!ino De prepared
70 exhibit a written list when required and
shall consent to disclose the particulars OF
taxable property owned Or possessed by hill,
or under his care and management, then II
shall be the duty of the oiiicer 10 make the list,
which being distinctly r:a,i and consratcts
10, siu!. Dc rccpi.cd as ti,e list o' su n
peI5i;n.
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