Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-06-02
THE FARMERS TAX OR A TAX In
KIND.

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- lnu0S " oo'n0 = A4Anu ~ .ne ialm0iS -
49, - 49, -
: !. {, - $500
80. .s 49, 1' q
-ai 90
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~ AAo1 wy - ~ ~ 49, w. "A11 ~ ooino
uepot not lnoie tnaH eishe niiieS IRON the place
Of production; and, if not delivered within two
months from the time an estimate has been made
-, .ha ~ a,sassor ,,o,,.,t,, oe se,,, -
~ 'ne 90 a''o''o' r sA"'y - my POI 0eh''
more tnan the estina1eu Vaiue OF the portlon as
sessed for the Government, is to be collected by
th. tax.coIlector. The Government ia hound 70
f,r,;a,, CABS tor GROIN nd - ,,a,, .ha o.t !,
"a Hi0'' '"eAs ~ 1AN " p"5 NV ooSo "
barrels noldlhg moiasses. Inis system is well
adapted to the times and circumstances in which
wa ara nlaced. # will ensure bevond anv nos.
.,,..eao,,h4 Gu
s'D.'J - - -
anu ieaVe laiso surplus III ene hanus Oh 1he
farmers for sale and consumption. The provis-
ion, reserving for the use of each family fifty
hn sba,s swaet and irish notatoes will axamnt
-. go. :,
many pooi - VIZ '.'i-o 'AA ~ lAny
do not make more OF the articles reserved than
the quantities specified. 1t will save cost OF
TRANSFORMATION to The Goyernmennt and furnish
,,,..,,ns for tho ra3,oaa ,,r;oa ,vh;ot
oo' p1uo ~ 'ns ~ " : toN"ss0 p--So' "Aio-
saving VIII, Oh course ehafe 10 the dement, Oh the
people. Mr.. Hunter has the credit of original
ino this section. of the fax hill and we nuhli sh
IA, eu..
WY eA"use' 80 = 80 - - o1i ~ -
Keep III Tor iuture reference
Sec IL. Each farmer and planter in the Con
federate States, after reserving for his own use
so bushels of sweet potatoes, so bushels Irish
potatoes, 100 bushels Of corn, or so bushels oi
the wheat produced in the Government, of the
present year, one tenth of the wheat, corn, oats
rye, buckwheat or rice, and Irish potatoes, and
the cured hay and fodder; also one-t tenth of the
sugar. moIaSSes made OF cane, cotton, wool and
tobacco, the cotton ginned and packed in some
secure manner, and tobacco shipped and packed
in boxes, to be delivered by him on or before the
first day of March in the next year. Each farm
er planter, at er reserving 20 bushels of peas
or beans, but not more than 70 bushels of both,
for his own use, shall deliver the Government
for its use, one-tenth OF the peas, beans and
ground-peas produced and gathered by him du-
ring the present year. As soon as the aforesaid
crops are made ready tor market, the tax asses
sor, in case of disagreement between him and
the tax payer, shall proceed to estimate the sums
in the following manner The assessor and the
tax payer shall each select disinterested free
holder from the vicinage, who may call in third
in case of difference OF opinion, to settle the
matter in dispute; or, ii the taxpayer has ne
elects or refuses to select one such freehoider
the said assessor shall select two, who shall pro-
|ceed to assess the crops as herein provided
They shall ascertain the amount OF the crops Ell
ther by actual measurement or by computing the
contents OF rooms or houses In which they art
held, when correct computation Is practlcaDit
by such methoo, ana the appraisers shall ther
estlmate, uhoer oatn the quantlty ana quality
OF sald crops, inciuulng what may have beer
soid OF consumed Dy the producer prior TO salc
estlmate, Wnether gathered or not, ana tne val
ue OF the portlon tnefeoi 10 winch tne Goyern
menu Is entitieu, ana shall give written state
ment OF tne estimate TO the SAID collector, and
copy OF the same to the producer. The SAT-
producer snail De required TO deliver The wheat
corn, oats, rye, barley, pucKWneat, rice, peas
beans, cured nay ana FODDER, sugar, moiasses
cane, wool ana TOBACCO, IL US 10 De paid as TIN
IN KIND, IN such form and marketable condition
as may De usual IN the section IN which they ar
TO De deilvered, ana the cotton IN such manne
as herelnDe1ore proyloed, "itnln TWO month
from the time tney nave Deen estimated as aiere
| sald, at some depot not more than elght mile
from the place OF prouuctlon' ana II not denver
ca py tnae tine, ~ such oroer, ne shaii De liaoi