The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-09-30
war Taxes Of 1864.
ASSESSORS OFFICE, !
CAMDEN, Sept. 18th. 1854. J

TIME SCISSORS oFTHE 18th COLLECTION
District hereby give notice that they are now
prepared to receive the RETURNS for the TAKES
of 1864
the following schedule and class.ncatoh OF tt'A'toe "
Stcles is published
CLASS HI--Au Property Engaged in Agriculture are
rbe kinds Of property which shall be CONSIDERED as
mnloyed in agriculture are All lands actually cul
tyated or connected with or contributing TO such cul
tiYation, such as wood or pasture lands all slaves,
little big. old and young above twelve years OF age,
as are properly known and designated as plantation or
farm negroes as eontradistngushed from mechanics
or house servants or others not connected with ar
or plantation; all horses mules and oxen uSeo as
work animals on farm or plantation, as contrSchs.
tino,ished from family horses horses of pleasure,
and from horses mules or stock cattle upon such es-
tate but not actually used in tng the SOIL all poughs
carts wagons aud implements of husbandry generally
used and necessary the proper cultivation oi tue
crops. 49,
soma! and Ifred, not employed IN Ag1cuH:rze. r.
This property will embrace lands not employed in
apricuture all real estate in cities, towns and viii
lpes and all other real estate throughout the country
tat does not contribute to the tax IN kind all slaves
not employed in agriculture, embracing all house SER
wants both in the city and country carpenters randi
o.ansmen of all kinds draymen, day laborers, body
secutipg slaves on farms under Twelve years OF age
horses mules and enpies not engaged in agriculture
cattle of the bovine species, sheep, goats and swine.
Cotton WOOL tobacco corn, wheat, rye. oats. buck
wheat and all kinds of grain potatoes and all kinds
of peas and all products OF the farm, garden or or
.chard. :,
Flour meal. sugar, moasses bacon, lard and all
other groceries merchandise sprtuous liquors wine,
-cder, etc.
Value of household and kitchen furniture, agricul.
tural tools and implements owned but not employed
in agriculture and all tools of mechanics or Others,
musical instruments and all articles OF domestic use
carriages wagons, drays carts and every species OF
vehicles on wheels not empoye IN agriculture books
maps pictures paintings statuay and other works OF
art. q, = ~
The assets of all banks other joint stock compa-
MES whether Incorporated or not are taxed just in
diyduas are taxed-banks paying tax on their cap
ital and reserved funds and returning their gold and
silver coin as others are required to do.
Gold and silver ware and plate jewels, jewelry and
watches gold and silver coin gold dust gold or sill
yer bullion; value of moneys held abroad bills OF ex-
change on foreign countries promissory notes. rights
credits and securities including Confederate bonds all
solvent credits bank bills and all other paper issued
as currencyexcept noninterest bearing Confederate
Treasury notes-and not employed in registered
business.
On all profits made by buying and selling articles
purchased since the LIST January, ls63-between the
nth February and lst July, 1864, tax of 80 per
cent.
There is also tax of per cent on all property due
and payable in 1864 under the Act to raise money TO
increase the pay of soldiers
Taxpayers are urged as there has been necessarily
SO much delay to be prompt ip making their returns
.as above enumerated. Office hours from O'clock a.
m to O'clock q. m JOHN CANTEY,
R. N. KENNEDY,
Assessors nth Collection District sc.
Sept II
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