The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-09-26


rg,HE ASSESSORS OF THE 18th COLLECTION
District hereby give notice that they are now
nrepared to receive the RETURNS for the TAXES
oflS64.
In order to aid taxpayers in preparing their returns
the following schedule and classification OF taxable ar
ticles is published:
CLASS Ia Property Engaged IN Agriculture
The kinds of property which shall be considered as
employed in agriculture are All lands actually cul-
tyated or connected with or contributing to such cul-
tvation, such as wood or pasture lands; all slaves,
little big old and young above twelve years of age,
as are properly known aud designated as plantation or
farm negroes as contradstinguished from mechanics
or house servants or others not connected with farm
or plantation all ho ses mules and oxen used as
work animals on farm or plantation, as contra-ds-
tncuished from family horses or horses of pleasure,
and from horses mules or stock cattle upon such es-
tate but not actually used in tilng the SOIL all p!oags
carts wagons aud implements OF husbandry generally
used and necessary to the proper cultivation Of the
crops.
/, CLASS II--AH Property Of erery kid, Real Per-
soma! and .Nixed, not employed an agriculture
This property will embrace lands not employed in
agriculture all real estate in cities towns and vii
,ces and all other real estate throughout the country
that does not contribute to the tax in Kind all slaves
not employed in agriculture, embracing all house SER
rants both in the city and country, penters, handi
craftsmen of oil kinds, draymen, day laborers, body
servants coachmen &c, and all others moi agricultural
il cuding slaves farms under twelve years of age;
corses mules and jennies not engaged in agriculture;
atte 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, molasses, bacon, lard an6 all
other groceries merchandise, spirtuous liquors. wine,
cider, etc.
Value of household and kitchen furniture agricul-
tural tools and implements, owsed 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 employed in agriculture books,
maps pictures, paintings, satuary and other works OF
art.
The assets ofal banks or other joint stock compa-
MES whether incorporated not taxed just in
dividuals taxed-banks paying tax on their cap
ial and reserved funds and returning their gold and
!, silver coin as others are required to do. D
Gold and silver ware and plate jewels, ewelry and
watches; gold and silver coin, gold dust gold or sill
yer bulon 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 currency-except noninterest bearing Confederate
Treasury notes-and not employed in registered
business.
On all profits made by buying and selling articles
purchased since the lst January, lS63-between the
18th February and lst July, 1864, a tax of 80 per
cent
There is also tax Of per cent on all property due
and payable in 1854 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 in making their returns
as above enumerated. Office hours from o'clock a.
m, to 2o'clock p. m. JOHN GANTEY, y i
r.. N. KENNEDY,
Assessors nth Collection District, sc.
Sept II If