The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-10-05
war Taxes Of 1864.
ASSESSORS OFFICE I
CAMDEN, Sept. 10th, 1864. !,

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TINE ASSESSORS OFTHE l7TH COLLECTION
District hereby give notice that theY are now
prepared to receive the RETURNS for the gPAAES
OF 1864 ~; =
In order to aid taxpayers in preparing their returns
the following schedule aud classification OF taxable ar
tcles is published 49,, y:
2 CLASS I-AH Property Eagagedtn in Agriculture
The kinds of property which shall be considered
employed in agriculture are All lands actllsy cn-
tirated or counectedwth or contributing to such cu
tivation, such as wood pasture lnnds; all sayes
little big old aud young, above twelve years oil age
as are properly known and designated as plantation or
farm negroes az contradstinguished from mechanics
or house servants or others not connected with farm
or pautatoD :; all horses, mules and oxen used as
work animals on a farm or plantation, as contradisr
tingished from family horses or horses OF pleasure
and from horses mules or stock cattle upon such es
tate but not actually used in ting the soil all pougs
carts wagons aud implements ofhusbandry generally
used and necessary to the proper cultivation OF the
crops. E- 80
CLASS II--AN Pfzpc1ty Of every kind, Real Per.
sonaI and Hired not e1aploge1 in AGicakare. :
This propsrty will embrace lands not erpployed in
,ecriruturo all real estate in cities, towns and vii!
ayes and all a,her real estate throughout the country
that does not contribute TO the tax in kind; all saves
not employed III agriculture, embracing all house ser
wants both i6he city and country, carpenters, atd
~ONy
ryants coaehnen &C. and all others not agricultural
cludng slaves on farms under twelve years of age
horses mules and jennies not engaged IN agriculture
cattle Of the bovine species shesp goats and swine
Cotton, wool tobacco corn, wheat rye.sots, buck
wheat and all kinds of grain; potatoes and all kinds
OF peas and all products Of the farm, garden or or:
cliard -
Flour, meal sugar, molasses, bacon, lard and all
other groceries, merchandise, spruous liquors. wine,
cider ETC., -; -. i.5
yalno Of household and kitchen furniture, agricul-
tural tools and implements owned but not employed
in agriculture and oil tools OF mechanics 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 statuary and other works OF
orr.
The assets of all banks or other joint stock compa,
MES whether incorporated not taxedust as in.
dividuas are ta1ed-bsnks saying tax their cap
its and reserved funds and returning their gold and
silver coin as others are required todo:
Gold and silver ware and plate, Jewels jewelry and
watches gold and silver coin, gold dust gold sill.
yer bullion value of moneys held abroad bills Of
change on foreign countries promssory notes rights
credits and securities including Confederate bonds all
solvent credits, bank bills and all ether paper issued
as currency-except interest bearing Confederate
Treasury notes--and not employed in registered
business. 81
On al prontS IDaue py puylng an9 seLlhg arIcies-
purchased since the lst January lS6s-between the
17ts February and lst July, 1854, q tax of 80 per
cent. 49,
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
90 much delay, to be prompt in making their returns
as above enumerated Office hours from 9 o'clock a.
n to2 o'clock o. m. JOHN CANTEY,
RsM KENNEDY, =
Assessors nth Collection DISTRICT SC.
Sept II