Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-01-13
An Act
Ta make n.uDis'os for tie tSnppot Of Mr
F,,mRies Of Soldiers from This iStote M the
f,o f..Jerlte and Stuts Sercics.

tsUNf|VST'WC khu AotNItS Os'e'S"'
ssc. /. Be it enacted BY tic &rnats and
iHouw Of Rs1 resentotires, nnic ntei anu S';tt,.9
in Geaerat Assembly, uni Iy tAe aathortfy
Of the same, Tha. lax IL kind oi two pei
cent. >hul be paid by the pr dcer in any
Dis,rict or PARISH wien r quir, iy the Gparl
Of Relief Lner.o Ploriard, That Tie plo
ducsr Of whoa. have leave to substitute for'y
rounds Of flour in psc. Of each bushcl OF
wheat, on the gross amount of all rice, Corn
ard wheat raised AM gIcwn in this State,
and all io.l made by the owners OF tol grain
mills ,luring The year 1888; also lax II
kind Of 1--WE per cent. upon tha Gross prod"cis
during the year 1868, Of al manufactures
within tins State, irclu!;ng c"ston yara>.
ca her and aalt except snch articles rs lns'
b. m.nnfactnred by any person fer lis or her
own Use, and not ft'r ra;e or barter, which
ssid tx shall be collected and paid in ;he
manner hereinafter pra>crihed.
SEC. g. Til The several Soldiers Boards
OF Relief, to consist of ii,,, less than three
nor more than twenty fJ.-, and to he appolnt-
ed as heretofore prescribed By law, sha!l d.
vide their respective Districts Or Parishes
into sections equal TO their owl number, apd
assign to each Commissioner one Of sai sec
tions: That for ,he purpose of ascertaining
and collecting the tax in kind u rice. corlA
and wheat, the said Commissioners shall
adopt, a. basis upon which they are 10
assess said tax, the gross amount each pfo-
ducer has or may rctu:n for the year $50 to
tho Confederate Assessor, toi the tax IL: Kind
Uf the Confederate States, theresy exempti IL
these who are net liable to said tax uu"cr the
Act of the Confederate C,h.,ress. AID for
TIE pnrpose of collecting said tax, each Com
missioner it's hereby author ze'' 10 draw his
order f.r said tax OH any producer Within tie
section assigned hi,l To De GSfverel IL such
y. rsou or PERSONS .S may be named, and in
such pr ,pottivu ~ may Ue JdsL aad rrop:r-
the order 10 be tue voucher Ur tie pay Inent;
aid lu such Dptrict, as may have ali excess
O, uruYi,io-s under this bill such rxcea$ SHALL
he delivered at sub time and place as ri,r
Commissioner shsl Order. :;!t"r ten aav>' no
tca ter the parpose Of being transported TO
nther l0rtluis vi tile . Ate: Provided. Tia
nu person shall be requireuLo ~ deliver his pro-
ouc- al distance exceeding cig1t miles tron
the place ur Production. aud in the event
t: Ut Any pora,n, 20 li.hle, Shall fail or refuse
to deliver the AMOUNT Of said taS within the
lime prescribed, on the order Of the Comii;s-
8 oner. the Commissioner in charge, or some
person for ein, shall give information thereof,
Oh outh, To the Charinan of the Boal,! who
on receipt Of such iufurmstol, is hcieliy au
tl,,rizci To :ssuo -: sS~ou.ion aganst the lie
linuucnt. directed 10 the Sn.ef OF the Dm
tr,cr. recurring him 10 levy and seiz: d.'unic
lie ..n,uat OF Inc articles in kind for wL;aLr
ne WAS liable, If to be iuulJ and il not, then
IT. levy slii colloc. OF lis gnrds ard chatti,>
tLree times the amount of the valne %! such
aS in kind. according tv the value iixei ty
he Confederate Cu;hm;ssioner; ! this S.aic
or ar j. II. ol like kind. The costs nj lie
irrocceiluss to be pane bT the delSulief. to Sc
,c,u.A,e d, the f,c u.ls 10! s:.er::f'. cp.t, in
cases vi execution ISSUED from ;hc courts NJ
i.w. A.d ii nu, lax p.ycr sh,li sa,is!y 'hr
collector thst pr,pr 10 the rat .hcltan Of t.-s
acl, ne, Tic said tax payer, HIS consumed.
g, sowe,l, ar 'ei. the wh.;;c quantity ci w.. a,
which he gay h.ve Passed during the current
calender year, her by his owr oath. nr hy
the testimony oil others, then the said tax
payer shall and may pay his wheat tx hy
substituting corn thcret'r at the raie Of cue
bushel Of corn for eae bu-hel uf wheat, by
measure.
SEC. 5. That for the purpo.c of ascertain
lug nr,l COLLECTING tho tax in kind on ulai.u
!-c,urel g,,u;iS mentioned 10 ne first sec i,n
o. rs Act, III. said se1cra! Boards If Il lief
III District. in which such manufactures mar
he .ituated, shall require th- '.wnor nr Own
&c, or persoI,s in charge of such n'anu!actu-
r.eA, to deliver Lu sala Board, Oh OF before tie
fi.! day ,i February next, tive per cent. in
X nd vi ii, goous mentioned in the sale Grst
s. c.ion, u.:.ufscturci or produced mt their
r.epectivo esta JiiShrn' nts daring the year
lS6a; amount, kind and qually Of escli
u be reported by suchaBoard, when received,
81 the Comptroller General :: aud tie SSH
Bard shall hold the SOME surjsci to a dslri-
tllIioa amongst the several Boarls, To bc
mate by the said Coinp;ro.ler-GcDerai uLdcr
the supervision Of the Governor, in prcpor
lion 10 the number ri pars,n> Of >uniers fam |
lies; and said DISTRIBUTION shall BE- maj- ;s !
y non ai;,l tn. sad first day ul February u>
msy be practicable. In the r,cnt that any t
manufactured, or manufacturing C c:mp4m.,
tunn3r or maker Of sal! ,or other article, 'ne:,
toned i'll said 6is, section, snail fail or ,e,,t.
To make reiurr on oath (which >sfsd cath elh. +
CT o sad con;ln;ssi .ntrs il hereby su:lnriz"a
to admini.ter) on or before ,!.r Sa first day
o. February n-1t oj .de amount. kln'i ana
aMWy or ah articles mentioned III said t;r
stc'ica manufactured or produced by hiu ur
them during the year 1856. AMI 20 pay The
Lax in Kind there m IS sDpy. required it>l..l!
be The daty of 'hs Chairman oi ssG; ,soAr.a.
and ne is hereby au.i,or.z-.d and empowered
- isale bis war. ~,ts, s;ter ten tin,'. notice.
iDr the arr,s: ,-iii detenlon ct such ,A..n.:.
p lpaaIt4cIurcrs, or perscu or persons in charge
it-sacil n.nnt-ctory or ,a~.rery, until l,e er
hey shall have made tue rrturns aboeo r.
lnred, and paid the tax ii. kinI as hereintu.
ore directed.
SEC. 4, That the amount Of corn, rice. auil
: beat to be furnishci to each in divirual j.
i,i4led 10 relief in tie aggregate. shall not ex-
'red the rate of ten bushels per annun, to
'e furnished in ,nch proportions as the COM
nissiuntrs may find 10 be most SSpsaieut
nd vita ,is siew OF attaining equality as
.esr as practicable, each D,ar'l of Commis.
ioncrs shall Pre,mre a special retur, to the
General on or before Tie .r..
rycf E't:r"ary Eext, settiny forth how MANY
ars"Es within their respective D:s,ic:s or
'sri'hta are provided lyr, Aid " hat arpolrs.
| produce of each klru has b.ru r.o. .:..,,t -.