The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1865-01-17

shall be so required by. the Governor, pur
suaDrto the PROVISIONS OF This Act, be aud
they are hereby declared TO be exemptir"m
Confederate niiit1ry service during the pc
Rod for which their exemption shall be 10
claimed.
An Act TO RAISE SUPPLsss FOR THE YEAR
coMMkScIss IN OCTOBER, ONE THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY fosR.
SEC. /. BE IL enacted by The Senate and
House Of Representatives now met and ,ii
ftng in General assembly and by tie qu
thority q. .the same, That tax Lr the
sums, and iu HE manner hereinafter men,
Il ned, shall be raised and paid into the
Treasury OF iltI, State, for the use and ser.
vice thereof, that is TO say : six dollars ad
raforem on every hundred dollars of the
value Of all lands gr.nted in this STATE, NC
cording To the exlsGng classification, as
heretofore established four dollars per
head sn all slaves /: Pro, ideti, That all lands
or slaves in this State DOW ia possession
or under the control u The enemy. and also
such slaves may have come into Tue
possession OF The enemy before the ursi
day OF April next, or snch land, as shall
have Leen absnd oned by the owners, in
consequence Of the action of the military
au'ho'ities, before the FIRST day Of April
next, shall be ehempied from taxation Ten
dollars on each fee n.grr, muialio, or
mesuzo. brt"e-n the ayes of fifteen aud
hfty years, except such as shall clearly be
proved to the satisfaction OF the collector
10 be incapable, from ~ound, or otherwise.
Of procuring "a livelihood, and except those
who now ge, or have nj any time since the
hrst day OF October. Ammo Domini ups
thousand eigh hundred aud sixty y-lhree, been
IN the ser' zee Of ths- army Of this Stat. or
OF the Cont, d.taie States, as Inborrrs or
| otherwise, In the exisIiOg war; one dollar
nne htty cstis I'D la!orem on, every hun
cd dollars Of the valas Of al lots. lands
! sad buildings wi,hin any 'cay, town, wi
| lage, ". borough of this Sine: Provided
That no lax shall be levied IN lots, lands.
and buildings within any city, lo~n, village,
or borough 10 this Stale, which have pass
ed into the possession or under the COT, roI
o! the enemy, nor upon The property iu the
City Of Charleston to the southwark and
eastward Of the following lines, to wit
from Cooper river through the centre OF
the following s,rsets, to wit: Chapel and
John streets TO Meeting street, through
Meeting tn hudson, through Hudson to
King, through King to Calhoun, through
Calhoun to 81 Philip, through st Philip
To Green, through Coming to Ball, through
Bull To PIT, th5ongh PIT To Mvn,ague,
through Montague Ia Rnledgs. through
Rs.Iedge to Broad, and through Broad To
chaonel OF Ashley 6iver: Proriiei Thai all
property 10 the city Of Charleston purchas.
I'd since the first day of January, one thou.
sand eight hundred aud sixty three, shall
pay fall TAX; nor upon any OF those lots,
Lands, or bUiidings within an, cuy, town,
village, or borough. the buiidings on which
have been dassag-d by the shoi or shell Of
the epsmy, OF which may pas. into the
Possession or under the control Of Ihe enc
my before The tir.t OF April next min. 6oI
lars Psfbondred dollar on faetorage, sm.
ploJ u.en's, including persons engaged 10
inland navigation by siean, and sail buals,
steam cav mills hotel keepers, keepers of
boarding houses aud Restaurants, and other
eating house keepers, k.eprrs Of bar rooms.
and lime and charcoal burners, sfaruluss,
and Professions, including The profession q