The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1865-01-10

TAX in kntd of six per cent. th.reo',; aud the
Chair man OF the Board shall issu, mn exc.
ruti"n 10 the Sheriff oi the District. r-quir
ing him TO levy and collect the articles In
kind tor " hich the delinquent is liable, if 10
be- found and il not, then to levy and col
lect Of his goods and chattels three times
the smounI OF the market value of such tax
in kiud-said market value TO be estimated
bv the Board, wn"se decision shall be hnal:
Pr0pided, That when il shall appear t"at in
gOod faith t"e article manufactured hrs
been d'spO-ed of bef"rs the ra;iica ion OF
this Act and cannot be supplied in kind b,
tho part,, then The BUnrd ii in iIs Judgment
It shall seem just, Is hereby authorized TO
allow coEmntatiou A.; and the rate oil com
mutation thus allowed shall be liked ty ths
Board at their estimate OF the market rate
oi The article on the hist Of March, one
Thousand eight hundred aud sixty five, and
the decision OF the Board M 10 the market
value shall be finai
SEC That the sun OF four hunGred
and hily thousand dollars be aud the same
is hereby appropriated for the purposes Of
this Act, W icn smodnt shall be raj ed ex-
ctu-ivel, from subj"c = OF taxs,i"n u"t en-
brac.d in this Act; that is 10 say. il is not
To se raised from lands, n, 'groe> aud capital
INV e>ied in manufacturing establish uient-
eugsged IN maUufact uTtns the ar,Icios enc
unsra, ed Ia the brst section or this Act
T". amount of money ihus apprJpria ed.
shall bs paid TO th- order OF the SS,e Au
ditor, and shall DO d,spns ed of BY hiu' as
hereiuaftrr provided.
SEC Z. J hat the SAID mo n.y, together
witm The lax m. kiad levied under the nrs,
section Of this Act, shall be aud ~ her-by
appropriated ~ III. relief and support "f
ime indiycnt families of the soldiers, sailors
aud marines OF this State, who have been,
aro non, or hereafter may be in thr military
Ur naval service OF the State Of South Car
Olina or the Confederate States o. America. &.
aud shall be distributed 10 The Boards OF
Relief OF The sevsTai f.lec ion Districts ia
pIopurti"n To the number of ndivi uals in
their respective Di-t.cis, oH the H. ~ Ui Feb.
'runTy next, who may be entitled to receive
aid or support according TO HE pro. isiuns
Of this Act Aud il is h-reb, p.oyidcd that
The ps rsvns ibus To receive support shall
br the wives or widows Of sHid soldiers,
saiiors aud m.rines, their chid'on under
twelve y"srs of h,e, O. e BoMd 10 assist
oidef chfidrcn only IN rxirmc cHsrs.) aud
such other p-rsOHs not actually iu n,iiiary
service xs, ~ The 'dginent OF Inc respective
Boards, werc VI are dcpend.ut on the labor
Vt The soldier. sailor or marine, aud are in
capable vi seIi supporl-Ihe case OF each
cin,maot 10 be dec,ded not by q single Com.
uiiss.vDer, but by the Board itself The
au,Ouat VI rice, coru. aud wheat to he furn
ishsd To each ind,v iduai enl,, led To- relief
s"n.l Eoi, in tho argrcga'e, exceed ten
bushels psT anLu,D, 10 be furnished Ia such
proportions ~ The respective Comm i-sionrs
u'sy had most expsd,en, and In order Ia
attain "s nearly -, practicable to..q ialty,
each Board ot Commissioners si,aii prepare
aud tor~ard - spsc'ai return t0 tile state
AUDI ot, Un or Le!ure t,e mrst day of Mach
next, se,,in. forth The names aud humber
Of pers"ns within their respective Districts
or Parisas, TO be provided fer, aud waat
a'ijodnt vi produce OF each kInd they have
received OF ARE cDtitied to; aCd il shat DC
the duty oi the Auditur. Un receipt Of said
roturns 10 make n ,abu'sr ,t,Irm,ut show
my lac number 10 be provJ. d for 10 each
District, The amount received by each Board.
and the dis!Iibutise SNARE 10 which the to
tai quantit, of grain aud o'her suppi-s will
sntI.is each ind, idu.i 10 be pfo.id id.d tor
as aiVrvsaId; and the .\ydiIor is hereby an
thoriLed to issue re4pi,itons upon Loose
Boards having an eac.ss over The average
supply, md n, Iavor Of t"O.e Boards wno,e
hereby authorized and directed to have t,u
excsss tansp"r,ed To The respective D.s
uic.s, aud TO obtain such assistance in sa,d
transI oftaiion as may be necessary the
expense of such ran.porta,ion 10 b. pad
ovt Vt the cum,nuiaIiun fund rnd moneys
appropriated under this Act aud the AIdi
tor ID hereby authorized 10 rel,iu, in any
dHisiob Ut the said funds, an aiDoun. sulh
cien' 10 defray said co,i.. aud oni, 10 make
u hnsi dIvisiou Of Tho wnolo .n,npu ~ Il er
such transportation mas been .Hscted: Pro
pised, nevertheless, fhat no excess shall U.
draw" from any District sh,cu shall no.
iessssine amount vi hive busnels Of grain
for Tue wh",s year Tor each individuar Inus
assisted: And prorided further. Tina, when
Tho amount 81 nvo bushels Of grain Tor
cash individual assisted Is neither furnished
To ths Board frOn the Election Dis,rict it,
self, nor from the excess drawn from other
Distr,ct-, tns Board Of sue, ELECTION DIS.
trict 10 Authorized To purchase such un
amoUnt of grain as si,aIi make up thr den
cIeacy, 80 as ~ give to the bpufd Iys Du ,h