The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1865-01-10
CIRCULAR.
OFFICE OF AUDITyROF s. e.
COLUMBIA. December 20, 1864

orflCE or hoDi llnor o.
COLUMBIA, December -, 1864.
The following Act TO provide for tn.
relief Of the families Of soldiers, sailors. and
marines in the service OF this Stsis or the
Confederate States" is published for the
information Of ths "Soldiers' Bourds of Re.
Iief'' 10 the Stale.
JAMES TUPPER, AUDITOR of SC.
An Act To- prorids for lie reiiefo de families
Of the soldiers, sailors, and marines in The
serUice ef his' Stale or The Confederate
States.
Sec I. Be Il enacied by The Senate and
House of Representdtires, ,nOlc n,ci and sMirg
in General Assembly. and by ne du,hority If
The sanie. Thst ~ Tax IN ki"d OF three per
cent. on The gross smount OF all rice, corr,
wheat, and syrup made ofsorghuu or O;her
cane, produced Ia the wear Of eur Lord one
thousand eight hundred aud sixty fur,
shall be paid by the producer IN every DIS
trict or Parish In tails State: Provided
That no tax be levied n corn where The
gro.s amount. Of corn produced does not
exceed one hundred bushels, or on syrup
where the amount Of syrup does not -x.
cecu MY ShtIOuS, W Oh Wncht NNofe Tue
amount does no. exceed twenty busneis, or
on rice where the amount does not exc. cd
hity 0ushel- Of rough Iicc: And PROVIDED,
also, Ihat the producer Of whea. shall have
leave TO substitute toity pounds Of flour In
place Of sacn bushel Of wheat, aud tlal a
like tax of three per cent. shalt be paid BY
the owner. Of all toll graip rn,IIs Un all toll
collected during tho year one Thousand
..i..ht hnnA, ,..d mud IL ~, and ik.,
like tax IN kind Of Three per cent. shall b.
paid by tse manufactured upon Ihe gross
amount of ull COTTON und o. en- goods, IN
GLIDING yarns, aud upon al iron, and Upuii
nails and other iron wares. co,ton aad Sool
cards, hats, caps, paper, stoarware aud pot.
terry, leather, shoes, aud boots, salt aid
cope ras, sPiri,uous liquors, tere 5ene oil.
aud turpenlinc, uian ufaciured wi,hin ibis
State during the year one thousand eight
hundred and sixty four. except such n ma,
have been made fUs his or her own u.e, and
not for sale or burler: PrOtided, That upon
all articles made for Tie Stats Of Soutl
Csrolins or for the Confederate States Of
America the TAX ANAL bs three per cent. in
money upon the amount received from The
S,ate or Contsderale States for such man
ufactuIss.
SEC. p That tt ere shxl be annually ap.
poin ed by General A A-ssubiy, upon tss
nomination Of the Delegation in both
Houses, from each Election District in tbi.
Stale, q Board, TO cOnsist Of not less lhaa
three nor more than twenty four uembcrs,
" ~hS shall be above the aye Of forty nve, or
exsu pied from Confedssats military ser
vice. The ssid Board. shall divide their
Sespective Districts or Parishes into sec
'ious equal ~ thsirsOwn number, assigning
one member Of Tn. Board to each OF ihsse
sections Tbs said Boards -msll be aud
are hereby authorized 10 ill nil vacancius
10 their own number arising from Any
Cause; they shall meet upJn tho call vi
tben Chairns0. n we'll ~ by their own
and . majority Of sach Board
shall c"nstitSto n quorum they shalt 70
c-ivs bIaaks from The othcs OF the State
Auditor, upon which they shall make guar
irriy returns to the Siats Auditor Of all
their tsaDsactiOps, and shall also furnish An !.
annual report ~ Ihs Slate Apoii0r by The
fTst day Of November, one thousand siybl
hundred and sixty hve. The said Guards
hsii each sppoiufl \ Secretary and Pr~asu-
'p frOm their body or btherwi,s. Who -haII
Do above ,hs aye Of s.rly hive wears, of OK
rmptsd from Costedt rate mtlitsry setvice, \
|" no shall keep n record Of nj uaBsaci. o.
md be se~psasrbIs IL the Board, aud -haIi
give bond for The fai,hfYI performance of
he duties Of his o,6ee, pay sole Ia the state.
n surl sun and with such surciiea as The
8onrd may direct, tie shall receive, ~ n
for his services, one per cent
N the amount Of money passing through |
Iis hands The members OF inese Boards.
With iheir respective Treasures, ,haI not
s liable I" militia duty outside of the Ju.
itial District within which they reside
SEc. 5. That for the purpose Of sscer.