Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-01-11

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tiers sor otherwise lone per cent. on all
moneys loaned, moneys at5interest, alhmon-
eysyinyested in-the stocks or !bonds.of any
individual, State or corporation, other than
bonds or stockssof this State or ofsthe Com
feds:ates States, and other than the stocks
Of the banks and railroad companies 'of; this
State: Rropided, Such rsiiroad companies
carry all packages over their roads free of
charge to- the Central Association In Colnm'
bia, to be by thensforwarded toathe soldiers
in the army, and other. than'the stocks OF
other companies whose capitals are taxedby
this ACT; fifteen dollars for every hundred
dollars of gross receipts Of all commercial
agencies within the limits of this State
two. dollars ON every pack, of playing!cardS
sold in this State two'hundredi dollars up
on every billiard table within this State,
used to and for the purpose of fraising rev.
enue; therefrom. sts.s: =. g,,s..-i3 = ae2'
SEC. 2. All taxes levied; on property, as
prescribed in the section of this act, shall be
paid to the tax collector for the tax district
in which said property is located :Proutaed,
That where egroshaye been removed from
any district or parish, by:reason of the dam
gers arising from tho Invasion Or occupation
thereof by tho enemy, it shall be lawful
to pay thes taxesupon the same to the tax
collectors of the districts or parishes from
which said negroes, were removed. That
all taxes levied on property in,this State,
during the eontinuanoe of the war between
the Confederate and the United States of
America, may be paid in Confederate notes
or other current funds. The commissions
to be received by the various tax collectors
Of this State for the. year commencing on
the first day Of October, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty.four, shall be at the rate
Of thirty per oeutum Of the commissions now
allowed them by law, except such districts
and parishes where, by such reduction, the
tax collector will receive less than eight hun
dred dollars per annum, :, -ga ,;esii::sss
SEC. 8. The tax collectors in the several
districts and parishes in this State, in their
returns hereafter to be made, are hereby Re,
quired and enjoined to state the precise a.
mounts of taxes collected by them for sup
porting the police Of the said several districts
and parishes aforesaid, stating therates per-
centum on the amounts of the State tax col
leeted for said district and parish police
purposes, and the total amount of commits
sions received by each and every Of such tax
collectors, and the rate per centum Of his
commissions, and the Comptroller General
shall return the same in his report, -.>,.,,
SEc. Il Free negroes, mulattoes, and
pdestizoes are here. required to make their
returns aud pay their taxes during the month
ofApta; and the Tax Collector of st. Phil.
ip and st. Michael is allowed until the
month Of June to receive the taxes Of white
persons. ... ........ .
SEC. S. The lots and houses on Sulivan's
Island shall be freed from taxation during the
existing war between the Confederate
and United States of America, the same be-
lug used by the troops of the Confederate
States, or by the works for defence. .,,,.g
aSEc. g. That the tax collectors be author
ICED to extend the time for the receipt and
also for the payment Of taxes, and also for
the payment thereof into the Treasury
of this State, for q period of thirty days be;
yond periods therefor hitherto fixed by law.
SEC. z. That the tax collectors whose
commissions were paid in the old issue. Of
Confederate treasury notes after the FIRST of
April, one thousand eight hundred and ak.
ty.four, are here by declared to be entitled
to payment out Of the Treasury for the loss
sustained bythem'by reason of the tax of
thirty three and one-third per cent levied
onssaid notes blythe Confederate Govern
ment and the Comptroller General ii; here
by authorized to draw upon the Treasury
in favor Of the said tax collectors for the a.
mount due to them respectively under this
provision. s'f,t-' = g. ~. E. ..-. '...',
SEQ. 8. That the State auditor snail pre-
pare and present FOR adjustment and settle
ment all clsimsof this State against the Con-
federate States, and all other claims of the
State arising out of the existing war, or
which may be referred to him by the Gov.
ernor, and shall receive all moneys that may
be acknowledged and paid by the said Gov.
ernmsnt of the Confederate States, or by
other parties on account of the said claims,
and deposit the moneys so received in the
Treasury of the State, together with q par
ticular account thereof, and make a report
thereon to the Legislature at the regular
session next succeeding the date Of tue said
settlement.
SEo:9 That in order to relieve the bur
den Of taxation, the net profits of the
Bank of the State for the last fiscal year,
amounting to eight hundred and eighty
thfee thousand and fity-6ve dollars and sew
enty-six cents, be used toward the payment
of the appropriations made by this General
Assembly at its present session, and that a
sufficient amount of railroad stocks now held
by the State, to be Selected by the President
Of the bank, be, and the same is hereby,
pledged to the Bank, at the present value
Of the said stocks, as se,urity for the pro.
fits 80 used. -s.--erv. .a-. s.> g.
Sec. 10 That the President of the bank
of the State and the Comptroller General
be, and they are hereby, authorized to raise