The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1865-03-11
c.. S. TAXES, lS64-:l.
STATE COLLECTORS OFFICE.


FTNHE following provisions of tbs Tax law.
T. are in force:
Ist. Taxes ON Eusiness.-All persons and
firms now engaged, OF intending TO engage, in
any business, trade, occupation. or civil prufps.
sion whatever, (other than farming, or the minis.
try. or teaching). for the year 1865. a1a required
to register true account thereof with the Dis.
trct Collector, end to pay the specific tax there.
on. under penalty of double the amount Of 10,
for every thirty days failure to register. from ,hs
llth February. 1865. And all such persons =,
have been in anv trade, business or occupa;on
at any time prior to January l, 1865. are required
to render to the Assessor at the Collectors Office
or at such other place as he may designate fni
account of their gross sales or receipts, spd of
their profits. respectively, up to said lst day II
January. 1865, under a penalty of double III.
taxes due on the gross sales. III
Cd Taxes on all profits. ALI persons vno
by the purchase and sale between the 1sfJanr.
ary, 1868, and the 1st January. 1866 of any nay.
cllandise property. or effects Of any kind soeyrr
hnre derired prefts thercjrom, are required "a
render 10 the lAssessnra true and correct aecoupt
of s,ici. sales and profits. ,-x
Sd. TAXES ON INCoMEs.-Ail persons: frnnh,1
Joint stock companies, aud corporations. are re-
anired to render to the Assessor true and com.
plete estimate Of their incomes frcm any occups
.ion. employment. Or business, or from any in
vrs,meEt of labor, skill, property, or money, o,
from any o:ker source whatever {excpl.t from
salaries, and from the producers sale OF products
already taxed in kindly. during the calendar year /
1864. or any portion thereof; including. in said
estimate, the value uf the estimated annual rem.
tai of all dwellings OF buildings and building
lots in towns or villages occupied BY the owuprs
4 roH ,t,a
of the estimated annual hire ot all slaves not en-
gagged on plantations. and not employed in I
business the income whereof is returned for tax.
ation Aud all lont stock companies and corpo.
ra,iuns are required to render Il iull report Of
their earnings set apart dividend and reserved
fund and Of the amount of profits derived there
from on their capital stock paid III.
4th. TAX I'm SALARlES.-All persons (pxcept
officers Of the army and Navy. who. during
1854, or any purtian thereof. have received /
stipulated compensation exceeding Se3 %33s pr
n.on.h (wle;her estimated By the day. or nlunsh /
or year ar r~qnifed to rritdI to the Assessor
true anI correct account Of their salaries paid i,
due on the lss day ct .Januarv, l5ti5.
n. B. ali said returns aud psym"nts of The !
taxes must b" na,i'1 within thirty days fEcm
the 11th Ct February, 1865. nrder a pena.
" OF twenty-five per cent. I" be assessed by The
| Assessor, and All additional penalty of ten pr
cent to he levied by the Collector. Al add. 1
tiunal fifth mist also b. paid the nj sa,s
profits, incomes, ard saaries, for 1c64. as Sth h
dit.rS' tax.
| lhe Confederate tayes on sales, for 1864, actin \
ally paid by registered persons. will be deducted
by the Assessor from the gross sales of the Year.
together with othrs iEsn'S If deduction ierrlotoIe
allowed to ascertain th- amount Of income: anl
| the ad yaiortm tar nt 1854 actually paid on am
! investment from wt,i,i IN iHcainf has hten RI
| turned. will b- d..incrd by the C"ilectef sfela
| the amount Of the income tax as Assessed
| Rtcripts held for taxes on sales should be eS
bib ted to the Assessor; and those fol- al raiersn
| taxes TO the Caiertor. at the time OF payment Il
| Rss-C. s. New Issne notes and 'exellaage
certificates of new issue will be taken i'll pay
ment of all taxss due i'll loi;j,. -Four per cent
certificates tunder existing krgnla"ns of ths
Treasury Dt1,attmentl will continue receivable
for all taxes payable III 1863 CT 1874. but not y+
paid. including such balance "t tas as may eta
due by planters on their property employed 70
! agricultural" except one-htth additional lax sotH
dirrs' fund. n
| Returns and payments must be made 70 ths
District Assessor and Collector. respectively, sR
the Parish in ,ehich each tar dtbfor resides
| Us 07 ROBT. NJ. LUSHER.
| .sH 5 State Coisea
CH.sS. \. EALER. Assessor.
| THEO. G. LITTELL. District Collector tfH
tie Parish Of St. Landry
| Office on Main street. Opelousas.
| Feb. II, 1565.-37-5t
| "TANTED.-A Lady made homeless BY nj