Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-03-29

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or any part therein, or for exhibiting wa:
figures, or other shows of any kind whatever
to be paid into the hands of the Clerks fth
Courtsrespectively, who shall be bound Il
pay the same into the Treasures of the Stat
of South Carolina, exceptin cases where. tn,
same is now required by law to be paid Il
corporations or otherwise; one per cent. on al
moneys loaned, moneys at interest, all mon
eys.invested in the stocks or bonds Of any in
dividual, State, or corporation, other thar
bonds or stocks Of this State or of the Con
federate States, and other than the stocks o
the banks and railroad companies ofthis State
and other than the stocks of@other companies
whose capitals are taxed by this Act: Pro
uided, Such railroad. companies carry al
packages over their roads free Of charge fol
the Central Association in Columbia, to be
by them forwarded to the soldiers in the army
fifteen dollars for every hundred dollars oi
gross receipts of all commercial agencies
within the limits Of thisSiate; tso dollars on
every pack of playing cards sold in this STATE;
two hundred dollars upon ever billiard table
within this State, used to and for the purpose
Of raising revenue ther5from.
+ SEC. .. All taxes levied on property, as
prescribed in the first section of this Act, shall
be paid to the tax collector for the tax dis
trict in which said property is located; Pro
uidea, That where negroes havc been remoT-
ed from any nstrict or parish, by reason OF
the dangers arising from the invasion or cc-
cupation thereofby the enemy, it shall be
lawful to pay the taxes upon the same to the
tax collectors ofthe districts or parishes from
which said uegtoes were removed. That all
taxes levied on property in this State, during
the continuance of the war between the Con-
| federate and the United States of America,
may be paidin Confederate notes or other
current funds. The commissions to be re-
ceived.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 centum Of the commissions now allowed
them by law, except such districts and par
'ishes where by such reduction the tax col,
lector will receive less than eight hundred
dollars per annuin.
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 enioined to state the precise amount
Of taxes collected by them for supporting the
police of the said several districts and parishes
aforesaid, stating the rats per centum oa Il o
amounts of theState tax c3llec:ed for said
district and parish police purposes, and the
total amount of commissions received By CO. b
and every of such tax collectors, aud the
rate per centum of his commissions, and the
Comptroller General shall return the SINE
IL his report.
Sec. 4. Free negroes, mulattoes, aud mesti-
zoes are hereby required to make their re-
quired to make their returns and pay their
taxes daring the month of April; and tho tax
collector of St. Philips and St. Michaels ia
allowed until the month of jure to receive
the taxes Of white persons.
Sec s. The lots and houses On Su!liVans
island shall bo freed from taxation during the
existing ~ar between the Confederate and
United States Of America, the same being u.s.
ed by the troops of the Confederate States, or
by the works for defence.
Sec. 6. That the tax collectors be author
lied to extend the.time for the receipt, aud
also for the payment of taxes, and also for
the payment therefin the Treasury of this
State, for period4o thirty days beyond the
SEC. {. The taxscollectors whose commits
sions were paid iR@the old issue OF -caasede-
rate treasury notes after the first Of April,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty four,
are hereby declared to be entitled to pay
ment'o Of the Treasury for the loss sus-
t,ined by them byreason Of ihc tax ofthiriy'
,nree :.Hd one-tbird per cert. levied On the
a.;., notes hy the Confederate Government:
aud i!e Comptroller General is hereby au
thor;zt-l tn draw upon the Treasury in favor
or thc said tax collectors for the amounts due
to them respectively under this provision.
SEC. 8. That the State Auditor shall pre-
pate and present for adjustment aad settle
mcrt al claims of this State against the Con-
tolerate States, and elfother claims Of the
State arising out of the existing war, or
which may be referred to him by the Gov
crnor. aud shall receive all moneys that may
be acknowledged and paid by the said Gov
ernmcn. Of tie Conftierate States, or by 9TH
CT PARTIES on " count o. the said claims, and
lenosit tie moneys eoracoved in the Treas
urv of the State, together with q particular
account thereof, and aake y report thereon
10 the Legislature al tie regular session
ucxt succeeding tLe datc oI ;hc said settle.
mcat.
SEC. ., That in order to relieve the bur
den OF taxation, the net profits OF the Bank
of tue State for the last fiscal year, amapnt-
Ing to eight huudred and eighty-thrce thou.
sand and ffty-fye dollars and seventy.aix
cents, be used toward the payment OF the ap-
preparations made by this General Assem-
bly at its present session, and that e sufficient
amount Of railroad stocks now held By the
State, to be selected by the President OF the
Bank be and thc same l.. hereby pledged
to tie Danl, at tAe present value Of the
said stocks, as security lor The profits so
usad.
SIC. TO-. That tie President ofthe Bank
OF The State and the Comptroller General be,
aad they are hereby, authorized to raise tenn !
porarily and in such manner as they mar
deem proper (other than by the issue II
State bonds any amount tint may be re-
ouired to meet the demands. upon the
Treasury, before the payment Of the taxes
aud in anticipation thereof.
In the Senate House the twenty-third day
of December, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, and
in the eiehtY-ninth year Of the Sovereignty