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

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COLUMBIA, December -, 1864.
The following "Act TO provide for tn.
relief Of the families Of soldiers, saiiors, mud
marines in the servlcs OF tins S,n,s or the
Confederate States" is published for the
information Of ths "Soldier.' Boards of Re-
lief" 10 the Stale.
JAMES TUPPER, AUDITOR of SC.
An Act to prorids for lie relief Of de Jdmiiie,
Of the soldiers. sailors, and marines IN The
serUice ef this Stale or The Confederate
States.
Sec |. Be Il enacted by the Senate and
House 0f Repvesentdtires,n ,nOio nici and Siuirg
ia General Assembly. and by ne authority If
ihe yanie. That - TAX IN kind ct three per
cent. on The gross amount OF nil rice, curu,
wheat, and syrup made Of sorghum or o;her
cane, produced Ia the year Of eur Lord one
thousand eight hundred aud sixty four,
shall be paid by the prod ucer IN every DIS
trict or Parish In tais Safe: Provided,
That 10 tax be levied II corr where The
gro.s amount. Of corn produced does not
exceed one hundred bushels, or on syrup
where the amour, Of syrup does not -x
coed fifty gallons. or on wheat whore the
amount does mol exceed twenty bushels, or
on rice where the amount does not exceed
fifty bushel- OF rough Iicc And provided,
also, That the producer Of wh.a. shall have
leave to sub-iituts io,ty pounds Of flour Ia
place Of sacn bushel OF wheat, aud tIal n
like tax of three per cent. shaft be paid oy
the owner. Of all toll grain mlls On all toll
collected during ih. year one thousand
eight hundred and sixtv four; and that
like tax IN kind OF Three per cent. shah b.
paid by tss manufacturer upon he gross
amount uf NIL COTTON und os EN- goods, in
GLIDING yarns, aud upon, MI ir0n, and upun
nails aud other iron wares. cotton aad ~ o"l
cards, hats, caps, paper, .tOnrware aud pot
terry, leather, shoes, aud boots, salt add
cope ras, spiril uous liquors, tere 5ebe oil.
and turpeniinc. manufactured w.tGiu this
State during the yeur one thousand eight
hundred and sixty fou-. except such ~ ma,
have bees made fOt his or her own u-e, and
not for sale or barter: f'rO,ided, That upon
all articles made for the Stats Of SauLp
Carolina or for the CoufeJsrate States OF
America the TAX anal ts three per cent. in
money upon the amount received from The
State or Confsdsrate States for sseh man
ufactuIss.
SEC. a That there sha II be annually ap-
poin' I'd by The General A A-seu,biy, upon t.s
nomination Of the drlega,ion in both
Houses, from each Election District in this
Stale, q Board, to cOnsist Of Not less ihas
three nor more than twenty four members,
ahS shalt bo above the aye Of forty nve, or
exsu pied from Confedsrats military ser
vice. Tho said Bos1d- shall divide their
re.pectivs Districts or Parishes into sec
lions equal " thsirsOwn nun Der, assigning
one member OF the Board to each OF these
sections Ths said Boards -mall he and
are hereby authorized ~ ill Nil yscancis.
in thsir own number arising from sDs
caose; they shall meet upJn Tho call of
their Cha,rInao, ss we'll ~ by their 0wn
resolution, and . majority of each Board
shall constituto IA quorun they shalt TO
c-ivs blaDks from tn. otfcs OF the State
Auditor, upon which they shall make quar-
terry r.tUrhs TO the Slate AUDITOR Of all
their transactions, and shall also furnisi, aa
annual report ~ ihs Slsts huoii0r by The
hTst day Of November, one thousand eighi
hundred and sixty hve. rhe said Boards
-hsli each appoiun = Secretary aud Fr~asu-
rp from their body or btherwi.s. who -haIi
be- shove The aye Of s'rty- hive Years, or eK
emptsd from Confederate military setsiee,
" no shalt kcsp n record VI sii trassacii, D-
and be ssspsasrbIe To the Board, and shall
give . bond for The tniihfuI performance of
The duties VI his otties, pay so,e to tho stale.
in such sun and with such sure'ie. ss The
Board may direct, tie shall receive, ~ n
for his services, one per cent.
,n the amount Of money passing Though
,is hands The members OF tnrss Boards,
With their respective Treasures, .hah no,
,s liable I" militia DUTY outside of tue Ju.
al ,yI,t ID
SEC. 5. That for the purpose Of sscss.