Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-11-30

Su' al" t"1h'ioh isa tile only resource l-ft u
The bu'then should he rendered a. l,ht IA mn
sibIe. BY the 'ncst rigid eeonory y in makinp NJ,
preparations. and by requiring strict account,
bi'hy rom all public fuuntionuri Mutcu
chs"g-s IN the .nkj-c' ms,tcrs of tsxn,inn nm
tnod'tca; ."ns ~ the rates are requisite TO rem
der taSr,!"r ls-s oppressive. Ass-ssnrs sh oul.l
required 10 tnnk"i i-w assessments Of tie value 4
lands and town G'i'' city lots The Captn,io
Tex Is "'i's"'-. and ii IL not pruportiou.d to tn
EHt.rnl srn-- "f texn'ion; i, should he reduce
nj i-ast one-hn.i, and the employer should b
held hnbie tc' every luil in his service on Is
March nr.t. y general system of licenses L
lawyers, doc.ocs. deniists miliers cotton pick
"rics Tor .oi', n"r"ha"is shop keepers. trades
in-n, uc.Sner,-, livery stable keepers. hotels
ard raHrS h:iiscs, non res Jeut merchant. an.
p'Wr'h,ls. uni others should he introduced
''sSrs sh.ild hs imposed Oh mcnrv a, interest
combs aud solvent credits. alo upon all arliy:es
OF luxury, em',' acing jCweIy gold and sv Ell
plates. AID wnicl" cnrringcs, tmgs.s ull Eorse,
no, used tor ns'isul;ntsl purposes, pianos, play
ing cards. etc, uIoa ,he capita stock of all in
corpo,aird' co,npauiss including railroads not
tx-mpt.n ''y Jaw, from taxation, Iegasies, dis
pi'nt'vr shares III in.rsiai- esiaes, pistols, t,w
ie-knIv ia. pnt"nt m-d- rS ~ the gross profit.
ut Df"kcrs. ftc. re- ga han.iiig corpora lion
The taxes heretofore impUs. d On EXPRESS, tel,-
graph. gas !'ght and INSURANCE, compnl;cs ma
b" ver: materially Increased as these corrip.nl.,
are '"nsl.S large pr IL. rn tnrir sev.. ii invest
ments
All public officers whu have a seal, should
be required TO aiix stn,nn. in value from ii II :
cents 10 two dollars, r..u a,rd Nv .d. n!up OF
mp 'r'ahc"- Oh all papers whore the seal is used
1he ;'nrty procuring !he paper heins required to
rel.: hu'se The otfic..rs 10: =. 4 me
Aud lastly, Il IL. should b" 'svied Oh all GALA.
ries ,hd i"c"riles eAc..rdng fiy- hundred dollars
A Tax E;il embracing these INV f-auturas
rnI m hn nd: Il,
oil the curren Wants oi the SAFE, AMI provid,
Tor thr L; i'iua redemption OF tn. ,l..ht Tu.
pawn i'f "i inX-s thu. vied w"nIi Iail princi-
Pnlly upon the w.n TIL, and those whasr r,nu,oy
Elie"is y!rld them ready ca-h md would ucca-
sion c"n';"ra1lsry little incouv.uerc. to the
tax pay, ,r.
H.te,orore. ,i,r inirrss, en- IL. nub.;c d.bl has
bsea pad b, The Bank Of til. STAT of South Car
olIna, hn, 'rs 'us- Of assets, g.owimg out of the
wer, los!her with lis la,gc stan, liur circ,:-
latloh pl,:iudes the p"ss.him, .f relvina fur
lhar nron II, aud the debt. principal aud inter.
est, mn-, be met by taxatlnn.
he Treasurer, with The ass-:uuce of an al
oit'onal rlark canpay out. IN future. all claims
from his counter: and I rccrn,1r-nt ii,r, AN M
proTriutl"n he lrlat,e to meet The sniry Of snc,,
clerk, and the Bunk be Il scon,inued ns the fiscal
agent oi The State.
III" loss OF assets, sud . 9 imposition nv In.
general bnukiug law OF C"rgrrs., of so heavy
TX on the circnlutio" Vi all ether than Nation.
al Banks max" IT innnil,>t th.i The ny. of iii.
S'ate o' South ca'"iii'a can never sc,rnIs hus-
h-ss; and r-c"".brnd Tint Is character he re
vok"d or declared ioitei,-d, a;l its books.
papers and asst pr, inthe hand 3f Commission
ers LOT az early ii4u'Hn'i"n as uny Le pr"e able.
tn: LAND sck-s FOR Tue AGRICULTURAL AND ME-
CHANlcAL COLLEGE.
IT obedience 10 The resolution of the General
Assembly, passed At the special SESSION, l ap-
pointed John ). Richardson. E.q., Agent OF ,l,r
state, ior lie purpose OF procuring and selinr
The land scr tn which, tins state was entitled
Under The A', ofCongress establishing Agricul
eurnl aud Nleci!-nical Colleges. He wus f,lrn-
lshed with crr;lheh copy Of the resolution. duly
aut heni'ca'ed. md filed IL in the Department 0
the Interior. From CONN unica,ion addressed
10 me by the Hon. y. II brow ming, Secretary
OF the Interior, a copy Of which Is herewith
it will he seen thai hc .lrc!iu.s H.
issue The rcrip nnir! thc L-rslaiur. accepts, b,
Act the 'nnt,on IN coa;,'r,nry 10 tn- prnvi.-
"ns OF the law Of the Congress If the United
States. making the grant No tim sh"yid br los,
m SECURING th'- numiti c.nt ioI,nt uu u the cause
d ed@ra'"n an! sri,rc", aud / recommend ll,a,
IN Act he passed for that purpose. This etep
WIZ certainty he accepted aa compliance with
al the requirements OF the CuuStituioumi law
In some "f I'll" Northern STATES the fund thus
raised 'is been used in es, establishing schools for
+ac'i'ng the branches required hv Act Of Con-
trssS,' ~ ."x'sting Colleges aud Universities.
ma II this policy -!:oui comm. r Iar tn ytrr
'PVr"VH', the hyrcuiurai and m.:,an.ra, fea-
u'es "' ihr Col eye may 10 engrahrd on the.
IN fris''y "t S"uSh Carolina. and save the State
~ tsp-ns' or land! aud bnll,ngs reunired 10
'e 'n'n:s.'-d by IT, The buildings Of tn. Uni
'rsI'' nr" ",in 40 lious enough to accommodate
III t,u''nis l'a' may 1"sire t" matr,cu!a.., and
'hr :H'r's Adj tce"' I" and owned by the College
s,.lSn
arm IL IN very in .'oriani. if the don alton he
accepted. that such Legislation shall d. Adopted
IL th- p rS"nt srsson, az will make il available.
noep-"d'nti) OF. or IN conjunction with, The
University.
TIE PUBLIC DEBT.
The Comptroli-r q eneral aud Treasurer. pur
uant 10 III ,equ.r~aI- If The Act of 2 .st Sen
enlber las'. prrpared.and forwarded me a stute |
hrht showing the aggregate amount uf the rrin.
'Fn and tnt"rrsi calculated NJ to july |. 1857,
;" the stock. nnd bonds pas, due, which ,h.
Ac' Pi,''lief for funding q copy Of which il
herewith communicated; and my proclamation |
'ns nee' Iseuei calling Oh the bonl-hoileIs to
and their d-innnds. cuniurtiIabiy TO the Act
l contract has been made To have the Londs
.n"led. .""d il IS agrrc4tllhat they shall be de-
lverrd t-re W the 10th December, when the
unflhy may be e'ii,nencsa The amour, re
."tteh az dae, on Let day Of July, 1867, by tn.
;omp'roll:r and Treasurer, ia one million two
'nndre.. and ten thousand eight hundred and
wo dottars and eighty five cent ,2iO, ,sn2. .s5.l
r"vs'on must be '::aGr. at the present session,
. pay the s-,ni-anhu" interest on tt.is sum on
he tst A. january. lr6s. ItIsn.u,i, their state
nsnt herewith. ''
lhsre Was 10 provision mnde hy the Act to
ma he Interest now due on The Stock. aud
songs e The Fire L'a"--the principal Of ths
orlraer Brede-mab'e in 1870. ar.d tb. latter in
shs: The in,rree. due on tue Is, Of October
4s': On st?eksaHd boe'ir. was siyty:eight ,hou-
ano ~" hnahr-d' s and twenty dollars And 6ry.
we cents sbs,22o.'a). and I recommend lha.
uthor,y he granted 10 fluid The interest now
Enr; IND ,ho',which will ueeumulsre up to the
st SapuarY. 1860. .
The whole arnoun, or tthe public debt, princi.
al AID dinterest oil this Sthtsi not .ueIudinp. the
ebts stpEirart"dfor. OH account of the y1ar vas
u the tst day uf October last, Il We. million, iWo
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