Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-01-05
THE LEGISL AZURE.


should arise th.r. will probably be no rx,r,
session. We huve beard the opinion express
ed that an extra srssnn may be necessary
should Congress authorizr the State to ns,ur,.
the debt Tor taxes due by our citizens to tb,
General Government. The Secretary of ,b.
Treasury has recommended the MEASURE tn
Congress. but that body has as vet taken mn
action in the n,a' ter
The various Bills Of tho Negro Cod, were
finally perfected and received tho sanc,iun ..f
our CnIislI' ut"nal Governor. lie il said I,
have dls"prr"vea the amendments introduced
mt" the Bill amending the Criminal l. W
wlIrh 'nnkr the stealing Of horse or mul.
or packed cotton n capital felony, but his ob
I"cii"ns w"r" not 30 grave ns to elicit The cxcr.
else Of the veto power.
Copies of the Ioie have hecn transmitted
Ivy Gov. Orr.i" the President nnI S,r,,t,,,.
:;.wnri. md should it meet the an,,rnvnl ri
tn" administration we mny nnticipat. the c,r
~ restoration OF civil law mud the inanrura.
ton "f o"r District Ccur's. Until then III.
Freedmen remain subject the military nu
thorii.s and rli contracts with them must b,.
ar!i"Se,!.hv the Pruvost Ma, shall
as sn iec's Of general interest. we nrnen.l
copy of The stay Law. anil the IsL Section of
tie Tax BID.
AN AC; TO AMEND THE LAW KNOWN AZ TIE
'':SIAY Law
!. BE cmncted 6y tic Senate and Housc of
E"pr"~nta'i"cs. nor met and xin;ny IL. Hercrai
<lSSs."bt|. amt 6y tie 0ufh ri'y "f tie Som., Ih,,
.'' ''I "l I've """rr"l Assembly, "n'ul'd AN
Ar' to extend Relief 20 p-l,nr. nu.i /, pr.v,.n,
the Sacrifice "f Pro,"ri, NJ Public S,l,s
PASSED the twenty fir,t dnv If D.c.mi,cr in III,
year rf "rr Lord enc ,lunsnnI ri,ht Lup,l.,.d
and fixty one. and al! Ats an,vnl,nr said Ac,
h-. ard TIL" sa'ne arc. lcre',v confirmed in f,rc,
u;ilil the n'il u"nmc"t nf the u, Xt repuI,r wa,
sion "f this General Assembly, and ti,ut n.,I,.
ing herein cnnininrd shall be construed q, ,,
ply t" any cansc of action arising er d.Ejc,, nor
tn any process Of distress for the culI.r,,nu f
rent
IL. That nothing herein contained shall ha
construed To nri!y I" nny causes of action
which may hereafter oririu;tc: nor shall ,n,
debtor tie entitled to plead the benefit If III,
Act, VIII" Shall fi;l if denunl.d II. least thr-c
months previously. to pay o.: Or hefr- the Fl rs,
day of December next, unctenll, uf ,l. a,r,,r.
gate am"nnt of the debt and interest du. al ,I,
Lime suri, demand IS made; but in such ease
HE creditor ahmll he Mt Hhnriy to prnr..,, IN
Judgment. rs It this Act had 10, been n,es.d
aud to cntsr ex"cuiion, provided no .x,cu,i,u
so "htninc'! shall, Gniing the continuance of ,bis
Act. be enforced for more thun The costs md
one tenth Of the aggregate Amount of the deb,
and Interest.
III. Neither shall any debtor on f;o, ,ro
Gees now emhsistirg. be entitled To The hen, f,
OF this Act who shall fail, if dcInanded, at l.ns,
three mouths previously, by the creditor. or
III" "r her attorney. to pay. on or bcrrre tn.
first day ot Decem'.rr next the costs and one
tenth part OF the ngg, cpate amount of ur,uc,,al
ahi Interest due "n such process. ~, tie time of
such demand made ns nf..rrsa, shall fniI 10
pay aa aforesaid. it shall aud ,nuy I've lawful f,r
such creditor ta enforce. su II process for ,I,.
COSTS ni''i one tepth lnrt nf ihc ugrrrprt nn,our,
Of pri" cin nnl interest dr.
~. Dui'nG i!ie "o"i'"uance Of this Act. III.
Statutes uf Lmit.,i"ns i,e and arr, sus,,nl.J
M 10 oIu ,f ,.t
"I property Of debtors on finnI GRACE. .rI 49,,
which such rr"ce:s may have IL lien
H. the Senate House, the twenty Fl IA, dav of
Decenih-', IN tie year of our Lore, one ,Lou
sand eiGh, hunI'ed aud <,x'y.fve
". D. PORTER.
President oi -. Srnntr
c. Fl. SIMONrON.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives..
Approved: JAMES l.. Or.
I. be it enacted by the Senate and N:usr of
Representatives.. nou me: and Sitiing in G.arrGy
Asmp,hiH. aud 6y Ms authority Of tie sam.
That lax far tho sus n,,d in the rIaIii,-r here.
inrfter n"ntioned shall be ,aisrd mud raid in
to III" pnhlic Treasury of Ihis S,a,c, T. The
use ard scivire thrrrot: that is To say: Fii,..n
cents ad vdlorsW on .tvrry hnnd. ell ,:olla". Of
tie vnlIr of ali th" Inn's granted IN. this Stat.
except su.h lands as .ur,nr the y-nr b we been
III possession "f tn" Fre"hunens Bureau. and
on ali la. l"nlS and buildings wah,n any city.
town. v;,Ig., or borough ~ this =, ate .xcei
such ns during the yehr have been in possession
Of th- Frrrdman's Bureau: Two dollars rer head
on al NAL" residents If this State between the
ages ct !wrny one Hnd sixty Years except
such shall b. cl-nrly proved, to iii. sails
fn"ti"n Of tn" CoIlrctnr., I" be incnp,ble f,r,n
mains or otherwise, of procuring u Iiv-lihuo.:
sixty cents i'er hun.lrel dollars on fac,nraue.
empl"ymcnts. faculties and Professions. iru,u.
ding tn" profession If dentistry, (whethcr in
the profession OF The law. tho profits b. de-
rived from th.. costs of suit, fees, or o,I.r.rur
ee'"f professional inc"n,".) excepting clergy.
m"r: sixty cents per hundred dollars on the
amount Of c"n,iniss' ems received by brokers,
v"n'inr masters. md commission Inercl,an,s:
"ne dollar per head on each and every dog. Of
every kind aud description. in the s'tnIr on the
first day of January, on. thousand eight hun.
dred and sixty six. ar brought into the State
hr' ~rtn That iime and :he date "f the IN vinent
# tnx": forty GEMS pei hundred d"lln:s on
ihs r"ri'nl si"k Of al Incorporated gas. light
r"'HI'ani-s now in Hrtiv. opeI al ion; one hun.
.irrd CENTS per hun'lrcd h"lIars on al premiums
token III this Sta'- hy insurance c"IiI,anies H..
corp"rnt"d within This STATE, and two hundred
cents per hundred .illurs Oh all pr-,,i,,ms In
Zen IN ! his State by The agrncies Of insurance
companies and undr writer's Incorporated y i,h
out the limits Of ti'is Stale: on nli express com
Panies doing business within this State. one
thousand d"llnrs enrh. 10 hr paid l." the Tax
Collector Of Richnnl Disiiici; twenty cents
upoh every hundred dollar. nf the aninu.., of
sales of goods. wares aud merchandise, -mbra.
cling all the articles If trn.le for sale, barter or
exchange (the products of this State ard the
manufactured products Of any Of the United
States, or Territories thereof. excepted. } which
any prrson's all have made from the irst .luy
OF May. OF The present year, to the first day
OF Janudry IN the year of our Lori one thou.
sand eight hundred nnl sixty six. either OF his,
her or their capital. or borrowed capital, or "n
sccou"t OF any person or persons ns agent. at
'ornry or eailrignee: one hundred cents upon