The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-12-22

Pay-certlHcateS OF Jurors and consta-
bles for attendance on the courts.
The tax collectors of the several coll.
lection districts shall be allowed, on
all sums of money paid into their
hands for taxation, a commission, as
follows: For st. Philips and st.
MlchaePs, -- per cent; for Ander-
son, Abbcville, Chester, Kershaw.
Richland, Clarendon, Darlington.
Laurens, Marion, Newberry, Orange,
Spartanburg, Sumter, Edgefeld,
Union, York and Barnwell, four per
cent; for Chesterfield, Greenville,
Lancaster, Lexington, Marlboro.
Plckens, Fairfield, St. Matthew's.
Frlnce George Winyaw, st. Bartholo-
news and Williamsburg, six per
cent; for Horny, st. Helena, st. Ste
phenss, Christ Church, Prince VIII
liam's, All Saints, st. Georges Dor
chester, St. James Santee and Goose
Creek, st. Johns Berkeley and Cole
ton, and st. Peters, eight per cent:
for st. Andrews, and ST. Thomas
and st. Dennis, ten per cent: Pro-
rided, That in all districts where the
taxes amount to more than $4,000,
the commissions shall be two per cent.
on the excess. Tax collectors to make
returns to the Treasury in Columbia,
on or before July, 1867.
No tax collector or assessor shall
receive his commissions till their re-
turns have been received at the Trea
surer's Office, and been approved by
him.
The assessors of the several dis
tricts are required to return to the
tax collector lists of all persons in
their district, subject to the capitation
tax, with such particulars of resi-
uence, etc, as may serve to identify
the persons. The tax collector is re-
quired to pay to the State Treasurer
the quarterly returns within thirty
days. Each tax collector shall attend
at the court house, or some other
public place, daily, for one week pre-
vlous to making his final return. All
taxes on incomes shall refer to those
received between January l, 1866
and 1867, except special designations.
Before the collection of the taxes
herein levied, an assessment shall be
made of the actual value of the pro-
perty taxed; and for that purpose the
tax collectors of the several Districts
and Parishes, except the Parishes of
st. Philip and St Michael, are here
by constituted assessors Each tax
collector, before entering upon his
duties as assessor, shall take and sub
scribe, before the Clerk of the Court
of the District, the following oath,
which shall be endorsed on his COM
mission, viz: 81, A b., do promise
and swear that will, to the best of
my ability, execute the duties of as
SCISSOR for my collection district, and
will, without favor or partiality, as
certain and assess the actual value of
the property, real and personal, upon
which an al ralorena tax is laid be-
fore, and for the purpose of laying
such tax"
THE REPEAL OF THE USURY LAWS.
The following is a copy of the Act
passed by the Legislature of this
State, for the repeal of the usury
laws:
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives,, noac met and sitting
IN General ASSEMBLY, That from and
after the passage of this Act, in all
CEASES of contract for the hiring,
lending or use Of money, wherein, by
the terms of the original contract, no
specific rate of interest shall have
been agreed upon, in writing, signed
by the party to be charged Herewith,
the legal interest shall be and remain
at the rate of seven per cent. per an
mum.
2. That in all money DEGREES and
judgments Of Courts of Law and
Equity, hereafter enrolled or entered,
in all cases Of account hereafter
stated, and in all cases wherein any
sum or sums of money, shall hereaf-
ter be ascer.ained, and being due,
shall draw interest, according to law,
tIe legal interest shall be and remain
at the rate of seven per centum per
annum.
3. That all Acts and parts of Acts
limiting the rate of interest, recover
able upon contracts for the hiring,
lending or use of money, be, and the
same are hereby, repealed
Approved, December s, 1866.
The propositions already intro
duced into Congress for establishing