The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-12-07
Taxation in the State.
THE ORDER oF GENERAL cAsBr.
HEADo'Rs. 2D M1L1rAnY DISTINCT,
Charleston, S. c., Dec. 3, 1867

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I. To provide for the support of the provis-
ional government Of South Carolina, for the
year commencing on the first day of October,
1867, and ending on the thirtieth day of Sep
| tember, 1868, the Act of the General Assem-
bly,, "To raise supplies for the year commenc-
ing in October, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-six," approved December 81, 1866"
will, as hereinafter modified, be continued iu
force until susperscdcd by legislation or Until
otherwise ordered by proper authority.
ARTICLES TAXED CAD vALOREM"
l. On all real estate, twenty-five cents on
, every hundred dollars provilctl, that on such
lands as may be in the possession of the Bureau
| OF Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
on the first day Of january next, and the owner
or claimant il thereby deprived of its occupa-
ton and use, such tax shall not be collected :;
on the capital stock of all gas-light companies,
twenty-five cents on every hundred dollars on
articles manufactured for salc barter, or cx-
change, between the first day of January one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-scvcn, and
the first day of January, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-ciyht, twenty cents on every
hundred dollars, to be paid by the manufac-
turcr; on the market value of tho gross amount
of spirituous liquors manufactured from the
first day of January to the thirty-frst day OF
December 1865, five per cent to be paid quar-
tcrly at the end of each quarter to the Tax
Collectors of the Districts in which i. was man
| utacturcd on bu.eics, carriages, gold anu 81!
yer plate, wathcs, jcwclry and pianos, ON hand
on the first day of january, '1SGS except
when held by dealers for the purpose of sale
one dollar on every hundred dollars
| ''TAx ON INCOMES"
| 2. Upon all gross incomes derived from en-
pl"ymcnts, faculties and professions, including
the profession of dentistry (whcthcr in the pro
fession of the law the income be derived from
the costs of suit, or fees, or other source Of
professional incomcs) excepting ccrgymcn,
two and onc-half dollars on every hundred
dollars; from commissions received by brokers,
vcnduc masters, factors, commission mercha.;s,
dealers in exchange (forcign or domcstc), or
in mortgages, bonds and other negotiable pa
pers, two and onc-half dollars and every hun.
drcd dollars from premiums received by in.
surancc companies or underwriters, two dollars
on every hundred dollars from the receipts
OF express or other transportation companies
earned within the limits Of the State, one dol
lar on every hundred dollars; and from the
receipts of telegraph companies earned within
] the limits of the State two and onc-half dollars
on evory hundred dollars; from the sale of
newspapers or magazines, one dollar on every
hundred dollars; on the gross receipts Of news
papers published in the State twenty cents on
every hundred dollars from the sale of goods,
wares or merchandise, embracing all the arti-
clcs of trade, sale, barter or exchange Cotton
taxed by the United States cxccptcd), which
any person shall make between the 1rst day of
January and the thirty first day of December,
1868, to be raid quarterly at tho end of each
quarter, to the several Tax Collectors, twenty
cents on every hundred dollars; on the gross
profits of all banks or banking institutions, two
dollars on every hundred dollars; on the gross
incomes derived from the arts of Photograph
ing or dagucrrootyping, ono dollar on every
Noi'uioj All iuCOulcS lT0n1 SalaflcS,
rents, dividends and money at interest one
dollar on every hundred dollars in excess of
five hundred dollars on the gross incomes Of
all railroads (not exempted by law from earn
ings within the State, one dollar on every hun
drcd dollars All persons keeping hotels shall
pay tax Of two dollars on every hundred dol
lars of gross incomes; all persons keeping res
taurants or eating houses shall pay tax of
two dollars on every hundred dollars of gross
income; all persons keeping livery stables shall
pay tax of two dollars On every hundred dol
lars of gross income; al bpthcrs and huckstcrs
shall pay tax Of one dollar on every hundred
dollars of gross income; MI persons keeping
billiard tables shall pay a tax of Gyo dollars on
every hundred dollars of gross income; all
persons keeping bowling alleys shall pay a tax
of five dollars on every hundred dollars of
gross income; all persons keeping bar-rooms,
whether connected with hotel or otherwise,
shall pay tax Of ton dollars on cyory hundred
dollars of gross income; all persons keenins
J ferries or bridges shall pay tax Of one dollar