Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-12-14

other shows of any kind whatsoever, shall paw
tax of $40 per day, to be paid into the hands
Of the Clerks of the Courts, or Of MAGISTRATE
in the absence of the Clerk, who shall be
bound to collect and pay the same into the
public treasury, except in cases where tho
same is now required by law to be paid to cor
porations or cthorwiso. Upon every taking
out Of a charter, except for religious, charita.
bic and educational institutions, there shall be
levied a tax of $40; upon each renewal of n
charter liable to tax under this order, SO,
and all companies incorporated in other States
shall pay for the privilege of carrying on their
business in this State the same charter fee as
is required Of companies incorporated in this
State. All circus exhibitions, to be paid at
the time. $50 per day; each and every per-
son Keeping dog or dogs, shall pay tax of
81 for each dog. For the privilege of selling
lottery tickets within the limits Of this State,
$500 per month, to be paid monthly or quar-
tcrly in advance to the Treasurer of the State
of South Carolina, who, upon such payment,
shall grant license for the time for which
such payment has been made but not for less
than one month
ESPECIAL TAN"
d. y capitation tax of 81 shall be paid by ev-
cry male person between the ngcs of 21 and
January 1868, except such as arc incapable
Of earning support by reason OF mental or
physical disability provided, that double cx-
ccutions for the nonpaymcnt of the capitation
tax Of the past year shall not be enforced. and
that in all cases where execution has not been
issued and no costs have been Incurred, the
tax may be discharged by the payment of the
original amount on or before the lst day of
March, 1868
8. y II taxes levied on property MS prcscrib-
ca in this order, shall be paid to the Tax Col.
cctor for the District or Parish in which said
property is located, except that the tax on
railroad companies, express companies, and
telegraph companies, shall be returned to and
paid directly into the Treasury of the State
and thi; rctnrn shall be made quarterly.
IT, All individual taxes will be assessed d
.rr:'y nnon and collected directly from thein
divlduals fran whom they arc due
I. The houses and lots on Sullivans Island
ss"! b" returned to the Tox Collector of the
tax District in which they arc situated, in the
sam" manner MS other town lots and houses
and shall be liable to the same rates of taxa.
ton.
:. Before the collection of taxes herein
provided for, every Assessor or Tax Collector
Cac'n- in the capacity of Asscssor) in This
state, shall proceed to make an nd valorcm as.
scs$ncnt Of all lauds, buildings and i'm
provcmcn's, without distinction as to c;tv.
town or country property, and upon which an
al valorcm tax has been levied with reference
to the market value Of such property in Uni
ted States currency, and without reference to
any previous assessments; and such assess
mcnts shall be subject to revision by military
authority. Each Assessor, and each Tax Col
lector, acting rs Assessor, before entering up.
on ms duties ms Assessor, shall take and sub.
scribe before the Clerk OF the Court of the
District the following oath, which shall he en-
dorsrd on his commission, viz: "I, A B, do
promise and swear that | will, to the best of
my ability, execute the duties of Assessor for
my Collection District, and will, without fa-
vor or parialty, ascertain and assess the &c.
tnai value OF the property, real and personal.
upon Which an ad vaorcm tax is levied, be,
fore and for the purpose of lcvying such tax.
.. Each Tax Collector shall attend at the
Court House of the Tax District Cor if there
be no Court House, at some other public placc)
daily for one week previous to making his fl
nal return, for the receipt of taxes of his re-
sp"ctlvc District or Parish. All taxes on
property imposed by the provisions of this or
der shall have reference both as to possession
and valuation 10 the lst of January, 1868, OK
cert whore some other date is specially lcsig-
mated. All taxes on income imposed by the
provisions Of this Act shall have reference to
the amount Of such income received between
the LIT Of J"nurry, 1867, and the 1st of Jan
.'Hry 1868, and all such income tax shall be
dnc and la,5.;sLlc on or before the 31st Of
March, 1868.
10. The taxes herein lcv;cd shall be paid
only in gold and silver coin, United States
Treasury notes, or notes declared to be legal
tender hy The government Of the United States
or notes of National Banks, or the bills re-
ccivable ofthis State and also pay certificates
of jurors and constablcs for attendance ON the
courts The tnx collectors of the several election
districts shall be allowed, on MI sums of moncy
paid into their hands for taxes, n commission MS
follows. that is to say: the tax collectors of Able
vile. Anderson, Barnwcll, Chester, Clarendon. |
Darlington. Edgcfcld, Kcrshaw, La,,rcns New
berry, Orange, Rchlanl, Spartanbnrg, Sumter, |
Union, York, Marion. st. Philips and ST. Michn |
cl s. al The rate OF 1 per cent; the tax collectors
OF ChcS'crlied Fairfield Grccnvilc, Lancaster
Lexington. Marlboro, Pickcns ST. Matthew's 81 |
5ar'h"l"mow's, Prince Georges Winyah Williams |
burg at the ra'r of per cent; the tnx collectors
OF All Saints Christ Church, IIorry Prince Will |
liam's st Georges Dorchester, ST Helena, st Jomrs
Santrc, StJolns Berkeley, st Johns Collctop. ST |
Peters. ST Stephens, at tho rate of 6 pcr cent
the tax collectors Of st Andrews, st Lnkc's, ST |
Paurs, 81 Thomas and st Dennis, Mt the rate of |
10 per cent: provided, that in any district Y, orc
nrn omn ,nI INrIn Il ~