The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-26
OFFICIAL.
HEADQUARTERS Second Military District, |
CHARLESTON, 5. c., December 3, 1857. !

H~eaduuarte Second Military District,(
CHARLESTON, 5. c., December 3, 1857.
General Orders No. 1891
I. To provide for the support of the Provisional Govern
ment OF South Carolina for the year commencing on the
first day of October, 1867, and ending on the thirtieth day
OF September, 1858, the Act Of the General Assembly,
ITO raise supplies Tor the year commencing in October,
one thousand eight hundred and ~sixty-six," approved
December 81, 1866, will, as hereinafter modified. be con-
tinued in force until superseded by legislation or until
otherwise ordered by proper authority.
ARTIcLKs TAXED "AD vALoREM."
I. On all real estate, twenty-five cents on every hum
dred dollars: Provided, 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 is thereby deprived of its occupa-
ton and use, such tax shall not be collected; on the capt.
tai stock of all gas-ight companies, twenty-five cents on
every hundred dollars; on articles manufactured Tor
sale, barter, or exchage. between the first day OF Janu'
ary. one thousand eight hundred and st1ty-seven, and
the first day of January, one thousand eight hum
bred and sixty-eight, twenty cepts on every hundred dol
lars. to be paid by the manufacturer; on the market
value of the gross amount of spurious liquors manufsc-
tured from the first day OF January to the thlrty'hrst DAY
of December, 1855, five per cent, to be paid quarterly at
the end Of each quarter to the Tax Collectors OF the Dis
tricts in which it was manufactured; on bugeies, earri'
ages, gold and silver plate, watches, jewelry and pianos,
on hand on the first day OF January. ls6s-except when
hold by dealers for the purpose of sale-one dollar on
every hundred dollars.
"TAx ON INCOMES"
.. Upon all gross incomes derived from employments,
faculties and professions, including the profession OF
dentistry whether in the profession OF the law the In
come, be derived from the costs of suit, or fees, or other
source of professional incomes), excepting oleigymcn,
two and ons-half dollars on every hundred dollars; from
commissions received by brokers, vendue masters, fac
tors. commission merchants, dealers in exchange for
eign and domestic(, or in mortgages, bonds and other
negotiable papers, two and one-half dollars on every
hundred dollars; from premiums received by insurance
companies or underwriters. two dollars on every hun
dred dollars; from the receipts of express or other trans
portation companies earned within the limits of the State,
one dollar on every hundred dollars; and from
the receipts of telegraph companies earned within
the limits OF the State, two and one-half dollars
on every hundred dollars; from the sale of rews-
papers or magazines. one dollar on every hundred
dollars; on the gross receipts of newspapers pub
nshed in the State, twenty cents on every hundred dol
lars : from the sale Of goods. wares or merchandise en-
bracing all the articles of trade, sale, barter or exchange
cotton taxed by the United States excepted which any
person shall make between the first day OF January and
the thirty first day of December, 1868, to be paid quar-
terly at the end of each quarter to the several Tax Col
lectors, twenty cents on every hundred dollars on the
oross profits of oil banks or banking institutions, two
dollars on every hundred dollars on the gross incomes
derived from the arts of photographing or daguerreotyp'
ing, one dollar on every hundred dollars on alincomes
from salaries, rents, dividends, and money at interest,
one dollar on every hundred dollars in excess of five hun
dred dollars on the gross incomes OF all railroads mot