The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-05

| plate, watches, iewelry and pianos on
hand or to lst day Of January, 1865,
except when held by dealers for purpos.
cs ofsale, twenty-five cents OH every
500.
From tie sale Of goods, wares or mer.
chandlsc, embracing all the articles o
trade, sale, barter, OF exchange (the
Cotton tax OF the United States except.
od), winch any person shall make be.
tween The st day Of january 1868, nnd
the 8 st day Of December, 1869, lC
cents on every 500.
Upon each hack, stage coach, buggy,
wagon and omnibus drawn by 4wo or
more horses, there SHALL be paid a tax
OF S5 and on each dray, cart, buggy
and express wagon drawn by one horse,
! a tax OF $3.50; and upon each and
every person I;ceringa dog 9r dogs,
shal! pay a tax Of 80 cents.
And the tax collectors, Sheriffs, or
ANY other person whose duty i: may be
10 collect, or ilIa Treasurer OF the State,
whose duty is to receive, shall be liable
upon their respective official bonds, for
negloct!ng 0: refusing to collect, safely
| keep, pay over and disbnrnc the same
III conformity to the order Of the Con.
vcnlion.
Snc. ,. Be it fuytRe, or9aincd, That
sufficient amount Of the same thus
realized, is hereby appropriated to re-
tund to the Treasurer Of the State OF
South Carolina, any sum or sums, which
may be advanced by The order Of Major
Genera! II. r S. Canby cr otherwise
Tor the payment o. the per diem, milo
, age, or other expenses Of this Convcn.
ton.
SEC 3 b. It fmthcr ordatnel, That
the funds on crcdi, Of the State are here.
by pledged for the relempti III of bills
receivable Of the State OF South Carolina
issued in conformity 10 an act Of tn,
! General Assembly OF lo said State, OF
December. 1865, and subsequently the
act OF September. 1866, and also for the
payment Of the bonds and other obiga.
tlons OF the State, provided, that all Oh
legations created for the purpose of aid.
ing TIE rcbcl!iom, and for maintaining
2 hostile government TO The laws and
authorities Of the Uniteu States, are
hereby declared to be null and void,
and shall never bc paid by any tax to
be imposed upon the people Of South
Carolira
SEC. 4. That for tic rarposo Of de-
iraylng the current expenses of this con.
vention. the payment Of It's officers, mem.
General 10. IL. S. Canby, Commanding
Second Military District, be requested
TO Issue from time 10 time, as may be
necessary, such orders upon CEc Treasn-
ry Of the State OF South Carolina, for
the payment Of such sums rs may he all
,horlzcd by this Convention, III such
amounts as may be agreed upon be-
tween tie President Of this Convention
and The General Commanding, to the
officers and members OF this body for
their per diem and mileage. and for the
current expenses Of the same, and that
the amount OF tax herein authorized to
be levied, shall be placed in the Treasu.
ry Of the State, to reimburse SAID advan
CcS.
SEc.,5 Be It .frrther oulaincd, That
if the taxes levied and assessed under
this ordinance sEonla be IN excess Of Tic
whole expenses Of Che Convention, it
shall be retained in the treasury, subject
sothe future order and in conformity to
'tho provisions OF Constitution tu be
adopted bv this Convention, should there
be any de!iciencym the sum required to
he raised by taxation under tins ordi.
hlancc, to reimburse the Treasury for its
outlay the first Legislature which as,
seulh!es hereafter shah make such fur
thcr provisions as may bo necessary TO
raise funds for this purpose.
SEC. 6. BE II (arther ordotneA, That
the per diem Of TIE President and mem
. bers of this Convention shall be-
Preaident $l2 90
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