The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-02-05
In charge oftLe Bureau Of Civil Affair
The Convention Tx Bill.

The Convention Tax Bill.
As u matter OF pccuhiary inlcicsl To
our readers. We subJ"in tAc ordinance
adopted BY the Neg .5caawag G"nvtn-
lion 10 Fails, money 10 dclray the eXrcn.
ses ut that concern.
In the Convention. on Wednesday,, the
tnx ordinance W as taken up, rrad:a lLiid
Time and passed. asfoll"w>:
That there shall, he assessed and col
cte,l by the Tax Collectors OF the several
Districts and Parishes in this State. n :,d-
ditinn lo the tax already levied. under
i,nerai Orders No l39, issnrd from Ii al:
quarters. Second Military Dlsilcl. by
Brevel Major General Z. R. S. Canty,,.
commanding suid DiSliicI, dated Charles
ton. De..Inbcr 3, le67, tie following tax
es. WHICH shaii be collected i,l the persons
aud al the i mes ami in the n.anncr l.re- :
;. n. d; y ai Gen ri Or. efs: On all
rrni estate, seven IN anali .cviilson every
hundred do lars excepting sucl lands az;
are exempted in Article "I sall General!
Order. On articles manufactured for
sale, barter or exchange, ! Q wren he
hr>t day Of Jaru"r,y, 1863, and The first
day IF January, 1853, filcrn cc,,fs on
every hundred collars, l" be pad b1s !i,e'
manufactures. On hn=Gl,s, c'.rringrs.
gould aud silver plate. watches. iew,iry
aud pianos on hand on the lstra, oi,
Jannary, 1868, except when. held l,y-
dealers tor purposes or sale, fifty ccnls ,.l
every hrndrei dollars. From the su,: of
gumis,. wares or merchandise, cmiluri,g
all the al tirl..s OF trade. sale batter "r
exchange, (tlle cotton taxed " the Usitcd
States OK. epi,d) winch any person Shall
make between. the LIST day ~ Janu"ry.-
SjS and the 3lst day otDecembcr. 1865. :
nteen cents on every one hun'lr. d d.Jl-
lars. AID the Tax Collectors, Shrritf>.
nr ANY other persons who's, duty ii n,ay.
b.. t. collect, or The Treasurer oi tie
State, whose duty il is I" receive. sl.ail
be liable upon their respective offi.s:li
bonds tor ncglcctng or leius,l. 1" collect.
safely keep. pay over and tlishnrse The
same in e. nthrnity to tie orders Of this
Convention.
That Il sufficient amount of the sum
thus realized, is hereby appropriated to
refund 10 llie Treasurer OF t.e State "i
South Carplina. any sum or sums which
n,uN I've advanced t,y the order of General
CARLY. or otherwise, lor tile pavmen'"ot
the per diem mileage. or other expenses
of. This Co vcnlion, in bills rccciv b a. Of
The ST e.
That HE faith ard rre! t If the State
a,e l.raby pledged tor he #cdrmpti"h of
bills r-rti, able at the STATE. at S'ntll
Carolina. issued in conformity 10 an Act
ofrhr Gen r.,l Assembly o.. H.. said State,
in December 8j5, and sui, ean..,tlv HE
Act D. S,p'emhrr. 1856. Il. s, .nr'Le
payment of the hrnd, ard other oili IL
fin.s of the State: Pouid,d That all oh
iga,io $ cr,atrd for the purpose ri aiding
the rebellion. AMI for maintaining nos
tile Go, ernlncnt to the laws and ;nthnri
tis ot he United States are hereby de-
carrt to i,e null anl,voi.l, ami shall nev-
rr b. rnd hv any tax tn e imposed upon;
the people of South t'aloila.
That iinr he pnrro4r at hefra, in@ the
current expenses of this Gnnventinn-tfIc
payment al IFS officers members :'n' c'r.
ti,igrnt actonnts-Brevrt Mai"r Gencr /
Ell r. S Canbv. Comnan'iisg 'h" SEC
oml Military District. ht. requested TO.
issue from lime !n time as MY g nrrrs-s
s.ry Such orders upon the Treasury" at
,he St,,a or Snnth Carolina. for the ln'v-
ment of such sums as may he authorize d
bv this Convention. in such amounts as
NAV he agreed, nnon. between the F'rSi-5
dent of the Convention and the General
Commanding to ihr officers and members
nf this body. their per diem and mileage.
and for the current expenses of the s:lmr;
and that the amonn' of :ax, herein an.s
thorized to be l-vi"d shall he placed in
the Treasury of the State to reimburse
said advance
That if the taxes Levied and assessed
under This ordinance shonld he in excess
of the whole expenses of this Convention.
it shall he retained in the Treasury. sub;
icct to tic future order of the Gonven-
ton or of the Legislature. which may
meet in conformity to the provisions Of
he Constitution to he adopted hv this
Convention. Shonld there he any def
,encv ii, the sum required to be raisrdh ny
taxation under the ordinance. I" reim-
hnrse. tile Treasury for its outlay. the
first negisrture which shall assemble
hereafter, shall make such tnrth rro-
vision MS may he necessary to orais funds
for the purpose.