American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-24
Military Srder Relating to Taxes
HEADo'S 4TH MILITARY DIST,
Department of Mississippi.)
JACKSON, Miss, April II, 90.

department or MlSSlSSlppl,)
JACKSON, MISS, April II. 90.
General Orders, No. 2s.1
The amount of poll tax levied un.
der the existing laws of this State
for State, county and municipal pur-
poses being deemed exorbitant and
oppressive on the poorer classes, it
is hereby ordered:
That the following clause in an act
approved February 21st, 1867, emit
tied An act to amend an act emit.
tied an act to raise revenue to de
fray the expenses of the Government
of the State of Mississippi, approved
December 9Th, 1865" be annulled,
viz:
On each and every male inhabI
tant of this State between the ages
of twenty-one years and hfty-five
years the sum of two dollars, except
disabled State and Confederate sold
iers to be assessed and collected in
accordance with the provisions of the
act to which this is an amendment"
And in lieu thereof tax collectors
will be governed by the following:
"On each and every male inhabi-
tant of this State, between the ages
of twenty-one and fifty five years,
the sum of one dollar to be assessed
and collected in accordance with the
provisions ef tAc Revised Code Of
1861, for assessing and collecting a
poll tax on free white persOns.'
IL 4 L ~
special tax which the Boards of Po-
lice are authorized to levy by Article
22, page All. of the Revised Code of
1857, shall not, so far as relates to
poll tax, exc, ed fifty per ccntum of
the State tax as established by this
order. 1t is not the intention to de
prive Boards Of Police of the author.
ity conferred upon them by Article
rs, page 416, of tie Revised Code of
1857, to levy a fax for county pur-
poses not exceeding the State tax as
fixed by this order.
1t is further ordered, That no poll
or capitation tax shall he levied BY
the corporate authorities OF any city
or town III this State.
1t is further ordered. That the tax
collectors of the several counties of
this State and of the several cities
and towns therein, shah be governed
by the provisions OF this order from
and after its receipt by them. All
pl Oceedings which may have been
instituted for the collection Of faxes
shall. so far as they relate to poll
fax in excess of what is required in
this order, he discontinued. Tan
collectors will continue the collec
ton of so much OF the taxes hereto
tore assessed and levied for State
county and municipal purposes as
shall rot be I'm conflict with the pro
, visions of this order.
And 1T rs further ordered, >Tha
upon the receipt Of this order, TIT
Tax Collector, Probate Clerk ant
President of the Board of Police @
; each county, or in case OF Vacancy il
> either Of the last named Offices, tn
4 Tax Collector and the remaining Off
/ Ger, shall forthwith prepare a schC
efule OF tire BARNES of all persons with
y IN the comfy who have, prior to ta
/ receipt of this order, failed to pa
the tax assessed upon them accort
/ ing to the last assessment roll, an
TIE amount thereof one copy q
which will be forwarded TO the AT
; ditOr of Public Accounts, one to b
$ filed III the Office of the PrOOat
i Clerk, and one to be retained by tn
= Tax Collector.
=. The receipt Of this order will L
! acknowledged by letter to the Ac
i" ing Assistant Adjutant General ;
g these Headquarters. BY conman
If of Bvt. Maj, Gen. Amcs:
WIN. ATWOOD,