Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-02-12

or disposes Of, to persons other than those
who .haveepaid q special tex as leaf dealers
or manufacturers. of tobacco, snuff. or oigars,
or .toSpsrsons purchasing leat tobacco for
'No sheriff OF other officer acting under
order or process of any court or magistrate,
nor trustee. or other fiduciary, legally acting
under tho powers vested in him, shall be
dealer in selling tobacco under .suph nu-
thority. And no purchaser at ony sale by
such sheriff. officer, trustee, or iducary,
shall be holdsliablc to- any other tax or re-
strioion us to a sale Of tobacco 50 purchased
than he would havo been had such pur-
chaser been tho producer thereof on his own
land
"Dealcrs in leaf tobacco shall sell only to
other dealers who bayo paid special tax as
such, and to manufacturers Of tobacco,
snuff, or cigars, and to such persons as orc
known to DO purchasers of leuf tobacco for
export: Provided, 1t shall bo lawful for any
licensed manufacturer of oignrs to purchase
leaf tobacco Of any licensed dealer or other
licensed nlanufacturer 10 quantities less
than the original package, for uso in his own
manufaotory exclusively.
"Sevcnth. Retail dealers in leaf tobacco
shall each pay Gvo hundred dollars, aud if
their annual sales exceed ono thousand dol
lars, shall each pay, in addition thereto,
| fifty cents for every dollar in cxcess of one
thousand dollars of their sales. Every
person shall DO regarded as retail dealer
in leaf tobacco whose business it is to sell
leaf tobacco in quantities less than an
original hogshcad, case or bnle; or who sells
directly to consumers, or to persons other
than dealers in leaf tobacco, who havo paid
u special tax as such; or to manufacturers of
tobacco, stuff, or cigars who have puid u
special tax: or to persons who purchase in
in leaf tobncco shall also keep book, and
enter therein daily their purchuscsaud sales,
in form nnd u,nnner to be prescribed by
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
which hook shall be open ut ulI times for
the inspection Of any revenue officer"
These laws were in iorco March 4, 1879.
We do not Thick any changes have been
IN ,de in the law since that time.
EARLY BLOOMS. The Spartanburg
| Spartan says: "Ar. Gcurgc Settler. mui
y
! Uuad lnfnr,ns US that peach trees have been
in full bloonn for two or three weeks in the
famous thermal belt near 'Try"n. ~ few
| blooms made their appearance in December,
tut it was about the middle Of January that
the trces were in full bluom.'
The Relief Cnmnittcc Of Dublin an
romeo that Sl70000 have been secured
| e. r,.,n a % ~ Irl
About S75 600 have been expended for
th4t purpose.
A destructive fire occurred at Chester
S. Q on the 3lst ultimo Several hus,ncss
houses we're burned The loss is heavy II
portion OF which is covered by Insurance.
The cause Of the fire is upknD"n.
! The Mayor of Charleston las forwarded
81 600 to tho destitute poor OF Ireland.
This amount was collected in,iiat city. We
hope Oconcc will contribute Ecr mite. 1t
is greatly ncedcd and needed promptly.
The Hcssian fly hrs recently appeared in
large numbers in the grain fields near
Wlnusboro The ty has also made It's ap-
pcar,uce latplly in whe,t aud oats in Chra.
ter. this insect has II So teen mrkiug
fearful ravagrS IN the oats aud wheat in
Union and York.
Henry Clay is Postmaster at jamestown
Va, the oldest post Office i'll the old thir-
teen States Letters have been delivered
there in some form or other for 2S3 years,
and yet the salary is only S5l per unnum.