The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-23
War Tax Notice.

VNHE ASSESSORS OF THE SIXTH
i Clarendon, S. c. Collection District
hereby give notice that they are now pre-
pared to receive the RETURNS for the
TAXES of 1864.
In order to aid taxpayers in preparing
their returns, the following schedule and
classification of taxable articles is publish
ed:
CLASS I-ARproperty engaged IN Agriculture
The kinds of property which shall be
considered as employed in agriculture are:
All lands actually cultivated or con-
nected with or contributing to such cultiva-
ton, such as wood or pasture lands; all
slaves little, big old, and young, above
twelve years of age, rs are properly known
and designated as plantation or farm ne
groes, as contra-distinguished from mechan-
les or house servants, or others not connect
ed with farm or plantation; all horses,
mules and oxen used rs work animals on
fam or plantation, as ntra-distingulshed
from family horses, or horses of pleasure,
and from horses, mules, or stock cattle upon
such estate, but not actually used in tilling
the soil; all ploughs, carts, wagons, and I'M
plements of husbandry generally, used and
necessary to the proper cultivation of the
crops.
CLASS II.--Au Property Of every kind, Real,
Personal, and 1(ired-1ot employed in Ag-
ricuture.
This property will embrace lands not en-
ployed in agriculture; all real estate in cit
les, towns, and villages, and all other real
estate throughout the country that does Lot
contribute to the tax in kind; all slaves not
employed in agriculture, embracing all
house servants, both in the city and coun-
try, carpenters, hsndicraftsmen Of ali kinds,
draymen, day laborers, body servants,
coachmen, &C., and all others not agricultu-
raj, including slaves on farms under twelve
years of age; horses, mules, and jennies not
engaged in agriculture; cattle of the bovine
species, sheep, goats and swine.
Cotton, wool, tobacco, corn, wheat, rye,
oats, buckwheat, and all kindsof grain, po-
tatoes, and all kinds of peas, and NIL pro-
ducts of the farm, garden, or orchard.
Flour meal, sugar, molasses, bacon, lard,
and all ether groceries, merchandise, spir-
ituouS liquors, wine, cider, &c.
Value of household and kitchen furniture,
agricultural tools and implements, owned
bnt not employed in agriculture, and all
tools of mechanics or others, musical instru.
ments, and ali articles of domestic use, car
riages, wagons, drays, carts, and every spe-
cies of vehicles on wheels not employed in
agriculture; books, maps, pictures, paint
ings, statuary, and other works of art.
The assets of all joint stock companies,
whether incorporated ~ = -
os ;aa;r;3rolC ora torad.
Cold and silver ware, and plate, jewels,
iewelry and watches; gold and silver coin,
gold dust, sgold or silver bullion; value of
moneys held abroad, bills of exchange on
foreign countries, promissory notes, rights,
credits and securities, including Confeder-
ate bonds; all solvent credits, bank bills,
and other paper ISSUED as currency-e1-
ccpt a-interest bearing Confederate Treas
ury notes-and not employed in q register
ed business.
On all profits made by buying and sell
ing artic!es-purchased since the lst of
January, 1S63-between the 17th Februa-
ry, and 1st July, 1864, a tax of 80 per cent:
There is also tax of 20 per cent. on all
taxes due and payable in 1864, under the
Act to raise money to increase the. pay OF
soldiers.
J. B. BUBOSE will keep the books open
at his residence near Fulton, from the lst
to the 18th OF November; and D. J. BRAD
HAM will keep them open at Manning.
The books will positively close on the 18th.