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(late, (hall immediately after the
patting this Adi, or immediately
after their arrival within the fame,
produce a certificate of the Col
ledlor of Customs, (who is hereby
required to furnifh the fame gra
tis' of the amount of his or their
importation to the Remitter of
Probats within the county where
such transient person reiides or
may arrive, and give bond with
lecurity to the Tax Colledor for
the time being or his successors
in office, for the ti ue and faith
ful payment of his; her, or their
propot tion of tax as herein im*
posed, before the veflel (hall be
cleared out by the Golledtor of
Cuttoms ; and the said Register
of Probats is hereby required to
keep an exadt return of the fame,
and transmit one immediately to
the Tax Colledtor for the time
being, and one other to the
Treal'urer when he returns the
whole tax for his county; and
the captain or super-cargoes of
any such veflel or veflels fhali
have power and authority to re
tain any part of such cargo or
cargoes, as far as to double the
amount of his, her, or their taxes
refpedtively; such goods to be de
posited in the hands of the Col
ledtor, until the taxesare paid and
no longer.
jindbe it jurther enabled, That
the sum of ten (hillings (hall be
levied for every hundred pound*,
value of all goods, wares, mer
chandize, or negroes imported
or brought into this flare for iale
on all persons in trade, (hop
keepers and others, adtual reii
dents, to be given in upon oath,
and to be computed on the prime
cost: and the sum of four pounds
on every pradtitioner of law or
physic; and the lum of four
pounds on all fadlors and brokers;
and on all foreign goods, wares,
liquors, merchandize and negroes
fold, bargained or trafficked for,
by all such fadtors and brokers,
the lum of fifty (hillings on every
hundred pounds by them so fold
or disposed of, to be given in
upon oath; and on all Vendue-
Matters (after qualification)
throughout this slate, the sum of
four pounds.
Provided neverthe/efs, That in
all cases of extreme indigence or
infirmity, the Superior Court of
each countv (hall be, and they
are hereby authorifed to remit the
poll tax upon such indigent or in
firm persons claiming the fame.
And be it enabled by the autho
rity ajorejaid , That the mode of
coiledting the taxes (hall be as
follows: Each militia company
(hall form one diftridtj the Senior
Assistant Justice of the county of
Chatham (hall, under the penalty
of eight thousand pounds, the Se
nior Assistant Jultice of the coun
ty of Lffingham (hall, under the
penalty of two thouiand pounds,
the Senior Assistant Justice of the
county of Burke (hall, under the
penalty of four thousand pounds,
the Senior Assistant Jultice ot
the county of Richmond (hall,
under the penalty of five thou
sand pounds, the Senior Assistant
Justice of the county of Wilkes
(hall, under the penalty of eJght
thousand pounds, the senior As
fi'ftant Justice of the county of
Liberty (ball, under the penalty
“of hvc thousand pounds, the Se
nior Assistant Justice of the coun
ty of Glynn (hall, under the pe
nalty of one thousand pounds,
the Senior Affiltant Justice of the
county of Camden lhall, under
the penalty of two thousand
pounds, the Affiftant Ju
stice of the county of Wafhing
t n (half, under the penalty ot
two thousand pounds, the Senior
Assistant J iftice of the coun*y of
Franklin shall under the penalty
of. one .thousand pounds, and the
Senior Affiftmt Justice of the
County of Greene (hall, under
die, penalty of one thouiand
pounds* proceed 4 to appoint, any
time before the twentieth day ot
March, a Magistrate or. some
other difercet peion in each.di
ftr.dt of the militia of their re
lpedtive counties, to receive the
returns of taxable property in such
diftridt, and cause the Clerks of
the relpedive counties, within,
twelve days after such appoint
ment*. to give not ce to the per
ions appointed Receivers, under
the penalty cf one. hundred
pounds (hould fuch,notice not he
given, and the Receiver so ap
pointed, after being notified as
alore aid, (hall be and he is here
by required, under the penalty of
one hundred pounds, within
twelve days from the time of be
ing notified, to fignify his refuial
of the laid office, or appear be
fore him and take this following
. oath: 6
iS 1 A. B. do solemnly promise
“ and iwear, that I will truly
“ and faithfully perform the du
“ ty of Receiver of returns of
“ taxable property in the djftridt
“ to which l am apjo.nted, as
“ required of me by the ad.”
And in cate the perion (o ap
pointed (hall lignity his refufal to
ad, or the Clerk (hall ncglcd to
give notice as aforefaid, the said
senior Assistant Justice (hall in
i
like manner, under the like pe
nalty, appoint lome other person
lor that purpose.
And be it aljo enabled , That all
and every person or peifons liable
to pay tax, (hall give in the lift
oi his, her, or their taxable pro
perty, as well as a lift of every
luch person or persons as he, (he,
or they may be attorney or attor
nies, executor or executors, ad
ministrator c r administrators for,
in the county or counties whe»e
such attorney, executor or admi
nistrator resides, and e\e y such
pe. lon or persons giving in tax
able property as aforefaid, (hall
make a return deferiptive of the
lands and other taxable property
as the lame may. be in the diffe
rent counties of this state; and
such. receiver, or Receivers of
taxable property fhall.tranfmit to
the refpedive Registers of Frobats
v\here t such. property may lie, a
ccount thereof, to be annex
ed to the Colledois general re
turn, but not to be considered as
lufcjed to the payment of tax out
of the. county where it may be
firft returned : And the Receiver
°r Receivers of such returns shall
p.oceed, alter being duly qualifi
ed, in giving notice, and making
a return of the whole lo received,
and also of the taxable property
of non-residents and defaulters
within his diftridl, and (hall
transmit the fame to the Register
°t Piobats, together withjhis own
taxable property in like manner,
and publish the fame within one
month thereafter in the Gazette,
with the names of all defaulters,
under the penalty of fifty pounds;
ard the said Receivers shall be en
titled to receive for each return
made in his diftridt, to be allowed
as. aforefaid, the sum of fix-pence,
fubjedt to the deduction of a like
sum for each person advertised
as a defaulter, when it shall ap
pear that such person had given
in his or her return to some other
Receiver.
(To be continued.)
Found by the Subscriber,
AN Audited Certificate, amount
£B4 some (hillings and pence,
1 he proprietor or owner may huve
it by tfteftually delcribing the fame,
and paying for this advilement.
’James M. Simmons.
A l 1K E l y
NEGRO BOY
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