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iaid Receivers to belong to any
person or persons residing out of
the limits of this ft ate, and who
have no attorney or attornies,
trufteeor truft’ees legally conftU
tuied in this state, or which have
not been returned to any Receiver
appointed for the county where
such lands are, then and in such
case the Receivers (hai) be, and
they are hereby authorifed and
required to charge the laid lands
for the payment of the tax im
posed thereon, and aifo tor all
taxes due thereon by any former
tax adt; and forthwith lor thtee
successive weeks a publilh and
give notice of such charge or af*
feffment in the Gazette, and in
cafeof non-payrnent of iucht axes*
the lands ihall rhereafL r be liable so •
a double tax, and to be proceeded
ag unft by a tachtnenr in a luminary
way in the manner of distress and
sale, and to make tides to the person
or persons the fame, and
to pay the money (lawful charges
only to be dedudeu) into the Trca
fury.
And be it farther enabled by the au
thority oforelaid , Thai the following
peifons be, *;nd they a e hereby ap
pointed Collectors of taxes under
this Ad: Fur the countv of v hat
ham, Peter Samuel Lass tre ; for the
county oi fcifingham,(Vi‘KeenGreen;
for the county of fiurk-, J .hn Jones*
for the county of Richmond, Joel
Barnett; for the ecu ty of Wilkes,
Benajah Smith ; :or the couniy oi
Liberty, Lachlan iVWntufli junior j
for the courrty of Glynn, Wihi,.m
Steven; for the county of Camden,
Henry Wright; for the county of
Walhington, Diotlyfian Davis; for
the county of Franklin, Jer miah
Cleveland; and for the county o i
Greene, David Dixon.
And be it exacted, That all per
sons wnoloever are poiT fled of any
lands or slaves in this (late, i i his
own right or in tfle right of ethers,
or any wife liable to pay tax by vir
tue of this or any other tax aid, Ihall
pay in their taxes to the ieveral per
sons herein nominated and appoint
ed to receive the lame, on or be
fore the fifteenth day of November
next ensuing, in lawful money of
this state; and the refpedive Col
ledlors receipts Ihall be held and
taken as fatisfadory, sad if at the
expiration of the fifteenth day of
November aforelaid, any person or
persons (hall be in default, the Col
lector of the county where such de
faulter (hall happen, (hall imm di
ately proceed against fuqh defaulter
or defaulters, by distress and (ale of
the goods and chattels, if any be
found, otherwise on the lands of
such defaulter or defaulters, or lo
much thereof as will pay the amount
of taxes due with costs, and in all
such cases, to make titles to the pur
chasers of the property (old as afore
faidr And the said Collectors re
fpe&ively (hall, on or before the sis-
teenth day of January, m the year
one thouiand leven hundred and
ninety, elofe their accounts, and de
liver the fame to the I reafurer for
the time being, and after deducing
two and an half per centum on ail
such taxes as he shall receive, pay
the remainder to the said I r< afurer.
And be it aljo enabled by the autho
rity afore! id, I hat any per fun or
pcrions negitdmgor refufing to give
in his, her or their account of lancis,
Haves, ( r other taxable property as
afore said, dial I be taxed in double
tiie sum hnein alreauy pointed ut ;
and everv Receiver a aforetaid (hail
be entitled to receive ot the Collcc
u r t > whom he aa o*l ont h it\.f
the douole t x hereby so irr.poled on
the property oi uei<su ters r eciull,
returned by Inch Rrccive.s. ‘
And belt fan hr en Zed, 'I ha?
whenever any of the said Receives
of r turns, or c oliectors of axts,
fhJi or may dis over that ai,y lauds,
Haves, or other taxable property,
have not been ittur. >.i as in me ad
pui ted out, he or they I],ail fum
•non thrte freeholders, r-fidents os
tne diftr cl where fudi lands lit,
or oi her property be, to alceit .in
the value of said lands o. other pio
perty; and dtuoie the :ax t .etcon,
f>r which amount rite Coil dor is
hereby crop'wt rtd at d required tt»
levy, fell, an co vey in m li
ner iurein already mei ticn d.
And be it en. Cted, Ina: aii proper
ty fubjed to the pay ii ent ol ux un
der this ad, and ihat dial] not be
given in by the ovner thereof, or by
htS, h« r or thar attorney, trustee,
executor or adminilfrator, at the
tane required by this ad, (hall be
coijfiderca «»s lurfeLed; the one
ninety to any per ion. who will give
information thereof, and pay the tax
oi the lame, and the o. her moiety to'
and for the u;e of the acadttny of
the county. Provided, 1 hut fix >
d y$ notice be previouily giv. n n. ti.e
pu iic Gazette, in wj ch the p ri
pen ty shall be particu ar y d.fc ibe ,
together with the owner or owners
name, where such owner or own rs
ai*. kn wn, ar d no luch p oper y
shall be forfeited if the owner, < r
any other perfbn in his, her or their
behalf shall appear, pay the expeme
of the advertilement, and a double
tax on all his, her of their taxable
property * but otnerwiie the t.e aui
ter Hi ail f rever be excluded, ai y
law or cuflom to the contrary not
withftanrii? g.
Provided always nevertheless, That
all iaor other pioperty veiled
in commifli nersor trullees for pub
iic uies, shall not come within the
: purview or meaning of this ad:
And provided a so , That no lale
wh ch may be male under this Ad,
of the property of orphans having
no gurrdian or truftce, (hah have
any ctfedt longer than such orphan
or orphans shall rot tinue underage,
am wh<> (hall be in vetted in the lan>e
upon payment of all arrearages of
tix on the lame.
And whereat it has happened and
mar frequently happen, that bctweeu the day
of receiving the returns, and the div ap
pointed for the payment of the faidrax, many
persona have left the diftrids in which the/
resided, and have been by the Collector a re
turned as infolveuts, who had no property
upon which they could levy and dirtraiu i Be
it therefor* enabled by the authority aforefaid.
That the Colled ir in every such county (hall
be obliged to prove, in a fatisfadory manner,
to the Seuior Affiihnt Justice of the county >
in which be ads, the indigence or inability
of those whom he returns as infoivents hav
ing no property.
rind be it alio enabled by the authority
afore,aid. That the taxes imposed by this Ad
Hull be preferred to all securities and iu
cu mb ranees whatever; and that in case any
peifori or perloiis, coming under the notice
if this Ad> (hall die between the time of
giving in his, her, or their returns to the
Receiver or Receivers iefptdively, and the
paying ot Ins, ncr, or their t x, and any
goods oi chattels of the decealed. to the va
-1 ie of the lum Co t xed, (had come int* the
hands of his. her, or their exe'tnois or ad
ui'iiiitrators, or cxecut.nsm ihcir own w ong,
mih executor or adminiftretor shall pay the
lum by the time before limited, prior to ail
judgments, mortgages, or debts whutf.ever,
or o;hei wife a waitu.it of execution (hall idnc
againlt the pioper goods and chattels of sash
e ecutoi oi udmioiilrator; and if any perf m
or peifons, between the time of render- •
ing the account of lus, her, or their edate to
the Receiver afoiefuid, and at the time of his,
her, orihen pavaug in the laid tax, fhilit*
ah mt to depart the county m which he, ihe
or they may have nnmerliareiy then prereed
ing iclidcd, the fan! Oolledor and Collectors
i,, and a>cs-hereby direded and required
forthwith to levy the fame, not withstanding
ihe day of-payment may not then become,
uneG fnch perf m or persons (hall and will
find securities to the liking of the faicl Col
lettor or Collectors refpedively, for the pay
ment thereof at the day herein appointed.
And b* it farther enabled , That all deeds of
; gift, conveyances, mortgages, (ales and af
fignmcnts of goods, lauds, tenements and
chattels of any kind, of anyperfon or peifune
whatsoever, made with an intention to avoid
paying the alo efai I tax, are hereby deemed
and declared null and void: And in calc
, any person who has bon* fide, mortgaged any
part of his elta.e, t eal or pcrfonul, fhali re
f ife or neg left to pay the tax or the fame,
the mortgagee lhall be answerable and liable
to pay the fame if iu adual pofleflion of the
J premises.
4i,.d be it far her enabl'd by the authority
aforejuia , That -he Treasurer for the time
b iiigbe. ie is heieby empowered and
’ req ured to grant executions againlt ail for
mei Colledors of taxes, who are or maybe
defaulters immediately after the paffiug of
this Act. Provided always , That nothin/g
herein containe i fhali affed the power givea
the Executive receding the fufpenfi >u of
the collediouof fpecifics of ihe counties of
Liberty, Glynn,Camden, Waihington,Greene
aud Franklin.
And be it enaPed , That the Treasurer for
t* e time being be, and he is hereby re
q.nied and directed to proceed and prepare
d general; letum to be made by the refpec
■ t.ve Kegifters of Ptobats and Receivers of.
tax returns, to be appr ved of b* the Ex
ecu ive, and tranfnmted by the Treasurer,
without delay, to the aforctaid officers.
nd be if farther tnuchd. I hat where
the Coiledor of the county finds any pro*
petty, real or pq>fuual. to fat isfy the tax du<)
. by virtue of thia or any former Tax Ad,
such Coiledor is hereby authorised and ein
-1 powered so fell so much of the property of
the person negleding to pay as aforefaid, as
may be situate in any other county or coun
ties, as will fatisfy the (aid tax and arrears
of tax aforefaid, and make titles thereto a.
Provided , That thirty days notice be pre
viously given of the time and place of such
fate, by such Coiledor, in the public Ga
zette.
By Order if the lhufe %
JOHN tOWELL, Sftaktr.
Feb wry 4, 17 Up.