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• . WAR TAX*. ;
JU? ACt to authorize the is£i% of Treasury %'otts, I
and tof>rsiide a War Tat for their redemption. j
Section 1. The Lfngrew of the Confederate Staffs
do enact ThaT the Secretary of the Treasury be and
he is hereby•uithorized, from time to time, as till
rmblic necessities may •quire, to i*sue T-reesury
Votes payable to bqpNT at the expiration of six j
months after the ratification of a treaty of peace ‘
0 between the Confederate states and the United
States. <he ?ai>f notes to be of any denomination
Jess than Ifve dollars, autf to* be re-issuable at pleas- j
ure until the samtfafe payable; but the whole js®
sue, outstanding at or* time, including the amount i
• juekunler former acts, shall not # exqpd one hun
dred millions <rf dollars: the said notes to be mpeivj
a6IS in payment of the Wat Tax hereinafter provi 4
ded. and of S other puliic dues cxccpt # the exfort
duty oft cotton, and shall also be*received in pay- i
<#ent of the subscriptions of the.^let^ proceeds of I
• S; ii C s of raw produce and manufactured articles. f
•Sec. ®J. Chat, for the purpose of said j
notes. an<W mikingexchange fgr tie proceeds of
the sales ofcraw produce aiju manufactured Articles, !
or for tie purchase of specie or military stores,.the
Secretary of the Treasury, with the assent of the.*
President, Ts authorized to issue Bonds, pay a b IT- not j
more than twenty years after date, an* .bearing a j
rate of interest not exceeding eight ger centum per j
annum, \jntil they becooft* payable, the interest todoe
oaid semi-annually ; the said Bond%not to exceed,
in tl‘ whole, one hundred millions of dollars, and
to be deemed a substitute |o thirty millions of the
Bond%authorized to Reissued by the Ac.t approved j
yl-iy 10, 1861: atid this Act is to be deemed.a revo- }
*catioa of the autlftrity to is<uethe said thirtyf mill- |
ions. The, said bonds shall not be # issued on less
som- than flne hundred Hollars, nor in fractional I
parts of a hundred; except when the subscription
is less than ne hundred dollars, the said Bonds.inay
be issued in sums of fifty dollars.® Tl*y .may be j
sold for specie, military or naval stores, or for the
proceeds of raw produce and manufactured articles,
in the same manner as provided by the Act afore
said, and, whenever subscriptions of th# same have
becn,*or shan't be made, payable afea particular date,
the Secretarj- of the Treasury shall have powor to
extend the time o| sales until such date after the
■ raising of the blockade, as he shall fit to indi
cate. 0 *
Sec. 3. The holders of the said Treasury Notes
may, at any time, demand in exchange for them,
Bonds of the Confederate States, according to such*
regulations as may be made by the Secretary of the®
Treasuay. But whenever the Secretary of the Trea
sury shall advertise that he will pay off any portion,
•of the said Treasury Notes, then the privilege of
funding as td such “’notes shall cease, unless there
shall be a failure t # o pay the same in specie on pre
sentation. 6
• Sec. *4- That, for the special purpose of paying
the principal and the public debt, and of
supporting the Government, a War Tax shall be as
sessed and levied of fifty cents upon each one hun
dred dollars in value, of the fhlloyving property in
the. Confederate States, namely : lteal Estate of all
kind*, Slaves, Merchandise, Bank Stocks, Railroad
. and other Corporation Stock, Money at interest, or
invented by individuals in the purchase of bills,
mites and other securities for money, except the
,boiplsof the Ccgifederate States of America, and
• cash on hand fc or in deposit.in bank or elsewhere; ;
’•gold watches, silver plate, pianos and plea
sure carriages: ProtidM, however, that where the
• taxable property herein above enumerated, of any
4iead of a family, is of value less than SoOO, sueix I
taxable prfpertk shall Aie exempt from taxation un
der this act; gnil provided fur that *he property |
of colleges and sehftols, and of charitab\p or eli- i
glous corporations *r associations, where created,®l
shall be exempt from taxation under thiftact; and;
providedfurther, that all public lands and all proper
ty owned by a Statb’for public purposed bft exempt !
„from tstxatiifti. . .
a Sec. 5. That, for the purpose ot* ascertaining all®
property included in the above classes and the value :
thereof, and jhe person chargeable with the fax
each Stat*’ shslUConstituTo a tax district, I 'over which |
appointed one Chic£ Collector,who shall b
charged with the i\pty of dividing the State into a
•convenient number of collection dislvjpts, subject
so the rcvisal of the Secretary of the Treasury.— *
The saiß CoTlector shall be appointed o by Presi
dent, and shall hold his otiice for one £ear, and re
ceive a salary or S-Ol?0. He shall give bo#d with,
securities to discharge the duties of his office in
such amounts as may be prescribed by die Secrewi
ry of the Treasury, and shall take oath faithfully to 1
discharge the duyesof his office, and to support and
•defend the Constitution. The saigl Chief Collector
shall, with Pie approbatien of the Secretary of the<
Treasury, appoint a Tax Collector for® #collec
iior^district, whose dutpit shall {je to*cause arPas*
scssment fco be made on or before the laA.day oP
November neTt, of all ta table proper fy in his dis
trict, included in each of*the.above mentioned ebiss
• es of property, amithe**persons thtn otfning or in
possession thereof; and in order thereto, the*
Tax Collector# may appoint As#ts?<ys, who shall*
proceed through every part of their respective dis
tricts, and, after public notice, shallft’equireall per
sons owning, possessing, or thf care asid
management of any property liable t,the,tax afore
said, to jjeliver vvi-lttei# lists of the sanfe, which shall
b made in sijch manner as may be required by the®;
Chief Collector, and asfar as pr.-seticable, Conform
able to those which may be required Tor the same
purpose under the authority, of.the ’-espective States;
ftnd the said Assessors arc Authorized Jo enter into
and.upon all and singular the prenjis*- for the pur
poses required by this act. .
• Sec. 6. If any person shall not.be prepared to
exhibit a written list when required, and shall con- J
sent to disclose the particulars of taxable property
.owned or possessed by him, or under his #are®and
management, then it shall be the duty of tli* officer
to make the list, wlycii, being distinctly read and
ctmsented'to, slpill be received as the list of such
person. *• m • •
Sec. 7. That, if any fees m shall deliver or dis
close to anv*Colleetor or Assessor appointed in pui**
of this Act and requiring a list as aforesaid,
any false or fraudulent list, with Intent to defeat or i
evade the valuation or enumeration hereby intended 1
to be made, such person so offending, shall be fined
in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, to be j
roc ‘vered in any Court of competent jurisdiction. j
Sec. 8. Any person who shall fail to deliver to 1
the Collector and AsSessor a list of his taxable pro
perty, at the time prescribed by him, shall be liable j
to a doubly tax upon all his taxable property; the ■
same to be assessed by the Collector or Assessor, |
aud to be collected in the same manner and by the
same process as is herein provided*as to the single 1
tax. * . .
Sec. 9. The lists shall be made in reference to
• the value and situation of the property, on the.lst
day of October next, and shall be made out, comple- j
, ted, and be delivered intw the hands of each of the ’
Tax Collectors on the Ist day of December next ; 1
and upon the receipt thereof, each Tax Collector
may, for twenty-one days’next ensuing the said first
December,. hear and determine all appeals from the
said assessments, as well as applications for the re- 1
duction of a double tax. when such tax may have
been incurred to a siflgle tax, which determination
shall be final. ® * •
•Sec. 10. The several T;wx Collectors, shall, on Or
before the first day of February e"hsuing, furnish to
the Chief Collector of the State in tyhich his Dis
trict, and of the amount of tax to be paid by such
-persons specifying each object .of taxation ; ftiud the*
said Chief* Collector shall collate the same in prop
er form. and. forward 4hecollated list to the Secreta
ry of the Treasury* •• •
See. 11. The said several Collectors shall, on'the
• first day oT May jiext, proceed to collect from eve
ry person liable for the Aid tax, the amounts seve
rally due and owing, and he shall prejiouslv gi*e
notice for twenty and ivs in one newspaper, if any be
published in his District, and by notification iu at
, least four pußlic places in each township, ward or
, precinct i* his District, of the ting and place at
, which he will receivedhe said tax : and, on failure
to the same, it shall be the duty of the Collec
tor, within IswenFy days® after the first *dky of May
aforejaid, by himself or his deputies, to proceed to |
collect tly? said tax's by distress aud sale ofthe !
goods, chattels or effects of the persons delinquent.
And # in case of such distress, shall be left with the
owner of such goods, chattels or*e fleets,
or at his or her dwelling, with a note of the sum de
■ ipanded, and the time and place of sale; and the
said officer shall forthwith cause a notification to*be
publicly advertised or posted up at two public pla
ces nearest to the residence of the peYson whose
property shall be distrained, or tit the court house
of the*same county, if not more than ten miles dis
• o’
• t,
tut, which notice shall specify the articles.distrain
cl, and the and {kace proposed for the sale
thereof, which time shall not be less than ten dayj
from the date of such notification, and the place pro
posed for the sale not. more than fiwe miles distant
from the place df making such distress; provided,
Aat in any ca#e of distress, for of .the.
taxes aforesaid, the gjods, chattels or effects sodis
traineik shall and may be restored to the owner (fr
# po-se-*'i - , ik prior to the sale thereof payment
or tender thereof, shall be mfide to the proper
• fictr cjmrged with the “oHection of the full
amoiwit demanded;* together with such fee for \
, levying, end such sum for she necessary And
reasonable expenst of remtfriug and keeping tjje
; goojs. Bhftttels or effects so distrained, is may be
Allowed in like eases by laws or practice of the
State wherein the distress shall have been made;
but in case of non-payment or tender aforesaid,
| the officersfehail proceed to sell. the said goods,
chattels or effects, at auction, and shall and
9 may retain from th* q'!e>ceeds of such *!<* the
| amount dem-yidable fer the use of the Confederate
j plates, with the necessary a ink reasonable expenses
; of digress and -ale. and a commission r/ per
centum for his own use, rendering tlAe over-
l'liis, if any there'be,to the person whose goods,
chattels ojrßsjfects, shall hafebeen distrained; J*ro-
I tided, that it shall not be lawful to* make* distress of
the tools of Bnplements of a traile or profession,
: beasts of the plow and farming utensils
| for tl?e Alligation of improved lands, arms or such
household furniture or apparel as mav Ve necessary
j fiflr a family. • * .•
Sec.® 12. That if the tax assessed on any real es
tate slia'll remain unpaid on the first day of June
I next, the tax collector of the ’District wherein the
: Shine is situated shall, on the First Monday in July
thereafter, profeed to sell the same, or a sufficiency
thereof, at publje outcry, to the highest bidder, to-
I gather with twenty per centum on the amount of
said and costs of sale —said sale to be at the
Court House door of the Coqnty or Parish wherein
said real estate is situated; and if there shall be
more than one County or Parish in a District the
said tax collector is authorized to appoint deputies
40 make such sales in his name.as he cannpt attend
to himself, and Jor all lands so sold by said deputies
the deeds as hereinafter provided for shall be execu
ted Fy said collector, and such sales so made shall
be valid, whether the real estate so sold shall be as
sessessed in the name of the true owner ®or not.—
But in all cases where the property shall mot be di
, visible so as to enable the collector, by aale of part
s thereof, to raise the whole amount of the tax, with
all costs, charges ’and commissions, the wliole oT
a such property shall be sold, and the surplus of the
proceeds of the sale, after satisfying the tax, costs,
charges and commissions, shall be paid to the •own
er of the property or his legal representatives, or if
he or they cannot be found, or refuse to. receive the
same, tlieif such .surplus should be deposited in the
Treasury of the Confederate States, to be there held
for the use of the owner or his legal representatives
until lie or they*shall make application therefor .to
tip;.Secretary of the Treasury, who, upon su6h ap
i plication, shall, by warrant on the Treasury, cause
the same to be paid to the applicant. And if the*
property offered for sale as aforesaid, cannot be sold
for the amount of the tax due thereon, with the said
additional twenty per centum thereto, the collector
shall purchase the same in behalf of the Confeder
ate States for the amount aforesaid; Provided,
That the owner *or superintendent ofthe property,
aforesaid, before the same shall have been actually
sokl, shall be allowed to pqy the amount of the lax
thcTeon, with an addition of ten per centum'on the
samj, on the paymgnt of which the sale of the said
property sfiall not take place; Provided, also, TlnTt
the owners, their executors or administrators, or any
, person in their behalf, shall liberty Jo redeem
any lands and other real property sold as aforesaid
I within two years from the time of sale, upon pay
ment to the collector for the use'of the purchaser,®
I or assign#es, of the amount paid by such
purchaser,*with interest for tlie same at ®the rate of
twenty j*ei*centum per annum ; and no.deed shall
I be giveft in piflrsnance of such sale until the time of
i redemption shall hav? expired; Provided, further
Ift at dwner of any land or oilier real pro
perty sftld so% taxes under the provisions of this act
I shall be in the service of the Confederate States be
, fore and at tTie time said sale shall have been made,.
< the saiif owner slmll Wave the privilege of redeem
ing the said property at ;yiy time within two years
after tlTe closyßf his term of servici. And the col-
lector shall render a distinckaccount of the charges
incurred in offering anil advertising for sale .such
.[wuperty, ajid shall pay'into’the Treasury the sur
.pltts, if any there of the aforesaid addition of
twenty perHelitum, or Ten per centtyn, as the case
may aftSr defraying charges. And in every
case oi the sale of real estate, wliich # sh;tll be made
under the authority of thft act for the assessment
and collection of direct taxes by # the collators or
marshals respqptivelyf'ftr their lawful deputies res
pectively, or by anjx other perssn or persoifts, the
deeds for the estate so sold shall be prepare.d, m^le, ;
executed, ami approved or acknowledged, at the”
time and times lft-e scribed®fn this act by the collec
tors respectively within whose collection district
such real estate slnill be situated, or in case of tlieif
death or removftl from o office by they 1 successors, on
payment of the purchase money, t>r producing t* re
ceipt therefor if-already paid, in su*h form of law,
j as shall be authorized and required by the laws of
i ths*Confederate States, or by the law of the State
in which such ical estate lies, for making, eycutiTig
ptmvinjjand acknotTjedging deeds of bargain atid
sale, or Oliver cunyeyances, tftr the transfer and con
veyance of real estate ; and lor every deed so pre
pared, made, executed, proved and acknowledged,
the purchaser of grantee shali pay to the collector,
j of five dollars for the use of the collector
I marshal, or other person effecting thej sale ofthe
real estate J hereby Conveyed. The commissidhs
hereinafter allowed to each collector shall be in full
satisfaction of all services rendered by Uiem. ®.Tlie
assessors under them shall be entitled to three dol*
| lars for every day employed in making lists and as
sessments under this act. the nnmfler of days being
certified by the collector, and approv'd by the chief
I collector of the State; and also five .dollars-for eve
ry hunflred taxable persons contained in the lists as
completed by him, and delivered tv the -collector.—
Provided, That when the owner of any real estate
is unknown, or i.-fa non-resident of rhe State, or t.ax
| district, wherein the same is situated, and has no
agent residing in said district, the assessof shall
! himself make out a list of such rcyl estate for as
sessment. B • g ®
Sec* 13. Separate accounts shall* be kept at the j
| Treasury, of all moneys received from each of the
respective States, and the Chief Collector shall pro
, cure from each Tax Collector such details as to the
i tax, and shall classify the same in such manner as
[ the Secretary of the Treasury shall direct, and so
:as to provide full information as to each subject of
| taxation.
Sec. 14. Each Collector shall be charged with an
i interest of five'per centum per month for all moneys
retained in his possession beyond the time at which j
he is required to pay over the same by law, or by I
; the regulations established by the Secretary of the
I Treasury.
See. 15,. Each collector, before entering upon the
duties of his office, shall give bond in such sum as
| shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasu
ry. with sufficient sureties, and shall take an Oath
I .faithfully to execute the duties of his office, and that
he will support and defend the Constitution of the
; Confederate States.
.Sec. .16. Upon receiving the tax. due by each per
son, tlue Collector shall sign two receipts in dupli.-
cate, one whereof shall be delivered to the person
paying the same, and the other shall be forwarded
to the Chief Collector of that State, .The money
collected during each month, or during any shorter
period which may he designated by the Secretary of
the Treasury, shall be a-lso immediately forwarded
.to the said Chief Colletfor, and by him be disposed
j °f according to the direction of the Secretary o.f the
j Treasury; and the said Chief Collector shall report !
t ie same immediately to the Secretary of the Treas
uiy. and shall furnish, him with a list spect'iying the
names and amounts of each on the receipts which
• n" ’ i,■ ia ’- C ‘ ° en forw arded (q him as aforesaid, by
the District Collectors. •
h ot ,*i i ■* a X - e 8 asfvsse, l on each person shall
4v Os Zl for one >' car u r ,on all the proper
•y of that person m preference to any other lien
the said lien to take date from the first day of Octo- i
iber to wu.ch the valuation has relation,* and the
i l andp and ot he- property of any Collector shall bl
bound by statutory lien for five years, for all money
! received by him for taxes; the date of such lien to
comm- - from the time of his receiving the money ;
; Sec ;■ The compensation of Tax Collectors
shall be o per cent on the first SIO,OOO received and 1
2,} per cent sums beyond that amount until
the compensationßhall reach $800; beyond w!*ich.
no further compensation shall be paid. * •
Sec. 10. The Secretary of t # he autho
rized to establish regulations suitable and’ proper to
cftrry this act into effect; which regulations slyrll be
finding on all officers; the said Secr<ffa*ry may also
frame instructions as to all.details which shall b*e
obligatory upon allparties embraced wshin the pro
visions of this act. He may also correct all* .errors
in valuations and tax lists, or in* tjte
collection thereof. in sueh # form and upon, such .evi
dence as the said Secretary may approve. • * .
Sec. 20.* porporations are intended to be.embrkc-*
ed under the wotM used in this act ; .and
whenever the capital stock of anW is rj-’
# turned by the corporation jtself and the tax p.aid,.
the stock in the hands of individuals shall be*exenTpt
/rom fax, and also all the estate owned by the
corporation and (tsfed for carrying on its business,
and tlw? capital *rock of all corpcu’ations shall be re
turned and tjy; ta*s paid by the corporations them
selves, and'not by the individual stockholders. The
term merchandize is designed tb embraae all gottdf
wares and merchandize held for sale, except the ag
.ricultunrt products of (.he country. JVloney,® ia in-*
tended to include the jfrincipal sum of jill money
belonging to ,ny person other than a bank, upon
which interest is paid or te be*.p!lid by the debjor,
as the same stands on the first day of October. “The
term cattle, horses and mule*, is intended to include
• all such animal? as are raised for sale and uot such
| as are raised merelj’ For food and work.on the plan
tation or farm where they afe held. Tbe term real
estate,’ is intended to include all la’nds and ‘estates
therein, and all intorest growing thereout, including
ferries, bridges, mist*, and the like, and in all aa
aes the actual marketable value of jtPoperfy is to be
assessed. ® ® •
Sec. 21. If any person shall at any time during
the existence of the present war between the Con
federate States and the United Seates, or within one
! year after the ratification of*i treaty of peace be-.
I hve*en them, falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or
i cause,®or procure to be falsely made, forged or coun
! terfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making
forging, or counterfeiting any note in Imitation of,
or purporting to be a Treasury note of the Confede
rate States; or shall falsely alter <?r cause, or pro
cure to be falsely altered, or willingly aid or assist
in falsely altering any Treasury Note of the Confed
erate States; or shall, utter or publish, or attempt
to pass utter, or publish, any false! forged
or counterfeited note purporting to be 4 Treasury
note pf the Confederate States, knowing the same
to be falsely forged or counterfeited : or shalk pass,
or attempt to pass, utter or publish, as true, any
falsely altered Treasury Note of the Confederate
States, knowing the same to be falsely altered ; or
sh'all conspire or attempt to conspire with another to
pass, utter or publish, or attempt to pass, utter or
publish, as true, any falsely forged or counterfeited,
or any falsely altered Treasury Note of the Confed
erate States, knowing, the same to be falsely forged
o'r counterfeited, or falsely altered®; every such per
son shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of felony,
■ and being thereof convicted by .due course of law,
shall suffer death. o
Sec. 22. If any person shall, at any time, falsely
make, tnrgt; or counterfeit, or danse, or procure to
be falsely made, forged er counterfeited. c- willing*
ly aid or assist in falsely making, forging Sr courf
, terfeiting any Condor Coupon c;f the Confederate
States; or shall falsely alter,, or. cause or procure
to be falsely altered, or willingly a*id or assist in
falscl}* altering ftny Bond or Coupon of the Confed
erate States; or shall pass, utter or publish, or at
tern pf to pass? utter or publish, jis true, any false
forged or counterfeited Bond, purporting to be a
Bond er Coupon of the Confederate States, knowing’
the same to be.falsc.ly forged or coAmterfAitcd.; or
shall pass, utter or publish, or attempt to pass ujter
1 or publish, any “falsely altered Bond or Coupon of
tli*e Confederate States, knowing the same tobefalse
*ly filtered ; er shall conspire, or attempt to conspire
with another to pass, utter, or publish or attempt to
pass utter, or publish as true, any false, forged or
counterfeited Bond or Coupotf, purporting to be a
Bond of the Confederate States, or anv falsely al
tered Bond or Coupon of the Confederate States,
knowing the same to be falsely forged‘or counter
feited of falsely altered ; every such peason shall be
deemed and adjudged guilty <Jf felony, and being
.thereof-convicted by due. course law, shall .tec
sentenced to bejimprisoned at hardlaborfor
a term not less than five years,* nor more than *ten
years, and Ue fined in a.sum not exceeding fivethou*
sand dollars. .
Sec. 23. If any person shall make or engrave, or
cause or procure to be made or engraved, or shall
have in his custody Or possession any metalic plate
engraved after the similitude of any plate from which
any notes or bonds issued as* aforesaid shall have
been printed, with intent to use such plate, or cause
or sutler the same to be used in-forging or* counter
feiting any of the notes or bonds issued as afore
said ; or shall have in his custody or .possession any
blank # note or notes, bonds, engraved or printed af
ter the similitude of any note or bonds issued as
aforesaid, with intent to us such blanks, or o.'fuse
or suffer the s’arne to be used in forcing or counter
feiting any of the notes or bonds issued as aforesaid
or slmll Have .in his custody possession any paper
.aefapted t j the making of notes of bonds, and similar
to the papen upon which any such notes or*bohds
shall have been issued, with intent to use such pa
per or cjiuse or suffer the same tg be used in forging
or counterfeiting any notes or bonds issned
as aforesaid; every such person, being thereof law- ’
fully convicted by due course of law, shall* be
sentenced to be imprisoned and fep* R t hard labor
for a term not Jess than five nor more than ten years
and firftal in* a sum not exceedingfive thousand dol
lars.
Sec. 24. If any State shall, on or before the Ist
of April ne-xt, pay in the Treasury notes of the
Confederate States or in specie®, the taxes assessed
against the citizens of such State, less ten per cen
tum thereon, it shall he the duty of the Secretary of
the Treasury to notify the same to the several Tax-
I Collectors of such State, and thereupon thei-r author
ity under this act ceases. * •
• •
Sec. ‘X>. If any person shall, at any time, after
one-year from the ratification of a treaty of peace
between the Confederate States and® the* United
States, commit any of the acts described isl the 21st.
section of this Act, such person shall®be deemed and
adjudged guilty.of felony, and being thereof con- |
victed, by due course of la w,® shall be sentenced to
be imprisoned and kept at bard labor, for a period
of not less than five nor more than ten years an'l lie®,
fined in a sum not cxce ling five thousand dollars.
• JOHN WIND,
Architect and Practical Ituildcr,
THOMASVIhLE, GA.. .
RESPECT! ULL IT IN FOR MS THE INHABITANTS
of Thomas and adjacent Counties, that Jie intends
devoting the greater portion of his time to the Architec
tural part of his profession, such as the Drawing of Plans,-
Elevations, Sections, Detail Drawings, Perspective Views
of Intended Buildings, Specifications, Bills of Lumber,
Estimates of Cost, <fcc.; and in soliciting patronage from
a discriminating public, refers to his well known abilities
in the above business, as being the best recommendation,
but w ould refer to the following gentlemen near Thom
asville: .
The Honorable Inferior Court of Thomas County,
E. Remington ifc Son,
Robert H. Hardaway, Esq., , • .
A. T. Mclntyre, Esq., ,
. John W. 11. Mitchell, Esq., - Thomas Ville, Ga.
‘ Chas. H. Remington, Esq., I . * .
Rev. James M. Gray, . | •
Thomas Jones, Esq., J * ,
• The Honorable Inferior Court of Brooks County.
John AA\ Spain. Esq., A*
AVni. A. Bowen. Esq., > Brooks County, Ga.
(Variety Works.) ) * •
T. Iliac Kadi ea r, * E sq.,. j Ouncanville, Ga.
April 18, 18(50. . .* ts •
/ t KOROIA, Brooks County. .
VA • . To all whom it may concern. J
Notice is hereby given that two months front this date
I shall apply to the Court of Ordinary of said county,
for leave to resign my trust as administrator upon the es
tate of J( siah Groover, deceased, on account of my re
'moval from the countv. This September 2, 1861.
Administiator’s Sale.
GEORGIA. BROOKS COUNTY. —Agreealdle to an
order of the Court of Ordinary of said county, the
undersigned, administrator on the estate of A nn Hunter,
deceased, will sell before the Courthouse door in Quit
man, said county, within the legal, hours of sale, on the
first Tuesday in January- next, the following negroes,
slaves, to wit: Exodus, a man about 40 years of age, Joe,
apian about 25 years of age, and Lucy, a woman about
IS years of age—sold as the property of Ann Hunter,
deceased for the benefit of the lteirs and creditors of
said deceased. Terms cash. This the 7th October, 1861.
40d [s3.so] t AVM. G. HUNTER, Adm’r.’
JSchiff A.8r0.,-
*i C NOW UK CM VINO # A GENERAL
4 . ASSORTMENT OF #
* SPRIXG VVD SOIMEIt * ...
DRESS G.OO-DS,
Clothing, Shoes,*. &c. • •
BOUGHT PRINCIPALLY VO\l CASH *ASD AYE
WILL *ELL THEM
n. mum mmi,
‘AND OFFER GREJt'f INDUCEMENTS TQ
CAS S® BUYERS.
Come and. Judge lor Yourselves.
N. B. AA’e would call t|jc attention o£ those wli* are
in ARREARS on our®books tqcome up and settle,. AA'e
•must have money. F&far naming. apr 10
• **For Sale-or’Rent. . :**
MY lIOPSE AND LOT SITUATED ON THE
Methodist Church sqitare. “4k
Also, the House formerly owned by C. J.
Harris, Esq., situated in the. north-•eastern !! I ijMfif
portion of JrhomasviHe, convenient to the A|Mff4Liv|i(K
Presbyterian Church. * .
For particulars, afldrera me :ft lamonitt, Fla., or call on
L. C. ItenvA.v.in Thomasville. *
. dec 12-ts * P. N- VICKERS. .
JYcw Fall ’Goods-!
New Fall Goods! ‘
H. Wollf 1 Bro;
4 f THEIR OLD STAND, NI;AR JOHN BTARK S
A CONFECTIWVAI.Y,
have now receiving and will be constantly receiving a
A VERY LAUGE STOCK OF
FALL AiSB WINTEE GOODS.
• SUCH AS EVERY VAiflisi-V OF ,
DRY, £T!A?m &. FANCY-6QOBB,
usually kept ill a first-class Dry Goods Store:
Merinos, Coburghs, de Ltiines, Brocade and Fancy Silks
Also, a large assortment of Plain, Black Silks;
IJe Bage, Figured and Plain (all wool) de latinos;
Alpacas, Bombazines, Shawls, Cloaks, Mantillas Lady’s
Bonnets and Hosiery ; and many other articles, too 8
numerous to mention. e*
Also, a and fine as-. -*
sortinent of ..•
READY-MADE
CLOTHING,
GENTLEMEN’S
fISIISSIIG GOODS,
BOYS’AND YOUTHS’ W 1
fc L O T H YIV &, 7="-=-’
BOOTS, SHOES.•H ITS avl &c.
Together witli a of *
Cutlery, Tobacco, Segars, & Perfumeries*
•of all kinds and descriptions,
WATCHES JEWELRY.
I ‘^•AA r e beg leavV to call the particular,attention of
Farmers and Planters to our •
Domestic and Negro Goods,
• SU£HAS . .
Kerseys,•Osnaburss, Homeppuns,
(Plqin and Strified,) • *
Red Brogans and BlaiiUds.
e
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*-. ’ Our* Stock is very large, Well bought
low 1 , and will be sold to siyt the purcliawr.
AA r e are prepared to compete with any merchant.
South, and therefore say to you all, come examine
our stock Jiefore purchasing elsejvhere, as # it is to y(Kn
own interest. • *
* It. AVOT.FF & BRO.
I*. S. AVe invite inspection and ytm pari son. we do
not charge for showing our Goods. * 11. AA\ &. B. .
Thomasville, Ga., Sept 5, IS6O. y
GEORGIA, Rrk t'oinuy.—Two months after
• date application will be made to the honorable®thc
Court of Ordinary of said county, for leave to sell tjie
lands belonging Jo the estate of James F. McCord, I'de
ceased. BERRY J. FOLSOM, Adm’r.
July 24, 1W1 A .. • 4ss,<)o] 60J
liKIIERHV
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I3V STORE
AND ; ‘ .
FOR. SALE, •
LargeWSTOGIf
O .• c
Groceries
jk.isriD> .
PROVISIONS
! • pVER OFFERED I\
THOMASVILLE,
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COMPRISIAG, IX PART,
SUGAR AND COFFEE,
BACON, LARD, FLOUR, AND FISH,
Mess Pork.,
“ Beef,
AXD ALL, THE ETCETERAS OF A
. .* . FIRST RATE
Provision Store.
..* • -A^lso,
. A GREAT VARIETY OF FIXE
Liquors, Tobacco, Segars, &c.
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ALL PERSOXS IX AY AXT OF * ’
. Edible®; • •
AVILL DO AVELL TO CALL AT THE STORE OF
MERRILL & PAINE
AXD EXAMINE TIIEIR STOCK.
mh 27 ts
•'<#3V: |
NefvdusHeadache *
Jljj CURE A. .
Meadtexxe. ■
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By tli* use of these l’ills the periodic attacks of Ner
vous or a Sifk Heodathc may bo prsvehted j aid it taken
at the commencement ol an attack immediate relief tram
sickness wilkbe obtained. .
They seldom fail fn removing Nausea and Head- ,
ach to vfhich female* are so subject. . * •
They act gently upon the bevels,—removing Ctsfite
nets. * m • .
For Literary .I fen * Students, Delicate Ifemales, and all
persons yf sedentary habits, they are valuable as a Lax
afire, improving the qpjietite, giving toj>te and vigor to
the digestive organs, and restoring Ihe natural, elasticity
and strength* of the whole system#
The CEPHALIC PILLS are yie result of long inves
tigation and carefully* conducted experiments, hiving been
in use nflmy years, during which time they have in-e
----vented and relieved a vast amount o p a ; n an j suffering
from Headache, whether originating in \'ae, nervous sys
tem or from a <V, ranged slate of the stomach.
They are entiivly vegetable in tlicii, composition, nsj
may be taken at all times with perfect safety without
making any change of diet, and the absence of any disa
grceable taste*renders it easy to administer them to
children. ,
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS!
• The genu me have five signatures of Henry C.Spalding
on each Box. * o
Sold by Druggists and all other Dealers in Medicines.
A Box will be°sent by mail prepaid on receipt of the
* PRICE 25 CENTS. ®
All orders should be addressed to o
HENRY C. SPALDING, •
4S Cedar Street, New York.
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THE FOLLOWING ENDORSEMENTS OF
‘ SPALDING’S
CEPHALIC PILLS
* WILL CONVINCE ALL WHO SUFFER FROM
HEADACHE
• • ’that a .
,• SPEEDY* AND # SURE*.CURE
1$ WITHIN* THE I It* RHAt'H.
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A s these Trxtiinnniqls jrcre unsoliv/trd tty Mr. Spalding,
• they afford*nnquestionable proof of the efficacy
• • °f this trolly scientific discovery.
, Chum., Feb# 5, 1861.
Mr. Spalding, Sir;’ I have tried j'our Cephalic
Pills, and J like fhci% .y one ell th*tl 1 wind y<*t to send me
two dollars worth more. , * • *
( Part of these are ft# tin* neighbors, to whom I gafe a
few out of lli<i lit'fct liox 1 got from you. . •
Sefid the Pills by mail*aiuWddige • *
. Your obedient Servant,
* * * JAMES KENNEDY'.
.
, • Pa., Feb. f>, 1861.
IF. C. Spalding, Sir: I wjjib you to send me one
more hot of yqur Cephalic I’ifls. / kaoe received a great
i deal of benefit from them. • ,
Y'wuraresnectfnllv, * •
. MARY ANN STOJKHQUSE.
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Spruce tfreek, Iluutim'tovC*.. IM.. Jan. 18, 18G1.
11. C. Spalding, Sir : You will please scad me two
boxes of your Cephalic Pills. Send them immediately.
Respectfully •yours, , JNO. B. SIMMONS.",
P. S .—share usedjine bo.r of you £ Pills, and Jhid
thorn excellent. * ,
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, Belief Vernon,.Ohio, Jan.*ls, 1861.
Henry C. Spalding, Esq. % : # Please lind enclosed
twenly-five cents, tor which send me anothgr box*of vour
Cephalic Pills, j'liey are Q'liti/ thchest I’iHs / have ev
t/- tried.. Direct A. STOVEft* I*. il*.
* Belle Vernon, Wyandot Cos., t)liio.
* # Jleverly, f)ec. 11, 1860,
//. C.~Spalding, llsip: I wish'for some circulars or
show hills, to bring your Cephalic l’ills more particularly
before yiy customers. If you have anything ol.thc-ind
please send them to me.
One of my customers, who is sulijeot io severe sick
lffadaohe, (usuallwlasting two days.) ‘was cured of jan at
tack fn one hour'tty yogr Pills, which I sent her.
Respectfully yours, # * ,W. 11. WILIvES.
.* *•
• tleynoldshurg. FrankliiP Cos., Ohio, Jan. 9, 180f.”
Henry C. Spotdine, No. 48 Cedar StfiN. Y* Dear
Sir: Enclosed find twenty live*cents (25) for which send
box ot “Cephalic Pills.” Sendto address of Rev. Win*
► C. Filler, ReySoldsbih'g, Franklin Cos., Ohio.
YourJNlis work like a charln—Uttrc headache almost
instSnter. Truly yours, WM. C. FILLER.’
# ° • •
Ypsilanti,‘Mich., Jan. 14, 1861.
Mr. Spakling, Sir: Not long sfhee I sent t#> you for a
box of Cpphalic Pills for the cure of the nervoiis head
ache ami costiveness, and received the same, and then
had so good an effect that 1 was induced to send for more.
Please send by return mail. Direct to
# A, WHEELER, Y psilanti. Mith.
_ From, the Examiner, Norfolk, \d. *
CepnalicjPills accomplish the object for which they
were made, viz: Ctireof headache in all its forms.
•.• a •
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From the Examiner, Norfolk, 1>. #
The\have been tested in more than a thousand cases
.vitli entire success. .
• •
• From the Demo,-rat, St. Cloud, Minn. ,
If you are or have been troubled with the headache
send for a .box, (Cephalic Pills,) ss that yon may have
them in case ol an attach.
. • . *
From the Advertiser, Provide nee, R, /.
The Cephalic Pills are said to be a remarably effective
remedy for the headache, and one of tlfe very betS for
that very frequent complaint which has ever been dis
covered. • •
Prom the Western R. R. Gazette, Chicago, inf
M e heartily endorse Mr. Spalding and his unrivalled
Cephalic Pill#. •
. From the Kimtaicha Valley S/iOf Kanawha, Va.
We are sure that persons suffering with the headache*
who try them, will stick them. • .
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From the Southern Path Finder, New Orleans La.
Try them! you that artfafflicted, and we are sure that
▼our testimony can he added to the already numerous list
tliqthas received benefits that no other medicine can pro
duce. • o •
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From the St. Louts Democrat. * •
The immense demand fo{ the article (Cephalic Pills) is
rapidly increasing. #
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A Single bottle of SPaLDiNG'S PREPARED
GLITE will save ten times its fost annually. *
SPALDING’S PREPARED GLUE!
• •
• SPALDING’S PREPARED*GLUE!
• m •
SPALDING’S PREPARED GLUE!
* SAVE THE PIECES! .•
ECONOMY! • DISPATCH’
“A Stitch in Jime Saves Nine.” r
As accidents will happen, even in well fegulated fami
lies, it is very desirable to have some cheap and conveni
ent way for repairing Furniture*, Tors, Crockery &c
, • SPALDING’S PREPARED GLUE*"*
meets all such emergencies, and no household can afford
to he without, it. It is always readT, and up to the stick
ing point. • * •
“ USEFUL IN EVERY IIOUJ>E*’
N*. B. —A Brush accompanies each bottle. Price, 25
cents. Address, HENRY C. SPALDING,
• • T(> - 48 CEDAR Street, New Y’^irk
. CAUTION.
Ascertain unprincipled persons are attempting to pahn
•off on the unsuspecting public, imitations of my PRE
PARED GLUE, I would caution all personsto examine
before purchasing, and see that the full name,
SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUE,
is on the outside wrapper, all others are swindling coun
-1 terfeits.
• Wactiics, Cloaks ami Jewelry •
Repaired upon the shortest notice, *
Ami YY'arratiled lo (Jive Satisfaction.
JOSEPH JERGER,.
• Having jeqioved from his • (i •—/
Old Stanti, %
neKt door below J # I’. Arnold, lufr fitted up and opened
his establishment on the opposite side of the street from *
John Stark, in the • • • #
■ louse Formerly Ormhird Uy 4ns. 4l.Gfny*
* He respectfully invites his old patrons to visit*his Ticw
locatiAi, and promises to be fou*d#al\f avs hand and
ready to do their work, as cheap, yid with as gr&ifcdis- ,
pat e rtas heretofore. * * •
lie has on hand, also, a *llllO assortment of t LOCKS
WA*TCHEBand JEWELRY", which he eflfers forenle
on the most reasonuhletcnns. Call and exaffnine.
* JOSEPH JERGER.
. Thoyiasville, October 10.1860. • # ly
* ‘lmportant News, .
TII AVE REMOVED FROM *Mt OLD STAND AT
• t The Jtrynn o 4l # Slorc, •
( and am now titung neat*shop on Fletchet Street
Kt'ioiiil Door from the ladi iv Ofliie.
jAs usual. I prepared je do jobs W in tfio
• OalDinet Blisincss?,’
from a splendid Wardrobe, Secretary Book Case, to
, a rolling.Wheelbarrew or rockimr Baby Cradle •
•Also to contract for House Repairing or Btiilding; m
’any other job, where elbow grease and wood ere to be
the material used. I endeavor to “execute all my wuvk
” *TO GIVE SATISFACTION **
And Charge Use Reasonable
Prices.
I embrace this opportunity, also,#to request those hu\
ing iron safes, boxes, or other articles stored in my sltop
toT-emoVe them imihediafelv. as 1 want ajl tlft- room the
building affords, If they Vail to do so, storage will bi .
demanded. • - L. V. b[l SSELL.
Thomasville, F->- 1 8Gl. H ‘
SPLENDID -BAMAI N
* IN
Excellent Lands!
000 Acres
lIiMPIOfIDIEI, WiTilll & TIMBEREB
FOR
mmn
° ° FOR
McMiey or IST egroes.
YTOW IS THE TIME TO SELL Y*OUR NEC ROBS, •
wliWl: the nriees are up, for they will be down by .
and by, and tlun without remedy. •
• Good Ijaiids s
will always be valualdc.and cannot break ftnvhody. *
These lands are all they are represented so be and
more. are situated in the verysuberbs of Thom
asville, the most flourishing town in South-western Geor
gia, having the advantage of a Railroad from Savan
nah, and the prdhpect of onedrom Albany. Git.. t<> MOll
- Fla..#eoimeeting with hotii tie.- Glilf and Atlantic,
and thnstaffording*every advantage posseted l#y •”
< most favored towns of tlie State.
” THE WHOLE 800 AQRES
will be sojd in a body*or divided*to suit purchasers. Con
tiguous to tue toevn, now rapidly spreading, they are suf
ficiently near for division into# lots for town nnrpnsi-s, and
so laid off would command •
‘•. on mmm Plies a.
Per tanning purposes, however, they are also very vain
, •able, a-.ul the tiftiher ttlone nofi-ujxm the land*will he
* worth the price demanded if cut and hauled in the t h\ii
for fire wood, ff any man desires •
. a r o n > > v li . < \ t v
•In vi v* jb< “JO inui and \
jiow is the time. A better will neveftbe offered in Tim
mas county, unless the owner bicaris, and then liw
friends V.lL*take it at lufif price to preveut its fail
into the hands of his enemies. ’ ,
Zfifi The lands will be shown to anv who
KEAMA RLSlltll <’() l*i l£(
and all letters of enquiry if address?
edjto * , “L. (•’. BRYAN,
, Os the Southern Enterprise,
Jamufry 3d, 1861. * ThomaSville. Ga •
•ACil©i“II;80n BRiNf
OF NEW AND BEAUTIFUL*
• ilt s.i-.ti.;
ALWAYS ON HAND AND FOR SALE IfY
WOLFSOHM, KAPP &• CO.’ .
mli <i #. * w • tf* •
•dr, j::bon>:-]T D(M)s : .•
DII'CRIIL IVIVi: * ,
** RE MADE* FROM A PURE AND UN-ADULTEy
PA. ated win e, which is about doubleJhe §tr* ngth,
of other Winas, and is imported by only tone house in the
ff lilted States. Also, from the followwig *ahial>lc J 6
Herbs, &c„ viz: Solomon's Seal, Spikenard, Conifrcv,
Capiollc Flowers,Uentian, XN'iJ.I Cherrv Tree, Bark, ami
pavberry. ‘ . ,*
WE CIfALLENGE , *
TILE WO.RED*
• TO PRODUCE
THEIR EaUAL!!
‘* e do not profess to have discovered some Roots “known
’’’'l.’ to the Indians of South America.’ and a*em •
all which the tleshris 1 ff-ir t ka! -we claim ;<>
present to the public a truly valuable which
every intelligent Physician in the countrv w lib dfir
ol and recommend. Asa remedy for ‘ .
... WCIPIEST COISIIIHPTIOK, ‘ .
UeaK Lungs, Indigestion, Dvspepsia, Diseases of the
Nervous system. Paralysis. Piles, Diseases •
Females, Debility, and all cases requ
TJ3>fi~SXT3R.3E > AISSTHTY
lor SORE THROAT, so common among the Clergy,
iev are truly valuable. • ’ ’
E,.r the aged and infirm or for persons of a weak coi .
stitut 101, —for Ministers ot the Gospel. Lawvei> and all
pub a- speakers—for Book-keepers. Tailors. Seamstres
Students Artisis. and all persons leading a sedentary life,
they will prove truly beneficial.
Asa Beverage, they are wholesome, innocent and de
effects of Kra t T te ’ vv “' y l , . r< ? dnce U the exhilerating
ifh u.s of Brandy or W me, without intoxicating; and are
a valuable remedy for persons addicted to excessive use
ot strong drink and wish to refrain from it. They are
pure and entirely free from the poisons contained in# the
is ti!.oded ed “ UltS Un!i Ll<luor8 ” ith “ hich the country
These Bitters not only CURE bat PREVENT Di ,s,
aml should be used Try all who live in a eountrv vvl
the water is bad, or where Chills and Fevers are | U vva,
eqt. Being entirely innocent and harmless thevnnv
he given freely to Children and Infants with impnmtv ‘
1 hjsicians, Clergymen and Temperance Advocate; a.*
vahril.le IHTTFRs n aß f ist , in spreading these truly
v.d.ial.le BITTERS over the land, and thereby essential-*
1} aid 111 banishing Drunkenness and Disease ‘
• .CHARLES WIDDIFIELD & CO,
t- o*l R roprietors, 78 William Street New Y ork.
AngSt *>' IBti0 SE . IXAS ’ Agent ’ ThoimisVille. Oeorgiie *
A Good Itai-gain
X s NOW* BE ING OFFERED IN THE LJtRGE AND
.JL knowq House and Lot, situated Jt- ,_n *
in the town of Fletoiierville, and form
erly occupied by I>. P. , flT n as a Boar- III# ‘
•ding House and Hotel., There are
good comfortable rooms and
bundings, all new, And plenty garden ground, with
good ft tables, all conveniently .arranged and ftefl ad
apted to Boarding House or Hotel purposes. Terms
fiasy and pssession given at any time to.suit the
purchaser. •
For farther particulars, apply to*Ay. F? HUBERT,
on the promises, or call at the store formerly occupi
ed by Rev. H. W. Sharpe, and apply , 0 the ownfv.
• BENJ. F. HUBERT.
Thomasville, April 2, 1859. # • ts •
VdminMiiitoi'N , *
VA order ot the honorable the Court of Ordinary of •
y * undersigned, administrator on the estate
ot Vv illiam G. Sanders, deceased, will sell before the
1 ° U i t v.° ÜBe door ‘ n Thomasville, said county, within the
legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in November
next, the lands and rgal estate belonging to said deceas
ed, it being lot of land No. 327, in the 18th district of
originally Early now Thomas county. Terms off the
day of sale. This Sept 3d, 1861.
sep 11-40d E. T. SHEFTALL, Adm'r.