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TAX ACT.
ACT U> levy and collect a tax for
,e. U of tVe public year* 1852 and
J 853, and diereaftev until repealed.
Section 1. Beil enacted by the Sen
ate mid House ol Representatives of tin
State of Georgia, in General Assembly
•net, atitl it is hereby enacted by the a i
.thorny of the same', That fioni and aft*
the passage of this act, all real and per
sottal estate w itliin this State, whether
owned by individuals or corporations, {
resident or non-resident, shall be liable
to taxation subject to the exemptions
•herein after specified.
Sec. 2. Aod be it further enacted,
Thai the term ‘real estate* as used in
this act, shall be construed to include
.land itself, all buildings or other articles
erected upon or affix'd to ‘-fie same, all
■nines, minerals, fossils and quarries, in
and under the same, etceptmiues belong ’
to the Stale; agd t|je term ‘personal
estate’ used in lifts act, shall be construed
to include all chattels, moneys, debts due
from solvent debtors, whether on note,
bill, draft, prdgement, or mortgage, or
open accounts, goods, wares and liter’
chandize, capital invested in shipping or
Xonnage or capital otherwise invested;
negro slaves, pleasure rarriages, public
stocks, and stocks in monied corporations;
also, such portion of the capital of incor*
porated companies liable to taxation on
their capit.d as s|ia|l not be invested in
real or personal estate,
Sec. 3. Anftbe it furliter enacted, That
the following property shall be exempted
from taxation, ttvivit t all exempted from
taxation by the Constitution oftliis Stale,
nr under the Constitution of the United
States all lands belonging to this slate or
\jhe United Stales, every building erect
ed for the use of, and by a colledge, incor
porated academy or semtnaiy of learning,
mei „*y building for public worship, every
uis4 jUrl house, court house apd jail, and
vast i several lots whereon *UPI buildings
■onl- fidiafed, and all the furniture belong
'tnglo each of iliem, nil books and phil
josojjiicnl apparatus, not held as mer
(cha/dix**, and for the purpose of sale, ev-
Ary roar house, alms house, house of im
? vsry, and any house belonging to any
Writable institution, apd the real mid
t tonal estate belonging to any eharita
” institution or coopected with the same,
jf 1 real and personal fstWß of apy public
“Wary and other literary assari.ilions, all
* ,H cks owned by the State, anA by liter
and charitable institutions; also, all
plantation and mechanical tools,aUbouse
hold and kitchen fqrnittirenot not above
the value of three hundred dollars, jfot
held fur the pur|tase nf sale or as meKJ
chandix**, all libraries, all poultry, and I
two hundred and >|lars value of other projr
erty belonging to each lax payer, and
also the mutual crops and provisions of
jhe citizens oftliis State, and all fire-arms
nnd other instruments, and all munitions
of war, not held as merchandize, and all
wearing apparel of the tax payer and
family and the holder or owner of stock
in any incorporated Company liable to
taxation on its capital, shall not be taxed
as an individual for such stock.
See. 4. Ami be it further enacted
That all lands held under warrants
and surveyed, but not granted by the
State shall be liable to taxation ill the
same manner us if actually granted.
Sec. 5. And he it further enacted,
That all monied or stock corporations
deriving income or profit Iront their cap
ital or otherwise, except as before except*
cd shall be liable to luxation,
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
That eaolt and every free person of color
in this Stale, between the ages nf eighteen
and fifty, shall be taxed annually the sum
of five dollars.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted,
That the sum of five dollars shall be lev
ied upon all practitioners ol Law, Phys
ic, Dentistry Daguerreain Artists.
Sec. 8. A ltd be it further enacted,
That each and every male citizen Ire
tween the ages of twenty-one and sixty
years, shall be taxed annually hereafter,
twenty-five cents.
Sec. 9. Awl he it further enacted.
That the Receiver of the tax returns in
each county shall receive all returns to
him on oaths of the persons making them
and at such valuation as they may affix,
and if any person shall (ail to make a re
turn or to uffix a value, the receiver shall
make such valuation and assess tlie (ax
thereon, from the best information in his
power to obtain ; and in cases where no
return is made, or no valuation made by
the person returning, he shall assess a
double tax.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the Receiver
to assess all real and personal estate not
returned or not assessed by the person
returning the same at the full market
value.
Sec. 11. And be jt further enacted,
That the Receiver of tax returns shall
require all persons to give in each and
every tract or parcel of land lie or she
may own, specifying its location, quality,
mid the number acres, if known, and the
aggregate value of the buddings, nia*
ghienry, toll bridges or ferries on the
§9Wt, a classification of the personal es-
tate, subject to taxation, as defined in
(he second section of this act, specify
ing the number of negro slaves, and (heir
aggregate value, and the aggregate of
all other chattels, moneys, debts due or
to become due Irom solvent debtors in
whatsoever lorm, and each classification
-hall be entered in separate columns.
Sec. 12. And be it lurtlier enacted,
flits: the Receivers ol tax returns
throughout the State, shall administer .
Ito each nnd every person giving in bis
or her taxable property, the following
oath, to wit: “You do solemnly sweqr
(or affirm as the case may be) that (lie
account whjcli you now give in, is a just
and true account of tdl the taxable prop
erty which you were possessed of, held
or claimed on the first day nf January
last, or was interested in or entitled unto
either in your own right, or in the right
of any other person or persons whatsoev
er, as Parent, Guardian. Executor, Ad
ministrator, A gent or Trustee, or in any
other manner whatever; and that it is
not worth more than the valuation you
have affixed to it, to the bpsi of your
knowledge and belief, so help you God,”
Sec. 13. And be jt further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the selveral
tax receivers within the Slate to take in
all taxnbles hereinbefore enumerated and
enter the same in his hook or digest,
with the appraised yalue thereof, follow
ing the classification specified jit the se -
cond and eleven sections and this act, and
return a copy of the same, made out in
fair nnd legible hand writing, to the
Con - , pi roller General, and one to the
Clerk of the Inferior Court, and one to
the Tax Collector, on or before |(h first
day of July in each year, in which digest
shall be caref„||y made nut, an abstract,
stating each subject of taxation—the a
matmt of aggregate value of each—the
number of acres of land—number ol
slaves—polls, free persons of color, pro
fessions, dentist and daguerrean artists.
Sec. 14. And be it furtner enacted,
That when the Comptroller General
shall have received said digest, he is
hereby required to examine the same care
fully, to detect apy errors therein con*
mined, atid having corrected the same, if
any shall be found to exist, he shull thf(l
foot up each column, and ascertain the
aggregate amount of each and all the di
gests, and report the same to his Excel
lency the Govern r, wIIQ, with the asds|%
ance of the Comptroller, shall assess such
a rale percept, not exceeding one twelfth
of one. per cent, on the entire amount as
will raise an amount of revenup, corres
ponding to the wants nf the State, and
notify the several lax collectors through
out the State, ol the rate per cent, so im
posed, and the amount to be collected by
him in each county.
Sic. 15. And be it further enacted,
That the amount so required to be as
sessed and collected shall not exceed
three hundred and seventy-five thousand
dollars annually.
Sec . 16. And be it further enacted,
That the amount of tax to be paid an
nually to the State, upon the amount of
real and personal estate, taxable under
Ibis act, shall be one-twelfth of one per
cent., which shall be levied and collected,
and accounted for according to the exist
ing law s, together with the poll tax and
tax on practitioners of law, midicine, free
negroes, dentists, and daguerrean artists.
Sr. 17. And be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That it shall he
the duty ol the Comptroller General, w ith
the assistance of the Treasurer, after the
returns ol taxes have been made by the
lax receivers ol the several counties in
this (State, to make an estimate ol the
sum total of taxes, which will be raised
under this act, according to the per rent,
assessed, and il it should appear, that the
sum total should exceed the amount of
taxes required by this act to be raised,
then the Comptroller General shall issue
his circular directing the lax collectors
of this Sla'e to make such deduction in
an equal ratio upon every thing taxed,
according to value, as will reduce the
sum total of taxes as nearly to the amount
required by this act to be raised as is pos
sible, the Comptroller specifying the per
cent, deduction necessary to be made,
S ec. 18. And be it further enacted,
That the tax receivers and collectors
shall receive the same compensation now
allowed by law.
Sec. 19. And be it further enacted,
Dial to nett (he digests as provided for
in the seventh section of the act of 1645
for the receivers, the default list shall be
deducted from the total amount of the
digests, and that all taxes due and payav
hie under any of the provisions of this
ad, shall he paid in gold and silver or in
the bills of specie paying banks of this
Slate.
See. 20. And be it further enacted,
That the fourth and fifth sections of an
act passed the 22d of February, eighteen
hundred and fifty, to levy and collect a
tax for each of the years 1850 and 1851,
and thereafter, be and the same are here
by continued in full force and effect, sav
ing and excepting so much of the fourth
section as is in the following words, to
wit: not being oyer sixty years nf age
or valueless from decrepitude or disease.
Sec. 21. And be it further enacted,
That nothing in this act shall be so con
strued as to releive Banks, Railroads or
Agencies of foreign Banks from any
special lax lieretulore as?esstd on them
or any of them.
Sec. 22. And be it further enacted,
Teat all laws and parts of Jaws militating
against this act except such parts ol the
tax acts now in force ip this Slate, as may
be necessary to carry out this act, and
which are declared in full force, be and i
the same are hereby repealed.
JAS. A. MKKRIWETER.
(Speaker of the House of Repteseatadve*
ANDREW J. MILLER.
President of the (Senate,
Approved,9:h January, 1852.
HOWELL COBB, Governor.
SUPPLEMENTARY TAX ACT.
AN AC I supplementary to an art, en
titled an act to levy and collect a tax
for the political yeais 1852 ami. 1853,
approved January 1 9ib/ 1852.
WligßEAp by the fifteenth section of the
above entitled act to levy and collect a
tax for the political years 1852 and 1853,
jt is enacted that the sum of three huntlied
and Sr-vPtity-fiive thousand dollars shall
be raised fur the support nf the Govern
ment of this Stale lor each of said years;
and whereas by the fourteenth section of
said an, it has been further enacted that
U) raise the said sum, for said political
years, not more than one-twelfth of one
per cent, shall he assessed actual value of
all property liable to taxation under the
provisions of the above entitled act; and
whereas bis Excellency the Governor ol
thiqSliile, in a special message madejto the
House of Representative*, has expressed
his doubts w hether the said stun of three
hundred and seventy-five thousand dol
lars, necessary for the support ol’ the gov
ernment oftliis Slate lor each of the said
political years. 1852 and 1553, can be
raised by the assessment of only one
twelfth of one per cent, on the estimated
value of the property subject to taxation
under said act, and bath recommended to
the General Assembly, as a pecuniary
measure, in case the said rate per cent
specified in said act shall not be suffieent
1“ raise the said sum for said political
years 1852 and 1853, to pass an act sup
plementary to said act, authorizing him
and the comptroller General, on the re
turn by the several taz Receivers of this
Slate of the Digest of property subject to
taxation under the provisions of said act,
and the value of the same, and upon the
exnminnaiion and footing up ol said Di
gest, it shall satisfactorily appear to them
that the said sum of three hundred sod
severity-five thousand dollars cannot be
raised by the assessment of one twelfth of
one per cent on the value returned in 1
said Digest, that they may be authotjted
and empowered to increase the said rate
percent, so much, and no further, as may
be sufficient to raise the said sum ol three
hundred and seventy-five thousand dol
lars as aforesaind: now therefore, for
remedy Whereof,
Section lit. Be it enacted by ilip Sen
ate and House ol Representatives of the
State of Georgia, in General Assembly
met, and it is hereby enacted by the au.
thoritv of the same, That if, upon the
return by the several Tax Receivers of
this State, of their respective Digests,
containing the property subject to taxa
tion, and its value, in pursuance of the
provisions as are contained in the said
act entitled an act to levy and collect a
tax lor the pt litical years 1852 and 1853
it shall appear to his Kxceileucy die Gov
ernor and Comptroller General of this
Stale upon the examination and footing
up of the same, that the said sum of three
hundred and sevenly(ive thousand dol
lars, necessary for the, support of the Gov
ernment of this State for the said political
years, cannot be raised by an assessment
of one-twelfth of one per rent on the ag
gregate value ol bII the properly as re
turned by said Digest, and subject to
taxati >n, then, in such case, it shall and
may be lawful lor his Excellency the
Governor and Comptroller General of
this Slate, and they are hereby authorized
to increase the said rate per cent, specified
in said tax act, so much, and no more or
further, than will he sufficient to raise the
said sum of three hundred and seventy
five thousand dollars, necessary for the
support of the Government of this State
for each of the political years as aforesaid;
and thereupon forthwith to issue an order
to each of the tax collectors of this Slate,
requiring :hetn and each of them to pro
ceed and collect and receive of and from
each lax payer the amount of his lax at
and after the rate per cent so increased,
and necessary for the purpose aforesaid.
Sec. 2. And be it further enat ted by
the authority aforesaid. That when the
lax collector of any county shall hereaf
ter issue an execution for taxes in arrear,
the same shall be directed to all and sin
gular the Sheriffs and constables of ibis
Stale, and shall be levied by either officer
when the tax due does not exceed thirty
dollars; but where the tax exceeds that
sum, tlie execution shall be levied by the
Sheriff alone, and said officers shall be li
able to be proceeded against by the rule
in their respective courts as is prescribed
by law itt relation to other executions.
See. 3. And be it further enacted by |
the authority aforesaid, That all laws I
and parts of laws, militating against this I
art be and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved January 24, 1852.
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OGLETHORPE MARCH, 12th, 1852.
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we meet will) sufficient encuragement, we
intend getting new material in a few months
und enlarging our paper. %
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Notary Public,
Oglethorpe Georgia,
J ILLIJi.
The Southern flights Party of
Alabama.
We see that 1 the Southern Rights
Party of Alabama, notwithstanding
their recent defeat, refuse positively to
renounce their former doctrines, and with
a fresh secession declaration they declare
their intention to repudiate the revival of
old party lutes. They refuse to go into
the Baltimore Convention or uniting in
any manner with Northern Politicians.
Here we find consistency. This party
said the same thing last year, and we yet
find a disposition manifested by them to
stick to it. But how is it w ith the South
ern Rights party ol Georgia ? Galled by
defeat, they have changed their dress and
are now making preparations to take
back all they have said about their Nor
thern Brethren—shake hands and join in
with them in a Convention to nominate a
President, and then support hjoi let his
views in regard to slavery be what they
may. Here we find truly a w ant of con
sistency !
Movements for Navigating Flint ftiver.
We learn that there is a movement on
fool for the purpose ol opening the river
above this place, as far up as the “ Old
Agency” or what was formerly called
Crowell’s Ferry, for the purpose of boat
ing down the produce above, to this city.
This movement cannot fail to elicit
the consideration and co-operation of our
citizens as such an enterprise may not
only be made profitable, but of a vast a
inouut of advantage to otircomnierce.
From this place to the “ Old Agency”
in Crawford County the Riyer runs
through a wide swamp and the current
generally is very gentle—thete are no
rocks, and the obstructions are fallen
trees and drift wood which may be easily
removed at trilling expense; thus rendering
the river navigable for a small steamer.
lit d<e year 1836, the volumes of water
ol the Flint nnd Ornmlgee Rivers were
measured by .Mr. James R.
Flint River was measured at Danville,
Sumter County and the Ocmulgee at
Macon. The measurement of both riv
ers was made in a very dry time in the
—■ —~—i — ! *
I fall ol the year, when the itreams were
! running from their fountains, and the re
sult of the measurements was found that
Flint River contained nearly three time*
as much water as the Ocnrsulgee. This
is sufficient to convince any one that Flint
river may be navigated from here to the
Agency in Crawlord County or from
hereto a. But to
mutter more clearly, we will state a few <
facts w hich we have just lerned from Mr.
Butts, who lias already tried the experi
ment.
In the year 1830 a small steamer,
drawing 22 indies water, called the
“Henry Crowell,” was built by Mr.
Butts, at Crowell’s Ferry, some 40 or
50 miles above this place. Jt was launch
ed, and made some two or three trips to
Apalacliacola, and would have continu
ed to run the river had not the Govern
ment pressed it into service in another di
rection. (Mr. Butts, however was well
paid lor it.) When Mr. Butt's, boat was
completed, he p aced it under the direc
tion ol Capt. Blair, who was the only
person that could be found who had ever
descended the river, and uniter tthe man
agemeiii ol this gentleman, the trips to
Apalacliacola were made in three days
and a half.
The above facts are worth considera
tion, and when we turn our attention to
the large quantity of Cotton that would
be shipped to Oglethorpe and sold! if
this tiling was accomplished, that would j
otherwise go to Macon over the Colum
bus and Fort Valley Rail-Road, we leel
assured that our citizens will encourage
the enterpiise in every possible way they
can. We have already received some
Cotton from above by the River, but the
process is too slow, we want the aid of
steam and e have river suitable. Let
us get it in operation, and then let us
build a Plank Road to Albany, and
run a steamer if necessary. This done,
and we defy even a combination of pow
ers to injure the commerce of Ogle
thorpe.
THE RUMOR.
The Washington correspondent of die
Baltimore Patriot reiterates the rumor
prevalent in that city, that Louis Napo
*LEON is about to ‘ run a lilt against this
country,’ and says :
The on dil is that lie is dissatLfied
with the cession ol Loui-iaua by the great
Napoleon to Mr. Jtfleison, and wiili the
indemnity paid by Louis Philippe to
General Jackson ; that he intends to rake
open these old settlements, and demand
redress from the present Government of
the United States.
Mr. Webster was to leave New
York, for Washington. The New Yoik
Times ol Tuesday morning says :
He has received, while here, interest
ing dispatches Irom France, as well as
from other European capitals; but there
is no reason to suppose that his return to
Washington is at all hastened by this
fact, Mr. Webster is inthe habit of dis
patching public business wherever lie
may be, when it comes before him. He
has with him now, as usual when away
from Washington, a sufficient corps nf
assistants from the Department lo render
its powers essentially locomotive. His
celebrated letter to Chevalier Hulsetnaiiii
was written during a short sojourn in New
Hampshire.
Either the French usurper is grossly
belied or he is about to set himself up fur
a perfect Blue Beard among the nations.
He has only been dictator some two
months, and we hear of his making
ready to pitch into England, Belgium
and the Swiss Republic, and now we have
intimations of a contemplated rupture
with Hie United States. He claims to be
the champion of order, and those in this
country who’ sustain him, (and we are
sorry to admit there are such American
presses,) excuse his perjuries and his
tieachery to the French Constitution, on
the ground that his course was necessary
to preserve order and the peace ol the world
Fur a devotee of order and peace lie has
pursued an exceedingly strange policy, a
policy which has not failed to cause a very
perceptible flutiering among the cabinets
and camps ol Europe. Our impression
is that be Rods Inmsell entirely 100 small
for bis uncle’s old clothes, and that lie de
sires to make up by bluster and reckless
ness wltat lie is in deed the ruffian free
booter that he is given out to be, it will
be a luckey circumstance for the civilized
world it he does pick a quarrel with some
power (England or the United Stales, fur
instance,) capable of thrashing his pnor,
glory-blinded subjects into a becoming
respect for the established liberties and
lorins ol government of other nations, if
they have no filed ideas of nor devotion
to those of their own.
A rare picture. —A Printer amazed at
the sight of a dollar. |
Spicey Debate Between Rhett and
Clemens,
The Baltimore Sun contain# the fol
lowing sketch ol the acrimonius debate
which oc urred in the Senate, on Friday
between Messrs. Rhett and Clemens, to
which our dispatch of Sunday referred :
Mr. Rhett then addressed the Senate in
reply to remarks contained in the speech
of Mr. Clemens, delivered in the Senate
on the 23d of last December. He said
the reason whv he had not replied before
was his absence from the city, and his
not hearing of the speech till on his ar
rival here. He read that part of Clem
ens’ speech in which he referred to the
applause, cheering and encouragement of
Sumner, Hale, Chase and Seward, upon
the occasion Rhett making his disunion
speech, and that there was a sympathy
in reason as well as in knavery. This
allegation lie would disprove not by a de
nial, but by discrediting the witness.—
He then called upon Messrs. Sumner
and Chase to say whether they had ap
plauded or cheered him on that occa
sion.
Mr. Sumner declared that lie did not
approve of die speech.
Mr. Chase said that he had approved
: that part which defended democratic
! Stale rights ; but entirely disapproved
of that which breathed the spirit of disun
ion.
Mr. Rhett resumed, and said that ev
ery one present knew the truth of the
matter ; no one had applauded or cheer
ed, notwithstanding the Senator had de
clared they had He would leave it to
the country to decide how lar a man thus
discredited could with decency and pro
: priety arraign him, or any one * Ise, for
inconsistency or crime.
He then read from twenty speeches of
Mr. Clemens, during the years 49 and
50, which lie maintained contained doc
trines and sentiments which any South.,
ern man could li How and adopt. They
were an affii malice of all lie (Rhett) had
ever uttered upon the subject ; and now
in 1851, the Senator was a Union man—
a swallower ol that pill, the compromise,
which before, lie bad denoneed as a shame
less outrage ; to be submitted to only as
an act of itilainy.
He then discussed the constitutionality
ol the admission of California and the
right of secession, replying to the remarks
ol Mr. Clemens on these points.
He then read a letter Irom some gen
tleman in Alabama, which contained
statements that Mr. C. was elected to
the Senate, by the wliigs, in consequence
of his having given a pledge in the whig
caucus that he wrtuld support the admin
istration of Gen. Taylor. He contend*
ed that he had fully discredited the wit
ness as lo show he was tint the proper
person to arraign here, or any w here else,
any man for waul ot honor or consisten
cy.
REPLY OK MR. CLEMENS.
Mr. Clemens attributed to the ignor
ance and hliudne-s of the Senator ftom
South Carolina the distorted view he had
taken of his speech. He never meant,
nor did nny one but the Senator suppose
tie meant, that the Senators named had
made open applause and cheers of the
Senator. But after he had dune, they
advanced nod shook hands with him.—
Me. Rhett denied this.
[Mr. Chase upon btiug called upon
said llial lie had shook hands with the
Senator after his speech.] The Senator
slates that he had called him a traitor
and a knave ; this also was a forced coil
struclion of the speech ; hut now alter all
circumstances nt the case, alter his bust.,
ing over die charge of knavery without
taking any notice of it, justified him (Mr.
C.) in adding the epithet ol coward to
that of traitor and knave.
The Senator charged him with having
calumniated him. Calumniate him !
It is not in die power of man to cahimi
nale him. The Senator got up in the
Senate and proclaimed himself a traitor.
Who could calumniate such a man ?
He never at any time, interfered in the
Senator’s private relations ; he fltad de
clined an introduction to him. The per
sonal relations ot the Senator were be
neath his aim. He had read of a dark
ness in which vipers crawled among the
multitude, hissing, but stingless, He al
ways considered die Senator assucb a vi
per, constantly hissing but possessing no
power t sting.
Mr. C. then referred lo the charge of
having made a corrupt bargain with the
whigs of Alabama to he elected to the
Senate, and pronouccd the charge a foul
lie, unredeemed and unmitigated by a
, single semblance ol truth.
Without concluding, he gave way to a
motion, and the Senate adjourned till to-,
morrow.
Things Lost Forever.— Lost
wealth may he restored by the
wreck of health regained by tempefance.
forgotten knowledge restored by study,
alienated friendship smoothed into for*
getfulness, even forfeited reputation won
by penitence and virtue; but who ever
looked upon bis vanished hours, recalled
his alighted years—stamped them with
wisdom, effaced from heaven’s record
the fearful blot of wasted time ?