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An Act prescribing the duties of certain Officers in the collection of supplies, the payment of salaries, and for other purposes. 1843 246 (1843)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactssc0346 and id is 1 raw text is: 246 STATUTES AT LARGE A. D. 1813. AN ACT PRESCRIBNG T-E DUTIES OF CERTAIN OFFICElS IN THE COLLECTION No. 2885. OF SUPrLIES, THE PAYMENT OF SALARIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. J. Be it enacled, by the Senate andTHouse of Represertatives, now met and Taxes to he sitting in General Assembly, aid by the authority of the same, That all taxes Paid in specie, for the use and service of this State, shall be paid in specie, paper medium, or the notes of the specie-paying Banks of this State, and shall be ascertained and rated by the Assessors and Collectors throughout the State, respectively, ac. cording to the best of their know' ledge and information. 'rec negroc, 1I. The Tax Collectors of this State are authorized and required to issue c. Executions arainst all such free negroes, mulattoos and mostizoes, as shall neglect or refuse to pay the tax imposed bly law, directed to the Sheriffs of this State, requiring them to sell, for a term not exceeding one year, the ser- vice ofsuch free negroes, mulattoos or mustizoes, to meet the payment of the tax imposed: 1rovidei, That the Sheriff shall riot sell the service of any such person for a longer term than shall be necessary to pay the taxes due and costs. Mnycrs, Show- III. Ifanny person shall repreelt publicly, for gain and reward, any play, no, &e- comedy, trogedy, interude or farce, or other employment of the stage, or any part therein, or shall exhibit wax figures, or shows of any kind whatsoever, without having paid the tax required by law to be paid to the Clerks of the Courts respectively, before such representation or exhibition, i shall be the duty of the Clerk Of th Court or of any Magistrate for the District where the same may be done, to issue aln Execution for double the amount of tax so im. posed, which Execution may be directed to any Sheriff or Constable of this State, and against the body or goods of tile person so being liable, and which may be levied i any District in the State ; and every Magistrate who shall so issue Execution, shall cause the amount of the same to be paid to the Clerk of the Court for his District ; and the Clerks of Courts shall pay annually into the Public Treasury all such taxes as may come into their hands respectively : Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to extend to ally incorporated town, village or city. .otteryTickets IV. No person shall open or keep any office for the sale of Lottery Ticketv, or sell or of-fr fir sale any lottery ticket, in tiny other Lottery than such as may be authorized by the laws of this State, without having paid a tax of two thousand dollars, to tile Tax Collector of the Parish or District, for such privi. lege ; and ifany person sla.l so offend, on conviction thereof, by indictment, such person shall forftit and pay to the State, ten thousand dollars, and it shall be the duty of such Tax Collector to prosecute the offinder. Iransiont Per- V. If any trnnsient person, not resident in the State, shall at any time sell one. or expose for sale, any goods, wares or merchandize whatever, in any house, stall or public place, taler the first day of January in every year, such pi rson shall make return On oath within twenty-four hours after commencing to sell as aforesaid, of the whole amount of stock in trade, which he may have pos- sessed at the timo, to the Tax Collector of the Disti ict or Parish in which tile inc on Dc- same may be done ; and if such person shall neglect or refuse to make such udhcrs. return within the time prescribed above, lie shall, on conviction thereof, be. fore any Court of competent jurisdiction, forfeit and pay to the State a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars, unless such person shall have procured and paid for a license according to the provisions of an Act entitled An Act

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