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JOHN C. & EDWARD BAILEY, PRO'RS. GREENVILLE. SOUTH CAROLINA, MARCHK, 1871. YOLOME XVII-wi ir
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AN ACT TO ALTER AND AMEND AN
ACT' . NTITI.RD AN - ACT TO ALTF.lt
and amkxti tup. ptiaiitpu akh
VXTRNP THE LIMITS OF THE CITY
OF COLUMBIA," APPROVED FEURU
ARY U, 1870.
Stcriow I. Beit ftiarltd l.y lliePrnale ?mi
House of Ueprcf* ntative* of the Stole of
i-onth C.iroliuit, now met and fitting in (>c >
eral A-a-mhly, ond bythe aiith??rl'y of ilie
eaire : Tliot tile Mux or mi l A'drmeu of
Hie City ol Columbia are hereby nuthorixd
ftnil cmpow?rcd'lo inei>rpor(t? llm territory
added to the former turrit..ry of the City
T>f Columbia, by on net of the O.-nernl As*
eetnhly <>( this State, entitled 'An act to
alter mid amend tl.e chatter and extend the
limit* of the City of Columbia," a|>|>roved
Februory 26, 1870, into the present wards
?f the raid city o? tliey^ ore now laid out,
by extending the line* thereof north and
east, to its present not them and eastern
boundaries; and the en d Mayor and Aldermen,
nt the lime they incorporate the raid
newly annexed territory Into the rxWtlug
wnrds of the raid City of Columbia, are
beieby authorised and empowered to con
tlnua and exteod the mid (tree's in straight
liflift lllfi.tltflt ll?? laH/l* ? ?- ? ~ ?
....... U. |xnnn or
y>ersou?, companies or corporations, to the
| resent noi l hern and eastern boundmiis
ot lite si.id cily, of llie same width of lite
old streets: Provided, however, That In
carrying out tit? first fiction ot litis net, in
extending tliu wards ol'the raid City of Colunihia,
ani lit lite extension of the s're<te
thereof, north and mot, to tlie northern ami
*?mw . ? i !|t< >flj i an,j
Aide nr. en shall confoim to the I went y-lltlrd
section of the first article of the ConstlmI
tion of this State, now of force: And. provided
further, Tlint the set of the Onnral
Assembly of Ibis Slate, entitled "An act to
declare the manner by which the lands, or
the right of way over the lands, of perrons
< or corporations may be taken for the co t.
struct ion and use of railways and oif.e.
works of internal improvement," ratified on
the 22d day of September. A 1>. 1668,
ah*H be in all ropt-ci* folio we I and ob
served.
Sao. 2 That when the said terillory ?h>?ll
have teen incorpotaieil into the present
.! wards ot the re id ciiy, the inhabitants thereof
(hall he entitled to all the rights ami
privilege*, and be subjected to all the dulier
rand liabililiea w^|ch now peitaiu to the
corpora'oia of lh? raid City of Columbia, or
which may hereafter be created by law.
Fxo. 8. That in all cases iti which by exirtirg
ordinance or ordinance* of the mid
city, which may hereafter be pawed, the
Mayor and Aldermen thereof, or the Mayor
alone the:eof, hare power to impore fine*
. for the viol ition of the rime, the raid May
or aod Aldermen, or the said Mayor alone,
or any Alderman acting in hi* steal, arc '
hereby authorized and empowered to im- j
po*e the alternative punirhment of impri*
onmenl or confinement at hard labor in the
workhouse, whenever such workhouse thall
b? erected : Provided, however. That live
term of imprisonment or confinement at
hard labor ahall not exceed ten daye for
apy single offence.
8tc. 4 That al! perron* liublc to taxation
ball make discovery, upon oath or affirmation,
of their taxable pro|C:ly within the
a?l<l City oT Columbia, and innkc payment
of tlu-lr luxes in tlioobrk tml Ucisurer of
aid City of Columbia, according to hia nsaea*ed
value thereof; and upon llie failure
to niuko auoli return and payment aa required,
the p?V > afauli shall be tub
Ject to a ptpftffy of tea per cent., to be col
kot#4 in U?a manner barelnafUr iu lliiaaeetfctt>
prwii.t.-d for lb#' eollection oI lax-a,
Ahe* and I cen**4; and whenever It ahull
JbrrdWe" j>?a*Pnryr to itsoe astcu'i in? for
! ibe-eoHeettnn of ia*#i doe to the aaid City
of Columbia, and to aell tin reunder the
real properly of the defaulling taxpayer, in
order to collect lha tame, the aale theieof
a'tall take plaea in tl>? aume nunoer, and
aahjeet to the anne regulation*, at are applicable
to mIi i of real eitate by the ahertfT
of Riehlaod County, under execution* leeu.
?ng oat of the Cireuit Cou.t of Common
flea*. And all execution* to enforce the
payment of tax a, flue* ami license*, *liall
ba taaoad under the **al of aaid City ?f C<>
lumbla, and may ba lodged In the office of
the sheriff of Riohland County, and may t>e
directed to the aaid alteriff or to the uhiefol
pollae, or other person annainud k? ?k.
Mki Major and AM?rmen to aolleat end re ?ivo
the same, with eoaU. aa ia euoh osrea
made an I provided by Uw ; and all property
upon which lax ehall ha levied and aeaeaaed
ia hereby dealst-ed and made liable
(or the payment thereof, In pretermea to
all other debt*, except debt# due lo lha
State, whiab ehall l>e flretpuld for the term
of onp year from the lime at whieli the
aanoe may be aeeewdand levied, and thai all
|ai?* and lieeneee impt-aed by the Mayor and
..I M m. - - - a - - -
? hiu vuf ui toiumoia Hall be
payable in advance on or before lha I6lh day
pf Mar?h |(Ur ih* assessment of said Uin,
bf lha parlies liable f??r tha same; and, on
fsdlare of payment of lbs seat*, llieir pi oparty
shall be Heb|e as in msssw sad form
first brloie suited. And for tha purpose of
pnttis| the purchaser of said real ry su lata
the quiet end immediate possession
w?r*oi, ii iv o? neeeetary to to do, the May.
9T Of Ihe eel J City of Ovltmbio I* hereby
j i
?
authorized end empowered to Issue hie war
rani ot rJooimcDt, directed to the chief of
police, or any other officer of the city,
againal the raid defaulting taxpayer, lite
tenants or lersort, and all persons whomsoever
oconp) Ing or holding the said proper*
ty : Provided. That ?he said real properly
shall not be sold, or the owner of the fee
therein deprived of the tame, for a longer
period than two years.
Szc. 6 That the Mayor and Aldermen of
(he said City of Colunilria, are hereby vet* i
I led with nil the power nod authority over
the poor wilhtn the Cily of Colombia which
by ilie law now belong, or may hereafter
belong, lo the county commissioners of
Richland County over the poor of (aid
county.- And for the put pose of raising
fund* to provide for the support and ?<>mfoi
t of the bwid poor, the said Mayor and
Aldermen tnny asaest and collect a poor tax
on the taxable property of the said city, in
ihe Si?me manner as they assess and collect
tax.-a theron for the eupport of the city government:
Provided, That said tax shall'
hot exceed ten per cent, on the amount of
taxes thereon paid to the said city : Provided
further. That the taxpayers of the eaid
City of Columbia shall nut be taxed for tbe
support ? f the poor outside of '.he corporate
limbs of the said city.
Hkc 6. That when any fine imposed by
the said M iyr and Aldeimen, or by the
an! I Mayor alone, h>ra violation of any ordinance
of the said City of Columbia, pass
ed pu'suant lo law, exceeds forty dollars,
the same shall be lecoveiuble in ihe Circuit
Coint'of Common Pleas for Richland
C< Mhty *,and when such fine shall bo for
forty dollars or leaf, tbe satne shall be re
coverahln before the said Mayor sud Abler
men, or bcfuie the said Mayof alone : Pro
vided, That in all cases ths parly so fined
l>y the si.id Mayor hull hove the light of
I p-nl lor a hearing to the said Mayor
and Aldeimcn in Council assembled, on
giving pioper security to th? Ci'y of Columbia
to prosecute raid appeal
Sac. 7 That the twelth section of an act
of the General Assembly of this 8h<te, entitle
1 " An net to nl'cr and amend the churtcr
of the Town of Columbia," ratified on
tl.c 21at day of Deec ober, one tho-<sai>d
el^ht Imndrd and fifty-lo ir, which authorize*
the Mayor and Aldeimeo of the said
*?i*y w* Lo ioui: nn exe utiou
against the body of every person for any
aum ol money imposed by way of fine, tax
or exemption for street or unofficial |?o',iee
duty under the circura*'ai.o>s therein named,
be, and the same is hereby, repen'ed.
The suit) Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of Columbia shall have power lo nt>ate and
r. niov - alt nuisance in said city, and it shall
he Heir duly to keep all roads, ways,
l-itd^'g ntul streets whhin the corporate
limits of the said city in good repair; and
for that purpose I hey are invested with nil
the | eis of county commissioners or com
mis*h>ners ef loads for and within the rotpornte
limits of said city , and they may lay
out new sheets, close up, widen or otherw
?e alter those now in use; subject, however,
to tb? I w? provisos contained in the
first section of ibis act : and shall have norsf
to class nnd nirange the inhabitants or cltl
sons of mU oily liable to sireet, road or
I oilier public duly therein, and to force the
performance of audi duty, under eueh pen
altiea as are now, or ahall hereaftef be. pre.
scribed hy iheir ordinances, passed pursuant
to lnw ; nnd they ahall have p >wer to
compound ?iili all persons liable to work
the streets, w?yi and made in said eity, up
on such terms as lh?ir ordinances may ea
tahli-li or their rules and regulations require;
and nil persona tefusing to labor, or
Catling t<> pay such commutation, shall bt
liable toaueh fine, not exc>-?ding twenty dol
laisfor any one yt-ar, as the raiJ Mayor nnd
AMerm n may impose ; and they shall have
power to enforce the payment of such fine
in the same m inner as it provi led in the
sixth action of the act for the collection of
oilier fii.es. And anid Mayor and Aldermen
shall hare power and authority to re*
quire all peiaois owning a lot or Iota in
said city to cloae in, and to make and keep
III ffoi'd renair sidewalks in (runt, of aatd t?i
?r l?t? wherever il>o am* shall front or ad
j'lin any public atrert ofeald cliy, If in their
j- dgm-nt, such sidewalks shall he ncceaeary
; the width thoriof, aud tha manner of
construction, to be designated and resultled*
by the aaid Mayor and A'denn.n ; and
for default or rcfusa1, after rca> enable nolie,
to make and keep in good repair inch
idewiilks, and to clo*e in aumi lot or lot?,
the Mayor and Aldermen may eaute the tame
?'o be done, and require the owner to pay
the eoat of the work ; and the Mid or May
ar.d AMermen arc hereby empowered to
eue for and recover tho aame by action in
any court of e< mpeleot jurisdiction : Pro
vidd, That the contract ba let to tbe loweat
rerponeible bidder.
Set;. 8. That the anid Mayor and Ald?r>
men arc hereby empowered to rcquha all
peraona and corporatlona now engaged, or
who may hereafter become engaged. In hne*
Ineea or avoaationa of any kind whatever
within the limit# of the City of Columbia,
to take ont a lieenae from tha Kayor and
Alderman of the a?ld oity. who are hereby
cut hoi laad to ImiMU a MttnnahU .Vi ?,?.
or Us for the conduct of itic Mine.
Sac 9. Tti?i all that part of Section 10 of
n act of the Oeaaral Aarembly of thU
Stat# entiilad - An act to altar and amend
the oherter of tba Tovo of Columbia/* batifiod
od the Slat day of Daa?-a?t>ar, in lha
y?-ar of our Lord on# tbaucand alght kindred
and fifty foor.ae re la tee to the impost
tion of tern on elavaa, Inm ncgcoaa, roulattoea
or oeeatia-aa redding within the llmie
of tboaaM city, and all othar acta and parta
of aata of lha Oanaral Aaacmbly of the State
relaitn? to the eaid Chy or to tho aatd Town
of Colombia, )>efo< * It waa incorporated aa
tha City of Columbia, wharf in arc dlaarimination*
for porpoaaa of taica, or fob any
other porpoae whatever on atoouat of rhaa
or color, ba, and tha aama ara heraby, rapaalad.
8so 10 Tint the Mayor Mi?y, as often
at vceativu may require, or whan r? quelled
o la do. In writing, l?y three AhUrmee,
onun>n the Aldermen tonemliU in Coon
ell, end th- uM Mayor end Aldermen ehall
line*, and they are hereby treated with full
and ample power, from lime to time, under
I he:r common real, to make all aueh ordlnanoee,
relet and regohttione relative to the
*ire?ta and mar kale ol the raid city re they
may think proper and neeerrary, and to e*
tahllah aoeh by law*, not Ineoneletent with
the law of the land, ae may (end to] preeeivejthe
qgiot. peace, aafeiy'aod good order
of the inhabitant* thereof; and the said
Mat or and Aldermen, or the aaid'M j or
alone, may fine and impoee fine* and penab
ties for violation# thereof, which may be
recovered in * rammer; manner to the ex.
lent ol forty dollars I ?fore them in Counoil,
or before him alene, sul-j- ct to the tight
of appeal, as herein before piovidi-d, front
tlio Jicisinn of tlte said Mat or in the premises
; and the said Mayer and Aldermen,
separately and severally, ere hereby att
thorlxcd to administer oaths, command the
peae*,'dispers? riotous assemblies, and with*
in the limits of the said eity are rested with
til the powers and wkinh pertain *o
the officers ot the peace, in these and like
respects throughout the State: Provided,
ntrertheU**, That all such ordinances, by*
laws, rules and r>gu'ntiors as are herein
mentioned, when so made, shull be duly
piomnlgnted, and that no such fine in any
case, and fur any single offence, shall exceed
the mm of fifty five dollars.
Sxc. 11. That every description of propperty,
rral and personal, situated, ured or
occupied within the limits of the said City
of Columbia, wliich is now taxed, or liable
to be taxed, or wbiah hereafter made be
made liable to taxation by the General Assembly
for the support of th? State Govern
incnt, shall I e, and ie hereby, made subject
to taxation by tbe Mayor and Abler man of
the said city for the snpport of the government
thereof.
Set. 14 That an ordinance entitled ' An
ordinance to rig date licenses for the year
1871." passed and ratified by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the said City of Columbia, in
Council a#*ernliled, on the 30th of Dee-mhnr
A D 1870. t?e, and the same is hereby, de
clared valid, and ol full force to all intents
a?.i |otr|>o?.-e, nco -rung hi the Tert?r, tenor
nnd iff et thereof, except so much of tho
raid ordinan as relates to licenses for c"tton
gins, ginning for toil or p?v, dealers, re
tail, i i good*, wire* and merchandise, including
ulatilled spirits, hotel keepers, livery
and sde stables, the ltdense for which slial'
he as followsCo'ton gins, ginnirg for toll
or pay, $.10. Dealers, retail, in goods,
wares and merchandise, excluding distilled
spirits, who** annual sile* exceed $5,000,
and do not exceed $10,000, f 20. Dealers,
ret a I, in goods, w,r c? and mc chniidi'e Including
dlst illed spirits, whose annual saI.s
exceed $10,000 and do not exceed $20,000
$10. Dealers, retail, in dry pools, ware*
and merchandise, including distilled spirits,,
whose annual antes exceed $20,000 nil I do
not exceed $30,000. $30. Dealers, retail,
in goods, wares and merchandise, excluding
distilled spi-lts, shuic *onual sales exceed
$30,000 and do not exceed $50,000, $75.?
And every ad Htional thi>u?and, per thou*
sand, 50 celita. Hotels enpatde of accotn*
modeling 100 persons, $50. Hotels caps!.la
of accommodating less than 100 and more
than 60 persons, $35. Hotel* capnhle of
accommodating more than 26 and less than
60 persona $80 Stables, livery and sale
$75: Provided, That there shall be no tax
upon incomes deiived from factorage, employment
and professions: And provided
farther. That no penalty imp >*ed by said
ordinance shall attach thereto until thirty
days after the ratification of this act.
Sko. 13. Hint all act* or parts of acts in
consistent with the provisions ot this act,
hs and the same are heiehy repealed.
In the Senate house, t h is 28lh Jay of Fehi uary,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred *nd seventy one.
signed) AboKzo J.
rre?id?*nt ol the Senate.
(Signed) F?amklin J. mo?s?, Jr.,
Speaker llouae oi R?-prv*ent?ti ves
Approved the 2d tWy ol March, A. D. 1871.
(Signed) ltobKRT K. Scott.
Governor.
? . at w1 _ 1 1 imi eiwwiflf??o?ibomhi
TllK BaSK8T Ingratitude.?
Every editor can Appreciate the
following pungent truths, which
wo find fl.ating around, and in
his heart will fondly wish that
every reader might realize the
force of these practical and timely
reflections :
44 It is strange how closely people
read the papurs. We never
say anything that anybody don't
like but what we soon i ear of it,
and everybody tells us about it.?
But, if once in a while, we happen
to say a good thing, we never
hear that?nobody seems to notice
that. We may pay some man a
hundred compliments, and give
liitn a dozen putft, and he takes it
as a tribute to his greatness and'
never thinks anything about it ?
never thinks it does him any good.
But if we happen to say something
that this very man d- n't
like, or something that he imag
ines reflects on him or his charac
ter, see how quickly he flies up
and pets mad about it. All our
evil is duly charged to lis, but we
never, apparently, get any credit
for what good we do." .
It ha* come to light that there
is a huaiiUSit : ? o ? - YT
i in v^jiiirai new
York who hat about twenty lovers
who do nothing but rob aud steal
for her benefit.
I
That Conference.
Upon invitation by His Excellency
tbe Governor, several of t!?e
prominent citizens ot the State assembled
at the Capitol, On Monday
evening, to consult upon the
present disturbed condition of affair?
in the upper portion of the
State. Among those present
were Col. Sitncon Fair, of Newberry,
General McGowan, of Abbeville,"
Mr. Hemphill, of Chester,
General Kershaw, of Camden,
General Easlev, of Greenville, Colonel
Wallace,^Colonel Connor, of
Spartanburg, Messrs. Simmons, of
the Courier, Pope, Scibels and
hzeU, ot Columbia, and several
others. The contercnce was free
and pleasant, and the present condition
of affairs was freely discuss
ed The principal object of the conference
was to arrive at the causo of
the existing trouble*, and, if possible,
suggest a remedy. Wo were
present, and lU'enea to tho conversations
throughout, and confess
to being agreeably surprised at the
crencrnl ton? nf tlm
??IV IMVVI li'U.
Tlio principal cause of the trouble,
ns urged by nearly ull these
gentlemen, was the organization
and arming ot one class or race of
citizens as against the other. It
was argued, with considerable
force, by every gentleman who
spoke upon the subject, that placing
arms in the hands of the colored
men gavo a feeling of insecurity
to the whites, and caused a feverish
feeling of alarm to pervade
every community. Whether this
feeling was well grounded, or otherwise,
made no difference to the
fact that such a feeling actually existed,
and so long as that feeling
existed there was imminent danger
ot a collision upon the slightest
provocation. It was further
urged?and not without sotneshow
of reason-rthat tho arming of the
colored militia was regarded 1>>-1
thu nn dangerous to peace
and irood oritur ? *
0 ?. , I.mu, miCICaj, OO* |
fore Bitch nnning was done, men
could go to bed in pv acc and security,
without fenr of molestation,
now they were compelled to go
armed themselves as a measure of
self-protection. The debate upon
this eubject was long and exhaustive,
but the conclusion reached
by all was, that the arming ot the
colored militia was at least an unwise
mcii8iiro.
Another fruitful source of c >m
plaint, and one which we have regarded
as lying at the very root of
the whole matter, was the profli
gate and irresponsible manner in
which the Legislature performed
its work during the last session.
It will be recollected that we ro
peateoly warned the Legislature
that the people were watching its
operations, and that dissatisf^d
constituents would hold derelict
members to an account for their
Stewwrdshin
r. "UI, UIIU poilll 111
all the argument struck us with
more force than all others, and
that wa.?, that the present system
was one ol i4 taxation without representation."
This fact cannot be |
denied, that, practically, the Legislature
is a body that represents
but a very small portion of the
material wealth of tiie State.
Many of the gentlemen admitted
that the per centum ot taxation
was not exorbitant, but tbo
assessments were o.. igcously I
disproportionate and unjust, and
that taxes were, in many instances
ten times us bigli as they
ought to bo. Tbis arises from tbc
incompetency ot the Assessors, tew
of whom actually know anything
about the value ol property, and
many inoro being governed more
by personal spite than by a des're
to do justice. Tbis is no doubt
true, tq. a great extent.
These were the two nrineinnl
points discussed, although others
were incidentally mentioned. Wo
were highly gratified with the
manly and dignified positions
taken by General McGowan and
Colonel Fair, and, while wo liavo
no particular objections to offer to
the remarks of any of the gentle
men present, we regard the stand
taken by the two gentlemen named
as pre eminently just and dignified.
The meeting had no political
significance whatever, for }x?litics
wore not mentioned, except incidentally,
during the entire conference.
That the meeting will re
suit in good, there is every reason
to believe, as these gentlemen can
return to their homes impressed
with the belief that tho Governor
really desires to protect tho interests
of nil classes of citizens, irre
gpeotive of party linos.
That there are certain abases in
the Legislature which must be corrected,
thoro is no one foolish
enough -to deny ; and, so long as
these abuses exist, there will always
be a fruitful cause for complaint.
Most of the gentlemen,
who took part in the conference,
retnrned to their homes yesterday,
f Columbia TTninU- 1.WA
Tta# Income Tax. ]
We have not hitherto said anything
in theso columns in reference ^
to the income tax, though we have t
had our own.opinion about it.? (We
have expected that the tax u
would be abolished very soon, be* e
cause there is a great clamor raised ]
against it, especially in that sec \,
Hon of the country where there is t
the greatest amount of wealth, t
and at the same time, the greatest N
aversion to paying a lair Bliare of
taxes thoreon.
t t
It the income tax ia abolished, Q
the effect will be, like all the legis* r
lati.tn of a Radical CongressTto ,,
relieve New England from its just j
share of taxation and impose still c
heavier burdens upon the West 4
and South ; for the amount will be ,
made up iu some other way. We j
said 44 just share" inadvertently, j
The truth is, Massachusetts now,
with $77,000,000 more property t
than Ohio, pays $7,000,000 less t
tax. t
"It the income tax is abolished, r
it will reduce the amount of tax t
collected from Massachusetts more r
than one half, from Virginia about ri
one thirty-eighth, from Rhode t
Island tnoro than ouc-half, from v
Illinois less thai one-fifteenth.? 0
Vermont will have her taxes ro- a
cuccd more than nine-tenths, Ohio B
one fourteenth, Maine more than r
one half, Kentucky less than one- c
twenty-third, New Hampshire tl
nearly two thirds, Missouri le89
than one-eleventh, Connecticut ?
more thau one half, Indiana less v
than one seventeenth. (
41 If the income tax is abolished,
the six New England States will t
I pay $3,161,198 as the lull amount fl
I fit tlinir inlorntil lovno utl.Xl.. ?l?
....... .M?v>ai?it iMAVOf nilllO IIIC Q
three Western and the three South- ?
ern States nnined will pay $50,318,- .
891. And woof the West and South 8
are congratulated upon this happy n
state ot things by the represents- ^
lives of the millionaires, the repre {
sentatives of the bond-holders, who Q
arc not even taxed upon the prin- fcipul
of tlieir bonds- They, too, lc
congratulate the toiling millions .
upon the fact that the bond-.'iolder ,
is to be relieved from tho paltry j
tax upon his income, and that the
tax which the bond holder now c
pays will soon be paid by labor." ,
A tax upon incomes, we believe, c
may be so arranged as to bo the j;
fairest of any that can be laid aud t
the most acceptable to the great ?
macs of tax payers.* Taxes upon
renj estate and upon certain personal
property are often burdensome,
especially when t o proper- t
ty taxed is nearly or quite tin pro- j
ductivg ; w hile a portion out of an ^
actual income can always be %
spared without inconvenience ?
We would have liberal exemptions j
allowed in favor of those of small
or moderate incomes; but the man J
of largo income should pay an in- t
creasing per cent in proportion to
the amount of bis ability p?y. }1
For instance a man with an in ^
come of $50,000 could live more f
oaauy oil $*d,UUU man a man with J
an income of unlv $3,000 could 011
$2,070. ' ;
Let the former, then, be taxed
ten per cent, and the lattei one per r
cent on Ills income. Let the per
cent of tax vary from one to ten
por cent according to the income. ^
The exemptions might be something
as follows : t irst $2,000, *
with an addition ot $500 or $000, c
if married, and a further addition ^
of 6ay $250 for each child under f
age in tlie family ; then the amount j
actually paid for rent of dwelling,
for ordinary and necessary repairs
ot dwelling and for taxes thereon,
and amount paid for schooling.
Of course, the necessary ex
penses of carrying on any bi siness j
tnust bo deducted in determining t
the taxable income from that bust- {
ness. The great object should be g
to reach those persons who have
ample means to pay taxes from (
largo net incomes. The great cap- o
italists, the millionaires and the *
" bloated bond-holders," will of ?
course ol>ject to nil this ; but the ?
day inay yet come when these
principles will be carried out, to
the joy and relief of the poor and J
the inoderato in circumstances,
_ 1 .. 1
who now pay a disproportionate
and bnrdensotno amount of taxes.
[Sumter Ne\e*. t
. ?*?>? ?
Jkna Avknobd.?Here is where |
the shoe pinched the Prussian |
foot. The battle of Jena, latal to
the Prus ian monarchy, was j!
fought on October 14, 180ft.? ^
About twenty thousan d t'russians c
were killed in that battle, and y
more than thirty thousand taken
prisonere. Tlte king fled from
the Held, the Duke of Brunswiok
received his death wound upon it,
all the principal fortresses surrendered
to the victorious French, 7
who, on the 25th of October, 1806, 1
entered Berlin, into which Kapo* *
leon 1. made his triumphal entry
on the following day. History n
has tbns repeated itself, with in- t!
[ erBionJana jena dm neen avenge*:. J a
Sxtellemoe ef the Funn i Life.
Agriculture correspond? to that
legree of exercise which h the
test preservative of health. It re[uiree
no hartfitl fatigue on the
>ne hand, nor indulge* on the othr
indolence, still more hurtful.?
>ttring a throng of work the dil- j
geut farmer will sometime* be
arly and late in tlie field ; but
liis is no hardship upon an active
pirit.
Agriculture is equally salutary
0 the mind. In the management
if a farm, constant attention is required
to the soil, to the season,
,ml to the different operations.?
1 gentleman thus occupied beomes
daily more active, and is
laily gathering knowledge ; OS his
nind is never suffered to languish,
le is secure against the disease of
ow spirits.
But what I chiefly insist on is,
lint laying aside irregular appeites
and ambitious views, agriculure
is, of iftl occupations, the
nost consonant of our nature, and
lie most productive of contentnent,
the sweetest sort of happi
less. In the first place it requires
hat moderate degree of exercise
i-hich corresponds the most to the
rdinary succession too rapid;
ngliug produces a succession too
low. Agriculture corresponds
lot only more to the ordinary sue*
cssion, but has the following siglal
property, that a tanner can
lirect his operations with that depee
of quickness and variety
fiiich is agreeable to his own
rain of preceptions.
The hopes and fears which at*
ended agriculture keeps the mind
dways awake and in an enlivening
legree of agitation. Llope never
ipproacltes certainly so near as to
>roduce security ; nor is fear even
o great as to produce anxiety
ind distress, llence it is that a
gentleman farmer, tolerably skillill,
never tires of his work, but is
a keen at tbe last moment as the
irst. Can any other employment
torn pare with farming in that res>ect
1 No other occupation rivals
agriculture in connecting private
utere8t with that of the public.
Every gentleman farmer must
>f course bo a patriot: for patri>tistn,
like other virtue, is iinprovid
and fortified by exercise. In
act, if there be any remaining pariotism
in a nation, it is found
lunong that class of men.
Intemperance.
It is with a kind of reluctance
mil we approach this subject.?
tfot that we have any conscienti
us scruples about the duty of adocating
temperance in all things
is a Christian grace ; but so much
?as been said and so little done to
)romote Bible temperance, that
ve almost despair. We are ready
o advocate utmost any scheme that
eems likely to promote sobriety
imongst the human family ; but it
loes seem that the work of re
prmation must commence further
>aek than most of us think. Does
iot the church need reformation
villi respect to this thing? The
hurch must, we think, use more
igid discipline with rogard to
Irunkctincss. We do not mean
iynods and Conferences and Assoiations
must issue edicts on this
object. We have had enough of
hese already. Those who are the
onstituted rulers in the house of
Jod?the guardians of the Chrisian
congregations?must regar/1
utcmpcrauce in the light in which
t is presented in the Bible?a sin
faiu8t God and ruinous not sitny
to an individual's estate, hut to
lis soul's etei nal welfare. To be
>lain, tbo church must censure
hose who indulge their sinful apeitcs
and thus bring disgrace upon
he church and ruin uj?oii themelves.
It is no use to abnsc the poor
lebriate, or to vilify the keepers,
t drain shops, so long as the pro
essed people of God pursue the
ame course unscathed. This
hing of judging a man by his proession
is not scriptural. Those
vho patronize dram shorn are real
y the perpetrators of all the crime
vhicli originates in them.
Drunkenness is ruinous to soul
ind body, to the individual and to
ho mass. Most of the political
ivils which we are now suffering
>ad their origin in drunkenness,
t is doubtful whether the guns
pven to the colored people by the
ulers of South Carolina, have
tone more to make a foul of the
olored people, than the vile wbia;y
which is vended by thoee in
?ower for electioneering purpoaea.
[ YorlcvilU Enquirer.
War ia a very faahionable
onng lady liko a tree! Beeaoae
er trnnk is the moat important
tart abont ber.
Burlington, Vtm with a pop1
K AAA I I I
i ictvivru vi OA|^uuru i?t>w
ban $18,000 last year for public
choow.
How to Make a Place Prfcaporou*
There can be 110 greater sign of
prosperity- in a community than a
disposition to help one another to
lift a little when a neighbor's wheel
gets stuck in the nmd.
1 knew a place where a man's
barn, with all his winter stores of
grain and hay, was consumed in
me night. Immediately all ilie
men ot the country side mustered
and hauled up timbers for a new
barn, and then a big raising came
oft* After that the sound ot twen
ty or more hammers were heard
ujitil the whole was shingled and
sided, 15ut their deed of kindness
was nut done yet; one or two oifer
ed to take a head or two of In*
stock and winter them for him,
thus greatly reducing his loss, and
assured his heart of the more durable
riches of brotherly love and
neighborly good will. No one can
compute in money the value of one
such example ot noble liberality
in a community, vspecitdly in its
influence upon the young. Where
this spirit prevails there is sure to
be progress in a place, even it all
improvements are in their infancy.
People will like to come and settle
in a place which bears such a good
ua.no. Now it you desire to see
)our place a growing, popular one,
do what you can to show yourself
a good neighbor, especially to
those who need a little extra help.
If a man starts a tin shop or a
blacksmith's shop in your place,
don't harness up uud drive otf live
nines to buy your pans and get
your horses shod, just because
you have been in the habit of doing
it. Patronize the new comer,
when you wsnt anything done in
his line. SSpettk encouragingly to
hiin, and well of hint to your neighbors.
Little words of approval or
censure go a long way, and when
once you have spoken them, you
cannot call them back.
Help the sick, especially if they
are poor, for poverty and illness
are iudeed a heavy burden. Perform
all acts ot loving- charity
which fall dny by day in your path,
remetnberi..g who it is that has
said " Ye shall in nowise lose your
reward."?Country Gentleman.
Tub*, modesty of the femalo sex
is not as carefully and tenderly
guarded as it should be. Ladies
should not be in the streets, without
protection, afrcr twilight. A
prudent parent should not allow
nis daughter to stroll at night to
proiueuudc* and places ot amusement
under the guardiansbip of a
youth, who, for unglit he knows,
may be a wolf in sheep's clothing,
n..W ...U~ '
miu iiw) uuuse lite trustiulness
ol llte inexperienced girl. A
respectable society should not endure
what are called round
dances, which nro nothing more
nor less than public etnbracinge of
ineu and women?a freedom with
the person and a passion of voluptous
movement which fire the
blood and stain the heart, and arc
often referred to, ^afterwards, in
some jovial coterie, in such terms
as would cause the lady and her
husband, or her father, to tremble
with indigent shame. There are
dark, sad facts whispered among
scandal-mongers, and some of
them, in the knowledge ot lainily
physicians and private detectives,
which, could they be mentioned
here, would give a terrible weight
to our warning.
[ Morkhig Chritstid'i.
??
M a a k i a o if.?Voltaire raid :
" The more married men you
have the fewer crimes there will
l>e. Matriage renders a man mot e
virtuous and more wise. An unmarried
man is but halt ot a perfect
being, and it requires the other
half to make things right; and
it cannot be expected that in this
uii|>unuci sraie can keep the
straight path of rectitude any
more than a boat, yiih one oar can
keep a straight course. In nine
cases out of ten. where married
men become drunkards, or where
they commit crimes against the
peace of the community, the foundation
of these acts was laid while
in a single state, 01 where the wife
is as is sometimes the case, an unsuitable
match. Marriage changes
the current of a man's fceilings
and gives biin a center for his
thoughts, bis affection* and bit
acts."
A crnzFN of La Crosse, Wisconsin,
bas been arrested .for
swindling a countryman by selling
him jujube paste for sole
leathor.
How sweet a thing is a love of
home 1 It is not Required ? it i* a
feeling that has its origin elsewhere.
It is born with us,
brought from another world, to
arry us on with joy in this.
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