The Old North State

              /^..- j^vv^iw fill vg fy fy fy y the old orlli state forever gaston single copies five gents i:«lilor ac proprietor jl salisbury in c tuesday march 5 1s(>7 nu^bku 177 1^.7 v mini h^hoork o v ii , ml'.kits pers is a pfeic wr if d harris wl i ll allen &. buoshsk imi'outkiis am wholesale hkai.k113 is china glass & uueexswabe nos 2j &: 25 south fourth street bel ivcci market ami i liestin.t sts philadelphia geortie n allen tiik0 m allen tj i'ltisbinn ii.ass agbncv — glass open or by the package at manufacturers prices sept20-3m g f pritchard a\l 1 ii v jl b hc a r i cl xj arxis importers mam'fal'1'l'kkr.s am wholesale dealers in hats gaps furs & si raw goods no 51 north third street between market and arch philadelphia hi m 1 aim am rout 0 work | sept 20 1hg6 tw-6m »« m m^.fym,m --. «• ..— ws ., of stokl'.s co n <'• with hood boon l>ri lit a co wholesale i.i.d.l.ils in foreign & domestic dry hoods j no 529 market stent 626 commerce st philadklpiiia sept 20 1k66 tw-6m chas k molloan ai.r.krt caiivin wu s in-cic k ,.. in.kivrns charles e morgan & co imi'oktklis ax1i jobdehs uf dry goods 519 market street oelow sixth philadelphia ept 20 1866 tw-3m be wry w iib2lbh oi north carolina with james palmer & co wllolesal.k druggists oils pmmsv iil ass dve-stiffs no 439 market strut !• ii i i i b i i i mi ept 20 lsoii tw 6m blackburn & holder pi tll hiakers . tendkkthkik sl.l.'vh bs to thk citi efens ol's ili-l.uiv autl tin surrounding coun j on sen give r llelll ikl . pe mine te ol nu ll in 1 in the pleasant grove asso ciation of the colored baptist < inn all which wis organized in december hist will meet again on the third thursday in anril ncx at bethel < lliurch halifax oun ty virginia twelve miles from smith bos ton depot on tin bichinond and danville railroad all ordained and local baptist preachers in north uaroliim art invited to au ci.d rbv.r r martin roxboro n ('. jan 20 18g7 t-lst-np-pd wm 31 robbing > salisbury v c attends the courts ul lln ■<> » " ' r '' ingoonntles oki i-i : - - i market bouse '- ' advertisements j.otice to ssxtiie i'i i v m li'es vi accounts ami claims nf the firm of brown collin o mock are in the bauds of luke blackmer ks for collection ami a we are ill i;i eat need of money we hope oil friends will call upon mr blackmer promptly aud make a s.-uleiuent his the is in thecourl house jul ix 1 brown j m coffin a j mock salisbury oct '->•!. m60 tv f notice to settle all of th nop s and accounts belong ing to the firm of brown coffin & mock are in my hands for collection and all parties indebted to the firm will please call on me al my office and settle luke blackmer < let 27,'6c tw&w iw the salisbury book store the subscriber is constantly adding to the stock of books now on hand all of the latest ami best publications to be had all kinds and grades of school books religious historical biographical aud miscellaneous works blank books note books writing papers wall paper shades c stationery and fancy articles for sale as low a possible al my new stand iu cowuu'sbrick bow opposite sprague bros j k burke bookseller dec salisbury n c oct 18 till i>7.:im glorious news ! ! gold the god of the nation has lately deen depreciated below par ' by the by toe magic 1xfllwe of uenbuh this would seem to be ims t couragiug but the subscribers have , i tbe great pleasure of announcing to the whole i people f th united states aud especially to | thoso who desire the weight and influence of this mighty kiiur of the earth gold | that ihey have in their poksession they mnvsnfo ly ay ironi i wo to four hundred ', bousnnd ilollars worth uf tiul.li which they feel that thev have nol ih ability to manage prolitubly not having 1 uilicii ut experience nor jfcenbucks but not be ing or nl leusl feeling thai they arc not particu larly selfish they have a desire to advance the \ interests of her as well a themselves and ' from siieh considerations as iln-s they oiler this , large amount of gold or a purt of it as panics . may desire for less tbau fifty cents on tho dollar worth payable in greenbacks or u s currency apply i samu.-l jt harrison salisbury c ] jan isu7 s l 11 a i i is i.n & jo t nbwenohsh l.wv&eui'itv reports , t///;-/.v /./>// common law reports i having increased lo mcli an extent as to be n . serious item of expenditure tn the younger mem ber f il i role ion the pithli hers purpose lis continuing that with the curri'iil l.'cportit . and ' i nui'j in its ihiee the heriof recently coiiimcu i ced in longhuid undor the superiuteudencu of tho ] i a neil oi law ue ing the work w ill he i ued in i wo series law and kindly and be published in monthly purls the common law • i ic ','■ ill be pa • 1 and in t ,| , 1 ,, ,, 1 1 bind into eparnte \ ,•,. h volume j .. n ,,.,.'. /,',,.,-/, reports common brnrli llciiiiris exchequer lit lorls and one volume ■ ibc courts of probate divorce malriinoiiiiil ru ses nnd admirably the reports of the court oi i , a mil iji i'til '• ill be pagi il and indexed par j a 1 1 v so as to bind into u volume when ol cieiii bulk the e.juil \ series will be paged and indexed so as to bind into one volume for ihe ' court of appeal the del ; mi of the ma lerof the rolls and ihe ( en viee-ci i ellors i being 1 mlges of co-ordi n ii in hority wil be paged together and ep a rated into as many volmiies as nut y be found eon ' veil ni and 1'neh volume epiiiulei indexed nut i i iliu ■ pn ; , ly two volume n ; ear i , tlm two tcrics will make al t seven complete , volume per li nam t a 1 w 1011 xsox & co ■ l.,i,r bool , 7 is y j ■ < ko 5.15 chestnut st philadelphia , oct t:i i tf , for rent a valuablk machine shop '.'-- \ ::.; i'c.t two stories with 2 horse power al ' s a lot of machinery to rem or sell n ith the shop viz : | !> li i w i i ail -■ i r.itarj i mine machine saws si -■ ripping etc bill ing and morticing mccbiues with the neces sary belting etc all iea.lv to be put in mo tion a splendid cluiuce for labor saving and profit applv to a k harbison jau •% l&bt i-.r-lr j the old north state **• itri weekly 3 hatks ill subsc'ltlption ■£** tic it us ash in adv.inck tri weekly one year - - 5.00 six mouths - - 3.0u ■" one month - - 75 its weekly wee kly paper one venr - . . $ 3.00 six iii nulls - - i bo " .. tell cop us line year ■ 22.00 i'wcii y cop ,■-. one yeitr in no a cross < in the paper indicates the expiration l he bubsci ipl ion the type on which tl old north state is iriiitoil is entirely new n pains will bo spared to iimke a a wel nine vis toi to • ■ ; ruinlly in order in n ■ nred 1 '■ ,,'■- of able and lecomplishe literary ctinti ilmtors advertising hatls ikan'sl un 1 ram i.s for all peri i 1 tli.in tine mouth i ,,;,■ square l-'ii-sl insertion it i 1 ktic-li subsequent nisei i it 50 ( outracl rales foi pei inds of one to ibm n i mil 2 in | ■"■ no | i ■:■■ .' mi 1 sqcahk !."> on | s :,,, i -. i j on i .-':, i m ii nil j sqi w:i 3 ■; bo 1 1300 i 17 00 i i 00 21 00 1 -.,,, ikes in 00 10 do i 21 '. i i t.nu i 00 4 stir tuns 121)0 is ml 23 00 28 00 3*00 n ti cm 1300 10 00 i 1 00 2 00 11 5(1 half co i 2000 27,001 3300 sen 4-100 .'! or v i cot 2 i 00 3300 l 10 00 , 15 00 50 00 one en 30.00 i 1200 | 52 0(1 bo 00 ', special contracts will be in n le with those who desire in a i veil e for a longer term tlnin four months i nil notices and advertisements will be charged it i in usual rates ten lines of solid minion type or aliotil one inch lengthwise of tin column constitute a square special notices in lcmlctl minion will he con tracted for ut 1 1 iliee at not less thau double the rat of ordinary advertise ul -. inserted a rending mutter with approval ,, thoeditors fifty cents per lino ad yertiseiuents inserted irregularly or at inti vols 25 per cunt additional the rates abov innleil are for standing adver tisements ouo or two squnres changeable at discretion in per cent additional more than two squares changeable at discre tion per square of ten lines for every eluuige twenty-five cent - five squares estimated mi a quarter column and ten square a-a half column hills for ad vertising whether by the day or year will be considered due nnd collectable on presentation from the wilmington journal an act to raise reveivvs section l beit enacted by the gen cral assembly of the state of north caro lina nml it is hereby cnaeti dby tin uuthori ty of the same that for the support of the state government and to meet appropria tions made by law the taxes hereinafter designated payable in the existing nation al currency shall be annually assessed and collected under the rules and rcgula til ns prescribed in tins act and in the act for collecting revenue ratified march 12th lstui all the provisions ui which except si far as modified or repealed shall be held applicable to secure the assess ment collection and return of the taxes herein imposed rules of l'a \ a tion rule 1 faxes hereinafter imposed on purchases sales or receipts earnings in come or profits shall be unless otherwise directed on tho total amount thereof dur ing the year preceding tlie 1st day of april . if each year provided thai purchases ales or receipts earnings or profits on which tuxes were paid for the three months preceding the 1st day of july istiti un ler the key inie act ratified march 12th i sin sh 11 bo ex nipt iti i.k .-'. articles taxed ad valorem shall not be liable to such tax when iu the hands ol traders and others win list tht purchases or sales of said articles rule 3 property and purchases sales r receipts taxed al a higher rate shall not be liable to pay any other tax al a lower rate but tlie imposition of a tax for license to carry on any trade or businei -. shall not relieve the property or stock in trade from the properly tax unless there is likewise a tax on the receipts ptircha laruiiigs or sales i f such business or trade i i le i where the purchases reci laruiiigs or sales nl any corporation or joint siock company ore tax i the sh i - if stock therein owned ley individuals shall in a be liable to ad t r//wi*i m tax rule a corporations and jn.inl stock companies except us hereinafter is excep ted shall be liable lo taxation in tin s nil iiianii r as in l:\i.lu ils and shall lisl their property and other tuxubles through their chief officer or agent and no person shall 1 be required to include as pan of his per gonal properly and investments any share or portion i the eipit 1 bioek or propi rty of any compuiij or corporation which is it i|iiin il tn li-i its capital and properly for taxation in this state rule 6 uailroad turnpike i'laukrnnd ( ' ual and navigation companies shall not i required lo lisl iheii property or capi tal l.ni the i res then i i shall be listed hy the stockholders thereof a pari of tin ir in i slim rule 7 the powers and duties in this art or in uny other act relating lo the collection and n turn i state an 1 county lav ti un 1 to and i quired ol h ill she'll likewise be entrusted to aud rc rjuired of tax (',, hectors when such officers are in any county appointed rtt.i s wherever the sheriff is au thorized to c 11 ct taxes on unlisted sub jects he is authorized and required to ad minister an oath to ascertain tlie true amount of taxes due schedule a the property and other subjects desig , ted in the several sections of this sclied | 4 . !, jl '- ;■ ,.•■ ,; y lis tl at the time designated in the said ad for collecting revenue to the list-taker in the several dlstticts of the comities and where taxed ad vnlorcm sh ill be listed at the value thereof in national currency on the 1st of april preceding 1'niil otherwise directed in the iiineral assembly real pr perty shall be rated at the valuation of 1 tsgt as modified iu certain eases by the assess ment of 1866 under the provisions of sec tions 88 ami i of the act for collecting revenue and by such further modifica j linns as may be hereafter made under the provisions of said sections there shall i.e a new valuation of real estate during the ycii 1868 as prescribed in said act for collecting rcve.uu*c the tax herein impo&cj shall not be on said valuation but the sani shall be reported by the clerks of the tveral county courts on or before the 1st day of august of said year to the public treasurer by him to be laid before the next lleiieial assembly the person al property shall be valued on oath by the tax-payer at the usual selling price of similar prtper y at the time of listing and at ilm place where tlie same may then he and it there be no usual belling price kin mi to tin person whose duty it shall lie to fix a value thereon then at such price as it is believed c uld bo obtained therefor iu money at such lime and place it shad be'llie duty f the list-taker to exam ine carefully each return presented to him a id if in his judgment he shall find the property embraced in the same below the value thereof it sh 11 be his duty to assess the true value thereon if the person making such returns shall be dissatisfied with the valuation of the list-taker he may , s i el some ilieiulel.-slell persnll 1111(1 till list-taker shall choose a second and these two a third a majority of whom shall de termine tin am unt of assessment on the property embraced in the said return 1 poll tax ou each taxable poll or male between the aires of r.t and 15 except those maim ed or permanently disabled and also ex cept such poor and infirm persons as tlie county court may declare and record tit subjects of exemption the tax shall be fif ty cents ir shall be ihe duty of all per sons and corporations to list nod pay the tix of such persons liable to the same as an in tli.ii employment on the 1st day of april .. f each year as laborers and the amount nf said tax may bo retained out of any moneys due such employees such , mployces shall be listed in tlie county where they me employed and upon failure bo to do any person or persons subject to such poll tax removing himself or selves from one county into another on before or just after the 1st day nf april of each year shall take with hint or them a ci itificate from the tax-list takar of his or their district or some other responsible m in win may have listed him or them showing him or tbem to be dully listed for said lax upon failure so iii tin shall be subject to double tax retained from his or their wages by the first porson employing him ar them whose duty it shall be to pay over the same to the sheriff and take his receipt therefor otherwise be subject to said double tax in every instance ascer tained ami collectible by distraint class l the following bubjecta in class 1st shall p.:v a tax of lie-lent ll of one per cent mi the cash value thereof to be csti ni iled as hereinbefore prescribed : section i real property with the im provemeuts thereon including entries t la d sec 2 all wagons and other fanning utensils neat cattle horses nudes asses ets hogs and sheep made and raised v " lie s.c :;. ilou hold furniture exceeding nii in value this paragraph includes besides il,r furniture clocks pictures other lb in family portraits and books ov er the value of 500 sec i agricultural products except family supplies for one year in the bands of the producer after the expiration ol twi ive months from the time the same were produced s.-c ,",. agricultural products in pos session of a purchaser who does not pay t i on such products as a iiicicbaiit or tra der family supplit s for one year hall be exempt si ,-. ii s.,lv,nt credits deducting there from the lial.iliti b of the tax payer us principal and as surety whore the princi p n is insolvent the term credits to in elude all claims or demands owing to the iix p :\ er w bother due or not wh tbt >' payable in money or other things and whether owing by persona witbiu or with out the state — merchants and other tra ders shall not in bound to list the credits accruing in the regular course of their husi iioss during tho twelue months preceding the 1st day of april of tho year ni listing no deduction sh ill bo iun.de on account of any obligation given to an insurance com pany except to tlie amount of an assess ment already made nor on account of any unpaid subscription to any institution so ciety corporation or company i sec 7 ! ii ' tun ills ill pn l.lid lion.lrt null stocks and the bonds and stocks or shares : of such corporations and joint stock com panies as do nol list their property for taxation as prescribed in rule ">. this section shall include securities of any state ur government or municipal corporation not exempt by the laws of this state or the united states ; also shares of stuck in railroad turnpike i'l mk road canal and navigation companies whether in or ' out nf the stat as prescribed in rule 6 sec s moneys above sloo in value the term money to include coin bullion hank notes and tho notes <>( any state or government designed to circulate as mon i ey also depots iu this state or elsewhere ! with individuals or corporations payable on demand coin and bullion as well as notes shall be listed at their value in such currency as is commonly paid for taxes sec 9 ships barges boats and other water crafts or any interest thereiu with their tackling rigging and furniture and all else pertaining to them if exceeding one tin his mil dollars in value whether ill the waters of this state at the time of list ing or not sec 10 capital invested used or em ployed in any trade or business other tbau is mentioned specially in this class except where said trade or business is taxed in this act on the purchases sales or receipts thereof sec 11 all shares of stock in any na tional batik located within this state whether held or owned hv residents or non residents of this state shall be listed for taxation aud taxed in the county diere the bank is located onc-tentb ol one per cent on the value nf said shares to be list ed and paid by the cashier class ■>. the bubjects mentioned in class 2d shall pay a tax of one-half of one per cent ml vtdorem sec 1 gold silver and other watches if exceeding 10 in value sec 2 gold and silver ware and plated ware if exceeding in value s105 see j jewelry worn by males includ ing watch chains seals and keys if collec tively exceeding 825 in value sec 4 pleasure curtiitges and other ve hicles for tin conveyance of persons and also pleasure horses if exceeding 50 in value sec 5 harps pianos violins and other musical instruments in use if exceeding in value 50 sec i the amount of salaries and i'cr if exceeding 500 received or which mighl have been received during the year eith er in in ney or 1 1 1 i 1 1 c of value in consider at inn of the discharge of any office or em ployment in the service of the united slates or of til's or any other state or nt any company firm or person ex'cept where the service is e xclusively that of a minis ter ot the gospel class 3 section 1 the subjects and persons mentioned in this class shall be taxed as is specially mentioned on ihe net income and profit's derived by each person joint slock company and corporation from any occupation employment or business in which they may have been eug*nged and from every investment of labor skill pro perty or money and the net income and prolit from any bolircc whatever except salaries and fees during the year pro ceeding the hi day of april in enph year as follows : if said incline amounts to 500 and less than three tl sand dollars one-half of one per cent ; if amounting to three thousand dollars and upwards one p r cent the tax imposed in th s section shall be in addition to other taxes in this act imposed except where laid on gross receipts and dividends and profits else where t ixed and li 11 include interest on si 1 iniiit s of the united states of ties state ur other state or government in estimating the net income lie onlj deduction by way of expenses shall be first taxes other than the income tax due this state second rent for ure of buildings or other prop rty or i ten - 1 on iiicumbrau ci s 11 prop 11 '• . n-'d in iln bu in -.- from which the income i 1 derived i'liinl usual or ordinary rep drs bu i not for new buildings or permanent im provements fourth cosl or value of the labor cepl thai ' f il tax pas r himself raw material food and all oilier nee .- n v ex penses incidental to the business from w hich the income i derived th tax p.in er i ill n turn to the list . taker llie • ros ■ amount of his income and tin gn .- iun tint ol exj ■ 11 ! " j ''' ** uc i tod herefrom . 1 sec 2 kvit person who brings into the state or buys fsoin it llon-resiileiit his agent or consignee by sample or other wise spirituous or vinous liquors ale por ter lager beer or other malt liquors for the purpose of sale ten per cent on the amount of his purchases during the year preceding the 1st of april of each year such tax not to 1 less tbau fifty cents per gallon sec 3 ever person who buys to sell „_■„;,,, ,. |, ', v ','.,,.,,, '. x^^^nrm , if liquors from the iu ike^m lin's m»-m,t co wtt amount ol afl provided w liquors uicinh bcction tfgroesaw led state nr itt^b saitl tax shall be ih a 1 1 \ ll ha the liquors named in this or the proceeding section shall be deemed liable to pay the highest of said taxes miles lie proves by the oath of himself and also of a credible witness or certificate of a sheriff or list taker that the said liquors have beeu duly listed ill this state sec 1 the rax on public ferries toll flutes toll bridges shall be on the net re ceipts if exceeding 500 tdl oct ccllt oil lates across highways ten dollars see 5 livery merchant jeweller gro cer druggist produce dealer and every other trader who as principal or agent oarries on the business of buying or sel ling gi ds wares or merchandise of what ever name or description one-tenth of one per cent on the total amount of his pur chases in or out uf the state for cash or on credit commission marchants factors produce brokers and other persons selling for oth ers as factors or agents shall pay a tax of one-fifth of one per cent on the gross amount of their sales during tlie year the tax on purchases or sales as tho ease may lie of articles the growth or manufacture of this state if i might in the , state and articles the growth or manufac ture of adjoining states if brought into this state for sale l,y the grower or manu facturer shall be only one-twentieth of one per cent purchases taxed af a different rate from that imposed in this section shall not he listed under this section merchants and other trailers shall list separately their purchases of liquors ready made clothing and other articles taxed at higlur rate sec 0 dealers in ready made clothing for males shall pay one-half of one per cent on the total amount of purchases dur ing said year see 7 on the gross receipts of hotels restaurants and eating houses if exceed ing 300 tin tax shall be une-foiirth of one per cent sec 8 oil the gross receipts of gas com panies one-half of one per cent s,e i every money exchange bond or note broker private banker or agent of a foreign broker or banker in addition tho ad valorem tax on their capital invest ed and the tax on their nett income shall pay il employing a capital of twenty thou sand dollars or ni-ire a license tax of one bundled dollars if a capital of less than twenty thousand dollars and not less than ten tbousaud dollars fifty dollars and if a capital of ton thousand dollars or less a tax of twenty-live dollars and also ten dollars additional f,,r j^j^ouiiiv in which tbey have a;'eli^ft^h ; vj sec 10 l'^'t^\«5i : f;*'w v^^^hii^so ill or out of llurffl t . the state jm pay a tax i j9 separate th-cm the st jh (^^^^ this tax the t wfa^.^>j'i.^,,;k u's tress or ,,:!,, r t i of which shall i ;| c n^v^g|^g|§^k the other moity to 1 r mj^rahsg||g|yiill w & wt lax equal in , ff ■ charged for the sec 12 livery gl||||||§llfl^nis elf or as agent ot no t ib^s^w ' ' hides manufactured ■ ul of^^^^a shall pay olie per cent oil lib sales sec iii every auctioneer on all goods wares or merchandize sold by himself whether the growth or manufacture of this statu or not shall pay one-h ilf of ouc per cent on the gios amount of bales and it by itinerant raders or such as are not re sidents of the slat ■, two pet cent on tin gross amount of i lies subject to all tho regulations aud exemptions s t forth in tin t in il th ipter of the it \ i 1 i ode en titled auction and v - ucti in ■■ t .-, ,.. ||. \\\ , ry dirk hi wii knife pis tol i ord i ■, dirk cane and rifle cane exci pi arm und police hat y ) ii worn al tin person of ttjiy , n , ai iun 1 1 iii dm ing i he \ ■ ar one dollar : i'i lb 1 an . pi rsou w in shall « ■ if said pad to li.-t tho same and pt»y tic lax sli 1 b ■ guilty of a in nor and li i 1 t ■ . it the woupo , worn tl 0 old i y the she iff ., id ' in | lo hi an . ..:.... i .. 1 c.....1