The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-09
aa- AupIIOk's OFFICE. CHARLEsTO n

@ AUDITORS OFFlCE, CdAhlESIO "
COUNTY, CHARLESTON, JANUARY sTH, 1867
The following divisions of this County into Assess
ms mt Districts aud assignments thereto of Assessors
for the assessment of personal property taxable u1'
der the act providing for the assessment and tax a.
ton of properly" passed September 15th 1865 is
hereby published for general information, to wit:
CITY OF CHARLESTON.
First tDishict-ComprisingW Wards Nos. l and g. lying
east of Meeting aad south ofCalhoun streets-Mr F.
Q. MoHUGH, Assessor.
Second District Comprising Wards Mes. and 7,
east OF Kingstreet and south of the city boun dary
line-Mr. BENZ. z. KINLOCH, Assessor.
Third District-comprising Wards Nos. and 4,
living west of King and south of Calhoun streets
Mr.. JOHN W. KINGMAN.
Fourth District-comprising Wards Nos. and 8
lying west Of King street and south OF the city ooun
dary hne-Mr. j. II. F. DEREEF, Assessor.
Fifth District-Comprisng all that section OF coun-
try lying within the County cas-. Of the Northeastern
Railroad and the Cooper River including sullivan's
and adjacent Islands the Parishes Of 81. James
Sant.e, St. Thomas and Christ Church and TINT por-
lion Of st. Stephens, st. Johns Berkeley and st.
James Goose Creek lying east Of the above named
Railroad-Mr 8. F. LEQUEx, Assessor.
Sixth District-Conprsing all that section Of coun'
try within the County consisting of that portion Of
the Parishes of St. Stephens st. Johns Berkeley and
St. James Goose Creek lying west OF the Northeast
ern Railroad with that portion Of the Parish of St.
Andrews lying west of tde Ashley River and North
ofWappoo Cut-Mr j. ". GRIFFIN, Assessor.
Seventh Dlstric!-Com l>ri,ins all ,ht s'ction OF
country wlsAin the county, consisting OF thai por-
tion of St. Aud: :ew's, lying south OF Wlppso G ut,
ST. JJn's Collson, aud the adj .eent islam Is west
of the entrance t, Charleston Hatb or-Mr. WILL
LIAM DART, Assessor.
Each Assess ,r is required to com 3e'e the ass,ss-
mept wi'bin his district before thu 16th dry Of
Februry 1869, employing an assistant il doemc
IeNsisrs, and to coeh ie himsel. withia tha d'e-
rict t, whit h hs Is assigned, OBSERVING strcly tae
boundary lines OF tue same. While elch Assessor
sbou be .reful to avoid as fr as possible any.
thing that may SEEM like an unne 'essary invt st-
pst on into The private air, of the TAXPAYER, he
must at the same Tins use evsry proper means to
satisfy himself as 10 the correctness of the returns
made.
mo.tlmportant that the Assessors and all par
ties interested shsud understand that the year for
which this assessment Is made terminates on the 1st
day Of September 1868; and that it is the property
which has been held by the taxpayer during the
year preceding that dat, that is to be assessed for
taxation.
Each Assessor herein named and assigned to dis
trict is required TO enter upon the discharge Of his
duties on MONDAY, the 18th instant, and to report to
this Office whenever It may be deemed necessary.
Assessors should read carefully the act providing
for the assessment and taxation OF property, and the
instruction to Assessors appended thereto.
A. ]. RANSIER,
Auditor Charleston County.
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