The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-31
TIE Apr AIS EMENT OF REAL
EXTITE

Tho following bill was introduced by Alder
man Yoigt at tho last meeting Of tho City
Council and read first time:
A BILL TO APFRAIsR THE RATEABLK PROPERTY OF
THE CITY OF CHARLESTON, AND FOR OTHER
PURPosEs.
Wtereas. Tho fundamental principal of
Justice to all, in the lcvying OF taxes for the
maintenance OF government and good order,
depends essentially upon equitable nppraise-
ment OF oil the rnteabie property OF tho COM
munity; and whereas 1t is known that great
discrepancy now exists IN tho appraisemont OF
real estate In tho city, and to the end that tho
1st. BE IL ordained By the Mayor and Aldor-
man OF Charleston in City Council assembled,
and IL is hereby ordained by authority OF tho
same. that o commission Of three citizens be
appointed by tho Mayor and Committee op As
sessment, ono Of whom shall be o carpenter,
be known and approved as competent controc-
tors aud builders In this city for tho last tou
years, and the other citizen to bo of good eX-
perienco In the general value freal estate and
all owner thereof
81. That each ward shall elect by real estate
owners thercin, two real estate owners thereof,
who shall act as auxiliary appraisers for their
respective wards, with those appointed by tho
appraisers Of real estate for tho City OF Charles
ton for 1669.7O, aud their appraisement shall
DO conclusive, as 20 approximate value for
taxation, till otherwise changed by law or Or
linance.
81. Tho apprasemont of all lots shall bo as
10 thoir front and depth-tho land III each block
or square being lrst fixed in valuo. utter due
consideration OF it's locality and surrounding
advantages; but tho buildings thereon shall be
valued at what it would csst to erect them at
time OF oppraisement making duo allowance
for ago and decay; but should this commission
tail to ogroo by beng equally divided as to the
value OF any real estnte, then the Committee OF
City Council on Assessment, or any one of them,
shall be an umpir3 therein, beyond which there
shall be no appeal but by written statement Of
grievance, sworn TO before magistrate, to be
Submitted to the Mayor and Council for their
consideration, whose decision shall be final in
oil such cases.
4th. The said commissioners shall enter in
book prepared for that purpose bY the oity
assessor, tho number Of each lot. the. dimen::
sons thereof as to font ani depth. and kind
OF house or building thereon, II any, whether
OF brick or OF wood, and the number OF stores
high. and the appraised value thereof.
q 9th; Ihe & number assigned to each piece.
said commissioner, shall be the number by
which each person, making returns hereafter,
Shall designate every such piece, parcel or lot
OF land; which returns shall also truly show,
per tito, the front and depth of lot, aud kind
Of house or building thereon, II auy, or forfeit
the cosL OF such true discovery as shal be OBJ
tanned from, archives Of real estate; and eacI,
and every person or persons in charge OF any
real property IN this city, whether as actual
owner. guardian, trustee, executor, representa-.
two at law or others wise concerned 10 respond
therefor, shall, on or before the-day of--next,
make just full and particular return of oil such
prroPs:ty as may be in such PERSONS account
ability, whether it be taxEbleo or not, including
oil ralro I'd property in lands and buildings, all
orafltable institutions property in land aud
buildings, all church and achool property in
lands and buildings, and whatever othor prop
erty in real estate may be in any way hold
within tho corporate limits OF the City OF
Charieston, to tho end that all property NAV
oe tuly represented IN facilitating the object OF
a complete census; and tho SAID returns shall
serve tor the year 1870. except where property
may change owners before the 1st day of Jan
uary, 1870. in which case tho fact must Ina
made own to the assessor on or before tho
totn 10 OF January. 1871; and every person failing
now by law declared. against defaultere in
making returns of taxable property
9th. fhe pay OF said commission shaIl be ut
the rate Of one.eishtie,h t1-sOl of one per
to be equally divided between the fiyo commits,
sloners and O recording clerk, to be assigned
them by the Mayor, the payment to be made
when tho whole appraiaement OF tho CITY Is
completed, which must be on or before the
thlrty-6rst day OF December, 1869.
7th. That alter tho said appraisement s:iali
have been made OF the entire real estate Of the
city. the Hamo shall be published in book form,
IN addition to which there SHALL be publIahed
mn a!phabetic list Of all taxpayers Of tho clty.
80 that reference may be conveniently had from
tue aggregate sum, to the specific item OF rely
estate by figures following each name, same as
tho number OF page preceding, upon which
such person may appear as real estate owner,
and after real estate, oil other taxes shall be
entered, following in proper OF der Of their
several captions in accordance with IN ordi-
nance to ralso supplies DC.
9th: That q c.nsus Of the city population
shall be taken by proper person or persons,
show the population Of each yard IN itself, the
number nj males and females, giving distipc-
tiou OF races. and the number OF males and fe-
males Of each. of twenty-oue years OF age and
over, all OF which shall be published in the
aforementioned book or census for 1870, TO
VIII lch shall be added all useful matter TO tho
community that Council may deem proper and
WISE.