Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-06-25
REAL ESTATE
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REAL ESTATE. Personal L.
Center Township, S379.008 $l18.130
Seneca Township, 421. G20 202. 1858
Tugalo Township, 2i1. III 53.l27
Wagner Township, 755.755 273. $50
Keowcc Township, 204. 800 G9.710
Pulaski Township, &c. 1874 17.G4Y
Chatuga Township, 118. 600 90. 1852
Whitewater Township, 07.162 10.500
Total, So, 373, Go3 $s97,07
Tho return of tho Value of real estate shows tho
amount as fixed by tho State Board of Equalization.
and which is double tho value originally assessed.
Of tho personal property 1887, 7S0 arc assessed on
the Blue Ridge Railroad Company in tins County.
The entire property of tho County is rs follows:
Total value of Real Estate, $2,373,Go3
Total value of puro Personally, 600,299
Total value Of Railroad properly, 3a7,7s0
Total value of all taxable property, $3,270,77l
The tax will be as follows:
State tax on Real Estate, ST., 802.G93
State tax OH Personality, 3.8l9.733
State tax on Railroad, 2,00S.35
S24, $50, 1921
County tax on Roal Estate, $7,121.07.
" on Personally, 1928
" " OH Railroad, 1,1G3.31
S0,Sl2.31.3 g. :
Aggregate tax for Oconcc G county, $3i,343. 00.5a
From q printed statement before us VIC take the
following valuation of taxable property in pickcns
County:
Total value Real Estate, Sss4,1G
Total value of Personally, 400,G G7
Aggregate value of taxable property, $1,25l,8 800
State tax, S9.411 ,2l.7a
County tax, 3,7G1.4S.7
Aggregate tax for pickens county, $l3, lis G04!
---- L.. g.. $500 ~.l . 4 . 10 M y
Sl7,518,79
From this it will be seen that the taxes of the
counties, covering tho area of what was formerly
pickcns District, foot up forty-scvcn thousand five
hundred and eighteen dollars and scvcnty-ninc
cents. From the statistics of taxes for the year
ending goth September, 1850, we extract tho fol-
lowing for Pickcns District.
Statc tax OH Real Estate, 81, 5Gl.7 10
State tax on Personal Property SC. d.427. OF
Total State tax SIS, $685. 80
This shows the State Tax for 1850 to he only n
little over ono sixth Of tho present State Tax and
that the present tax on Real Estate is about fifteen
and one third times greater than in The year $50.
We have made this estimate OF the two Counties
together, because this is the first time they have
paid separate taxes. If any one acquainted with
this section will examine the calculation, they will
find that while Pickcns has suffered Oconoc is
crushed. The Real Estate in Oconce is noarly
three times tho valuation of Pickens and this TOO
while Oconec is composed largely Of fountains
and poor ridges. Wo do think this County has
greater cause Of complaint than any VIC have OK
nmincd. Many farms in this County which have
boon sold on credit since The war at prices, which
tho purchasers arc to day willing to take for them
were so returned and that return doubled. Wo
notice in Whitewater Township two farms of this
kind which brought respectively Sc, 500 and T.
200 making 3,700. These farms are now assess
cd at double these prices making $27,400 nearly
one third of tho valuation Of real Estate of that
entire Township. We know that any one wishing
to invest in real Estate can purchase these farms
at tho original assessment.
The County Treasurer informs us that tho
taxes for this county exceed the amount Of money
returned rs OH hand. Now as this money is largely
in the hands Of merchants and capitalists, whore
will the farmers raise tho means to pay these OPP
prcssive taxes. We fear n large quantity Of land
will DO forced into market for taxes. What reme-
dy if any exists, is doubtful. We suggest that
in cases Of great hardship an appeal to the State
auditor might result in somo rolief. We cannot
soy SO positively.
Death Of Dr.. P. n. Wallace.
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