The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-16

aT AUDITOK'S OFFICE. CHARLESTON
COUNTY. CHARLESTON. JANUARY SsrH. 1869
The following divisions of this County into Aesess-
ment Districts and assign ents thereto
for the assessment of real and personal Iproperty
taxable under the act providing for tho assessment
and taxation of properly" passed September 18th,
1862 is hereby published for general information to
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oITY OF CHARLESTON.
First tDishict-Comprising Wards Nos. aid 5, lying
east of Meeting and south of Calhoun streek -Mr r.
@. MoHUGH, Assessor.
Second District-Comprising Wards Nos 6 and 7,
east of Kingstreet and south Of the city soun dary
line-Mr. BENZ. K. KINLOCH, Assessor.
Third D.strict-Comprising Wards Nos and 4,
lying west of King and south of Calhoun streets-
Mr.. JOHN w. KINGMAN.
Fourth DistSlot-oomprising Wards No. 6 and 6
lying west Of King street and south Of the dty soun
Diary hne-Mr. J. N. r. DEREEF, Assesse.,
Fifth all that sectloS Of coun-
try lying within the County eas OF the Northeastern
Railroad and the Cooper River, Including suIlivans
and adjacent Islands, the Parishes Of d.. James
santee. St. Thomas and Christ Church and that por.
tion Of st. Stephens. st. Johns Berkeley and st.
James Goose Creek lying east Of the abpve named
Railroad-Mr. g. f. LRQUEx Assessor
Sixth Disrict-Comprising all that secti,n Of coun.
try within the County consisting OF that portion Of
the Parishes Of St. Stephens. st. John's Berkeley and
St. James Goose Creek lying west OF the Northe ,st
ern Railroad. with that portion of the Paish of st
Andrews lying west Of the Ashlsy River and NORTH
ofWappoo cut-Mr. j. W. GRIFFIN, ASSESSOR.
Seventh Dlstrios--Com ,ri sing all that sseiion o
country within the county, CO sistng otthaS por-
t!on OF st. Andrews, lying south OF Wsppso at,
St. Johns Oollaou, and tho adj lsent islsn ts west
OF the entrance to Charleston Ha b or-M WILL
LIAM DART Assessor.
Each ASSESS Y 1s reg lrod t., COM ,!o'e taeass
ment within bis district be9o.e tn 15;a Ray OF
February, 1869. employiog an assis ant If deame a
re;esssry, and to conf hlmsel. within IL asdse-
rict 10 which he is assigned, Observing atristiy tae
boundary lines OF the samo. While Q loh Aases sor
shou d be aireful to avoid as FIR as possit.e s5y-
thing that may seem like an sunne css,ry 49, st.
gat on into tho private aflir, Of tue tax ,ay
must at the asme time evsry proper m NJ 10
satisfy himself TO the correctness of tho etsfrs
made.
II Is stimportant that the Assessors and al par
ties interested shonla understand that the yrar for
which this assessment Is made terminates on hs 1st
day OF September, 1888; and that it is the property
which has been held by the tax payer duraa the
year preceding that dat, that is to Ae assessed for
taxation.
Each Assessor herein named and assigned I'd o dis.
triot ia required to ener upon the discharge OF his
duties ON MONDAY. the 1ith instant and to reno TO
this oface vheneverit may be deem cd neoesssty.
Assessors should read carefully tho act proti ding
for the assessm snt ana taxation o. property ara the
instruction to Assessors appended thsreto.
A. J. RANsIEs,
Auditor Charleston County.
January9 slnao