The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-14
EXTRACTS FROM ORDINANCE, PUBLISHED FOR IN
IORNATIOS

FORMATION.
SECTION Z Every person required by this Or
dinance to list property shall, annually, between
the lst day OF January and the Goth day OF Feb
ruary, make out and deliver to the City Appraiser
statement, verified BY his oath, OF all the real
and personal property possessed by him, or un-
der his control on the first day OF January OF that
year, either as owner, agent parent, husband,
guardian, executor, administrator trustee, re-
value OF said personal PROPERTY at the place OF re-
turn estimating according TO the rules prescribed
BIZ this ordinance, which statement Shall set 1oftn:
!. All real property.
9. The number of horses and their value.
3. Tile number Of neat cattle and their value.
4. The number OF mules and asses anu tL:is
value.
S. The number of sheep, goats and their value.
6. The number Of hogs and their value.
I. The value OF gold and silver plate and num-
Der OF gold and silver watches and their value.
8. The number OF piano fOrteS melodeons, cab.
met organs and their value
0. The number OF carriages, wagons, drays or
other vehicles.
10. The value of goods, merchandise, monies
and credits pertaining to his business as mer-
chant.
provided to be used, In his business as manu-
facturer.
y. The value Of machinery, engines, tools, fix
lures and implements used or provided Tor his
manufactured articles on hand one year or more.
13. The value OF monies, including bank bills
and circulating notes.
IA. The value of oil credits.
Is. The value OF investments In stocks and
bonds of any company or corporation out OF this
city, except national banks.
16. The value Of oil investments Ia bonds and
stocks, except bonds OF the United States and
this State and city expressly exempt from taxa
tion by the law under which they were Issued
II. Ths value OF all other property OF whatever
kind.
SEC. %. All companies and corporations,
whether organized under the laws OF this State or
not, the manner Of listing whose personal prop
erty Is not otherwise specifically provided for by
law, shall list for taxation all their personal
property and effects at the same time, man.
ncr and place as individuals arc required to list
similar property and effects for taxation
SEC. 81. Any person claiming not to have any
property shall, upon demand Of the City Ap-
praiser, make oath to the fact that he has no
property, and If he refuse to make such oath, he
shall be subject to penalty Of fifty dollars end
costs OF prosecution.
bc informed that any person or persons, corpora
tlon or company has evadcd making return, or
made false return OF hts, her. or their personal
property for taxation, or have or has not made
Il full return, or that the valuation returned Is
less than 1t should have been according to the
rules prescribed by this ordinance, 1t shall be his
duty, at any time before the settlement with the
Treasurer for the year, to notify such party to ap
pear before him at his office, ct time fixed IN
said notice, together with such other person or
persons as said City Appraiser may desire to ex-
anime, anu the party, together with any witness
called, shall be examined by said City Appraiser,
under oath, (Which oath said City Appraiser Is
property and the value thereof OF such party, and
everything which may tend to evince the true
amount such party should have returned for tax
alton. feb12