The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-12
m- NOTICE OF CITY TAX RETURNS

OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.-OFFIOE
OF CITY APPRAISER-CITY HALL, CHARLES
TON. FEBRUARY 12 1S1o.-Notice is hereby re-
.pectrully given to all concerned that blank forms
OF returns for Real and Personal Property for
this year will be ready for distribution at this
Office on and after MONDAY, the 18th instant, and
that by ordinance said returns must be filed out
and returned to this office on or before the 10th
instant after which time the ordinance prohibits
the Appraiser In receiving any return, but as In
default. P. ]. COOGAN, Clty Appraiser.
EXTRACTS FROM ORDINANCE. PUBLISHED FOR IN
FORMATION.
secrroy ?. Every person required by this or
dinance to list property shall, annually, between
the Ist day Of January and the 10th day OF FEB.
ruary, make out and deliver to the City Appraiser
a statement, verified by his oath, OF all the real
der his control, on the first day Of January OF that
wear, either as owner, agent, parent, husband,
guardian, executor, administrator, trustee, re-
ceiver officer partner, factor, or holder with the
value Of said personal property at the place or re.
turn, estimating according to the rules prescribed
by this ordinance, which statement shall setlo
!. ALI real property.
Q. The number OF horses and their value.
8. The number OF neat cattle and their value.
4. The number OF mules and asses and their
value.
@. The number OF hogs and their value.
I. The value OF gold and silver plate and num-
ber OF gold and silver watches and their value.
s. The number OF plano fortes, melodeons, cab
inet organs and their value.
8. The number Of carriages, wagons. drays or
To- The value of goods, merchandise. monies
and credits pertaining to his business as mer-
chant
provided to be used, in his business as manu-
lacturer.
r. The value OF machinery, engines, tools, Ak
lures and implements used or provided for his
use In his business as manufacturer, and OF all
manufactured articles on hand one year or more.
49, The value or monies, including bank bills
and circulating notes.
IA. The value OF all credits.
Is. The value OF investments In stocks and
bonds OF any company or corporation out OF this
city, except national banks.
stocks, except bonds OF the United States and
this State and city expressly exempt from taxa.
tion by the law uader which they were issued.
Ii. Ths value OF all other property OF whatever
kind.
SEC. o. An 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 py
Inv, shall list for taxation al tneir personai
property and effects at tile same time, man
ner and place as individuals ore required to llst
similar property and effects for taxation.
SEC. "a. 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, ne
shall be subject to penalty OF hfty dollars anu
costs OF prosecution.
SEC. As. II the City Appraiser shall suspect or
be informed that any person or persons, corpora
tIon or company, has evaded making return, or
made false return Of hls her, or their personal
property for taxation, or have has not made
full return, or that the valuation returned ID
less than it 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 OF bis office, at time fixed In
said notice. together with such other person or
persons as said City Appraiser may desire to ex-
anime and the party, together with any witness
called, shall be examined by said City Appraiser,
under oath, (which oath said City Appraiser is
authorized TO administer,) touching the personal
property and the value thereof OF such party, and
everything which may tend to eYince the true
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