The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-04-29
SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1871.


corporate limits of the town, the real
and personal personal property of chur-
ehes and school and oollege ASSOCIATIONS
excepted. That an ordinance declaring
the rate OF annpal taxation for the year,
shall be published at least three weeks
during the month of January in each
year, except the first publication, which
shall be immediately after this amended
charte. is accepted and adopted by the
Gcncrtl Assembly of this State: Provi-
ded, That if, in the judgment of the
said Town Council, any property, real
or personal, shall be returned below its
actual aud true value, then, in such
cases, reference shall be made to the
books of the County Treasurer, and the
last assessment of such property made by
the County Assessors shall be taken as
the value of the same; and that all per-
SONS liable to taxation under the same
shall make oath Of their taxable proper
ty within said town. and make payment
OF their taxes to the Clerk and Treasurer
of the said corporation, CIR such other
person as they may be ordered and re-
xu,rcd TO do, during the succeeding
niontl, alter publication; aud upon fail
nre TO make such return aud payment.
as required, the parties SO in default
Shall be subject to the penalties prori-
ded by law for failure to pay the gen
eral State and County tax, to be enforc.
ed by the orders Of the Intcndant and
Wardens, or a majority Of them, for the
use Of the said town, except that in such
cuses executi ,ns to enforce tina payment
of such taxes shall be issued under the
seal of the corporation, and may be d.
rccted to the Town Marshal, or other
person appointed by the said Town
Council, to levy, collect and receive the
same, with costs, as 10 such cases made
and provided by law. And all property
upon which such tax shall be levied and
assessed is hereby declared and made
liabl" for the payment thereof in pre-
ference to oil other debts, except debts
ldnsto the State, which shall be first
ss imposed
Pby the Infendant anu q !:
majority of them, shall be payable in
advance By the parties liable for the
same, and on failure of payment, their
property shall he liable for the same, as
in manner and form just before stated.
SEC. 8. The Intendant and Wardens
elect, together with Clerk and Trcasur-
er, shall, during their term of Office, be
exempt from street and police duty.
Each Town Council shall, within one
after this expiration of their term of
office, make ont and return to their sue
cessors in Office 4 full account of. their
rcceirs and expenditures during their
term, which account shall be published
IN one or moro papers of the town or
County, and shall pay oycr all moneys
in their possession belonging to the cor
poratlon, and deliver up all books, re.
cords and other papers incidrnt to their
Office to Their successors; and on failure
to do so, they shall be liable to be fined
III a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars, to be collected b. any portion of
the Town Council.
SEC. 10. That all ordinances hereto.
fore passed by the Town Council of
SP%artanburg, in conformity witty the
authority granted by existing laws, shall
be, and they are hereby, peclared legal
and valid.
SEC. IL. All Acts and parts of Acts
heretofore passed in relation to the in
corporation OF the town of Spartanburg
be. AMI the same are hereby, repealed.
SIC. y. This Act shall b. deemed n
public Act, and continue in force for the
term oftwenty years, and until the end
Of the session OF the Legislature there
after.
Approved February IL. 1871.
An Act To renee and amend he charter
ofhe 7'onncf Ba",bcry, ii The STATE
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