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

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srporato limits of the town, the real
and personal personal property Of chur-
clIss and school and oollege ASSOCIATIONS
excepted. That an ordinance declaring
the rate of annual 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
charter is accepted and adopted by the
Gencrtl 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, III 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, or such other
person as they may be ordered and re-
xu.red TO do, during the succeeding
mouth utter publication; aud upon fail
ure to make such return and payment,
as required, the parties SO in default
shall be subject to the penalties proYi-
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
cases executi)u nus to enforce tina payment
of such taxes shall be issued under the
seal of the corporation, and may be di-
rected 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 aud made
liabh for the payment thereof in pre-
%ferencc to j i.other debts, except debts
dnstQ the State, which shall be first
imposed
Eby the IEfendaut aud ssasdsas
majority of them, shall be payable in
advance By the parties liable for the
same, and on failure of payment, their
property shall be liable for the same, as
in manner and form just before stated.
SEC, 8. The Intendant and WaFdens
elect, together with Clerk and Treasur-
er, shall, during their term of office, be
exempt from stree. and police duty.
Each Town Codncil shall, within one
after thb expiration of their term of
Office, make out and return to their sue
cessors in Office a full account of. ihe.r
receirs and Expenditures during their
term, which account shall be published
in one or moro papers of the town or
County, and shall pay over all moneys
in their possession belonging to the cor
poration, 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
10 c sum net exceeding Eve 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
Spartanburg, iu 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 own Of Spartanbnra
be. and the same are hereby, repealed.
SEC. y. This Act shall be deemed n
public Act, and continue in force for the
term OF twenty years, arai ".t.; s;.s sad
Of the session OF the Legislature there
after.
Approved February IL, 1871.
An ACT to rencp and amend Tie charfe,
ofthe Toun0f Bumberg, in The Stat,