The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-04-03
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Approved March 1s, 1872.

AN ACT to Amend an Act entitled
::ttAn Act Providing for the Assess
=ment and Taxation of Property,
Passed September Is, 1868, and all
AetslAmendatory Thereto" n,
Section /. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House Of Representatives
OF the State of South Carolina, now
met and sittiag in General Assembly,
and by the authority Of the same:
That section lOS of the act entitled
"an act providing for the assessment
and taxation Of property" passed
September Is, 1868, be, and the same
is hereby, altered and amended, by
striking out all the prosiso, after the
words .Ndelinquent land sale" in. the
twelfth line; that section Iii Of the
sdne act be amended by striking out
the words atwa years." and inserting
in lieu thereof the words, "nincty
days. that section 116 of the same
act be, and the same is hereby amen.
ded by striking out the words "two
years. whenever the samo appears
therein, and insert in lieu thercofathe
words ""ninety days." that section III
of the same act Re, and the same is
hereby, amended by striking out the
words "ono year." whenever the same
may appear therein, and insert in lieu
thereof, the words "thirty days." and
byastriking out the words "two
years." whenever tho same may ap-
pear therein, and insert the words
!Eninety days" in lieu thereof; that
section 1913 of said act be- and the
sametis hereby, amended by striking
out the words 1.-TWO years." whenever
the same may occur therein, and in
sert in lieu thereof the words ninety
days '5r.v. ... ..@
Sec. 2. That so much Of an Act en-
titled IAN act to further amend an act
entitled an act providing for the as
--sessment and taxation of property"
passed MARCH s, 1872, as provides
that all deeds of conveyances of real
estate shall bp placed on record in the
Office Of the County Auditor before
the same can be: placed on record in
the Office of the Register of Mesne
conveyance, be, and the same is here
by, amended by adding the following,
viz; "And for each and every viola
xtiot Of this provision by a Clerk Of
gCouft Or Register Of Mesne Convey
ance, he Shall upon conviction before
any-eenrt Of competent jurisdiction,
be Raed- ina sum Of not less than five
dollars, nor moro than twenty dollars
and the cost Of the action, one-half of
asma Gne shall be; paid into the County
Treasury for the benefit Of the county,
and the other half to be paid to the
County Auditor.
Il; SEC, 3. That all lands which have
been forfeited TO the State under the
provisions of the act providing for
the assessment and taxation Of prop.
erty, passed September IS. 1868, and
Uat6eE lacts aDendatory thereto, shall
hel advertised BY, the County Auditor,
{. in manner provided by section 1O7 OF
Csaid raeb and sold by the County
:, Treasurer TO the highest bidder and
= tie County Auditor shall execute a
! 3ssswarfanty deed" to the purchaser.-
The proceeds of the sale, after deduct
in&Fess allowed by law and paying
the county the amount of taxes and
penalties due from such land, shall be
forwarded to the State Treasurer by
the County Treasurer, and shall DC
gEFsdltsd to the county from which 1t
u IL received on account of the forfeited
sw SEcr4. That all lands and real es.
tate within this State, Wheupon, or in
respect Whereof any sum of money
remains due or payable after the sale
! tproyided for in section Is, chapter l3,
title g., of general statutes. or which
sHaresfiabte to be sold for or on account
of any tax laid by Or under the au-
thority7 of this State, for State OF
county purposes, in accordance with
the provisions of either Of the several
acts, for the purpose of assessing and
leyying taxes for the support OF. the
government of the State, and OF the