Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-04-25
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is, 1865 and all Acts Amendalory Thereto"
Section l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the State of South Carolina now met
and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority Of
the same:
That section 1OS of the act entitled an act providing
for the assessment and taxation Of property" passed
September 5 1868, be- and the same is hereby altered
aud amended by striking out all the proviso after The
words delinquent land sale" in the twelfth line shat
section ia of the act be amended by striking out
the words two years" and inserting in lieu thereof the
words NINETY days. that section 116 Of the same act be-
and the same is hereby amended by striking out the
words 1.-TWO years. whenever the same appears therein
and insert in lieu thereof the words NINETY days. that
section III Of the act be- and the same is hereby
amendedby striking out the words zone year" whenever
the same may appear therein and insert lieu thereof
the words thirty days." and by striking out the words
two years. whenever the may appear therein and
insert the words NINETY days." in lieu thereof that
on 1913 of said act be- and the is hereby amended
by striking the words two years. whenever the same
may therein and insert in lieu thereof the words
ninety days"
Sec 2. That much Of the act entitled "an act to
further amend act entitled act providing for the
assessment and taxation of property" passed March 8,
1871 provides that ak deeds Of convcyances of real
estate shall he placed record in the Office of The Coun
ty Auditor before the canbe placed ed record in
the Office Of the Register Of Mesne Conveyance be- and
the same is hereby amended by adding the following.
viz And for each and every violation of this provisio
by Clerk Of Court Register of Mesne Conveyance he
shall upon conviction before any court Of competeni
jurisdiction be fined in of noless than five doa5s
nor than twenty dollars and the costs Of the action
half of said fine be paid into the County Treasury
he e no nd tbn half IN he
paid to the County Auditor
Sec lhes al lands which have been forfeited to tho
State under the provisions of the providing for the
5 1865 aud other acts amendaory thereto shall be ad-
vertsed by the County Auditor, in provided by
section 1O Of said act and sold by the County Treasurer
to the highest bidder land the County Auditor shall exc
cute warranty deed" to the purchaser The proceeds
Of the SALE after dcductng fees allowed by law and pay
ing the county the amount Of taxes and penalties duo
from such land shell be forwarded to the Stare Treasurer
by the County Treasurer and shall be credited the
county from which it is received account of the for
fetcd lands.
Sec. t. That all lands and reatr within this Stats
whereupon, in respect whereof: any of money
mains due payable after the sale provided for in
ion , chapter l3 title Of general statues which
liable to b. sold for. of any laid by
under the authority Of this state for county
purposes in accOlauce with the provisions of ithcr Of
the several acts for the purpose Of assessing and levyRg
taxes for the support Of the of the State and
Of the several counties thereof pass in the years 1868,
1862 1870 and lS1l shall be exposed to sal and sold for
The payment Of such taxes and all penalties costs and
1hargrs thereon accrued the first Monday in June,
1872 and from day to day til :rcaflcr Sundays only &C
epd until the whot thereof shall bc Sold 1T the place
II pacos the and manner hereinafter provided
such sal shall by tie County treasurer of each cUun-
~ the county seat who shall expose and offer the sail
Lands ut pablo ~, b. soG and conveyed in fec simple
without any right OF r,dpIon for the payment there
t. If person shall At said sal offer to purchase or
Axe l2ss quantity OF the land - charged and Offered
han the whole thereof and for the amounts charged
tn: taxes, prnaltie, and charges the said
oEty r shall clare that the State is the pur-
haScr III rtoi, and for the amount charged, and
:hrrrupon the State shall invested in fee smpl
with the It'll of said lands and the app.rrtcnancs and
Ill the mprov 'ntS thereon fiat the said sale any
person shall pubic, of take less portion than tho
whole OF said land, shall be sold such p,rson as shall
,Fcr to tax The small st portion thereof and pay the
amr;and upon the paym Of tn" amount 80 due to
aid Cou y Treasurer, said officer shall and do
liver to III said purchaser certificate setting forth the
fact of S.h purcaS, aud the paym mt Of the amount
did, and th'rr~p"n IL said purchas shall BE- ent To
The grant from tn ate of the undivided right title
intrr> in Gee SmIla without redemption in and to all
the laulS sold aii all lands belonging any person
persons or corporation against whom such tax was
Levied and assessed equal to the proportion which the
amount bid holds 10 tn whole Of said lands purchased
and tn" purchaser shall be entitled to demand partition
thereof according to law and such partition the said
al
interest i'll all the improvements thereon In addition
the assessed and chargcablc upon said lands
there shall be added at the time of said sale five per
ccntum Of the Of said taxes penalties costs and
charges which said is hereby appropriated for the
expense of said sale and the collection Of the moneys
thereon Onc-haf Of per cent to be for the Of
the county and the balance to be paid into the State
Treasury. If any person to whom such lands shall bc
struck off shall fail forthwith to pay the amount bid
therefor said County Treasurer shall Immediately cxpoe
and offer such lands for resale If previous sale had
taken place The County Treasurer shalt make weekly
remanccs Of all funds received according to the pro-
visions Of this act to the State Treasurer and shall for
ward monthly accounts for said funds to the State
Treasurer.
Sec II shall be the duty Of the Governor to
this TO be published in such shall in his
Judgment be requisite give full information thereof
the expense Of said publication to be paid reimbursed
Of the funds authorized hereby to be charged tho
expenses Of said sale.
Sec. 1t shsttbc the duty Of each County Auditor Of
each county to exhibit the books thereof showing all
delinquent taxes herein provided for for sixty days next
preccdn; such SALE and all persons shall be entitled to
inspect the same between the hours of o'clock A. NJ.
and IL NJ each day. Sundays except and it shall be his
duty to attend said sale with the sail books and to
furnish said County Treasurer and all persons requir-
ing the same such information the records Of his oce
may afford relative the matters involved in said sale
and upon the delivery Of the Trasurcrs certificate
ale to execute ad,nl in accordance" with section 30
chapter 3 title 3 the general of South Carroll