The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-26
Acts Anti Joint Neaolutions assrd by the
General Assembly OF south carolina
RcRu1 Session, 1871 and l67A.

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General Assembly OF south carolina.
Regular scsston, 1671 and l672.
All AoT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED IAN
ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT
AND TAXATION OF PROPERTY" PASSED
September ID, 1868. AND ALL AoIs
AMeNDATORY THERETO.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives Of The State
Of South Carolina, n0s0 snei ana sitting in
Genera! Assembly. and by tho authority If
The sdnse, That Section 1O8 of the Act
entitled "An Act providing for the as
sessment aud taxation OF property" !"
passed September 10. 1868. be. and the
same is hereby, altered and amended,
by striking out oil the proviso. after the
words ''delipquent land SALE" in the
twelfth line; that Section ia of the
same Act DO amended by striking cut
the words 'two years." and inserting in
lieu thereof tho words NINETY days."
that Section 116 of the same Act be, und
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 same Act be. aud
the same is hereby, amended by striking
out the words zone year." whenever the
same may appear therein, and insert in
lieu thereof the words thirty days."
and by striking out the words 'two
years." whenever the same may appear
therein, and insert the words NINETY
days." in lieu thereof; that Section l23
of said Act be, and the same is hereby,
amended by striking out the words 1.-TWO
years." whenever the same may occur
therein. and insert in lien thereof the
words NINETY days"
SEQ. Q. That so much OF the Act enti-
tied IAN Act to further amend an Act
entitled An Act providing for the as
sessment and taxation of property"
passed March 8. 1871, as provides that
ell deeds OF conveyauces of real estate
shall be placed on record in the Office of
the County Aaditor. before the same can
be placed on 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 provision by n
Clerk Of Court or Register of Mesne
Conveyance, he shall, upon conviction
before any court Of competent jurisdic-
tion, be fined in sum Of not less than
five dollars, nor more than twenty dol
lars. and the costs OF the action, one
half of said fine to be paid into the
County Treasury for the benefit of the
County. and the other half to be paid to
the County Auditor.
SRo. 8. That all lands which have been
forfeited to the State under the provi-
sions OF the Act providing for the assess
ment and taxation of property, passed
September Is, 1868. and other Acts
amendatory thereto, shall be advertised
by tile County Auditor, in manner pro-
vided by Section 107 of said Act, and
sold by the County Treasurer to the
highest bidder, and the County Auditor
shall execute warranty deed" to the
purchaser. The proceeds of the sale,
after deductiDg foes 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 be cre-
dited to the County from which it ia re-
ceived on account Of the forfeited lands.
SEQ. 4. That all lands and real estute
within this State, whereupon. or in re-
spect whereof, any sum Of money re-
mains due or payable after the sale pro-
vided for in Section Is, Chapter 49, Title
B. OF general statutee, or which are liza
bic to be sold for, or on account of any
GhA into OJ OE Luc Ot
this State, for State or County pur-
poses, in accordance with tho provisions
OF either Of the several Acts, for tho pnr-
pose ofassessiDg and lcvJ;ng tazes !c- tho
support OF the government of the State.
and of the several Counties thereof.
passed in tho years 1868. 1869, 1870 ~ d
1871. shall be- exposed to sale. md sold
for the payment Of such taxes, aud Ill
penalties, costs and charges there, nc
orued, on the first Monday in June,
1872. and from day to day thereafter,
Sundays only excepted, until tho Whole
thereof shall be sold, ct the pluce or
places, on the terms and in the manner
hereinafter provided; suck sale shall be
by the County Treasurer Of each Coun-
ty, at the County seat, who shall expose
and offer tho lands at public sale, to be
sold and conveyed in fee simpl without
any right of redemption for the pnyment
thereof. If no person shall at said sale
offer to purchase or take less quantity
OF the land 80 charged and offered than
the whole thereof, ut and for tho amount
80 charged, for the taxes, penalties.
costs and charges, the said County Trea-
surer shall declare that the State is the
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