Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-08-07
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE County CoM
Mrss1oNERs OF CERTAIN COUNTIES 4,
LEVY AND CoILEor AN ADD1T1oNAl
TAX FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

BE it enacted Jy the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in G GenersI
Assembly, and by the authority of
the same, That the County Commissiolsss
ers of the several Counties. herein men
toned be, and they are hereby, author
lied aud directed to levy and collecta
special tax as hereinafter specified, on
the taxable property of the said Cou1.
ties, said tax to be levied Mt the same
timo other taxes are levied for the fiscal
year commencing November /, 1873
said tax to be devoted exclusively to the
payment of the past due indebtedness Of
the said Counties, viz For the County
of Marion. three (3) mills; for the
County of Orangeburg, three t3) smills
for the County of Rich land, one and-half
Qa) mills for the county of Lancaster,
two (2) mills; for the county of New
berry, two (2) mills. Provided, That oil
claims for the payment of which tho
special tax herein authorized is leviedS
shall be registered in the Office of this
Clerk of the Court of the county In
which such tax is ordered, on or before
the first day of October, 1873, and all
claims ofclaimants failing to register the
same, within the said time, shall not .ba
paid. s.
SEC. 2. That the county commission.
ers Of Horny county be, and they are
hereby, authorized to levy and cause to
be collected, a special tax of two (2)
mills upon o dollar of all the taxable
property in said county, the said tax to
be devoted exclusively to repairing the
bridges in said county, across Kingston;
Lake aud Socastee creek, and to thrs
mont Of tho past Indebtedness III ttfS
Z county.
SEC. 2. That the county commission
ers of the county of Williamsburg be,
and they arc hereby, authorized to levy
and cause to be collected, a special tax
Of two (2) mills on dollar of all the
taxable property Of the said county;
said tax to be levied at the same time
other taxes are levied for the fiscal year
common cling November 1, 1873, the
same to be used exclusively for the par
pose of paying the Indebtedness caused
by the building of the jail in the said
county.
Approved February 20, 1873.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 0s, 09AsD 100,
CHAPTER XVII, OF ruE GENERAL SrAru-
rEs OF sourn CAROLINA RELATING TO
HoLpERs OF INSURANCE Policies.
SECTION 1. BE IL 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 9s, of chapter XVII, of the
General Statutes, be amended, in tho
fifth line Of said Section, after the words
'bonds or stocks of this State" by
inserting the words COZ of the United
States;" also, ut the close of the said
Section, insert the following proviso:
"Propitied, however, That it shall be tho
duty, and it lis hereby required of the
comptroller General, upon notice being
served upon him by the agent of any
said company or association, accompani-
ed by proof sufficient to establish the
fact of the insolvency ofsuch company
or association so depositing, to dispose
of, at public outcry, to the highest bid
der, after twcnty-one days notice of said
sale, notice to be given by publishing in
one of tho daily papers in the city of
Columbia, and in one daily paper in tho
city of Charleston, so much or SO great
an amount of such bonds or stockaso
deposited as will enable him to rel insure
the policy holders of such insolvent
company or association, in such proper
and solvent insurance company or asso.
citation as any policy holder in said
insolvent company or association may
desire, or elect, for the balance of tho