The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-04-10

1873, you will, on receipt OF this, instruct
your County Treasurer to issue his exccu-
tions for unpaid taxes and penalties of 1872
as soon as you return to him his Duplicate,
with the twenty per cent penalty charged
thereon, as noted in "Circular s" and re-
quire him to proceed at once to the speedy
collection of the same by distress or other
wise.
The fees allowed Treasurers as costs are as
follows, viz:
On the amount delinquent, per cent.
For issuing execution, S so
For entry of same in execution book, 90
For levy on property, l.5O
For advertising property for sale, zoo
For mileage, (only one way,) per mile Ito
be computed from the county court
house to the place of making distress,) %
Section 6, Chapter 13, Title 3, of General
Statutes, gives the County Treasurer ample
power to enforce the collection of his execu-
tions promptly, and you will remind him
that he will be held responsible for all taxes
aud penalties due on his duplicate, save for
reasons specified in Section 80, Chapter II,
Title 3, of Statutes aforesaid and the Trea-
surer must exhaust the personally before
proceeding against real estate of any tax
payer. e-+-a .
On or before the 10th of April next, you
will examine the Treasursr's Duplicate, and
receive from him the delinquent list he will
certify to you the name Of any tax payer
against whom shall appear any assessment,
tax or penalty for A. D.. 1872 unpaid, for or
on account of any real estate in your County;
and you will publish the same delinquent
list weekly, for two weeks, between April
18th and May 5, 1873, in the manner. and
form as prescribed in General Statutes, Title
8, Chapter 13, Section II. The day of sale
will be May 5, 1873; and you will attach a
notice to said list in the manner and form
as noted in Section II above. The above
sale will be conducted in the same manner
prescribed in Section Is of above mentioned
Chapter, as amended by Section !, Act No.
125, approved March IL, 1872.
You will keep the record of sale as noted
in Section 20, Chapter 13, Title 3, as above,
and ON which depends the correctness .of as
sessments for 1873, and obviates the refer
ence to this Office Of petitions for erroneous
assessments" often styled ''clerical errors" "
Your attention is invited to Sections 81
and 35 of Chapter 13, above noted; and it is
absolutely certain that if any of the above
directions are not complied with and on the
days specified, that the sales made will be
null and void in law, and entail upon your
Office reputation undesirable.
AS soon as the sales are completed as
above, you will be furnished with Settle
ment Sheets" to close the accounts of 1872;
aud you are instructed to prepare and for
ward the same, with the Forfeited List"
BY the County Treasurer, on or before the
1st day of June next, for final settlement
of all taxes for 1872, thereby obviating any
impedimcnt to the assessment of 1873. You
will convey to your County Treasurer the in
formation herein noted, which will be bind
ing on each of you, copy of same being
sent to your address; and, being so delivered,
you will report your action to this Office.
Respectfully, &C.,
S. i. HOGE,
Comptroller-General s. c.
Approved March /, 1873.
F. J. MOSES,
Governor.