The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-05
OFFICIAL.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE CT CoMpTRoLLEn.GENKR
HOoLUMBIA, 8. c.. March /, 1873.
(OIRUULAR NO. 12l

Auditor -,--County.
SIR: In accordance with an Act of the Gem
you will, on receipt Of this, instruct your
County Treasurer to issue his executions for
unpaid taxes and penalties OF 1879, as soon
| as you return to him his Duplicate, with the
noted in Circular g." and require him to
| proceed at once to the speedy collection Of
| the same by distress or otherwise.
The fees allowed Trcasurers as costa are as
| follows viz /:
On the amount delinquent. ....... .5 per cent.
For Issuing executions. Observation-Disclosures so
For entry OF same in execution book. 80
For levy on property. .......... l SO
For mileage. [only one way. per mile, TO
be computed from the County Court
House to tho place OF making distressl 05
Section 6, Chapter 13, tito 8, OF General
power to enforca the collection of his execu-
tions promptly, md yon will remind him that
| he Will be held responsible for all taxes and
penalties duo Oh his duplicate. save for rea-
soma specified in Section 80. Chapter IL, Title
5, OF Statutes aforesaid; and the Treasurer
must exhaust tho personally before proceed
ing against rcal estate Of any taxpayer.
On or before the 10th OF April next, you will
examine the rreasurer's Duplicate, and re-
ceive from him the delinquent list, ON which
| iist ne will certify to you the name OF any
| taxpayer against whom shall appear any
| assessment, tax OF penalty for a. d. 1879
! unpaid. for or ON account OF any real estate
| in your County; and you will publish the
same delinquent ist) weekly for two weeks,
between April Is and May g. 1878, in the man
| ner and form rs prescribed in General Sta
| tutes, Title g. Chapter -. Section II. The
| day OF sale will be May S, 1878; and you will
| attach notice to said list in the manner and
form as noted in Section IT above. Tho
above sale will bs conducted in tho manner
| prescribed in Section 1S. or above mentioned
Chapter, as amended by Section l, Act No,
1926. approved March IL. 1879.
You will keep the record of sale as noted in
Section 20, Chapter 13, Title 8, as above, aud
| on which depends the correctness OF ASSESS
| ments for 1873, and obyiates the reference to
| this Office OF petitions for "orrOneous assc cas-
ments." often styled "clerical errors"
| Your attention is invited to Sections 81 and
| 35. OF Chapter 13, above noted; and il il abso-
lutely certain that il any OF tho above direc
| tions are not complied with, and on the days
specified. that The salea made will be null and
| void in law, and cntuli upon your flee repu-
| tation undesirable.
AZ tooIl as the sales are completed, as
above. You will bo furni,le, with "S.t tiement
| Sheets" to close the accounts of 1872: and
you are instructed 10 prepare and for yard tho
same, with the "Furfcitcd List" by the
| County Treasurer. on or be fore tho 1st day Of
June next. for = final settlement nf all taxes
| for 1872 thereby oOviatinE any impeachment
| to the nsrop. mcnt of 1873. You will convey
to your County lreaeurcr tho Information
herein noted, which will be binding on each
of you. a copy Of the same being cent by mail
| to yOnr address; and, being no dc!ivt trad, you
will repert your nciDi. Ia th. 0ilico. EeApt ct
fully. etc .. f.. lioGh,
Comptroller e." d, mi of South Carolina.
| Approved: " !. MOSES. JR.
] Mara GovrTin'r "t SIn:h Carolina.