The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-18
Legislative Items.

| =" wv AAo"Se lhtS morning tn
committee to when was referred tn,
Memorial Of the taxpayers in refer
ence to the assessment Of properly
reported by a bill, which provide:
as follows = That the law (chnpte,
~, tito 2, part Of the General
Statuesll be amended 50 as to read as
follows The judges ct the Civeui,
Courts shall, on or before the first
day Of July Of every iith year, an.
point three Intelligent taxraying ci,i.
Scns in each Of the counties IF their
respective circuits, who Shall form n
county board Of rdualiH iion of the
value of real property. Charleston
City is excepted. from this, and i,
| provided with special Loari as at
present constituted. The county au.
ditors are directed to lay before the
boards Of equalization thcir returns
OF real property made by them,
with the additions they stall have
made thereto. The boards .hall then
eqUalize the value Of the real estate
SO that each tract shall be entered on
the tax list ut its true value. Auy
person who cannot secure relief from
the board is given the right to appcal
| TO the comptroller general, to whom
shall be forwarded all the testimony
relative to such alleged grievance.
Inc compensation Of the members o.
the board il fixed at three dollars Der
dem fer the time actually employed
thereon.
The question cf adjournment vac
again discussed On resolution intro
du'ed by Curtis, to adjourn on Thus,
day the l2tn: subject to the call
OF tho pressing officers of both Houses.
Groen, of Beaufort, moved as sub.
stlHutc to adjourn sine die on Fri-
day, tho 18th. Mr.. Meetze urged
the adoption Of the motion to take
fertile reason that tho bond
holders Of the State, who were cy'.
dent.y not disposed to accept. the
terms of the scaling bill, probably in
tended to apply to the Supreme Court
Tor mandamus to Compel the comp.
trolier general to levy tax to pay
the interest on the bonds of the State.
asa' sse 2ES o"a wou HG
,'e. oc perfectly at tho power .QC The
ia hoiueIs. Iim 4.uclcy was in
favor OF recess because there was
danger of the general government
Withdrawing the United Scales troops
from the State, and giving the tax.
payers a chance to clean out the
rings. This argument seemed TO be
conclusive. Green withdrew his snb.
stltnte, and the original resolution
offered by Curtis was udoptad and
sent to the Senate, where it was
amended SO as to fix the day Of adj
Journment on Saturday, the 18th, and
then conccurred in.
The appropriation measure was
reached tosday when the bill roociv-
ed its iinal reading in tho House, and
was ordered 10 be enrolled for ratili.
cation. - The following is condrnscl
statement of the various app.opria"
tions, including in the aggregate:
Salaries, contingenis, SO. s 222, 400
Public Institutions, lS] 75O
Public Schools, 100000
Legislative expenses including print.
ing, 3Io 600
-.
Total, '. SI,o3i,l $50
This ;ncludce ovorr.L;,o :, 49,
regular annronriat;on Xii hnt T. viii n
be- Remembered that thnro lava honn
scvcrol ;ndenondo,, onnr,,;n,;n, L:ii,
nassed, wbioh vii swsIl tho ,1ar.n,,o ''o
nnnronr;,t;ons ,,ado H. ; H. o? q s"sI
as.op,IIv ,o:o ,rvoh ,unan ..
The. .follow;;,o is a o,rcrrI o.,;,m,to nf
these ;ndcnsndert onnrrnri,t;n,a .'
s,mo bo,, ,,j.,