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aggregate value thereof, as returned
/ by the county auditor, with the ad,
dtion made thereto by said auditor
as herein before required. The coun
ty auditor Shall keep an accurate
journal Or record OF the proceedings
and orders Of said board.
Sec. g.. There shall be spccia
board for the equalization Of the rca
and personal property, moneys anc
credits in the city Of Charleston, t'
Lo composed Of the county auditor
and six citizens Of said city, to b(
appointed by the city council Of sale
city, which board shall meet annually
at the auditors office Of said county
on the first Monday in September
and shall have power to cqualizo the
value of the real estate and persona
property, moneys and credits in sold
city, and shall be governed by the
rules, provisions and limitations pre-
scribcd for the government of annual
county boards for the equalization OF
real and personal property, moneys
and credits; but said board shall not
continue it's session more than two
weeks in one year. The county audi
tor shall add TO or deduct from tho
value OF the real estate or personal
property such pcrccntum in villages
towns, wards, blocks or other dis
tricts, as may be ordered by the
board Of equalization Of the city or
county, as the case may be, on the
duplicate, distributing the same pro
rata to each owner, and shall add TO
or deduct from the valuation Of tho
real or personal property Of intlvld'
uals, companies or corporations, such
sum or sums rs may be ordered by
chief Of said boards.
Sec. G3. Each county auditor Shall,
on or before the Goth Of Scptcmbcr
one thousand eight hundred and sew.
cnty-four, and on the same day in
each year thereafter, make out and
transmit to the comptroller.gcncr
and the county commissioners ar
abstract Of the real property Of each
district in his county, in which he
shall set forth:
1st. The number of acres, cXclu-
sivc Of town lots, returned by said
auditor, with such additions as shall
have been made thereto.
2. The aggregate value of such
real property, other than town lots,
as returned by said auditor, inclusive
of such additions as shall have been
made thereto, under the provisions
Of this act.
3d. Tie aggregate value of the
~ Al property in each town, city and
village in his county, rs returned b;'
said auditor as shall have been made
thereto.
Sec. Gl The State board Of EqnalI'
zation shall consist CT one member
from each Congressional district Of
the State, all OF whom shall have tho
qualification Of electors and tho
qualified electors Of each congression
Ill district shall, at tho general cleo
ton in the year one thousand eight
hundred and scvcnty-four, and on tho
same DAY in every fourth year there
after, elect persons to serve members
o. such board Of equalization, in nc
cordanco with the provisions OF thl:
section and the returns Of the poll
books and certificates Of election
shall be governed by the law rcgu
Iating the election Of representatives
to Congress and in case OF vacancy
! in such office, either by death, rcsls
nation or otherwise, the Governor O.
the State shall have the power tt
appoint 4 person, who shall be Il resl
! dent clcctOr Of the district so vaca
! ted, to fill such vacancy, as soon a.
: he shall be informed thereof. Inc
Governor, secretary and comptroIIer
general shall, by virtue Of their oili'
ccs, be members Of this board. Ihc
said board shall meet at Columbia OF
or before the fifth Of October, ono
| thousand eight hundred and seventy
four, and on the same day in every
fourth year thereafter, and the mem
bcrs thereof shall each take an oath
or affirmation that he will. TO the best
Of his knowledge and ability, so TAI
as the duty dcvolvcs on him, eqaIlzt
the valuation Of real property among
the several counties, towns, cities ant
villages in the State, according t.
the rules prescribed by this act tol
valuing and cqualizing the valuc o
real property and having recelvc'
from the comptrollcr-sencral the a1
stracts Of real property transmItte.
to him by the several county a"ai
tors, said board shall proceed 10 equal
izc the same among the severa
towns, cities, villages and counties II
the State, in the manner hereinafter
described:
1st. They shall add to the aggre
gate value of the real property 0
every county which they SNAIL ncl'c:'
to be valued below its true valne II
money such per ccntum, in each case
as will raise the same to its true val
NC in money.
=. They Shall deduct from the ag
! greyatc valuation of the real proper;
ty OF every county which they shal
believe to be valued above It's true
value in money such per ccntum, II
each case, as will reduce the same u
its true value in money.
sd. If they believe that right an'
iusticc require the valuation OF tn
real property Of amy town, city O
yillarc in any county, or Of the rca
PROPERTY Of such county not III town
cities or vii gcs: to be raised or to b
reduced, without raising or rcducln!
I o,ln- ,o,l ,,ronrrtv Of such cOUll