The Greenville times., 1877-03-03

AN Acr in relation to public reve-
nue. and for other purposes.

sfppl, mat sectlOn one oil an Act
entitled "An Act in relation to
public revenue and for other pur-
poses," approved April 18th, 1876,
be and the same is hereby amend
ed by, striking out the words in
the 3rd line from the close Of said
section, 'wherc no dividends are
declared and inserting in lieu
thereof the words, $50 long as the
same shall be used for accomplish
ing the object OF such association
and fairs. but no longer"
Sec. 2. De IL further enacted,
That section IS Of the said Act in
the foregoing section recited, be
aud the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. Be II further enacted,
That Il shall be- the duty Of the tax
assessor TO give ut least three
weeks notice In some newspaper
Published In tho county and by
posting In three or more public
places in each supervisors district,
and when there is no newspaper
published In the county, by post
Ing In at least five public places in
each supervisors district, Of the
time aud place In each supervisors
district, when and where he will
attend to assess the taxes shall
visit each supervisors district at
four different places, and remain
At least one day at each place, and
shall keep his Office open from
nine o'clock a. m. until 4 o'clock
p. m. That 1t shall be the duty OF
oil persons liable to taxation in
each supervisors district, to at
tend at the time and place desig-
mated Ia the notice Of the assessor,
and In the supervisors district,
and make out aud deliver TO the
assessor q true list Of all his taxa
bic property of which he was pos
sesscd on the first day Of February
proceeding, In his own right, or
In tho right Of his wife, or as exc
cutor, administrator, guardian,
trustee or otherwise, which list
shall be verified by oath, which
tho assessor IL authorized and re-
quircd TO administer rs follows
"You do solemnly swear (or af-
Arm) that the list of property with
its value rs now rendered, Is a
just and true and complete account
ofall the property you are requir.
cd TO render as subject TO taxation
In your own right or that of any
person for whom you ought to
give In taxable property that
you have estimated the value of
such property at It's cash value at
the time ofsuch valuation, and not
At what II might sell for at force
sale, but whit you would be will
ling and expect to accept for 1t If
you were disposed to sell It, and
that you have not temporarily or
fraudulcntly converted any of
your property into United States
bonds or other non-taxable sc-
curities for the purpose of eyading :.
taxation, so help me God p The
assessment of personal prop
erty and polls of each supervisors
district, and each Incorporated /,
: city or town, shall be entered sep !.
'arately on the assessment rolls. !.
Sec. 4. Be 1t further enacted.
That section IS of the Act In the
first section of this Act recited, be
amended by adding thereto, ut the y
close Of the first sentence of said
section, the following: "Where
did you reside last years Where !" :.
do you reside this year?' !"
Sec. 8. Be 1t further enacted. =
That an Act entitled "An Act in = ;.
relation to public revenue and for =
other purposes approved April y =
10th, 1876, be and the same is here :,
by amended as follows: That the v
words "valuo of improvements" ?
in sections Q, 1s, 10, of said recitcd u
Act be stricken out, and that said =,
sections and all other parts of said !
Act which require valuation of =
the improvements on lands sep .
arate from the value of tho land on ~ =.
which the improvements are stu. - "
ated be and the same are hereby "
repealed, but in assessing lands ..
the taxpayer and assessor shall es 81 81
Innate together the value of the "
land and the value of the improve. a. =,
ments thereon. u
Sec. 6. De It further enacted. ~ =.
That section Is Of the Act in the ~ ~
arst section recitcd, be amended :" 10
by striking out the words "thc =
amount Of money employed in ~,
and the words -
amount Of money employed in 80 80
and in lien there 20 20
# the following words be inserted, ~
he "amount of capital employed so
n manufacturing or in mcrchan. T.,
|ise," 20 that those engaged in bo
or in merchandise 70
hall be assessed on the value of No
he capital emplOyed In their busi.